ENGLAND Overs: 50 II Score: 257/7 ( Root: 57*, Tredwell: 7*)
Shami Ahmed will bowl the final over of the innings. Short one from Shami and Root pulls it, and manages to keep it just wide of the man at square leg, for a four. Root gets to his fifty.This time Root hits it down the ground for another boundary. Good Yorker from Shami this time but the batsmen take a single off an over throw. Tredwell gets it past point for a four. Single off the final ball of the last over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 49 II Score: 242/7 ( Root: 48*, Tredwell 1*)
Buttler comes out and smashes it over the bowler and the side screen for a massive SIX. Another similar shot but this time its a four. Buttler showing what he is capable of. This time Buttler hits a wide one straight to Yuvraj at covers.Tim Bresnan walks out to the middle. Another one falls in a similar fashion. This time its Bresnan who is dismissed at the same position.
JC Buttler c Yuvraj Singh b Jadeja 14 (9b 1x4 1x6)
TT Bresnan c Yuvraj Singh b Jadeja 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
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ENGLAND Overs: 48 II Score: 231/5 ( Root: 48*, Buttler: 4*)
Ishant continues and bowls a couple of good yorkers. This time Root reverse sweeps another full ball for a boundary. Root tries a similar shot to a slower one from Ishant this time and the ball drops just in front of Rohit at short third man. Ishant bowls a fantastic over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 47 II Score: 224/5 ( Root: 43*, Buttler: 3*)
Jadeja into the attack now.Root seeps in the air and Raina drops a dolly. Just three runs off this over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 45.5 II Score: 220/5 ( Root: 42*)
Ishant comes back into the attack. Root reverse sweeps the first ball over fine leg for a boundary. Gets a single off the next ball and now its KP on strike. Length ball from Ishant and KP smashes it over mid off for another boundary. This one is hoiked over mid-wicket and log on for a massive SIX. This time Ishant castles KP’s stumps with a perfect Yorker.
KP Pietersen b I Sharma 76 (93b 7x4 1x6)
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ENGLAND Overs: 45 II Score: 205/4 ( Pietersen: 66*, Root: 37*)
Root flicks one from Ashwin past the man at square leg for a SIX. Another sweep from Root gets him a couple of runs. Root smashes another short and wide ball for a four. Gets a single this time. This time KP goes over mid off for a four.
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ENGLAND Overs: 44 II Score: 188/4 ( Pietersen: 62*, Root: 24*)
Pietersen blasts one through covers and it just beats Ishant to go for a four. KP pulls a short ball clumsily in the air but the ball falls in no man’s land and the batsmen go through for a single. KP gets another four off the last ball.
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ENGLAND Overs: 43 II Score: 176/4 ( Pietersen: 52*, Root: 22*)
Raina continues from the other end. KP goes down the pitch and Raina slides it down the leg side but the batsman gets some pad on it. This time KP edges one deliberately for a four towards third man. KP gets to his fifty with that shot. Gets a single off the last ball.
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ENGLAND Overs: 42 II Score: 168/4 ( Pietersen: 47*, Root: 20*)
Shami Ahmed back into the attack. Root pierces the gap with an elegant drive on the off side which goes for a four. Root looking comfortable in the middle and guiding deliveries for singles all around the wicket. This time Root inside edges one onto his pads.
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ENGLAND Overs: 41 II Score: 161/4 ( Pietersen: 47*, Root: 13*)
Suresh Raina into the attack. KP gets the first one away for a single. Huge appeal off the third ball. Root tries to reverse sweep this ball but can’t get it past Ishant at short fine leg. Four from the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 40 II Score: 157/4 ( Pietersen: 46*, Root: 11*)
Ishant beats KP outside off stump yet again. Pietersen gets a single to mid-on. Ishant’s line and length has been outstanding today. Root drives one for a couple of runs towards covers.
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ENGLAND Overs: 39 II Score: 154/4 ( Pietersen: 45*, Root: 9*)
Pietersen gets a single towards third man. Roota gets a four to fine leg this time. Jadeja bowling with a slip in place.
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ENGLAND Overs: 38 II Score: 149/4 ( Pietersen: 44*, Root: 5*)
Root has replaced Patel in the middle. Ishant continues. This one takes the edge but there are no slips and the ball races to third man for a single. Another edge and this time there was a slip in place but Kohli drops it. Kohli should have gone in with both hands on this ball. Another one beats Root outside off stump. Gets a single towards third man. Pietersen flicks on for a single. End of an adventurous over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 36.3 II Score: 142/4 ( Pietersen: 42*)
Jadeja bowling a good line and length. Samit Patel has been dismissed. Patel hits one straight to Jadeja who takes a nice catch.
