Fiery knocks by Suresh Raina (89*) and Rohit Sharma (83) helped India
beat England by 5 wickets in 4th ODI to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in
the 5-match ODI series.
Jade Dernbach gave England some breathing space when he picked up the wicket of MS Dhoni in the fourth ODI at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.
The Indian skipper was caught at backward point by Eoin Morgan for 19 runs and put up a 55-run partnership with Suresh Raina for the fifth wicket.
Earlier, Raina hit his third half-century in a row to lead India’s chase of 258 runs and reached the 50-run mark in just 46 balls with 6 boundaries to his credit.
Before that, English pacer Steven Finn gave England a big breakthrough when he scalped the crucial wicket of Rohit Sharma, whose impressive 83-run innings was studded with 11 boundaries and a single six before he was caught leg before in his attempt to defend the ball.
Chasing a target of 258 runs, earlier Rohit and Raina put up a quick-fire 68-run stand by smashing the ball to all parts of the ground.
After losing the wickets of Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh, Rohit held his nerve and scored his 13th ODI half-century 73 balls with the help of 6 boundaries.
Yuvraj (3) was caught plumb before the wicket by Tredwell while attempting to hit a sweep shot. Tredwell earlier continued his good form in India as he dismissed Virat Kohli to dent India’s chase of 258 runs.
Earlier, India lost opener Gambhir early when pacer Tim Bresnan got the better of him in the fifth over.
However, Rohit and Kohli steadied the Indian chase when they put up a patient 52-run partnership for the second wicket. But, Kohli’s innings was short-lived when he failed to read Tredwell’s delivery and was dismissed for 26 runs.
Earlier, the unheralded Joe Root (57 not out) and Kevin Pietersen (76) provided the late sparks with some lusty hits as England recovered from a mid-innings slump to post a decent 257 for seven in their must-win penultimate cricket one-dayer against India on Wednesday.
Put into bat, England lost three wickets in quick succession in the middle of the innings after a reasonably good start but young Root unleashed a stunning counter-attack to steer the total past the 250-run mark, which looked doubtful at one stage.
Root, who clobbered eight boundaries and a six during his 45-ball blitzkrieg, and Pietersen were largely responsible for England recovery, while captain Alastair Cook laid the foundation with a solid 76.
The visitors scored as many as 100 runs in the last ten overs as the Indians, who had the game under control for most part of it, suddenly appeared to lose the plot with Root and Pietersen going on the offensive.
Jade Dernbach gave England some breathing space when he picked up the wicket of MS Dhoni in the fourth ODI at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.
The Indian skipper was caught at backward point by Eoin Morgan for 19 runs and put up a 55-run partnership with Suresh Raina for the fifth wicket.
Earlier, Raina hit his third half-century in a row to lead India’s chase of 258 runs and reached the 50-run mark in just 46 balls with 6 boundaries to his credit.
Before that, English pacer Steven Finn gave England a big breakthrough when he scalped the crucial wicket of Rohit Sharma, whose impressive 83-run innings was studded with 11 boundaries and a single six before he was caught leg before in his attempt to defend the ball.
Chasing a target of 258 runs, earlier Rohit and Raina put up a quick-fire 68-run stand by smashing the ball to all parts of the ground.
After losing the wickets of Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh, Rohit held his nerve and scored his 13th ODI half-century 73 balls with the help of 6 boundaries.
Yuvraj (3) was caught plumb before the wicket by Tredwell while attempting to hit a sweep shot. Tredwell earlier continued his good form in India as he dismissed Virat Kohli to dent India’s chase of 258 runs.
Earlier, India lost opener Gambhir early when pacer Tim Bresnan got the better of him in the fifth over.
However, Rohit and Kohli steadied the Indian chase when they put up a patient 52-run partnership for the second wicket. But, Kohli’s innings was short-lived when he failed to read Tredwell’s delivery and was dismissed for 26 runs.
Earlier, the unheralded Joe Root (57 not out) and Kevin Pietersen (76) provided the late sparks with some lusty hits as England recovered from a mid-innings slump to post a decent 257 for seven in their must-win penultimate cricket one-dayer against India on Wednesday.
Put into bat, England lost three wickets in quick succession in the middle of the innings after a reasonably good start but young Root unleashed a stunning counter-attack to steer the total past the 250-run mark, which looked doubtful at one stage.
Root, who clobbered eight boundaries and a six during his 45-ball blitzkrieg, and Pietersen were largely responsible for England recovery, while captain Alastair Cook laid the foundation with a solid 76.
The visitors scored as many as 100 runs in the last ten overs as the Indians, who had the game under control for most part of it, suddenly appeared to lose the plot with Root and Pietersen going on the offensive.
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