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ENGLAND 298/4 (50 OVERS)
- Samit Patel*70 (43)
- Jonathan Trott*98 (116)
- Ravindra Jadeja1/41 (8)
- Virat Kohli1/20 (3)
INDIA 300/5 (49.2 OVERS)
- Gautam Gambhir58 (60)
- Ajinkya Rahane91 (104)
- Tim Bresnan2/62 (7.2)
- Steven Finn2/44 (10)
Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Liam Brickhill
India take a 3-0 series lead with a five-wicket win. The Indian batsmen gave a masterclass on how to time a run-a-ball chase tonight. Rahane and Gambhir set the platform with their 111-run stand, Dhoni and Jadeja closed things off with an unbroken 65 in under eight overs. England were the more flustered team when things started to get tight, and it told at crucial moments. It appeared that Trott and Patel's efforts with the bat had given them a chance of keeping the series alive, but it was not to be. Read all about India's series-sealing win in Andrew Miller's report.
Revanth wants his team to go for the kill: "Anything less than 5-0 the whole country would be very disappointed. Its pay back time right."
"Rahane will probably be the MoM tonight," reckons Dev, "But I feel for Samit."
Sagar, who some believed might have jinxed India earlier, adds this: ".... and therefore, I am not a jinxer. This gives me a license to post positive things about India when it is going good... but I have to admit, I had my heart in the mouth the last few overs."
Arun: "@Sagar: If there's got to be something in your mouth, better heart than foot."
Samit Patel isn't the Man of the Match, but he has somehow won a motorbike for his efforts. He looks more confused than anything.
"It's a tough defeat to take, especially when it's so close," says Alastair Cook. "Our fielding has been slightly below par, which is unusual for us, and today it cost us 20 to 25 runs in the field. Six an over is always a tough chase, but credit to the way MS and Jadeja finished that off."
"I think it was a very good performance," says MS Dhoni. "The upper middle order did the job for us. We gave away a few too many boundaries with the ball. Again, dew was a factor, so it started to come on nicely onto the bat. The way Rahane batted along with Gautam Gambhir was crucial. We lost wickets at the wrong time though, and we had to get another partnership going. We are backing ourselves to chase whatever the opposition scores, and we have been doing that."
Ajinkya Rahane is the Man of the Match. He seems like a thoughtful, well-spoken young man. Well done to him.
That's about all from our coverage of the third ODI. Before you go, be sure to check out our match gallery. Frankly, marvellous. Until next time, goodbye!
Bresnan will bowl the final over. Dernbach is hobbling off the field after that over, and is replaced by Buttler. Good grief, this is tight. Could we see another tie?
END OF OVER:49 | 10 Runs | IND: 292/5 (7 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.95, RRR: 7.00)
- MS Dhoni27 (29b)
- Ravindra Jadeja26 (24b)
- Jade Dernbach10-0-69-0
- Steven Finn9-0-44-2
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