England vs India, 3rd ODI at Birmingham, Aug 27 2007, India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland

RESULT
3rd ODI, Birmingham, August 27, 2007, India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland
281/8
(48.1/50 ov, T:282) 239

England won by 42 runs

Player Of The Match
79 (89) & 2 catches
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Scorecard summary
England 281/8(50 overs)
79 (89)
3/55 (9)
India 239/10(48.1 overs)
3/32 (9.1)

It's a comprehensive win for England. After a solid batting performance they came up with a spirited bowling effort. Aside from half-centuries from Ganguly and Dravid and 45 from Yuvraj, there was little to show for.

In the end India were well short and England deserving winners.

This is Anand Vasu, your commentator signing off saying thank you and good night. Till the third fourth ODI, at Old Trafford on Thursday, it's goodbye from the commentary team. Do join us then for more action.

48.1
W
Anderson to Patel, OUT

Full, straight, fast and deadly. That's the finish you want from a fast bowler when he's bowling to a regulation No. 11. Anderson unveils the leg-stump yorker and Munaf has no answer. The timber is rattled and it's all over as England take this game by 42 runs

Munaf Patel b Anderson 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 33.33
end of over 485 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 239/9CRR: 4.97 RRR: 21.50
RP Singh12 (16b)
Munaf Patel1 (2b)
Monty Panesar 10-0-49-1
James Anderson 9-3-32-2
47.6
2
Panesar to Singh, 2 runs

flat and on the off, swiped away down to midwicket

47.5
1lb
Panesar to Patel, 1 leg bye

very full and quite straight, played at and missed, off the pads to the leg side

47.4
1
Panesar to Singh, 1 run

short and a bit of width, cut down to point

47.3
Panesar to Singh, no run

on the off and quite flat, jammed down towards point

47.2
1
Panesar to Patel, 1 run

tossed up and on the off, Munaf has a heave and sends the ball towards midwicket

47.1
W
Panesar to Khan, OUT

Finally one is on the stumps. Panesar tosses the ball up, it dips nicely, pitches and straightens after pitching. Zaheer has a blind swipe across the line, trying to deposit the ball out of the ground perhaps, but misses. The ball heads dead straight and pegs the off stump back. Just one wicket now and England will have a 2-1 lead in this series

Zaheer Khan b Panesar 11 (12b 2x4 0x6 16m) SR: 91.66
end of over 476 runs
IND: 234/8CRR: 4.97 RRR: 16.00
Zaheer Khan11 (11b 2x4)
RP Singh9 (13b)
James Anderson 9-3-32-2
Monty Panesar 9-0-45-0
46.6
1
Anderson to Khan, 1 run

full and straight, the attempted yorker, driven to midwicket for a single

46.5
4
Anderson to Khan, FOUR runs

Zaheer goes one better over RP. He makes clean contact with a short ball and picks up a boundary at midwicket

46.4
1
Anderson to Singh, 1 run

fullish and on the stumps, RP hits this one, a little bit, chipped down to mid-off for a single

46.3
Anderson to Singh, no run

slower ball this time, and still RP can't make contact ... another ball goes through to the keeper amid some series heaving of the bat but no contact

46.2
Anderson to Singh, no run

outside the off, pretty full, RP aims at midwicket and has a go but is nowhere near the ball

46.1
Anderson to Singh, no run

this is getting a bit embarrassing for India now ... another clueless heave and a miss as the ball goes through to the keeper

end of over 464 runs
IND: 228/8CRR: 4.95 RRR: 13.50
RP Singh8 (9b)
Zaheer Khan6 (9b 1x4)
Monty Panesar 9-0-45-0
Stuart Broad 9-1-34-1
45.6
1
Panesar to Singh, 1 run

full and quite straight, scythed down back past the bowler to long-off

45.5
Panesar to Singh, no run

another play and a miss outside the off, it's only a matter of time here ...

45.4
2
Panesar to Singh, 2 runs

slogged acoss to the on side for a couple more

45.3
Panesar to Singh, no run

slower through the air, a bit more height in the loop and subsequently more turn as RP slashes and missed outside off

45.2
1
Panesar to Khan, 1 run

short of a good length and outside the off, chopped away past cover for a single

45.1
Panesar to Khan, no run

tossed up and outside the off, aheer goes for a mighty heave and misses

end of over 456 runs
IND: 224/8CRR: 4.97 RRR: 11.60
Zaheer Khan5 (7b 1x4)
RP Singh5 (5b)
Stuart Broad 9-1-34-1
Monty Panesar 8-0-41-0
44.6
1
Broad to Khan, 1 run

short and a bit of width, Zaheer plays an expansive cut shot but it's just a single as the ball bounces down to the man on the ropes at point

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
IR Bell
79 runs (89)
2 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
20 runs
0 four1 six
Control
83%
SC Ganguly
72 runs (104)
9 fours1 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
26 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
84%
Best performances - bowlers
JM Anderson
O
9.1
M
3
R
32
W
3
ECO
3.49
RP Singh
O
9
M
1
R
55
W
3
ECO
6.11
Match details
Edgbaston, Birmingham
TossIndia, elected to field first
Series
Season2007
Player Of The Match
Series resultEngland led the 7-match series 2-1
Match numberODI no. 2616
Hours of play (local time)10.15 start, First Session 10.15-13.45, Interval 13.45-14.30, Second Session 14.30-18.00.
Match days27 August 2007 - day (50-over match)
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