India vs England 5th ODI Preview, Live Score 2008

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India-England 5^th ODI 2008: Live Updates

India will take on England in the fifth ODI of the already-decided series. The match will take place at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack tomorrow (26 November 2008). With India already clinching the series 4-0, the fifth ODI seems to have no importance. Having said that, India might set their new target to whitewash England in the series in what would guide them to reach their ultimate target of becoming no. 1 team in world cricket. No doubt, white wash over England would take India more closure to the no. 1 spot of ODI ranking. The best result England can expect in the series is to make it 4-3 in what would resurrect their lackluster form. So, still you can find some importance of the remaining three matches.

Match: India vs England, Fifth ODI 2008

Date: 26 November 2008, Wednesday

Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Kick off: 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)

Live on: NEO Sports, Sky Sports

India has been in an excellent form so far in the series with almost all their players are currently in good form. In the top order, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir are scoring with sheer consistency, while Yuvraj Singh is leading the Indian middle order successful. The batsman scored two back-to-back centuries in the first two matches in the series and played a crucial role in the fourth ODI too. The likes of Suresh Raina have strengthened the Indian batting line up, while Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is carrying out his responsibility with sheer success. All rounder Yusuf Pathan has bolstered Indian batting line up. Pacers are bringing up early breakthroughs and spinners are doing their job pretty well for India.

So, England, on the other hand, has found the task very tough so far in the series. Their batsmen have been struggling against Indian spinners. Well, the good thing about England team is that their batsmen played comparatively better against Indian spinners in the fifth ODI. You may claim that Indian spinners were having problem to grip the ball in the fourth match because of rain and wet outfield. However, still I think, England batsmen showed very good resistance against Indian bowlers in the match. For England, they have nothing to lose in the series anymore. So, they can play inspiration cricket for the remaining three matches in the series.

However, the main problem of England team seems to be the bowling strength. Pacers like James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Andrew Flintoff are doing well, but they could not yet dominate over the Indian batsmen. Moreover, they do not have a quality spinner like Ashley Giles. Lack of a quality spinner has become a big problem for England team.

India might bring some changes in the squad in order to give other members of the squad some opportunities. I guess, India might feature Irfan Pathan and Virat Kohli in the remaining three matches in the series. Spinner Pragyan Ojha might be given one or two chances. I am not saying that all of them will be given a chance in the fifth ODI. Rather, they might be given one or two chances in the upcoming three matches.

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India is favorite for the 5^th ODI too, but considering England’s performance in the fourth match, I think, England could take a stern test of Indian team who are aspiring to become the best team in the world. So, I am expecting a competitive match in the fifth ODI.

India vs England 4th ODI 2008: Preview and Live Score

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India vs England 4th ODI 2008: Live Score

India is going to face England in the fourth ODI of the series at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on 23^rd November 2008. Winning all the first three matches, India is now leading 3-0 in the seven-match ODI series- meaning a victory in Bangalore would ensure the series win for India. For England, it has been a must-win match in order to save the series. England came into the series on the back of an excellent ODI series victory at home that saw England demolished visiting South Africa 4-0 in the 5-match ODI series, but England team has so far failed to replicate that form in India. The upcoming match at Bangalore is the last chance for England to come back in the series.

Match: India vs England, Fourth ODI (Day-Night Match) 2008

Date: 23 November, Sunday

Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Kick off: 14:00 local time (08:30 GMT)

Live on TV: NEO Cricket, DD National/ DD Sports

Though India won all the previous three matches in the series, they did not look as formidable in the last two matches as they were in the first match at Rajkot where they demolished the visiting side by 1158 runs. In the second match in Indore, India managed a 54-run victory followed by a 16-run win by D/L method in the third match in Kanpur. In fact, India faced tough challenge from England in the third match, especially from their pacers. The main problem for England is that they do not have quality spinners to carry on the momentum give by the pacers and thus they can not keep the pressure on the Indian batsmen in the middle of the innings. For example, in the second match, England picked up 3 early wickets, but still India could manage to reach at 292 runs.

The same thing happened in the third match too. English pacers picked up wicket in one end, but did not get enough support from the spinners. Off spinner Graeme Swann, who was playing his first match in the series in Kanpur, was looking pretty good, but that was not what England needed to dominate over the Indian batsmen in the spinning wicket. Indian condition and wicket are traditionally spinner friendly and England desperately needs a quality spinner like Ashley Giles. Samit Patel and Graeme Swann are good spinners, but they do not have the ability to dominate over the Indian batsmen who are traditionally very good at playing spin bowling.

