But Ricketts regained the initiative and, after two match balls, sealed the third to win 11-7 6-11 11-7 6-11 11-9.
Nash completed his second half-century of the match from 137 balls and West Indies were 224-4 at tea.
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Tawanda Mupariwa (4-46) left the hosts on 78-5 before Afridi smashed six sixes in his 85 off 52 balls, to match Sanath Jayasuriya's overall total of 245.
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Bell, who was under pressure going into the match, struck 78 from 213 balls as England survived a tense finale.
Then Krejza turned the match with two wickets in two balls, firstly uprooting the leg-stump of VVS Laxman with a ball than spun from outside off via the inside edge.
Pietersen paced his innings of 58 from 38 deliveries perfectly after Luke Wright, the Man of the Match for his 34 from 16 balls and tidy bowling, set about Pakistan early.
Somerset seamer Ben Phillips, who took 3-31 in his team's opening match, saw his first two balls hit down the ground for four and six by Perkins, before Simmons sliced the final ball of the over to third man.
But the West Indies skipper, who hit eight sixes in a stunning 80 from 43 balls in the third match of the series, fished at a good one from Anderson third ball and was comfortably caught by Flintoff at second slip.
Sharma came within inches of winning the match with a six, reaching his fifty from 44 balls, as the victory was reached with heavy rain about to descend, and while this match may not have tested India, their rivals will know there is much more to come from them.
He also claimed a hat-trick with the first three balls of a World Cup match against Bangladesh in 2003.
In November 2011, three Pakistan players were jailed for accepting money to deliberately bowl "no balls" in a Test match against England.
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He also holds the record for the fastest double century in a Test match, having made 222 off 153 balls against England at Christchurch earlier this year.
Benn continued his eventful match by racing to 33 off 28 balls, with the help of two sixes off Johnson, one over long-on and the other superbly struck over mid-wicket.
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Smith and Chanderpaul shared a match-winning partnership of 55 off 64 balls before Chanderpaul fell for 24 just before the end.
Batsman Aaron Finch made his debut in the first T20 match and hit an unbeaten 15 from 14 balls, while Victoria colleague James Pattinson, a highly-rated 20-year-old paceman and the brother of former England seamer Darren Pattinson, could make his maiden international appearance.
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Gunn, who hit the game's only six, produced a useful stand of 40 off 31 balls, the highest partnership of the match, with Danielle Hazell.
Canadian wickets fell steadily after that and Johnston enjoyed the distinction of taking two wickets in consecutive balls in the 20th over of the match.
In a warm-up match against Gauteng, she thrashed 131 runs off 127 balls, and went on to make half-centuries against Ireland and India in the tournament.
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Rohit scored 80 off 53 balls in his side's warm-up match against Pakistan but on this occasion he and Gambhir got off to a relatively cautious start in the face of some disciplined bowling and sharp fielding by Bangladesh.
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White and Hussey's 33-over partnership changed the complexion of the match once again, however, White reaching his century from 114 balls with a sweep for six off left-arm spinner Tom Smith.
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Durham batsman Coetzer smashed his 127 off 141 balls after being put into bat in their third Group A match.
South Africa's batsmen were put on the back foot early on by some good England bowling - Graeme Smith needing 13 balls to score his first run as Ryan Sidebottom started the match with a maiden, having been recalled for the rested James Anderson.
Hussey hit five sixes in his 111 off 83 balls to boost his hopes of playing in Sunday's Twenty20 match with England.
The all-rounder put on 69 in just 35 balls with Mike Hussey (53 not out) to take the match away from the tourists.
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