England vs India 3rd ODI at Ranchi, 19 Jan, 2013

Toss: India, who chose to bowl first
India won by 7 wickets
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India, who chose to bowl first
India 157/3 in 28.1 Overs
Current Run rate: 5.57

IND 157/3 (28.1)

Player of the Match: Virat Kohli
Batsman
Runs
Balls
4's
6's
S/R
Mat
Runs
HS
Avg
77
79
9
2
97.47
254
12169
183
59.07
10
12
2
0
83.33
350
10773
183*
50.57
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Mat
Wkts
BBI
Avg
9.1
0
50
1
5.45
69
102
5/33
29.37
7
1
29
2
4.14
45
60
4/41
27.76
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Current Partnership: 13 runs, 2.4 overs, RR: 4.88 (MS Dhoni, V Kohli )
Last Wicket: Yuvraj Singh 30(21)

Over 29.0   India 157/3

MS Dhoni 10/12 ST Finn 9.1-0-50-1
V Kohli 77/79

28.1
4
Over 28.1 ST Finn to MS Dhoni, Boundary!
That is it the local boy finishes the match in style with a boundary, pulling the short and rising delivery powerfully behind squareleg.

India win by 7 wickets with 131 balls to spare to lea the 5-match ODI Series 2-1.

Alastair Cook: "Credit to the Indian bowlers for sustaining the pressure on us. 155 was no way enough to compete on this pitch. We played well below our potential. The ball skidded through nicely in the second innings and gave us no chance for a miraculous win. We will have to regroup and put up better performances."

MS Dhoni: "Bowlers did a great job for us. The contribution from the spinners was superb. The ball was doing a bit and it was a good job done by Gambhir and Kohli. The new bowlers Bhuvi and Shami will get a lot of confidence from this performance. I wasn't very nervous as I have been playing a lot on this ground. Says that this stadium in Ranchi is one of the best in the world and acknowledges the rousing reception from the crowd."

Man of the Match is Virat Kohli and he says: "Have been batting well and getting out in different ways. But was keeping myself very positive and today it clicked. Just following my instinct, looking at the ball and allowing my reflexes to react. Felt good once I started hitting a few boundaries. Finn was getting the ball to seam around but otherwise the pitch was good with the batsmen needing to appky themselves. We take a lot of pride in our fielding performance and practice hard for that."
End of Over 28 (1 runs)   India 153/3

MS Dhoni 6/11 JC Tredwell 7-1-29-2
V Kohli 77/79

27.6
1
Over 27.6 JC Tredwell to MS Dhoni, 1 run, 
Goes back and flicks it through squareleg for one.
27.5
0
Over 27.5 JC Tredwell to MS Dhoni, no runs, 
Goes back and late cuts it wristily to short thirdman.
27.4
0
Over 27.4 JC Tredwell to MS Dhoni, no runs, 
Goes back and bottom edges his cut to point.
27.3
0
Over 27.3 JC Tredwell to MS Dhoni, no runs, 
Steps out slightly and works it to mid wicket.
27.2
0
Over 27.2 JC Tredwell to MS Dhoni, no runs, 
Goes back and mistimes his cut to point.
27.1
0
Over 27.1 JC Tredwell to MS Dhoni, no runs, 
Gets forward and flicks it to mid wicket.
End of Over 27 (8 runs)   India 152/3

V Kohli 77/79 ST Finn 9-0-46-1
MS Dhoni 5/5

26.6
0
Over 26.6 ST Finn to V Kohli, no runs, 
Goes back and tucks it to mid wicket.
26.5
1
Over 26.5 ST Finn to MS Dhoni, 1 run, 
Top edges his hook shot off a bouncer in the air but safely to square fine leg for one.
26.4
4
Over 26.4 ST Finn to MS Dhoni, Boundary!
What brute force from MSD! Off the backfoot he drives it straight and the ball ricochets off the stump and deflects away past mid off and still races away for a boundary!
26.3
1
Over 26.3 ST Finn to V Kohli, 1 run, 
Gets inside the line and pulls the rising delivery to the diving square fine leg for one.
26.2
0
Over 26.2 ST Finn to V Kohli, no runs, 
Goes back and defends it to the bowler. 132.9 kmph.
26.1
2
Over 26.1 ST Finn to V Kohli, 2 runs, 
Shuffles back and flicks it off his hips to deep backward squareleg for a couple. Finn has replaced Dernbach.
End of Over 26 (1 runs)   India 144/3

MS Dhoni 0/3 JC Tredwell 6-1-28-2
V Kohli 74/75

25.6
0
Over 25.6 JC Tredwell to MS Dhoni, no runs, 
Shuffles back and flicks it to backward squareleg.
25.5
0
Over 25.5 JC Tredwell to MS Dhoni, no runs, 
Shuffles back and across for a flick and is hit on the pad outside off.
25.4
0
Over 25.4 JC Tredwell to MS Dhoni, no runs, 
Leans forward and flicks it to mid wicket.
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25.3
W
Over 25.3 JC Tredwell to Yuvraj Singh, Bowled Him!
Out of the blue, Yuvraj misses an arm ball to get bowled through the gate! Casually Yuvraj was looking to nudge it with the turn to thirdman and sees the ball going through the gate to hit the off stump.
25.2
1
Over 25.2 JC Tredwell to V Kohli, 1 run, 
Steps out and flicks it to deep mid wicket for one.