Another thing that England must concentrate on is their batting against Indian spinners. Except the first match at Rajkot, England batsmen were dominated by the Indian spinners, particularly, by Yuvraj Singh in the second match and Harbhajan Singh in the third. It was really very pathetic for the England fans to see an occasional spinner like Yuvraj Singh picking up 4 top order wickets of England. In the third match, England openers got off to a good start, putting on 79 runs on the board for the first wicket, but English batsmen started wobbling when Dhoni brought spinners into attack. Harbhajan Singh’s excellent straight spell of 10 overs did exactly what India needed at that point, picking up 3 wickets for 31 runs.

However, England might feel some relief, considering the fact that Bangalore wicket may not be spinner friendly; rather it could provide something for the pacers too. There is a possibility pacers might get bounce in the wicket in Bangalore. In fact, the recent test match played between India and Australia in Bangalore saw pacers picking up 21 wickets out of 31 wickets fell in the match. Moreover, the last ODI match played in Bangalore was between India and Australia last year which saw pacers doing better than the spinners. However, interestingly both last ODI and test matches played in Bangalore were high scoring. So, ahead of the fourth ODI, batsmen in either side do not need to fear about the wickets.

I already mentioned that India has been in excellent form so far in the series as they are doing well in all three departments. However, Indian pacers were not up to the mark in the third match at Kanpur, but Harbhajan Singh’s off spin was quite enough to dominate over the English batsmen. One thing here I want to mention is that Dhoni gave Yuvraj Singh 10 overs in one spell, even when he was giving many runs and spinner-all rounder Yusuf Pathan was not used till then. I think, that only gave English batsmen some time to come out of the pressure after losing 3 wickets in quick succession. England was in tremendous pressure as Harbhajan Singh was looking dangerous in one end. Dhoni should have brought Yusuf Pathan into attack to create more pressure on the England batsmen.

Another thing is that Dhoni used Harbhajan Singh’s 10 over in one-spell without keeping any spare over of Harbhajan Singh for later use. No doubt, Harbhajan was bowling with full swing, but I think, Dhoni should have kept a couple of overs for Harbhajan as he knew that his pacers did not fare well early in the innings. Yusuf Pathan is considered to be the second choice spinner after Harbhajan Singh, but Dhoni used him only for 2 overs in which the off spinner conceded only 7 runs, picking up the important wicket of Andrew Flintoff.

There is no doubt, India’s batting line up has been performing pretty much consistently so far this series. Two openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir have been in excellent form now, while Yuvraj Singh has got back his form with two back-to-back centuries in the first two matches. In the presence of Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan, India’s middle order looks strong and balanced.

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India seems to be favorite, but England may have a good chance to come back in the series, given the pacer friendly characteristic of Bangalore wicket. I think, the fourth ODI is going to be very close and fans will see a hard-fought match.

India vs England 3rd ODI 2008: Live on Sky Sports 1 TV Channel

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India vs England 3rd ODI 2008: Online Live Score and Update

Sky Sports 1 television channel is telecasting the ongoing ODI series between India and England. The third match of the seven-match ODI series will be held on 20 November 2008 in Kanpur. England is trialing 2-0 in the series after suffering two heavy defeats in the first two matches in the series. In fact, Indian team outclassed the English side in both the matches.

In the first match, England was defeated by 158runs, a margin of defeat which was reduced to 54 in the second match. England mainly has two problems. First of all, their batsmen could not show enough maturity while facing Indian spinners. Even they threw their wicket to occasional spinners like Yuvraj Singh in the second match. The second problem England is badly affected by is lack of a quality spinner. England does not have a quality spinner. Since the retirement of Ashley Giles, England has not found a quality spinner for ODI format. Samit Patel failed to shine in the second match. Now, off spinner Graeme Swann has been included in the first eleven for the third ODI of the series.

England fans will look for a revamp in the form of England players in the third ODI. So, England fans are eagerly waiting for the match. If you are currently in England and want to enjoy the live action of the match, then stick to Sky Sports 1 television channel. Here, you can find the television program of Sky Sports: (http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12943,00.html

India vs England 3rd ODI 2008: Live on NEO Sports TV Channel

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India and England will face each other in the third match of the seven-match ODI series on 20 November 2008 in Kanpur. Winning the first two matches, India is leading 2-0 in the series, while England is yet to come to terms with the lack of a quality spinner. Indian fans are very much interested about the match as India has won both the previous matches and another victory in the third ODI would take India on the brink of clinching the series. For England, another defeat would leave them with the only option of winning the last four matches to save the series. English fans are also hoping to see Kevin Pietersen team bouncing back by winning the third ODI. So, despite India’s one-sided performance so far in the series, the attraction for the match is still in tact.

