By John Mehaffey
LONDON (Reuters) – England survived a small concerned moments to finish a three-wicket feat over India underneath a full moon during a Oval upon Friday night in a rain-reduced third one-day international.
Chasing 218 from 43 overs underneath a Duckworth/Lewis complement after an hour’s sleet mangle in a day-night match, England survived a stagger in mid-innings to get over a line with 7 balls to spare.
England lead 2-0 in a five-match array after a initial diversion was rained out. The teams encounter again during Lord’s upon Sunday as well as in Cardiff subsequent Friday.
World Cup champions India, who mislaid their place during a tip of a universe rankings during a 4-0 varnish in a exam series, rallied from 58 for 5 to strech 234 for 7 from their 50 overs.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, an damage deputy for Gautam Gambhir, stroked a round beautifully to measure 78 from 89 deliveries. He combined 112 with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (69) as well as 59 from 31 balls with Ravichandran Ashwin (36 not out).
Alastair Cook asked India to bat after winning a toss as well as won an evident prerogative when Ajinkya Rahane, who had scored 155 from 120 balls in his 3 prior one-day internationals, was discharged though scoring, held during a behind of prodding during James Anderson’s fourth smoothness of a day.
Anderson afterwards ran out Rahul Dravid (2), swooping from mid-off to collect up a round as well as chuck down a stumps during a batsman’s finish in a single motion.
Dravid, who had been late starting after Parthiv Patel had pushed a round in to a off as well as afterwards hesitated prior to running, looked clearly unimpressed with his partner’s calling, swishing his bat in exasperation as he to a pavilion.
Patel did not linger, vacating for 3 when Anderson uprooted his off-stump as well as Virat Kholi (7) edged Anderson to give wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter his second locate as well as devalue India’s misery.
Dhoni smacked his second round for 4 as well as Suresh Raina launched Anderson in to a throng for a usually 6 of a innings. Raina reached twenty-one prior to he attempted to appropriate Broad to leg as well as was held behind.
RESCUE ACT
With a innings in disarray, Dhoni as well as Jadeja batted with ability as well as judgment.
Jadeja gathering Broad expensively by additional cover afterwards struck a gait bowlers for uninterrupted bounds as well as sliced Graeme Swann to a third male boundary.
Dhoni discharged Ravi Bopara to a range with a wristy crack as well as brought up his half-century from 69 balls to a outrageous hearten from a estimable Indian fortuitous in a crowd.
The singles one after another to come openly though conjunction batsmen could dig a margin as well as eleven overs were bowled though a range prior to Jadeja leg glanced Anderson for a 4 to move up his half-century.
Dhoni skied a low full toss from Tim Bresnan to Cook during mid-off as well as Jadeja was held by Ian Bell off Jade Dernbach though India still took 51 from a batting powerplay as well as 84 from a final 10 overs.
England began brightly with Kieswetter lofting Praveen Kumar for 6 over a mid-wicket boundary, unconditional a second to excellent leg from a same bowler as well as pushing a third off Munaf Patel over long-off.
He mislaid Cook lbw to Patel for twenty-three off a final round of a mandatory powerplay, after a span had put upon 63 off 62 balls for a initial wicket, as well as survived a candid caught-and-bowled possibility to Patel upon 41.
Kieswetter went to 51 when he was comprehensively bowled center branch by delayed left-armer Jadeja. Jonathan Trott (11) followed 5 balls later, bowled by off-spinner Ashwin by a smoothness that slid past a outward of his bat.
Rain began to tumble as well as a players left a margin with England 95 for three, enough for feat underneath a Duckworth/Lewis process for determining rained-out matches.
On their lapse Ian Bell was run out for twenty-three when wicketkeeper Dhoni threw down a stumps as well as Ben Stokes, who struck a 6 though who could have small of a spinners, was bowled for twenty perplexing to brush Ashwin.
India were behind in a diversion though Bopara (40) as well as Tim Bresnan (28) took value of a sleazy round as well as soppy outfield to supplement 60 for a seventh wicket as well as set up an in conclusion gentle victory.
(Editing by Martyn Herman; To question or criticism upon this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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