India-England match ends in a tie

Skipper Andrew Strauss led from a front nonetheless again to assistance England lift off a tie in a last-ball thriller opposite India during a M Chinnaswamy track upon Sunday.

Opting to bat first, India powered by Sachin Tendulkar’s 120 off 115 balls scored 338 all out in 49.5 overs. In reply, roving upon Strauss’ 158, England equalled India’s measure of 338 in 50 overs by losing 8 wickets.

Tendulkar with his 47th ODI century additionally became a usually batsman in a tournament’s story to have 5 hundreds.

With this tie England changed turn with India upon tip of World Cup Group B.

Chasing a huge 339, England were off to a flyer with openers Strauss as great as Kevin Pietersen scoring bounds during will.

Pietersen was entertainment movement with any shot until a peppery true expostulate was splendidly held by Munaf Patel off his own bowling.

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla trapped Jonathan Trott (16) leg prior to wicket to yield Indian a second breakthrough.

But Strauss as great as Ian Bell (69) responded with a little typically essential batting to take a diversion divided from India. The twin got a mount of 170 runs for a third wicket.

At a finish of 42 overs, England were cruising during 2-281 as great as feat looked inevitable.

But their preference to take a batting powerplay in a 43rd over backfired as they mislaid 4 wickets — Bell, Strauss, Paul Collingwood (1) as great as Matt Prior (4) — in a camber of usually 8 runs.

This gave Indian bowlers a possibility to scratch their approach during a back of in to a diversion as great as they grabbed this event with both hands. England could usually conduct to get twenty-five runs from a powerplay.

However, a little strong blows in a finish from Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann as great as Ajmal Shahzad helped England turn a scores.

For India, Zaheer Khan emerged with total of 3-64 in 10 overs whilst Munaf Patel as great as Piyush Chawla claimed dual wickets each.

Earlier, Indian openers Virender Sehwag as great as Tendulkar supposing India with a great begin scoring runs great around six-runs-per-over.

Sehwag looked irritable during a begin of his innings, though after personification off a primary overs he got during a back of to his mortal best.

The hastily opener played a cameo of 35 from twenty-six balls together with 6 bounds prior to Bresnan had him held by Prior during a back of a wicket.

Tendulkar afterwards got along with Gautam Gambhir stitching a partnership of 134 runs for a second wicket.

Off-spinner Swann bowled a beauty to get absolved of Gambhir, who was seeking dangerous upon 51.

Struggling batsman Yuvraj Singh struck form during a right time scoring a high 58 off 50 balls. The left-hander was additionally partial of dual consequential partnerships — 56 with Tendulkar as great as 69 with Dhoni — which helped India cranky a 300-run symbol in 45.3 overs.

However, India unsuccessful to gain upon a great begin by losing their final 7 wickets for usually 33 runs.

For England, gait male Bresnan emerged as a many appropriate bowler with total of 5-48, whilst James Anderson was a misfortune by recording England’s many costly World Cup total of 1-91.