NEO Sports television channel will telecast the match live for the Indian fans. So, if you want to enjoy the live action of the match, then you have to tune on to NEO Sports during the match time. Yuvraj Singh has scored two back-to-back hundreds in the first two matches. So, Indian fans will be happy to see Yuvraj Singh scoring another hundred in the third ODI to complete hat-trick of century. So, if you can manage your time, then do you forget to watch the live action of the match on NEO Sports TV channel.

India is the Winner of 2nd ODI against England

It is often said that cricket is a team sports and there is not a lot of room for one man show. Well, today, in the second match, Yuvraj Singh proved that sometimes cricket can indeed be one man show. India defeated England by 54 runs. It is not that Indian players played much better than their rivals but what happened was that Yuvraj Singh played too well with bat and ball both. Yes, he scored an amazing century of 118 runs from 122 balls and then took 4 wickets for just 28 runs.

Final Score: India batted first and scored 292/9

England was all out for 238 runs in 47 overs.

With this win, India is now leading the series 2-0. The fans are excited and many of them are dreaming that their team may demolish England by 7-0 in the ODI series. 

India vs England Fifth ODI 2007 Preview

England has taken 3-1 lead in the ODI series against India. So, England now needs just another win from the last three ODI matches to win the series. On the other hand, it has now become tough for the Indians to win the ODI series because they have to now win all of the last three matches. It seems that lack of consistency has become a major problem for India. Throughout the test series and ODI series, hardly any Indian players could show consistency. Indian bowlers seem to be ordinary against English batsmen.

In contrast, I become amazed to see the English batsmen and the deepness of their batting line up. In the fifth ODI their no. 8 batsmen Ravi Bopara and no. 9 batsmen Stuart Broad made an unbeaten partnership to lead England to a three wicket win. On the other hand, English bowlers bowled very well maintaining line and length. Indian batsmen again failed to show their consistency.

The fifth ODI will be held on 2 September 2007 at Leeds. For both teams the match will have great importance. If England can win the match they will win the series. However, India will try their best to win the next match to make the series alive. India has no alternative of win in every match of the ODI series against England.

India Batting Strength

No doubt, batting is the main strength of Indian cricket team at this moment. It is said that India never lacks of batsmen. It does not matter how many star batsmen India has or how many star bowlers India has. Rather, it is a question of influence that to what extent Indian batsmen or bowlers are influencing the team. Cricket is a team game so many of you will not agree with me. You may say that only batsmen or only bowlers can not win a match for a team. I agree with you. However, still you can find that either bowlers or batsmen lead in a match. For India, batsmen could do it many times in the past. The most important thing is dominance. Indian batsmen can dominate over the opponent bowlers whereas I hardly see any Indian bowler after Kapil Dev to dominate over the opponent batsmen.

Anyway, the recent performance of Indian batsmen shows that they do not lack of talent or skill; rather it is their inconsistent batting performance which is now a major concern. It has been proved again in the fourth ODI match against England that India’s present batting line up is not so balanced. To tell the truth, India has just six batsmen up to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. However, throughout the ODI series, Indian tale enders could not show any impressive performance. Well, you can claim that tale enders are not batsmen. Yes, they are supposed to be bowlers first and batting is like an additional subject for them.

I agree with you but I think, modern cricket deserve some support from the tale enders as well. In today’s cricket, having just six batsmen in your team does not indicate a goiod balance. If you look at the England batting line up then you can easily understand it. Their no.8 and no. 9 batsmen are continuously playing like a specialist batsmen. Moreover, India played Ajit Agarkar as an all rounder but he is, no doubt, out of form at this moment in both batting and bowling. I think, in ODI series, inconsistent batting and lack of deepness in batting line up are making difference between the two teams.

England Batting Strength

English batsmen played very well in the fourth ODI match. They again proved their deepness in batting line up. I think, England will have better chance to win the Twenty20 world championship. Twenty20 World Championship will be held in South Africa from next month. So, the consistent batting performance of England batsmen will give a boost to their confidence level during the Twenty20 world cup.

To tell the truth, English tell enders helped England to win the match. Except, captain Paul Collingwood and Iran Bell, no other top order batsmen could play well in the match. However, it was enough for Stuart Broad and Ravi Bopara to lead England reach their target.

So, English batsmen must be determined to continue their tremendous performance in the fifth ODI as well to help England win the ODI series. I hope that England will get some special performance from their batsmen in Twenty20 world cup.

India Bowling Strength

It seems that bowling is an all time problem for India. In ODI series, Indian bowlers could not show any impressive performance yet. Most of the bowlers seem to be inexperienced. However, both Zaheer and Agarkar are playing in Indian team for many years. Though Ajit Agarkar took four wickets in the fourth ODI, he was very expensive. In a low scoring match, giving too many runs does not work so well. Spinner Ramesh Power bowled very well as he took 1 wicket conceding just 26 runs in hi s10 overs.

