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Fri, 14 October 2011
India thrash England by 126 runs in Uppal ODI
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21:34
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India has thrashed England by 126 runs in the first One Day International of the five-match series at the Rajiv Gandhi International in Uppal on Friday.
It is their second biggest margin of win over England.
Chasing a formidable 301 to win, the visitors could only muster 174 , managing to bat for just 36.1 overs.
Captain Alastair Cook, with a measured 60, was the lone England batsman to put up a challenge.
It is India's first ever win at this venue following defeats in the three prior matches.
20:49
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Nelson strikes again.
The score is 111 and England lose their third wicket, an important one at that. Ravindra Jadeja has England captain Alastair Cook caught by R Vinay Kumar at deep midwicket.
Cook's 63-ball 60 was inclusive of seven boundaries and he and Trott put on 71 runs for the third wicket.
Ravi Bopara has come out to bat. However, Jadeja cleans up Trott (26) to help consolidate India's advantage.
England 122 for four after 25 overs.
20:35
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A boundary by Cook off Ashwin, his seventh, helps raise the 50-run partnership for the third wicket. The more these two batsmen occupy the crease the better it is for the visitors.
Cook reaches his ninth ODI fifty with a single off Kumar. Just 29 runs come off the bowling powerplay, taken between the 16th and 20th overs.
Ravindra Jadeja is brought into the attack in the 21st over, replacing Kumar (7-1-34-1).
England 105 for two after 21 overs.
20:14
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Cook and Trott have a massive job to do if England is to make a match of it.
To their disadvantage Kohli and Yadav are doing a good job with the ball.
England 80 for two after 16 overs.
19:56
Kevin Pietersen (19) is run out in the 10th over from a direct hit from Ashwin and that ends a 33-run stand for the second wicket.
Jonathan Trott comes out to bat. Cook eases the pressure with a couple of boundaries off Vinay Kumar.
Virat Kohli replaces Praveen Kumar (5-1-24-1) in the attack in the 11th over. Umesh Yadav comes in to replace Vinay Kumar (5-0-24-0) in the 12th over.
So it is a dual bowling change for India.
England 57 for two after 12 overs.
19:39
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Vinay Kumar ties down KP for four bowls before the batsman hits the fifth to the fence.
Having faced seven balls without being able to get off the mark, Cook despatches the eight, from Kumar, to the midwicket fence. Two balls later, he repeats the feat.
Kumar's third over costs India 16 runs.
England 40 for one after nine overs.
19:09
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Alastair Cook and Craig Kieswetter open the batting for England and Praveen Kumar starts the proceedings for India with the ball.
Kumar's first over is a maiden. R Vinay Kumar shares the new ball and Kieswetter puts the first runs on the England board in the second ball, courtesy a boundary.
However, Kumar strikes in the second ball of his second over having Kieswetter (7) caught behind. Kevin Pietersen comes out to bat.
England eight for one after three overs.
18:26
A magnificent 87 by MS Dhoni helps India to a formidable 300 for seven against England in the first one-dayer at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Uppal.
The Indian captain's 70-ball knock was inclusive of 10 boundaries and a six and he featured in the two vital partnerships - 72 for the fourth wicket with Raina (61) and 65 for the fifth with Jadeja (27) that helped build the Indian innings.
A whopping 150 runs came off the final 15 overs as India completed overturned England's initial advantage.
It's an uphill task for the visitors now.
18:07
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Successive sixes by Jadeja off Patel helps raise the 50-run partnership for the sixth wicket, inside six overs.
India reach the 250-run mark with five overs to go.
Jadeja (27) is run out by a Bresnan direct hit. However, Dhoni is still there.
India 268 for six after 47 overs.
17:52
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Dhoni has carried forward the Indian challenge after Raina's departure.
He reaches his 42nd ODI fifty with a couple off Bopara.
India 236 for five after 44 overs.
17:35
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Raina's smashes Finn for a six as well. the bowler though has his revenge the next ball having the batsman caught by Bairstow at point.
Raina's 55-ball 61 is inclusive of five hits to the fence and two over it. His fifth wicket partnership with his captain helps add 72 runs, in just 60 balls, to the Indian total.
