Cricket: India defeat England in sixth one-day international
{{date|September 5, 2007}}

[[w:India national cricket team|India]] have beaten [[w:England cricket team|England]] by two wickets in the sixth [[w:One-Day International|One-Day International]] of the [[w:Indian cricket team in England in 2007|series]] at [[w:The Oval|The Oval]], [[w:London|London]], [[England]].

England suffered early setbacks when Alastair Cook was [[w:caught|caught]] behind for a [[w:duck (cricket)|duck]] in the first [[w:over (cricket)|over]], followed by Matt Prior falling [[w:leg before wicket|lbw]] to Ajit Agarkar soon afterwards. Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen shared a [[w:partnership (cricket)|partnership]] of 59 [[w:run (cricket)|runs]] before Bell was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by Piyush Chawla just short of 50 runs. Paul Collingwood made just one run before being [[w:run out|run out]] to leave England on 83-4. Kevin Pietersen and ODI debutant Luke Wright both recorded fifties, with Wright sharing 106 runs with Owais Shah. Shah reached 107 not out, and Dimitri Mascarenhas finished England's [[w:innings|innings]] by hitting five [[w:Boundary (cricket)#Fours and Sixes|sixes]] off the last five balls. 

Opening batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly started well for India, putting on 150 runs before Ganguly was dismissed in the 23rd over for 53. Sachin Tendulkar reached 94 before being caught off the bowling of Monty Panesar to leave India on 156-2 in the 26th over. Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh shared a partnership of 53 runs, with Gambhir scoring 47 runs. Rahul Dravid was dismissed for just four, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 35 before being bowled by Stuart Broad. In a tense finish, Robin Uthappa took India to the 317 run target with two balls remaining.

The seven match series is now tied at 3-3. The final match will be played at [[w:Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]], [[w:London|London]] on 8 September.

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

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-0 (Cook, 0.2 ov), 2-20 (Prior, 3.3 ov), 3-79 (Bell, 16.5 ov), 4-83 (Collingwood, 17.3 ov), 5-137 (Pietersen, 30.2 ov), 6-243 (Wright, 44.2 ov)

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

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ramesh Powar|R R Powar]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=44|wickets=0|econ=4.88}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=59|wickets=0|econ=11.80}}
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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-150 (Ganguly, 22.2 ov), 2-156 (Tendulkar, 25.6 ov), 3-209 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.2 ov), 4-216 (Dravid, 35.5 ov), 5-234 (Gambhir, 40.2 ov), 6-294 (Dhoni, 47.6 ov), 7-307 (Agarkar, 48.6 ov), 8-309 (Khan, 49.2 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' Piyush Chawla

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px]] [[w:England cricket team|England bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]]|overs=9.4|maiden=1|runs=46|wickets=2|econ=4.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=79|wickets=0|econ=9.87}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=55|wickets=2|econ=5.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=54|wickets=0|econ=6.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Monty Panesar|M S Panesar]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=55|wickets=1|econ=5.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Owais Shah|O A Shah]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=19|wickets=1|econ=4.75}}
{{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:Luke Wright (cricketer)|L J Wright]], [[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:Robin Uthappa|R V Uthappa]], [[w:Gautam Gambhir|G Gambhir]], [[w:Rahul Dravid|R Dravid]] (capt), [[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]], [[w:Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M S Dhoni]] (wkt), [[w:Ajit Agarkar|A B Agarkar]], [[w:Ramesh Powar|R R Powar]], [[w:Piyush Chawla|Piyush Chawla]], [[w:Zaheer Khan|Z Khan]]<br>

'''ODI Debut:''' [[w:Luke Wright (cricketer)|L J Wright]] (England)<br>
'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Sachin Tendulkar|S R Tendulkar]] (India)<br>

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

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==Sources==
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India have beaten England by two wickets in the sixth One-Day International of the series at The Oval, London, England.

England suffered early setbacks when Alastair Cook was caught behind for a duck in the first over, followed by Matt Prior falling lbw to Ajit Agarkar soon afterwards. Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen shared a partnership of 59 runs before Bell was bowled by Piyush Chawla just short of 50 runs. Paul Collingwood made just one run before being run out to leave England on 83-4. Kevin Pietersen and ODI debutant Luke Wright both recorded fifties, with Wright sharing 106 runs with Owais Shah. Shah reached 107 not out, and Dimitri Mascarenhas finished England's innings by hitting five sixes off the last five balls. 

Opening batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly started well for India, putting on 150 runs before Ganguly was dismissed in the 23rd over for 53. Sachin Tendulkar reached 94 before being caught off the bowling of Monty Panesar to leave India on 156-2 in the 26th over. Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh shared a partnership of 53 runs, with Gambhir scoring 47 runs. Rahul Dravid was dismissed for just four, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 35 before being bowled by Stuart Broad. In a tense finish, Robin Uthappa took India to the 317 run target with two balls remaining.

The seven match series is now tied at 3-3. The final match will be played at Lord's, London on 8 September.

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


'Fall of wickets:' 1-0 (Cook, 0.2 ov), 2-20 (Prior, 3.3 ov), 3-79 (Bell, 16.5 ov), 4-83 (Collingwood, 17.3 ov), 5-137 (Pietersen, 30.2 ov), 6-243 (Wright, 44.2 ov)

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


'Fall of wickets:' 1-150 (Ganguly, 22.2 ov), 2-156 (Tendulkar, 25.6 ov), 3-209 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.2 ov), 4-216 (Dravid, 35.5 ov), 5-234 (Gambhir, 40.2 ov), 6-294 (Dhoni, 47.6 ov), 7-307 (Agarkar, 48.6 ov), 8-309 (Khan, 49.2 ov)

'Did not bat:' Piyush Chawla


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

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

'ODI Debut:' L J Wright (England)
'Man of the Match:' S R Tendulkar (India)

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