Cricket: England beat India in third one-day international
{{date|August 27, 2007}}

[[w:England cricket team|England]] have beaten [[w:India national cricket team|India]] by 42 runs in the third [[w:One-Day International|One-Day International]] of the [[w:Indian cricket team in England in 2007|series]] at [[w:Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[w:Birmingham|Birmingham]], [[England]].

India won the [[w:Toss (cricket)|toss]] and [[w:Captain (cricket)|captain]] Rahul Dravid chose to send England in to bat first. England posted a score of 281-8 after fifty [[w:over (cricket)|overs]]. After a bright start from opening batsmen Alastair Cook and Matt Prior, who shared a partnership of 76 [[w:run (cricket)|runs]], England were restricted by the Indian bowlers and Kevin Pietersen was [[w:Stump (cricket)|stumped]] by [[w:Wicket-keeper|wicket-keeper]] Mahendra Singh Dhoni for just nine runs. Paul Collingwood scored 44 runs and Ian Bell finished on 79, while R P Singh was the best performing Indian bowler with 3-55.

In response, India faltered early on when Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed for just eight runs followed by Dinesh Karthik an over later for a [[w:duck (cricket)|duck]]. However Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly shared a 104 run partnership, with both batsmen reaching their fifty, which was ended when Dravid was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by Chris Tremlett for 56. In his next over, Tremlett also removed Sourav Ganguly when he was [[w:caught|caught]] behind for 72. India's run chase suffered further blows when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was dismissed for 13 and Yuvraj Singh [[w:run out|run out]] for 45. India were bowled out for 239 runs, 43 runs short of the target. James Anderson was the pick of the England bowlers, taking 3-32.

England lead the seven match series 2-1. The fourth match will be played at [[w:Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[w:Manchester|Manchester]] on August 30.

'''Toss:''' India won, and chose to field first.

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-76 (Prior, 13.4 ov), 2-92 (Cook, 18.1 ov), 3-118 (Pietersen, 23.6 ov), 4-193 (Collingwood, 38.4 ov), 5-226 (Shah, 43.2 ov), 6-246 (Bopara, 45.3 ov), 7-255 (Bell, 47.3 ov), 8-273 (Broad, 49.3 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' M S Panesar

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Munaf Patel|M M Patel]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=37|wickets=1|econ=7.40}}
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{{Cricket match box end}}

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-35 (Tendulkar, 9.6 ov), 2-36 (Karthik, 10.5 ov), 3-140 (Dravid, 29.5 ov), 4-149 (Ganguly, 31.5 ov), 5-190 (Dhoni, 38.2 ov), 6-210 (Powar, 42.1 ov), 7-213 (Piyush Chawla, 42.5 ov), 8-214 (Yuvraj Singh, 43.3 ov), 9-234 (Khan, 47.1 ov), 10-239 (Patel, 48.1 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]]|overs=9|maiden=1|runs=34|wickets=1|econ=3.77}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]]|overs=9.1|maiden=3|runs=32|wickets=3|econ=3.49}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Chris Tremlett|C T Tremlett]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=57|wickets=2|econ=7.12}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Monty Panesar|M S Panesar]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=49|wickets=1|econ=4.90}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=45|wickets=2|econ=4.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ravinder Bopara|R S Bopara]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=12|wickets=0|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''England:''' [[w:Alastair Cook|A N Cook]], [[w:Matthew Prior (cricketer)|M J Prior]] (wkt), [[w:Ian Bell (cricketer)|I R Bell]], [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]], [[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]] (capt), [[w:Owais Shah|O A Shah]], [[w:Ravinder Bopara|R S Bopara]], [[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]], [[w:Chris Tremlett|C T Tremlett]], [[w:Monty Panesar|M S Panesar]]<br>

