Live Cricket! India beat England to win ICC Champions Trophy

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INDIA WIN BY 5 RUNS!!!

England 124-8 (20 overs) vs India 129-7

Two years after winning the 50-overs World Cup at home, India complete a grand double by winning the ICC Champions Trophy with two completely different teams.

The match was reduced to 20 overs after rain delayed the start by nearly six overs but there was no stopping India, who finished the tournament unbeaten with some splendid cricket with both bat and ball.

There was a lot of pressure on the Indian team after the match-fixing saga in the IPL but the team cut off all the distractions and focussed on the task on hand to complete another remarkable victory.

Seniors Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan were all missing from the line-up. But the young squad came up with some brilliant performances led by the dashing Shikhar Dhawan, who finished as the top run scorer in the tournament 363 runs at an average of 90 and a strike rate of 101.

Rohit Sharma played his part in his new role as the opener with 177 runs while Virat Kohli fired when it really mattered with a top innings of 43 under pressure.

Ravindra Jadeja added a lot of balance to the team, scoring quick runs at the end, while claiming 12 wickets to finish as the top wicket-taker in the tournament at an average of 12.83 and an astonishing economy rate of 3.75.

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INDIA WIN BY 5 RUNS!!!

England 124-8 (20 overs) vs India 129-7

Ashwin to bowl the final over with England needing 15 runs for victory. The first ball turns and beats the big swing of Broad as Dhoni appeals for stumping which is referred upstairs. The umpire rules in the favour of the batsman this time, though this looked closer than the Bell decision.

Ashwin bowls a full toss which Broad sweeps through midwicket for a boundary. 11 needed from four balls.

He tries to loft the next ball over the off-side but fails to time it for just a single. 10 needed from 3 balls.

Tredwell finds the gap in the covers but Rohit makes a brilliant diving stop to save a certain boundary and keep it down to two. 8 needed from two balls.

Tredwell chips it gently over the bowler's head for two runs and England now need six from the final ball for victory.

The last ball turns as Tredwell is beaten to give India victory.

England self-destructed as they lost four wickets for three runs in the space of eight deliveries to lose the initiative.

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England 115-8 (19 overs) vs India 129-7

Jadeja to bowl the 19th over. Bresnan flicks the first ball to deep midwicket for one.

Buttler tries a wild swing but misses the ball completely and is bowled for a first-ball duck. 18 needed from 10 balls.

Stuart Broad hits it to the cover fielder and he takes a quick single diving to get to his crease.

England are imploding here as Bresnan loses his wicket now. He tries to sweep but misses and tries to go for a run but Broad is not interested as Bresnan is run out for two.

James Tredwell and Broad taking a single each from the last two balls courtesy of some comical running between the wickets.

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England 111-6 (18 overs) vs India 129-7

Ishant to bowl the crucial 18th over. He starts with a slower ball which deceives Morgan, who is way too early into his shot. The next ball is short and Morgan pulls it behind square on the leg side for a six.

Ishant has lost it completely as he bowls two big wides outside the off-stump.

Ishant tries another slow ball but Morgan holes out to Ashwin at midwicket to fall for 33 from 30 balls.

The big hitting Jos Buttler comes out to bat at No. 7.

Bopara has crossed over and he pulls a short ball from Ishant straight into the hands of the fielder at backward square leg after scoring 30 from 25 balls.

Two wickets in two balls and suddenly India are back on top with England needing 20 from 14 balls for victory.

The next ball is a beauty as Bresnan nearly edges one outside the off-stump as it bounced a bit more than expected. He chips the last ball over point for a single to retain strike.

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England 102-4 (17 overs) vs India 129-7

Jadeja comes back. Bopara hits the first ball to deep midwicket for two runs and two balls later he slog sweeps over the leg side for a six. Bopara flicks it to midwicket where Ishant misfields to give away two runs. He nudges the last ball to square leg region and sprints across for two runs.

England get 12 runs from that over to reach 102 for four in 17 overs, needing 28 runs from three overs for victory.

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England 90-4 (16 overs) vs India 129-7

Raina continues, as he comes on to bowl his third over. Morgan takes a single from the first ball before Bopara slog sweeps the next ball and gets two runs.

He sweeps the next ball for a single to deep square leg. Morgan reverse sweeps the fifth ball over the point region for a boundary followed by a dot ball to end the over.

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England 82-4 (15 overs) vs India 129-7

Ishant comes back to replace Bhuvneshwar. He starts with a dot ball to Morgan, who then taps it on the off-side for one. Bopara pulls a slower bouncer to deep midwicket for a single and then steers it to thirdman for one.

Bopara lofts it down the ground over mid-on for just two runs. He pulls the last ball over midwicket for a six to get 11 runs from the over.

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England 71-4 (14 overs) vs India 129-7

Raina to bowl the second over. Morgan taps the first ball on the leg side for a single. Bopara inside edges the next ball before he is beaten by one that goes straight.

Bopara steers it to point for one before Raina beats Morgan with one that turned sharply. He takes a single from the last ball to retain strike.

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England 68-4 (13 overs) vs India 129-7

Bhuvneshwar comes into the attack as Dhoni continues to juggle his bowlers. He keeps it tidy with four singles from the first four balls before Morgan taps it to the covers for a dot ball. He hits the last ball to the same fielder but this time he risks the single as Raina misses the direct hit.

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England 63-4 (12 overs) vs India 129-7

Part-time off-spinner Suresh Raina comes into the attack now. Three singles from the first three balls before Morgan hammers a short wide delivery through the covers for a boundary.

He punches the fifth ball down to long-on for one as Raina concedes eight runs in his first over.

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England 55-4 (11 overs) vs India 129-7

Ishant back into the attack replacing Jadeja, who picked a wicket in his last over.

Bopara takes a single from the second ball before Morgan smashes a wide ball through the covers for a four. He hits the next ball square on the off-side for two runs before clipping it behind square on the leg side for another couple.

Nine runs from the over as England reach 55 for four after 11 overs.

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England 46-4 (10 overs) vs India 129-7

Ashwin bowls an excellent over as the pitch offers a lot of spin and bounce to the slower bowlers. Morgan was nearly done in by one that turned square as he plays out a maiden over.

England are 46 for four at the halfway stage, needing 84 from 60 balls for victory.

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England 46-4 (9 overs) vs India 129-7

Jadeja replaces Ishant, who bowled one over for seven runs. Eoin Morgan gets off the mark with a single to long-on. Bell makes room but can't beat the fielder at cover. He releases some pressure as he reverse sweeps it behind point for a boundary.

Bell tries to make room and hit it over the off-side but is beaten as Dhoni whips off the bails in a flash. The appeal is referred to the third umpire who has a few looks at the replays before he rules it out despite some doubts over whether Bell has got his foot down or not.

Bell can consider himself unlucky as he walks back after scoring 13 from 16 balls.

England in trouble at 46 for four in the ninth over.

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