Finn's seventh over though cost him and England 16 runs. The hosts have done wonderfully well in the five overs of batting powerplay, taking 59 runs for the loss of Raina's wicket.
Indian 209 for five after 40 overs.
17:22
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The batting powerplay has been taken now, in the 36th over.
The bowling powerplay had been a good one for England - with just 20 runs conceded and a wicket taken. Let's see if India can take advantage of the batting powerplay.
Bresnan bowls four good balls but his fifth is hit to the extra cover fence by Dhoni. Dernback starts with two wides and Raina smashes his fourth ball to the square leg fence.
Raina reaches his 18th ODI fifty with a maximum off Bresnan.
India 179 for four after 38 overs.
17:06
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MS Dhoni comes out to bat.
Ravi Bopara replaces Dernbach (6-0-20-1) in the attack in the 33rd over. He concedes just two runs first up.
Swann completes his spell, giving away just two runs in his final over. The spinner has finished with impressive figures of 10-1-35-1.
Dhoni starts Bopara's second over with a boundary behind backward point. Raina hits a boundary off the last ball as well to help India to the 150-run mark.
India 150 for four after 35 overs.
16:41
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The 26th over, bowled by Swann, is a maiden - the first of the match.
Swann, in fact, has been bowling pretty well and his effort has rubbed off on Samit Patel, who after a poor start seems to be getting back some control.
The pressure applied by the spinners takes its toll when Patel has Kohli (37) caught by Pietersen in the long-off boundary. His dismissal ends a 44-run partnership for the fourth wicket that came off 11 overs.
India 124 for four after 29 overs.
16:27
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Suresh Raina has come out to bat. Just 20 runs come in the batting power play for the loss of Gambhir's wicket.
Raina has surpassed 3, 000 ODI runs. And celebrates the same with his first boundary, off Patel, the first Indian boundary in nine overs. However, he survives a run out appeal two balls later.
India 114 for three after 25 overs.
15:59
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Dernbach and Swann have put the brakes on scoring. The former has conceded just nine runs in his first three overs and the latter has gone for only six in his opening two overs.
It comes across as a surprise, therefore, when Samit Patel is brought in to replace Dernbach in the 15th over. Patel concedes seven runs first up, with Gambhir hitting his fourth boundary, wide of long on on this occasion.
Batting powerplay is taken in the 17th over and it is Bresnan to bowl. Dernbach bowls the second powerplay over and strikes fifth ball, trapping an over-ambitious Gambhir (32) plumb in front.
India 79 for three after 18 overs.
15:30
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Graeme Swann comes in to replace Steven Finn (5-0-23-0) in the 12th over. And he strikes fourth ball, having Rahane (15) stumped.
India 53 for two after 12 overs.
15:19
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Gambhir begins in an impressive manner, hitting the first ball he faces off Finn to the cover fence. The bowler's third over costs him seven runs.
The southpaw gets his second boundary in Bresnan's next over and his third in Finn's fourth over.
Jade Dernbach replaces Bresnan (4-0-21-0) in the attack in the ninth over and concedes just three runs first up.
India 47 for one after 10 overs.
14:54
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India has suffered an early setback as Parthiv Patel (9) is run out at the non-striker's end.
Gautam Gambhir comes out to bat.
India 19 for one after five overs.
14:40
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Ajinkya Rahane and Parthiv Patel will open the batting for India and it will be Tim Bresnan bowling first up for England.
Four runs come off the opening over. Steven Finn to bowl the second over. He induces an edge off Rahane with his third ball but is unfortunate as Trott puts down the chance. Four runs off the second over as well.
India eight without loss after two overs.
Teams:
India:
MS Dhoni (captain), Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, R Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Praveen Kumar.
England:
Alastair Cook (captain), Craig Kieswetter, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ravi Bopara, Jonny Bairstow, Samit Patel, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Steven Finn, Jade Dernbach.
14:12
India have won the toss and decided to bat first against England in the first one-day international at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.
India have gone into the game with three fast bowlers and one spinner, R Ashwin.
England will be without Ian Bell for the match.
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