It is a matter of worry for the team officials that almost all the bowlers are out of form at this moment. Ahead of the upcoming Twenty20 world cup, it seems a big problem for the Indian team. I think, Indian selectors should have taken Harbhajan Singh in the team for this series.

England Bowling Strength

England bowlersa have been doing well in ODI series. Expect the second ODI England bowlers could bowl well. They do not have any dominating bowlers but still they are doing well because of their good line and length. James Anderson and Stuart Broad took 3 and 4 wickets respectively in the fourth ODI match. All rounder, Andrew Flintoff conceded only 31 runs in his 10 overs taking 1 wicket.

In the fifth ODI, I think, it would be vital for English bowlers because India play all out to win the match. I am sure, Indian batsmen will try to lead India in the fifth ODI match against England. It is a matter of fact that, Indian batsmen have the capability to dominate over the English bowlers. However, it is also true that in the ODI series, India could do it only once in the second match. English bowlers must take the challenge and be determined to resist the Indian batsmen to win the series.

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India vs England 2007: Detailed Preview of Fourth ODI

India vs England fourth ODI will be held on 27 August 2007. The ODI series between India and England is going to see an exciting end as both India and England showed extreme competitiveness in the earlier matches of the series. It is easy to think that both the teams are trying rule over each other and win the series in order to increase their confidence ahead of the Twenty20 world cup which will be started from 11 September 2007.

Indian has lost the third ODI matches of the series and thus England has taken the lead by 2-1. Indian bowlers have failed again and batsmen were not impressive either. The most important thing is that lack of consistency. There is no bowler at this moment in the team who could perform regularly in the last few matches. On the other hand, England batsmen are continuing their superb performance in the ODI series. After the poor bowling performance in the second ODI match, English bowlers has come back and played very well in the third ODI. Now, the fourth ODI will be very vital for Indian team. There are still four ODI matches are left in the series.

Indian Batting Strength

Batting is always the strong side of Indian team. It is thought that India never lacks of batsmen. However, it is also true that many times India’s star batsmen could not live up to the expectation and thus they have been criticized. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid- these star trio sometimes can not prevent the breakdown of Indian batting line up. The most recent example of poor batting performance was in the last world cup this year.

I think, the main problem of Indian batting is lack of consistency. Though India won the test series against England recently, I do not think Indian batsmen were consistent throughout the series. In the first test at Lords India was on the verge of a crushing defeat because of poor batting performance. However, in the second test, Indian batsmen bounced back and could play some excellent innings and won the match. Then in the third test, Indian batsmen were really in good form and put on a huge total in the score board but India’s second innings batting made it really hard to believe that these same batsmen scored 600 plus runs in the first innings.

In the same way, Indian batsmen showed their inconsistency in ODI series too. In the first ODI, India suffered an embarrassing defeat to England. However, in the second innings Indian batting was up to date and with two 90 plus scores India could reach at 329 which was enough to win the match even though their ordinary bowling.

In the 3^rd ODI Indian batsmen could not continue their good batting performance of 2^nd ODI. Sourav Ganguly scored the highest 72 runs for Indian alongside captain Rahul Dravid’s 56 and Yuvraj Singh’s 45. Rahul Dravid is continuously playing well in the series which is a big relief for the team. However, the other batsmen of Indian team looked very ordinary in the team.

Actually, I am not satisfied with this batting line up. You can easily understand that the present Indian batting line up is not so deep. After wicket keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni there is not any batsmen whom Indian can rely on. It means that Indian batting line up has just 6 batsmen who can bat well and the others are tale ender. Having only six batsmen does not mean you have a good batting line up. Rather such a batting line up creates extra pressure on the top order batsmen.

England Batting Strength

England lost the test series against Indian at home soil after 21 years. To tell the truth, consistency was also a problem among the English batsmen. That embarrassing test series lose might have inspired English batsmen to play their best in the ODI series. That is why, England batsmen played excellent in the first two ODI matches of the series. Especially in the second match, I became astonished to see the deepness of their batting line up in second ODI. No. 8 batsmen of their batting order, Dimitri Mascarenhas played an excellent innings of 52 off 39 balls which and Stuart Broad, no. 9 batsman of English batting line up, scored 29 runs facing just 24 balls.

Having 9 batsmen (though not specialist) in a team is really something special for any team. However, still consistency is most important. I am hopeful that England batsmen will play well in Twenty20 world cup. Two English batsmen Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen have already earned fame because of their hard hitting. Now, two new players Dimitri Mascarenhas and Stuart Broad have joined in the list. Among the top order batsmen Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Captain Paul Collingwood will be vital during Twenty20 world cup.

