Earlier, Nash caught out Ganguly at long on as he mistimed a lofted drive off medium-pacer Nathan Astle.
But then, playing one attacking shot too many, Bravo (43) skied an attempted lofted drive off Panesar to mid-off where Ryan Sidebottom took the catch.
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Kirsten felt compelled to go for his runs at this point, and having moved to 130 he attempted to a lofted drive off Kabir Ali.
Australia's prospects of building a defendable total ended when all-rounder Hopes drilled a lofted drive off Albie Morkel to Neil McKenzie at cover in the 47th over.
After a nervous start against the rampant Kevin Pietersen, Beer's day, and maybe career, took a step forward when Cook mis-timed a lofted drive to mid-on on 46.
Jamie Murphy then rolled an inviting ball from the right all the way across the face of the St Mirren goal, and Smith punched away Wyness' lofted drive from the right inside seven minutes.
The 100 arrived in the 30th over, at which point England were 146-1, Dhoni infuriating his captain when assuming a lofted drive would go for four and not bothering to run, only for the ball to plug in the dewy outfield to allow only a single.
Jayasuriya's lofted square drive astonishingly went for six as Edwards conceded 20 from his second over.
In the Glamorgan bowler's next over, first Test centurion Devon Smith lofted a drive to mid-off to depart for 17.
From 139-5, Essex skipper James Foster struck the ball cleanly and brought up his own half century and his side's 200 with a lofted cover drive off Thomas in the 27th over.
Ponting, by contrast, was immediately into his stride, getting off the mark with a lofted straight drive to the boundary and soon launching Vettori back over his head into the stands.
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Jacques Rudolph also appeared keen to accelerate the scoring but after three fours in his 23 he lofted a drive and Rob Key leapt to his left to pouch a fine catch at cover.
At one stage the game was held up to find a new ball after Hussey sent a lofted off-drive into the trees outside the ground.
Sri Lanka's batsmen could not take too many risks, and one of the few that was taken, Sangakkara's lofted off-drive off Swann, resulted in an easy catch for Pietersen.
With Shivnarine Chanderpaul doing his bit from the other end, Bravo held his nerve and finished with a majestic lofted cover-drive for six to ease West Indies to a wonderful victory.
Soldado forced McGregor into a couple of late saves, but it was Rangers who missed another glorious chance when Cesar failed to hold a Naismith drive and Foster lofted over with the goal gaping.
His fourth followed shortly afterwards as he raced on to Tom Huddlestone's raking lofted pass from defence, turned and hooked a left-footed drive into the bottom corner.
His partners were not providing the support required, however, and Tim Bresnan lofted straight to long-off, before in the final over Morgan mis-timed a drive and found long-on, and Michael Yardy was run out by a superb direct hit from Johnston from the deep.
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