Cricket: England defeats India in fourth one-day international
{{date|August 30, 2007}}

[[w:England cricket team|England]] have beaten [[w:India national cricket team|India]] by three wickets in the fourth [[w:One-Day International|One-Day International]] of the [[w:Indian cricket team in England in 2007|series]] at [[w:Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[w:Manchester|Manchester]], [[England]].

England's bowlers made early breakthroughs to restrict India to 32-3. Sourav Ganguly fell to James Anderson for nine [[w:run (cricket)|runs]], while Dinesh Karthik and Rahul Dravid were both [[w:caught|caught]] behind for just four runs and one run respectively. Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh shared a 71 run [[w:Partnership (cricket)|partnership]] to steady the Indian [[w:Innings|innings]]. Tendulkar was dismissed for 55 runs, while Yuvraj Singh was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by Stuart Broad for 71. India were bowled out for 212 runs, with Stuart Broad the pick of the English bowlers, taking 4-51.

India's [[w:Fast bowling|pace bowlers]] struck back immediately, with England opening batsman Alastair Cook bowled by Zaheer Khan before any runs had been scored, while Matt Prior fell to Ajit Agarkar in the fourth [[w:over (cricket)|over]]. Agarkar, finishing with bowling figures of 4-60, also removed Ian Bell for 24 runs followed by the [[w:wicket|wickets]] of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff to reduce England to 95-5. England [[w:Captain (cricket)|captain]] Paul Collingwood scored 47 runs before being [[w:run out|run out]] and when Owais Shah was removed for eight runs England were heading for defeat. However Ravi Bopara (43 not out) and Stuart Broad (45 not out) shared a partnership of 99 runs to salvage an unlikely victory for England with twelve balls remaining.

England lead the seven match series 3-1. The fifth match will be played at [[w:Headingley Stadium|Headingley]], [[w:Leeds|Leeds]] on September 2.

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

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-17 (Ganguly, 3.2 ov), 2-31 (Karthik, 10.2 ov), 3-32 (Dravid, 11.6 ov), 4-103 (Tendulkar, 29.3 ov), 5-140 (Dhoni, 37.4 ov), 6-147 (Agarkar, 38.6 ov), 7-178 (Yuvraj Singh, 44.2 ov), 8-179 (Powar, 44.4 ov), 9-210 (Khan, 49.2 ov), 10-212 (Singh, 49.4 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]]|overs=9.4|maiden=2|runs=38|wickets=3|econ=3.93}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]]|overs=10|maiden=3|runs=31|wickets=1|econ=3.10}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Monty Panesar|M S Panesar]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=39|wickets=1|econ=3.90}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=43|wickets=0|econ=4.77}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]]|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=6|wickets=1|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-0 (Cook, 0.5 ov), 2-14 (Prior, 3.1 ov), 3-35 (Bell, 5.5 ov), 4-81 (Pietersen, 14.4 ov), 5-95 (Flintoff, 16.3 ov), 6-110 (Shah, 21.2 ov), 7-114 (Collingwood, 23.5 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' J M Anderson, M S Panesar

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Zaheer Khan|Z Khan]]|overs=9|maiden=1|runs=45|wickets=1|econ=5.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ajit Agarkar|A B Agarkar]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=60|wickets=4|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=22|wickets=0|econ=3.66}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Piyush Chawla|Piyush Chawla]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=43|wickets=0|econ=4.30}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ramesh Powar|R R Powar]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=26|wickets=1|econ=2.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=8|wickets=0|econ=4.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sachin Tendulkar|S R Tendulkar]]|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=4|wickets=0|econ=4.00}}
{{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:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[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: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:Ajit Agarkar|A B Agarkar]]<br>

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]] (England)<br>

'''Umpires:''' [[w:Aleem Dar|Aleem Dar]] (Pakistan) and [[w:Ian Gould|I J Gould]]<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Mark Benson|M R Benson]]<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Roshan Mahanama|R S Mahanama]] (Sri Lanka)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' [[w:Peter Hartley|P J Hartley]]<br> 

==Related stories==
{{wikipedia|Indian cricket team in England in 2007}}
*{{Wikinews|title=Cricket: England beat India in third one-day international|date=August 27, 2007}}
*{{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/258474.html|title=India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland 4th ODI: England v India at Manchester|author=|pub=Cricinfo|date=August 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6968153.stm|title=England v India 4th ODI|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=August 30, 2007}}

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England have beaten India by three wickets in the fourth One-Day International of the series at Old Trafford, Manchester, England.

England's bowlers made early breakthroughs to restrict India to 32-3. Sourav Ganguly fell to James Anderson for nine runs, while Dinesh Karthik and Rahul Dravid were both caught behind for just four runs and one run respectively. Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh shared a 71 run partnership to steady the Indian innings. Tendulkar was dismissed for 55 runs, while Yuvraj Singh was bowled by Stuart Broad for 71. India were bowled out for 212 runs, with Stuart Broad the pick of the English bowlers, taking 4-51.

India's pace bowlers struck back immediately, with England opening batsman Alastair Cook bowled by Zaheer Khan before any runs had been scored, while Matt Prior fell to Ajit Agarkar in the fourth over. Agarkar, finishing with bowling figures of 4-60, also removed Ian Bell for 24 runs followed by the wickets of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff to reduce England to 95-5. England captain Paul Collingwood scored 47 runs before being run out and when Owais Shah was removed for eight runs England were heading for defeat. However Ravi Bopara (43 not out) and Stuart Broad (45 not out) shared a partnership of 99 runs to salvage an unlikely victory for England with twelve balls remaining.

England lead the seven match series 3-1. The fifth match will be played at Headingley, Leeds on September 2.

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

'Fall of wickets:' 1-17 (Ganguly, 3.2 ov), 2-31 (Karthik, 10.2 ov), 3-32 (Dravid, 11.6 ov), 4-103 (Tendulkar, 29.3 ov), 5-140 (Dhoni, 37.4 ov), 6-147 (Agarkar, 38.6 ov), 7-178 (Yuvraj Singh, 44.2 ov), 8-179 (Powar, 44.4 ov), 9-210 (Khan, 49.2 ov), 10-212 (Singh, 49.4 ov)


'Fall of wickets:' 1-0 (Cook, 0.5 ov), 2-14 (Prior, 3.1 ov), 3-35 (Bell, 5.5 ov), 4-81 (Pietersen, 14.4 ov), 5-95 (Flintoff, 16.3 ov), 6-110 (Shah, 21.2 ov), 7-114 (Collingwood, 23.5 ov)

'Did not bat:' J M Anderson, M S Panesar

'England:' A N Cook, M J Prior (wkt), I R Bell, K P Pietersen, A Flintoff, P D Collingwood (capt), O A Shah, R S Bopara, S C J Broad, J M Anderson, 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, A B Agarkar

'Man of the Match:' S C J Broad (England)

'Umpires:' Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and I J Gould
'TV Umpire:' M R Benson
'Match Referee:' R S Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
'Reserve Umpire:' P J Hartley
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