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It's a tie

Updated on: 12 September,2011 08:00 AM IST |
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Rain plays spoilsport in fourth India vs England ODI

It's a tie

Rain plays spoilsport in fourth India vs England ODI

Suresh Raina, who shared the man-of-the-match award with England's
Ravi Bopara, in full cry during his innings of 84 at Lord's yesterday.
Pic/Bipin Patel

Ravi Bopara made 96 as England chased India's 280-5 but when he was the eighth man out with England on 270 and rain bought the teams off they were tied on the Duckworth Lewis method.

England hold an unassailable 2-0 lead with just one game remaining. Bopara was attempting to reach his first one-day international hundred with a big shot but was caught on the deep midwicket boundary.

Ironically if he had just knocked the ball for a single England would have won on the DL method by a single run.
India looked all over the winners when England were 173-5 but Bopara's innings and good supporting roles from Graeme Swann, who made 31 and Tim Bresnan with 27, eased England up to their target.

India's innings had been dominated by a fifth wicket stand of 169 between Suresh Raina and captain MS Dhoni.
Raina hit 84 while Dhoni ended unbeaten on 78 in a partnership that was the highest for the fifth wicket for India in one-day internationals against England.

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