Series alive as India seal thriller
India had to win the sixth ODI to keep the series alive and Zaheer Khan gave them the early break they needed... •Getty Images
Three overs later Ajit Agarkar trapped Matt Prior in front of the wicket•Getty Images
Sourav Ganguly was ecstatic after the run-out of Paul Collingwood. However, umpire Peter Hartley initially didn't refer the decision to the third umpire and changed his mind only after seeing the replay on the giant screen•Getty Images
Luke Wright smashed a quick-fire fifty on debut to take England past 200•Getty Images
Dimitri Mascarenhas added the perfect finishing touches, smashing five consecutive sixes in the final over •Getty Images
Ganguly, who scored 53, shared a stand of 150 with Tendulkar and the game was slipping away from England•Getty Images
Gautam Gambhir too found his feet and chipped in with 47•Getty Images
Gambhir picked up the pace as the asking-rate rose•Getty Images
... the others soon joined him in congratulating Uthappa after a tense victory•Getty Images
... when he removed Alastair Cook off the second ball of the match for a duck•Getty Images
England were in some trouble at 20 for 2•Getty Images
Collingwood, though short of his ground, was understandably miffed•Getty Images
Shah found his feet and kept the momentum with England after Wright's departure•Getty Images
Shah and Mascarenhas walked off after adding 73 in 5.4 overs, lifting England to 316•Getty Images
Tendulkar acknowledged the applause as he reaches his 83rd half-century. Unfortunately, cramps set in and the going got tough•Getty Images
The heat got to Stuart Broad and Ganguly as they exchanged pleasantries•Getty Images
Uthappa remained unbeaten on 47 and hit two fours off Broad to win the game in the final over•Getty Images
But Ian Bell steadied the ship by adding 59 with Kevin Pietersen for the third wicket. However Bell missed out on his fourth half-century of the series when he was bowled by Piyush Chawla for 49•Getty Images
Kevin Pietersen then shared a 50-plus partnership with Owais Shah while scoring yet another half-century •Getty Images
Shah scored his first one-day hundred at more than a run-a-ball•Getty Images
Sachin Tendulkar was unfazed by the target and unfurled his strokes. The pitch was just as good to bat on and he cashed in•Getty Images
Tendulkar was in pain and took a long time to reach the dressing room after his dismissal•Getty Images
Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored a composed 35 to keep India in the run chase•Getty Images
Yuvraj, who had conceded 30 off the final over of England's innings, was the first to reach Uthappa ...•Getty Images
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