Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 36 runs
- 5x4 - 1x6
It's only the third time that both teams have posted 300 in an ODI in England. What a run-fest this was. Tendulkar hit a strokeful 99 before Dravid shone with a sparkling 63-ball 92 to lift India to 329. England got off to a flier but were slowed down by the spinners - Piyush Chawla and Ramesh Powar - in the middle overs. Mascarenhas biffed a 39-ball 52 but could not get them home. The series stands tied 1-1 with five matches to go.
Man of the Match: Rahul Dravid
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