SR Patel c & b Jadeja 1 (10b 0x4 0x6)
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ENGLAND Overs: 36 II Score: 142/3 ( Pietersen: 42*, Patel: 1*)
Ishant comes back into the attack. KP trying a few odd shots. Walks out and tries to clip one towards the leg side, beaten comprehensively. This one is much better from KP, he smashes it towards cover for a couple of runs. This is a terrific delivery from Ishant, the ball moves in beats KP but goes just over the stumps. Gets a single off this time.
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ENGLAND Overs: 35 II Score: 138/3 ( Pietersen: 39*, Patel: 0*)
Samit Patel replaces Morgan. Jadeja bowls a maiden.
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ENGLAND Overs: 34 II Score: 138/3 ( Pietersen: 39*)
Eoin Morgan has been dismissed. Morgan tries to chip it over long on but manages to lob it into the hands of Yuvraj Singh who takes a good catch running backwards.
EJG Morgan c Yuvraj Singh b Ashwin 3 (6b 0x4 0x6)
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ENGLAND Overs: 33 II Score: 136/1 ( Pietersen: 38*, Morgan: 2*)
Jadeja continues. Singles taken easily off this over. Four runs from it.
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ENGLAND Overs: 31.5 II Score: 132/2 ( Pietersen: 36*)
Ashwin has looked very ordinary in this match so far. Cook sweeps another one for a boundary. This time off the back-foot and Ishant saves a certain boundary. Cook is gone. This one was quicker from Ashwin and the ball hits Cook’s pads. The ball looked to be pitching outside leg but umpire Sudhir Asnani raises his fingers and Cook is gone.
AN Cook lbw b Ashwin 76 (106b 13x4 0x6)
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ENGLAND Overs: 31 II Score: 127/1 (Cook: 72*, Pietersen: 35*)
Cook gets a top edge on an attempted sweep but the ball lands safely in front of fine leg and the batsmen scamper through for a single. Cook walks out and plays one in the air but again the ball lands safely. Six off the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 30 II Score: 121/1 (Cook: 70*, Pietersen: 31*)
Pietersen walks out again to Ashwin and gets a single to mid on. Another short one on the leg side and Cook helps it for another couple of runs. Ashwin has looked ordinary so far. Just four runs off the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 29 II Score: 117/1 (Cook: 67*, Pietersen: 30*)
Pietersen gets a single off the first ball off the over from Jadeja. Cook gets a single to fine leg. This one was bowled a bit slower in the air and he beats KP outside off stump. Three off the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 28 II Score: 114/1 (Cook: 66*, Pietersen: 28*)
Ashwin comes over the wicket this time. Another short one and Cook smashes it but it goes straight to the man at deep square leg. Pietersen steps out and Ashwin adjusts his length but Ishant makes a mess of it in the outfield and the ball goes for a boundary.
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ENGLAND Overs: 27 II Score: 108/1 (Cook: 65*, Pietersen: 23*)
Jadeja continues. Cook attempts to sweep but he misses the ball which hits his pads. Jadeja causing a few problems for Pietersen.
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ENGLAND Overs: 26 II Score: 106/1 (Cook: 65*, Pietersen: 22*)
Pietersen gets a single off the first ball from Ashwin. Runs are coming a bit too easily for England now. Another short one from Ashwin and this time Cook crashes it for a four. Similar ball from Ashwin and Cook whacks it towards backward point for another boundary. Nine off the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 25 II Score: 97/1 (Cook: 57*, Pietersen: 21*)
Jadeja is into the attack. He has been very effective in this series so far. Cook sweeps one hard towards square leg and Rahane puts in a fantastic effort but can’t save the ball from going for a four. Seven off the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 24 II Score: 90/1 (Cook: 52*, Pietersen: 19*)
Ashwin has looked very ordinary in this spell so far. He has been hit around for singles all too easily. Two runs off the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 23 II Score: 88/1 (Cook: 51*, Pietersen: 18*)
Kumar continues. Cook gets to his fifty. He has had to work hard for runs in this innings but has managed to latch on to the loose deliveries and has taken singles regularly. Just three off the over and Kumar completes his spell.
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ENGLAND Overs: 22 II Score: 85/1 (Cook: 49*, Pietersen: 17*)
Ashwin is being nudged around all too easily for singles. Pietersen smashes this one straight past the bowler for a boundary. First sign of good timing from KP. Eight off the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 21 II Score: 77/1 (Cook: 47*, Pietersen: 11*)
Kumar into the attack. He has caused problems for both batsmen and he continues to do so. Cook is beaten outside off stump yet again. Cook gets a single this time off one bowled at the pads. Big appeal this time but the umpire is unmoved.
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ENGLAND Overs: 20 II Score: 75/1 (Cook: 46*, Pietersen: 10*)
Ashwin continues. Singles being taken easily off Ashwin. Ashwin needs to make sure that the pressure is maintained. Five singles off the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 19 II Score: 70/1 (Cook: 43*, Pietersen: 8*)
Pietersen gets a single off Shami’s first delivery off the over. Cook now helps one on the pads for a four towards fine leg. A single taken off the last ball.