England batsmen have showed again that they are in good form and they can destroy any bowling side at this moment. I again became astonished to see the deepness of their batting line up in the third ODI match of the series. One down batsmen Ian Bell scored a brilliant half century in the match. He scored match highest 79 runs just facing 89 balls with 2 boundaries and 2 over boundaries. Opener Alastair Cook scored 40 and Captain Paul Collingwood scored 44 runs. Actually except Ian Bell, no English batsmen could make a big score but could contribute with small score.

Indian Bowling

Earlier I said that batting is the main strength of Indian team. Well, it does not mean that Indian bowlers do not contribute in their performance or India does not have any good bowlers. What I want to mention here is that Indian bowlers can not dominate over the opponent batsmen that Indian batsmen frequently do against the opponent bowlers. Playing well and having dominance over the opponents, these two things are not same at all. For example, Indian batsmen could not play well in world cup but still India experienced their highest ODI score in the world cup as Indian batsmen could put on a 400 plus runs against Bermuda. I know that Bermuda is not a strong team but still a 400 plus score deserve some praise. That means, Indian batsmen has the capability to destroy any bowling line up at any day if their batsmen are in form whereas Indian bowlers, to some extent, have a boundary of success that they hardly cross.

To tell the truth, I was shocked to see the performance of Indian bowlers in the first two ODI matches. It is not so hard to understand that though India won the second ODI, their bowlers could not resist the England batsmen from scoring a 300 plus score and it was really a matter of worry for Indian team ahead of the Twenty20 world cup. I think, Harbhajan Singh should have been taken in the ODI series against England. Except Zaheer Khan no other Indian bowlers could impress me in the test series. I do not know why Harbhajan Singh is being overlooked by the Indian selectors now-a-days. I appreciate the selectors that they have included Harbhajan in the Twenty20 world cup squad.

Indian bowling was again poor in the third ODI match and they lack of consistency. Harbhajan Singh was badly needed in that condition. Ramesh Power and Piyush Chawla are promising but sometimes experience becomes vital. Rudra Pratap Singh took three wickets but were economical. Zaheer Khan could not continue his test series performance in the ODI series though he became sick during the ODI series and missed the second ODI.

England Bowling Strength

Except the first test, the performance of England bowlers was ordinary in test series. English bowlers also have lack of consistency. In the first ODI, English bowlers played very well. James Anderson was excellent in line and length but in the second ODI their bowlers could not resist the Indian batsmen. Though Andrew Flintoff took five wickets in second ODI, he was expensive and could not create pressure over the Indian batsmen. I do not know why left arm spinner Monty Panesar was not taken in the second ODI as he is the best spinner of England at this moment.

I know that Monty Panesar could not impress in the first ODI but to get something special you have to give some chances to your best bowler. To many, Monty Panesar is best for Test cricket. I agree that his performance in Test cricket is comparatively good but if you take him in one match and then exclude from the team in the next match then it becomes hard for a young spinner to prove his talent and skill. So, I think, the selectors of England team should give some chances to Monty Panesar thinking about the future of English cricketer. I think, Monty Panesar can be very vital during the Twenty20 world cup.

England bowlers bounced back in the third ODI and James Andersen performed well taking three wickets. Captain Collingwood and Chris Tremlett took 2 wickets each. I think, England bowlers also need consistency in ODI series in order to win the series.

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India vs England 2007: Detailed Preview of Third ODI

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India vs England 2^nd ODI Live Updates 2008

Now, you can say that India vs England 3^rd ODI will be more interesting. Actually the ODI series between India vs England is going to be much more exciting as the performance of both teams are going through some ups and downs frequently. After losing the test series against in home soil English players were determined to come back in the ODI series and they started the series in style with a crushing 104 run victory over the touring India. However, in the second ODI, you must have seen the other side of the coin as India won the close match by 9 runs. So, now it is 1-1 draw situation in the series.

Still five matches are left in the ODI series. Anything can happen in the forthcoming five matches. India and England will meet in the 3^rd ODI in Birmingham on 27 August. Ahead of the 3^rd match both team must be determined to take the lead in the series winning the upcoming 3^rd ODI match. India took some changes in the second ODI which worked well. So, India may not come up with any change in the 3^rd ODI whereas English batsmen though play well, their bowlers could not show any resistant against Indian batsmen.

Indian Batting Strength

India batsmen showed their natural talent in the second ODI and could culminate a huge total for the host England. Two openers Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar played a 100 run partnership which was a solid foundation for the later batsmen. Ganguly got out when he was 39 after putting on 113 runs in the first wicket partnership with Tendulkar. Tendulkar played another superb innings but again failed to reach 100 as he got out at 99. In the last few months Tendulkar got out at nervous nineties several times. Then Captain Rahul Dravid played a attacking 92 runs facing just 63 balls in which he hit 11 boundaries and one over boundaries. Yuvraj scored 49.

