Friday, November 28, 2008

India wins 5th ODI at Cuttack

The 5th ODI match of the Hero Honda Cup Series between Engaland and India played at Cuttack, India won the match by 6 wickets. After winning the toss, India elected to field first. England started steadily after the early loss of Cook wicket,Pietersen and Collingwood shared some good partnership and after Collingwood's departure,Shah joined Pietersen and they shared an unbroken century stand between them.Pitersen slammed his 7th ODI century and Shah also posted his fifty which helped England set a target of 271 from 50 overs. Then in the chase, Indian openers Sachin and Sehwag blasted the Indian bowlers to all parts of the ground and they shared a century stand for the opening wicket with both the bastman reaching fifties and a later cameo from Dhoni and Raina boosted the victory for India easily. Dhoni and Raina got fifties and Sehwag was the top scorer with 91 runs. Finally India won the match by 6 wickets and leads the series 5-0. Viru won the man of the match award for his inspiring batting performance.

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