India finished the series on High Note

As last match was Abandoned due to rain, So spectators are inching to watch this 7th One Day international, As India already won the series 5-1, this game is like a dead rubber as a win or loss in this game would not affect the status of the series but still both teams will try to win this game and will try to finish on high. This last One day International is played on the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India on 15th April, 2006.

India won the toss and opts to bowl first, So England will bat first.

This is how England team and 11 was looking like: James Anderson, Paul Collingwood, Kabir Ali, Geraint Jones (wk), Andrew Strauss (c), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Liam Plunkett, Ian Blackwell, Sajid Mahmood, Matt Prior

And Indian team and 11 was looking like this: Rahul Dravid (c), Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Venugopal Rao, Suresh Raina, RP Singh, Vikram Singh, S Sreesanth, Ramesh Powar,Robin Uthappa

England started well but they soon last 2 wickets at the team score of 47 in 12 over’s in the form of Matt Prior and Andrew Strauss. Kevin Piterson and Paul Collingwood along with Geraint Jones the New England wicket keeper batted well and Set the total of 288 runs in allotted 50 over’s.

India needs to get 289runs to win this final One day international and take the series 5-1.

India batted superbly with new inclusion Robin Utthapa batted very well and made 86 runs in 96 balls with 12 fours and 1 six at the strike rate of 90 runs in 100 balls and he was supported very well by Rahul dravid who made 69 runs in 79 balls and Yuvraj Singh who made 63 runs in 57 balls with 6 four’s at the strike rate of 111 runs in 100 balls and Suresh Raina as well who made 53 runs in 66 balls with 2 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 80 runs in 100 balls.

India won the game with 5 balls to spare and with 7 wickets in hand.

S sreenath is the Man of the match for his great bowling and Yuvraj Singh was Man of the series.