So, you can see that Indian top order was in good mode and they demolish the English bowlers in second ODI match. The interesting thing is that in the first ODI Indian played with 7 specialist batsmen but in the second match India played with six batsmen as Gautam Gambhir was not in the first 11 of second ODI. So, in the third ODI, I think India will not change any player in the batting line up.

England Batting Strength

Though England lost the second ODI, their batsmen played very well. Almost all of their batsmen could put on some runs in the scoreboard. Ian Bell was the highest scorer of England with 64 runs. However, England could cross 300 runs because almost all the batsmen played some small but useful innings. Specially, Dimitri Mascarenhas played a smashing 39 balls 52 at no.8 in the batting order. So, you can realize that how deep the England batting line up is. I think, having performed well in two back to back matches, England batsmen are now determined to do well in the third ODI as well. Even the no.9 batsmen Stuart Broad played a 29 run innings off just 24 balls.

So, England batsmen could repeat their first ODI performance in the second ODI as well. I think, there should not have any change in the England batting line up. This is the good side of a team that most of their batsmen are now in good form any of them can lead the team with a good batting performance.

Indian Bowling Strength

After the defeat in the first ODI, I wrote that India should play with 5 bowlers because the extra 10 overs sometimes create the difference. In the first ODI India played only 4 bowlers and the extra ten overs were done by the occasional bowlers which created a huge difference.

In the second ODI India included five specialist bowlers and thus Captain Rahul Dravid had lot of option at his hands. Well, you can not say that Indian bowlers played very well in the second match. However, what is important here is that India had some balance in bowling line up. India did not use any occasional bowler except Sourav Ganguly in the match.

Zaheer Khan could play because of his sickness but his replacement Munaf Patel played well. Though he was very expensive he took 3 important wickets for India. Leg spinner Piyush Chawla showed tremendous performance with 3 vital wickets of English middle order. Ramesh Power and RP Singh took 1 wicket each. Now, in the 3^rd match, India can bring a change if Zaheer Khan becomes fit. Ajit Agarkar can be replaced by Zaheer because in the first two matches, Ajit Agarkar’s performance was poor.

England Bowling Strength

English bowlers could not stand up in the second ODI because of excellent batting performance of Indian batsmen. Andrew Flintoff though took five wickets, he was expensive. The hero of the first ODI James Anderson could not repeat his excellent bowling performance in the second ODI match. English excluded left arm spinner in the second match and medium pacer Chris Tremlett played as the replacement. However, the idea was wrong and I think, England should think off Monty Panesar in for the upcoming 3^rd ODI match.

English bowlers were totally failed to resist the Indian batsmen in the 3^rd ODI and they could not put any pressure on the Indian batsmen. So, the coming 3^rd ODI match will be very vital for the English bowlers.

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India vs England 2nd ODI Live Score

English players at last could give an opportunity to the home crowd to cheer on as England won the first ODI match in style against the test series winner India. This was a solid start for England and not they must be confident to win the series as well. Now, England will try to win the second ODI to increase the difference.

On the other hand, India is now in pressure as they have to recover the mistakes and come back soon in the series in order to win the ODI series as well. It is true that six ODI matches are still to be held and India has the opportunity to come back and win the series. Ahead of the forthcoming Twenty20 world cup, both England and India will definitely try to win the ODI series in order to have a sheer confidence before the tournament.

The second ODI match, I think, will be very crucial for both England and India. I know that hardly any fans will miss the match but sometimes, it becomes tougher to stick to the match and enjoy every ball because of personal and professional busyness.

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India vs England 2007: Detailed Preview of Second ODI

India vs England second ODI will be held on 24 August in Bristol England is now leading series by 1-0. After winning the test series at English soil after 21 years, India started their ODI series with ordinary performance both in bowling and batting in the first ODI match that they lost by 104 runs. Now, ahead of the second ODI India must have to determine to win the match in order to come back in the series against England.

In the second match, I do not know if Indian management will bring any change in the squad or not because most of the players could not play their natural game in the first match. India took four specialist bowlers in the first ODI but I think this is not a good idea to keep the balance in the squad. Except Zaheer Khan no other bowlers could show any resistant against the English batsmen. India might take five bowlers in the 2^nd ODI match against England.

On the other hand, England played very well in the first match in both departments. With two centuries, I think their batting line up looked very strong to Indian bowling and their bowlers also played well keeping line and length and taking some early wickets. So, I think, England team will remain unchanged for the upcoming Second ODI match of the series.