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ENGLAND Overs: 18 II Score: 64/1 (Cook: 38*, Pietersen: 7*)
Ashwin is into the attack and he starts off with a short one outside off stump which Pietersen gets back back to and cuts for a couple of runs. Another single off the second ball. Cook gets a single this time towards square leg. That one was smashed by KP and Rohit pulls off a fantastic save at covers.
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ENGLAND Overs: 17 II Score: 59/1 (Cook: 37*, Pietersen: 3*)
Shami Ahmed is back into the attack. Pietersen has been poking at balls outside off stump. Shami beats him outside off stump on two consecutive occasions. Just a single from the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 16 II Score: 58/1 (Cook: 37*, Pietersen: 2*)
Ishant has been causing problems for both batsmen. Cook beaten outside the off stump by some late movement. A wide from Ishant. The last ball is short and Cook pulls for a boundary.
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ENGLAND Overs: 15 II Score: 53/1 (Cook: 33*, Pietersen: 2*)
Kumar into his eight over. Pietersen gets a couple of runs off the second third ball. Should make KP feel a lot better. Just two off the over.
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ENGLAND Overs: 14 II Score: 51/1 (Cook: 33*, Pietersen: 0*)
Ishant looking in good rhythm. The second ball is left by Cook but the ball goes very close past the stumps. This one is bowled on the pads and Cook helps it through fine leg for a boundary.
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ENGLAND Overs: 13 II Score: 47/1 (Cook: 29*, Pietersen: 0*)
Kumar into his seventh over. Gets a single down to deep square leg off the third ball. Dhoni standing up to the stumps to Kumar. Pietersen looking uncomfortable in the middle.
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ENGLAND Overs: 12 II Score: 46/1 (Cook: 28*, Pietersen: 0*)
Ishant to continue. Pietersen is hit by an in-swinging delivery. Huge appeal off Ishant’s fourth delivery. Pietersen hit on the pads by another one coming in sharply. That one looked really close. The batsmen get a couple of runs. Pietersen chooses to drag his hand in instead of his bat to avoid being run out.
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ENGLAND Overs: 11 II Score: 44/1 (Cook: 28*, Pietersen: 0*)
A bye off the first ball from Kumar. Cook gets one through square leg for a couple of runs. This one is punched down the ground for a boundary.
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ENGLAND Overs: 10 II Score: 37/1 (Cook: 22*, Pietersen: 0*)
Ishant continues to Bell. The first ball is left alone by Bell. The second ball nearly took the edge of Bell’s bat. Bell is dismissed. Ishant gets the break through for India. Bell trying to hit over extra cover and Kumar takes a good diving catch at third man. Wicket maiden from Ishant.
IR Bell c Kumar b I Sharma 10 (25b 2x4 0x6)
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ENGLAND Overs: 9 II Score: 37/0 (Cook: 22*, Bell: 10*)
Cook beaten by Kumar outside the off stump. This one is hit through the covers by Cook and it gets him another boundary. Cook has been placing the ball to perfection.
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ENGLAND Overs: 8 II Score: 33/0 (Cook: 18*, Bell: 10*)
Cook smashes three boundaries of a Shami Ahmed over. Cook looks to be in a punishing mood. Kumar is hit for two boundaries.Runs starting to come easily for England Now. Ishant is into the attack now. Good over bowled by him.
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ENGLAND Overs: 5 II Score: 12/0 (Cook: 5*, Bell: 2*)
Another maiden over from Kumar. Earlier, Cook scored the first boundary of the England innings off Shami Ahmed. It was a full delivery from Ahmed and Cook drove it past extra cover region for four.
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ENGLAND Overs: 3 II Score: 6/0 (Cook: 1*, Bell: 2*)
A maiden over from Kumar. He sharing the new ball with Shami Ahmed whose first went for two runs including a wide.
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ENGLAND Over: 1 II Score: 4/0 (Cook: 1*, Bell: 1*)
So, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has begun the proceedings for India while Alastair Cook and Ian Bell open the innings for England. Four runs from the over including two wides.
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TOSS: India have won the toss and elected to bowl first.
With a lead of 2-1 in the series and the tag of the top-ranked ODI team, India will look to seal the series in Mohali when they take on England on Wednesday. The hosts lost the opening match of the series but bounced back in the next two with comprehensive victories that would have raised their confidence. With Virat Kohli’s return to form and Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round contributions, India look in a comfortable zone. Their only concern is the form of their opening pair of Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane.
Teams (from):
India: Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Shami Ahmed
England: Alastair Cook(c), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler(w), Samit Patel, Tim Bresnan, James Tredwell, Steven Finn, Jade Dernbach