'''India:''' [[w:Sachin Tendulkar|S R Tendulkar]], [[w:Sourav Ganguly|S C Ganguly]], [[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]], [[w:Rahul Dravid|R Dravid]] (capt), [[w:Dinesh Karthik|K D Karthik]], [[w:Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M S Dhoni]] (wkt), [[w:Ramesh Powar|R R Powar]], [[w:Piyush Chawla|Piyush Chawla]], [[w:Zaheer Khan|Z Khan]], [[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]], [[w:Munaf Patel|M M Patel]]<br>

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Ian Bell (cricketer)|I R Bell]] (England)<br>

'''Umpires:''' [[w:Mark Benson|M R Benson]] and [[w:Billy Doctrove|B R Doctrove]] (West Indies)<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Peter Hartley|P J Hartley]]<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Roshan Mahanama|R S Mahanama]] (Sri Lanka)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' [[w:Nigel Llong|N J Llong]]<br>

==Related stories==
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*{{Wikinews|title=Cricket: India beat England in second one-day international|date=August 24, 2007}}
*{{Wikinews|title=England beat India in one-day cricket series opener|date=August 21, 2007}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvind/engine/current/match/258473.html|title=India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland 3rd ODI: England v India at Birmingham|author=|pub=Cricinfo|date=August 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6964574.stm|title=England v India 3rd ODI|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=August 27, 2007}}

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England have beaten India by 42 runs in the third One-Day International of the series at Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

India won the toss and captain Rahul Dravid chose to send England in to bat first. England posted a score of 281-8 after fifty overs. After a bright start from opening batsmen Alastair Cook and Matt Prior, who shared a partnership of 76 runs, England were restricted by the Indian bowlers and Kevin Pietersen was stumped by wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for just nine runs. Paul Collingwood scored 44 runs and Ian Bell finished on 79, while R P Singh was the best performing Indian bowler with 3-55.

In response, India faltered early on when Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed for just eight runs followed by Dinesh Karthik an over later for a duck. However Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly shared a 104 run partnership, with both batsmen reaching their fifty, which was ended when Dravid was bowled by Chris Tremlett for 56. In his next over, Tremlett also removed Sourav Ganguly when he was caught behind for 72. India's run chase suffered further blows when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was dismissed for 13 and Yuvraj Singh run out for 45. India were bowled out for 239 runs, 43 runs short of the target. James Anderson was the pick of the England bowlers, taking 3-32.

England lead the seven match series 2-1. The fourth match will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester on August 30.

'Toss:' India won, and chose to field first.


'Fall of wickets:' 1-76 (Prior, 13.4 ov), 2-92 (Cook, 18.1 ov), 3-118 (Pietersen, 23.6 ov), 4-193 (Collingwood, 38.4 ov), 5-226 (Shah, 43.2 ov), 6-246 (Bopara, 45.3 ov), 7-255 (Bell, 47.3 ov), 8-273 (Broad, 49.3 ov)

'Did not bat:' M S Panesar


'Fall of wickets:' 1-35 (Tendulkar, 9.6 ov), 2-36 (Karthik, 10.5 ov), 3-140 (Dravid, 29.5 ov), 4-149 (Ganguly, 31.5 ov), 5-190 (Dhoni, 38.2 ov), 6-210 (Powar, 42.1 ov), 7-213 (Piyush Chawla, 42.5 ov), 8-214 (Yuvraj Singh, 43.3 ov), 9-234 (Khan, 47.1 ov), 10-239 (Patel, 48.1 ov)


'England:' A N Cook, M J Prior (wkt), I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), O A Shah, R S Bopara, S C J Broad, J M Anderson, C T Tremlett, M S Panesar

'India:' S R Tendulkar, S C Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, R Dravid (capt), K D Karthik, M S Dhoni (wkt), R R Powar, Piyush Chawla, Z Khan, R P Singh, M M Patel

'Man of the Match:' I R Bell (England)

'Umpires:' M R Benson and B R Doctrove (West Indies)
'TV Umpire:' P J Hartley
'Match Referee:' R S Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
'Reserve Umpire:' N J Llong
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