Indian Batting Strength

After losing the first ODI match, Indian team is now in pressure. Indian batting line up said to be one of the best among the test playing countries. However, in the first ODI match, Indian batsmen could not show any resistance as they got all out 184 loosing the match by 104 runs. It is true that Indian bowlers also failed to impress but the target of 289 was not too big for the Indian batting line up including, Sachin, Sourav, Dravid, inform batsman Yuvraj Singh etc. Dinesh Karthik and Captain Rahul Dravid tried to put on some runs but could not lead India to chase 289 runs.

Now, in the second ODI match, I think, India will not bring any change in the batting line up as they do not have any option in the squad except Robin Uthappa. However, I hope Indian batsmen will come back with their form and play well in the second ODI match.

England Batting Strength

England is now in relief as they could at last won a match in this tour. After losing the test series, English players were in huge pressure because they lost to India at their home soil after 21 years. So, ODI series is the last chance to take revenge. England started the ODI series with a smashing 104 run victory over India in the first ODI match. Both their bowlers and batsmen impressed their fans with their performance. Especially their batsmen could engage a huge total of 288 runs batting first in the match. Losing just two wickets, English batsmen could show that they have the capability tohelp England win the ODI series. Two English batsmen- opener Alastair Cook and one down batsman Ian Bell scored two brilliant centuries. The second ODI match will be held on 24 August 2007 in Bristol.

I think England has a deep batting line up and most of their batsmen are in good form at present. So, in second ODI match, England batsmen have to lead England to win the match and increase the lead 2-0. Indian bowlers will have to face really a big challenge from the England batsmen in the second ODI.

Indian Bowling Strength

India has suffered a defeat in the first ODI match of the series against England. The second ODI match will be held in Bristol on the 24^th of August. Indian players neither play well in batting nor in bowling. So, in both departments, Indian players failed to impress. The devastating defeat of Indian team also hurt their fans. Indian bowlers could not create any pressure on the English batsmen rather they fall in huge presser at this moment.

India’s four bowler strategy did not work well and thus in the second ODI , I think, team management may think of playing five specialist bowlers because of ordinary performance of Indian bowlers in the first ODI match. Except, Zaheer Khan, no other bowlers could show any resistance against English batsmen. In the upcoming second ODI match, off spinner Ramesh Powar and medium pacer Munaf Patel can be given a chance in the first eleven instead of Ajit Agarkar and Piyush Chawla.

England Bowling Strngth

English bowlers performed excellently in the first ODI against India. Fast bowler James Anderson tremendous performance with bowl as he took four Indian wickets conceding just 23 runs in 10 overs. Anderson’s performance will surely inspire the other English bowlers to play well in the second match as well. Andrew Flintoff also played well after coming back to the team. England spinner Monty Panesar could not perform expectedly.

However, I think, before the second ODI match, English bowlers are now in good mood and they will be inspired to play well in the second ODI match. However, if India’s star batsmen come back with their form then, for sure, England bowlers will have to face a real challenge.

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English players at last could give an opportunity to the home crowd to cheer on as England won the first ODI match in style against the test series winner India. This was a solid start for England and not they must be confident to win the series as well. Now, England will try to win the second ODI to increase the difference.

On the other hand, India is now in pressure as they have to recover the mistakes and come back soon in the series in order to win the ODI series as well. It is true that six ODI matches are still to be held and India has the opportunity to come back and win the series. Ahead of the forthcoming Twenty20 world cup, both England and India will definitely try to win the ODI series in order to have a sheer confidence before the tournament.

The second ODI match, I think, will be very crucial for both England and India. I know that hardly any fans will miss the match but sometimes, it becomes tougher to stick to the match and enjoy every ball because of personal and professional busyness.

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India vs England 2007: First ODI Live Updates

England has won the first ODI by a huge margin.

After 40 Overs: India is 133

After 30 Overs: India is 102/4

After 25 Overs: India is 79/4.

After 20 Overs: 56/4. Now the only thing Indian batsmen should do it to try to play full 50 overs.

After 17 Overs India is 49/4. Dhoni is batting wiht Dravid.

After 15 Overs: India is 38/4.

After 13 Overs: India 36/3

Tendulkar is out and India has lost 3rd wicket.

After 11 Overs: India 34/2. Required run rate is getting higher and higher.

After 9 Overs: india is 27/2. Dravid is on 4 from 6 balls on the other hand tendulkar is on 12

After 7 Overs: India is 19/2. Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar are batting now.

After 5 overs: India is 19/1

Sourav Ganguly is run out. India loses first wicket

After 2 Overs: India 13/0. Tendulkar just hit a superb cover drive for four.

Sourvan Ganguly faced the first ball and in teh second ball he is off the mark. Sachin Tendulkar is now facing the English bowling.

India will start batting now.

After 50 Overs: England has scored 288 Runs. Come back after some time for INdian batting.

After 49 Overs: England 279/2.

After 48 Overs: England 269/2. Just two overs left.

After 47 Overs: England 261/2.

