Kevin Played
Veeru Outplayed
It is Kevin Pieterson's Magical 100 helps England to get a competitive total of 274 with the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. But when Sehwag is in such a form, destination always looks very easy. His sparkling innings of 91 from just 73 balls include one mighty six and 15 fours helped India to achieve her 5th successive win against England.
Earlier in the Day, India won the toss and surprisingly decided to field first.Peterson's 110* from 128 balls (10 Fours, 1 Six), Ovais Sha's 66* from 57 balls (9 Fours) and Kollingwood's 40 from 64 balls (4 fours) are the main attraction of England Innings.Why England do not send the inform batsman Ovais Sha ahead of Kollingwood in the batting order still surprising the English fans. Saheer took 3 wickets and Flintoff went for a duck in this match.
But Sehwag's outstanding batting display helped India to achieve the target in the 44th over itself. The opening partnership between Sachin and Sehwag added 136 runs and maintained a good run rate over six. Though Yuvraj could score only six runs, both Dhoni and Raina scored half centuries and India won the fifth one day by the margin of six wickets.
Man of the Match:Virender Sehwag
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