- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.3 got'm! good length delivery, width offered outside the off stump and Strauss flashes hard at it, bit of a loose shot and the edge is produced, Karthik dives across low to his left and takes it inches away from the ground, umpire Koertzen calls in the third umpire to check if the catch was taken cleanly, RED light flashes and that's the end of Strauss! 43/119.1 turned away behind square on the leg side, Pietersen takes off for a single but Bell stands his ground and in the end sacrifices his wicket to save Pietersen - Yuvraj quickly gets the ball to the bowler and the bails are off in a flash - terrible mix-up 110/311.6 Sreesanth strikes again! surprise bouncer, well directed and coming in with the angle, Prior goes for the pull but fails to get on top of the bounce and the ball flies off the top-edge, Pathan at fine leg judges it to perfection and nicely settles under it - England two down 47/230.6 Yuvraj gets the danger man! on the middle and leg stump line, just an ordinary ball, Pietersen goes for the slog sweep and the ball files away off the top-edge to the deep midwicket region, Uthappa hurtles across in the deep and takes a good catch on the move, crucial breakthrough this! 165/446.5 Collingwood departs! good length delivery, pitched close to the off stump line and angling across, Collingwood swings hard and the ball flies down to long-on, on this occasion gets the height but not the distance - RP Singh in the deep moves across and takes it cleanly - England six down! 267/645.2 good length delivery, close to the off stumps line, Jones looking to drive on the up ends up with a thick edge, Karthik dives across low to his right at takes it cleanly, was at full stretch and took it inches away from the ground - wonderful effort! 257/547.4 well disguised slower delivery, Blackwell fails to pick it up and the lofted drive finds Raina at long-on, wicket number four for Sreesanth! 274/749.5 5-for! pitched up and angling in, Plunkett swings across and the ball balloons up towards long-on, VR Singh runs in from the deep and takes it cleanly, England nine down. 288/948.5 fianlly he makes contact but fails to keep it down and the ball goes straight down the throat of Rao at long-off, Pathan gets one more to his name 277/849.6 all over! short of a good length delivery, again coming in with the angle, Plunkett sways back and pulls hard, ball clips the edge and steeples down to long-on, this time VR Sigh had to run in hard and he takes it on the move, good catch in the end - Sreesanth ends up with six wickets to his name! 288/10Extras21 (lb 4, nb 8, w 9)TOTAL288 all out (50 Overs, RR: 5.76)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Andrew Strauss, 9.3 ov), 2-47 (Matt Prior, 11.6 ov), 3-110 (Ian Bell, 19.1 ov), 4-165 (Kevin Pietersen, 30.6 ov), 5-257 (Geraint Jones, 45.2 ov), 6-267 (Paul Collingwood, 46.5 ov), 7-274 (Ian Blackwell, 47.4 ov), 8-277 (Kabir Ali, 48.5 ov), 9-288 (Liam Plunkett, 49.5 ov), 10-288 (Sajid Mahmood, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB IK Pathan 10 1 44 2 4.4 33 4 0 2 0 S Sreesanth 10 1 55 6 5.5 39 7 1 3 2 RP Singh 7 0 44 0 6.28 25 7 1 1 0 VRV Singh 7 0 72 0 10.28 18 10 1 1 5 RR Powar 9 1 38 0 4.22 30 1 2 1 0 Yuvraj Singh 7 0 31 1 4.42 18 2 0 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR28.3 driven down to long-off, Anderson moves across in the deep and cuts off the boundary with a good diving effort and fires in a long throw, Uthappa coming back for the second takes it lightly, throw comes in at the keeper's end and the bails are off in a flash, Uthappa was almost home but he failed to ground his bat! poor piece of cricket from the young man and India lose their first wicket! 166/129.1 good length delivery, hint of reverse swing and Dravid gets hit on the pad, loud appeal and up goes the finger, probably missing leg but umpire Jayaprakash was convinced, India two down! 166/248.3 bowled'm! slow off-cutter on the stumps, Raina makes room eyeing the midwicket fence but plays all over it and the ball crashes into the woodwork, end of a fine innings 281/3Extras17 (lb 5, nb 4, w 8)TOTAL289/3 (49.1 Overs, RR: 5.87)Fall of wickets: 1-166 (Robin Uthappa, 28.3 ov), 2-166 (Rahul Dravid, 29.1 ov), 3-281 (Suresh Raina, 48.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JM Anderson 8.1 0 67 0 8.2 23 11 1 0 0 SI Mahmood 10 0 61 1 6.1 28 5 1 4 2 LE Plunkett 10 0 40 0 4 30 2 0 1 0 Kabir Ali 8 0 47 1 5.87 23 5 0 1 1 ID Blackwell 10 0 51 0 5.1 29 5 0 1 0 PD Collingwood 3 0 18 0 6 4 1 0 0 1
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- England: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (82 balls), Extras 4
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- England: 100 runs in 18.2 overs (117 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: England - 134/3 in 24.0 overs (KP Pietersen 46, PD Collingwood 21)
- England: 150 runs in 27.4 overs (174 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: England - 188/4 in 38.0 overs (PD Collingwood 41, GO Jones 10)
- England: 200 runs in 39.2 overs (246 balls), Extras 15
- England: 250 runs in 44.3 overs (279 balls), Extras 18
- KP Pietersen: 50 off 38 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- PD Collingwood: 50 off 67 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- GO Jones: 50 off 48 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (IR Bell 15, KP Pietersen 32, Ex 3)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (KP Pietersen 18, PD Collingwood 29, Ex 3)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (PD Collingwood 20, GO Jones 29, Ex 5)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Drinks: India - 77/0 in 15.0 overs (RV Uthappa 30, R Dravid 41)
- India: 100 runs in 18.1 overs (112 balls), Extras 9
- India: 150 runs in 25.3 overs (158 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: India - 151/0 in 26.0 overs (RV Uthappa 77, R Dravid 63)
- India: 200 runs in 35.3 overs (220 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: India - 221/2 in 40.0 overs (Yuvraj Singh 30, SK Raina 22)
- India: 250 runs in 44.1 overs (274 balls), Extras 15
- AR Uthappa: 50 off 69 balls (8 x 4)
- R Dravid: 50 off 56 balls (8 x 4)
- Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 51 balls (5 x 4)
- SK Raina: 50 off 62 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (RV Uthappa 23, R Dravid 25, Ex 5)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 112 balls (RV Uthappa 45, R Dravid 46, Ex 9)
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 158 balls (RV Uthappa 76, R Dravid 63, Ex 11)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (Yuvraj Singh 28, SK Raina 19, Ex 3)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 108 balls (Yuvraj Singh 48, SK Raina 48, Ex 5)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsDravid praises battling India
Rahul Dravid expressed his satisfaction at another perfectly-executed run chase, but added that he wouldn't tolerate any complacency in lead-up to next year's World Cup
Experimenting their way to success
Uthappa's confident, stroke-filled 86 was another small victory for those that insist that a strong bench is essential if a World Cup win is even to be contemplated
Starting on the right note
Robin Uthappa's knock ensured that what might have been a tough run-chase turned out to be a walk in the park
Emphatic India seal 5-1 series win
Normal service resumed after the blip at Jamshedpur as India completed a 5-1 series victory with an authoritative seven-wicket win in the final one-day international at Indore
Sreesanth's battles with his mind
Sreesanth's figures in international cricket do not flatter him, but he is slowly learning to marshall his mental resources better




