Cricket: England defeat India in one-day series decider
{{date|September 8, 2007}}

[[w:England cricket team|England]] have beaten [[w:India national cricket team|India]] by seven wickets in the seventh and final [[w:One-Day International|One-Day International]] of the [[w:Indian cricket team in England in 2007|series]] at [[w:Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]], [[w:London|London]], [[England]]. England win the series 4-3.

India, having won the [[w:toss (cricket)|toss]], struggled with the bat. Sourav Ganguly was [[w:caught|caught]] at second [[w:Slip (cricket)|slip]] for 15 [[w:run (cricket)|runs]], and Gautam Gambhir was dismissed for 12 runs. [[w:Captain (cricket)|Captain]] Rahul Dravid was caught behind for a [[w:duck (cricket)|duck]], while Sachin Tendulkar was given [[w:Dismissal (cricket)|out]] caught behind by [[w:Umpire (cricket)|umpire]] Aleem Dar for 30 runs. Television replays showed that the decision may not have been right, but India were reduced to 59-4. Dimitri Mascarenhas was the best performing England bowler, dismissing Robin Uthappa (22), Yuvraj Singh (28) and Piyush Chalwa (0), finishing with figures of 3-23. Andrew Flintoff, back in the England side after passing a medical test on his ankle, took 3-45. Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored fifty for India, but they were bowled out for just 187 runs.

England's opening batsmen Luke Wright and Matt Prior were both dismissed for ducks by R P Singh in the second [[w:over (cricket)|over]]. Despite the early setback England had few problems in reaching the target. Ian Bell was [[w:run out|run out]] for 36, while Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood took England to victory, scoring 71 [[w:not out|not out]] and 64 not out respectively. R P Singh was the pick of the Indian bowlers, taking 2-40.

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

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-26 (Ganguly, 6.1 ov), 2-52 (Gambhir, 12.4 ov), 3-53 (Dravid, 13.3 ov), 4-59 (Tendulkar, 15.4 ov), 5-106 (Uthappa, 24.3 ov), 6-119 (Yuvraj Singh, 30.2 ov), 7-147 (Powar, 37.2 ov), 8-148 (Piyush Chawla, 38.4 ov), 9-160 (Khan, 41.6 ov), 10-187 (Dhoni, 47.3 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=44|wickets=0|econ=4.40}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]]|overs=8.3|maiden=0|runs=45|wickets=3|econ=5.29}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]]|overs=10|maiden=2|runs=23|wickets=3|econ=2.30}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Luke Wright (cricketer)|L J Wright]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=11|wickets=0|econ=5.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Monty Panesar|M S Panesar]]|overs=8|maiden=2|runs=28|wickets=1|econ=3.50}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-10 (Wright, 1.2 ov), 2-11 (Prior, 1.4 ov), 3-74 (Bell, 15.6 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' O A Shah, A Flintoff, A D Mascarenhas, S C J Broad, M S Panesar, J M Anderson

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]]|overs=7|maiden=0|runs=40|wickets=2|econ=5.71}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Piyush Chawla|Piyush Chawla]]|overs=9|maiden=1|runs=44|wickets=0|econ=4.88}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sourav Ganguly|S C Ganguly]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=13|wickets=0|econ=3.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ramesh Powar|R R Powar]]|overs=5.2|maiden=0|runs=32|wickets=0|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=11|wickets=0|econ=5.50}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''England:''' [[w:Matthew Prior (cricketer)|M J Prior]] (wkt), [[w:Luke Wright (cricketer)|L J Wright]], [[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:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]], [[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]], [[w:Monty Panesar|M S Panesar]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]]<br>

'''India:''' [[w:Sourav Ganguly|S C Ganguly]], [[w:Sachin Tendulkar|S R Tendulkar]], [[w:Gautam Gambhir|G Gambhir]], [[w:Rahul Dravid|R Dravid]] (capt), [[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]], [[w:Robin Uthappa|R V Uthappa]], [[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]]<br>

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

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

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==Sources==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6981235.stm|title=England v India 7th ODI|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=September 8, 2007}}

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England have beaten India by seven wickets in the seventh and final One-Day International of the series at Lord's, London, England. England win the series 4-3.

India, having won the toss, struggled with the bat. Sourav Ganguly was caught at second slip for 15 runs, and Gautam Gambhir was dismissed for 12 runs. Captain Rahul Dravid was caught behind for a duck, while Sachin Tendulkar was given out caught behind by umpire Aleem Dar for 30 runs. Television replays showed that the decision may not have been right, but India were reduced to 59-4. Dimitri Mascarenhas was the best performing England bowler, dismissing Robin Uthappa (22), Yuvraj Singh (28) and Piyush Chalwa (0), finishing with figures of 3-23. Andrew Flintoff, back in the England side after passing a medical test on his ankle, took 3-45. Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored fifty for India, but they were bowled out for just 187 runs.

England's opening batsmen Luke Wright and Matt Prior were both dismissed for ducks by R P Singh in the second over. Despite the early setback England had few problems in reaching the target. Ian Bell was run out for 36, while Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood took England to victory, scoring 71 not out and 64 not out respectively. R P Singh was the pick of the Indian bowlers, taking 2-40.

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

'Fall of wickets:' 1-26 (Ganguly, 6.1 ov), 2-52 (Gambhir, 12.4 ov), 3-53 (Dravid, 13.3 ov), 4-59 (Tendulkar, 15.4 ov), 5-106 (Uthappa, 24.3 ov), 6-119 (Yuvraj Singh, 30.2 ov), 7-147 (Powar, 37.2 ov), 8-148 (Piyush Chawla, 38.4 ov), 9-160 (Khan, 41.6 ov), 10-187 (Dhoni, 47.3 ov)


'Fall of wickets:' 1-10 (Wright, 1.2 ov), 2-11 (Prior, 1.4 ov), 3-74 (Bell, 15.6 ov)

'Did not bat:' O A Shah, A Flintoff, A D Mascarenhas, S C J Broad, M S Panesar, J M Anderson


'England:' M J Prior (wkt), L J Wright, I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), O A Shah, A Flintoff, A D Mascarenhas, S C J Broad, M S Panesar, J M Anderson

'India:' S C Ganguly, S R Tendulkar, G Gambhir, R Dravid (capt), Yuvraj Singh, R V Uthappa, M S Dhoni (wkt), R R Powar, Piyush Chawla, Z Khan, R P Singh

'Man of the Match:' K P Pietersen (England)
' Man of the Series:' I R Bell (England)

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