AFter 45 Overs: 246/2. Just 5 overs left.

After 42 Overs: England 222/2

Kevin Peterson is the new batsman.

AT last Second wicket fell ENgland. A huge partnership. Alaster Cook is out for 102. England 221/2. RP Singh bowled him.

After 41 Overs: ENgland 218/1.

After 40 Overs: England 210/1.

Alaster COok has scored a superb century.

AFter 39 Overs: England 201/1. Just 11 overs left. Let us how far England can extend their score. They have yet 9 wickets in hand.

After 37 Overs: 191/1. Now the main challenge for England is to pass 275 runs. Can they do it?

After 35 Overs: England 180/1

After 34 Overs: 172/4. Run has is now over 5.

AFter 32 Overs: England 162/1. 7 runs from teh over. England is now looking good and may be can score a big total.

After 31 Overs: England 155/1. 9 runs from the over.

After 30 Overs: 146/1. Partnership between Cook and Bell is now 101 runs in the second wicket for England.

After 29 Overs: England 141/1

A good boundary from Bell.

The over was bowled by Sachin Tendulkar.

After 28 Overs: England 132/1. 10 runs from the over of Piyush Chawla.

Smashing six from Bell.

After 27 Overs: England 122/1. Bad over from Tendulkar

After 26 Overs: England 115/1. 7 runs from teh over of Piyush Chawla.

After 25 Overs: ENgland 108/1. 5 runs from the over.

Change in bowling. Sachin Tendulkar is bowling now.

After 24 Overs: England 103/1. Just 3 runs came from the over of Piyush Chawla.

After 23 Overs: 100/1.

Alastar has scored 50 runs. Great fifty from him.

After 22 Overs: 95/1 for England.

50 runs partnership in the second wicket for England so far. .

CHange in bowling. Spin has been introduced. Piyush Chawla is bowling now.

After 21 Overs: England 92/1. 4 runs from the over of Sourav Ganguly.

After 20 Overs: 88/1. 2 boundaries came in this over of RP Singh.

Bell scored another super boundary. He is trying to exhilarate his score.

After 19 Overs: England 79/1. 7 runs from the over bowled by Sourav Ganguly.

A great boundary from Bell. He picked the ball from outside of off stamp and lifted it over mid wicket.

After 18 Overs: England 72/1. So, run rate is exactly 4. A tight over.

After 17 Overs: England 71/1

Change in bowling. Sourav Ganguly has come to bowl.

Tea Time

after 16 overs: england 66/1

AFter 15 Overs: England 62/1. Ajit Agarkar bowled the over. Now, run rate is just over 4

After 14 Overs: England 57/1.

This over was bowled by RP Singh.

Another good boundary from Alastar Cook. Great cover drive.

After 13 Overs: England 50-1. So, 50 runs came from exactly 13 overs. The run rate is just below 4. The over was bowled by Agarkar.

A good bounday from Alastar Cook.

After 12 overs: England 45-0.

Now, RP Singhhas come into the bowling.

After 11 Overs: England 43-1.

Ian Bell is the new batsman.

England Lost First Wicket. Dravid took the catch from Zaheer Khan's ball. Martin Prior got out after scoring 19 runs.

After 10 Overs: England 40-0.

Ajit Agarkar bowled the over.

After 9 Overs: England 37-0. Zaheer Khan bowled well but he suffered one six and that destroyed the goodness of other five deliveries.

First Six of the match.

After 8 Overs: ENgland 31-0.

Ajit Agarkar bowled the over. He did now bowl bad but English batsmen played well.

After 7 Overs: England 21-0. 7 RUns came from this over bowled by Zaheer Khan. Indian bowlers are bowling very well and putting good pressure on ENglish batsmen.

After 6 Overs: England 16-0. A maiden over from Agarkar.

Youvraj Singh tried to catch but he missed it.

Ajit Agarkar bowled the over.

After 5 Overs: England 16-0. This was a tight over from Zaheer. Only one run came from this over.

Zaheer Khan bowled the over.

After 4 Overs: England 15-0 (five runs came this over)

After 3rd Over: England 10-0 (Fours runs came from this over).

Zaheer Khan bowled the third over.

After 2nd Over: England 6-0 and 3 runs came from this over. Cook is not out on 4 runs and Prior is on 2.

Ajit Agarkar bowled the second over.

After One Over: England 3-0. Zaheer Khan bowled the over and he gave 3 runs.

The match has just started and England is batting. So, India is fielding.

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India vs England first ODI match is going to be started within few hours. Fans are now excited and eagerly waiting for the match. After the three match test series, the seven match ODI will take place in different venues of England. England has lost the test series and now must be determined to win the ODI series whereas Indian cricketers will try to continue their success in ODI series too.

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