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India vs England, Only T20I at Kolkata, , Oct 29 2011 - Match Result

RESULT
Only T20I (N), Eden Gardens, October 29, 2011, England tour of India
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120/9
(18.4/20 ov, T:121) 121/4

England won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
53 (39)
kevin-pietersen
Match centre 
Scores: Gopi Rangarajan | Comms: Liam Brickhill
Scorecard summary
India 120/9(20 overs)
39 (29)
3/22 (4)
21 (26)
2/19 (4)
England 121/4(18.4 overs)

There you have it, England's first win in India since 2006, and it's by six wickets. The early dismissals hurt India's effort, and they struggled to add any real impetus to the innings - especially once Raina was dismissed. England's reply had its nervy moments, but there was never the weight of runs to really set their hearts racing. Read all about today's game in Andrew Miller's bulletin.

"Liam, you believe it or not but I am really emotional about this. I WILL miss you. But I wish you the best of luck, wherever you are..." Thanks Anees, I'm a touch emotional too, to be honest. If any of you would like to follow whatever it is I do next (clue: wacky shenanigans) then feel free to find me on Twitter. As a special thank you to all of you who have made my time here special, here's a little treat: it's the story of how I got into cricket.

"Bopara is the new Waqar, Jadeja is the new Warne (not my analogies) AND Liam is quitting cricinfo. What is this world coming to?" We live in strange times, Sabeen.

"For God's sake Liam. You never published my comments. Please do it now." Oh alright, Anjul, there you go.

"Bad captaincy by Dhoni today, dissapointed. First of all, he persisted with Yusuf Pathan and he ended up giving away a very precious expensive over - offspin! 2 right-handers batting would have thought Manoj Tiwary would be a better option, Jadeja's figures says it all...P.S Let's actually have 1 match-related post published now, will miss you Liam! :( Thanks for such great comms at Cricinfo!" Still, Punit, a job well done by Dhoni during this tour as a whole. He was the man of the ODI series, after all.

"I'm pained that Liam is leaving. I can't read the whole commentary because the hotel internet is worse than a dial up. I don't comment on Cricinfo at all, but Liam deserves a goodbye. Thanks for making me giggle like a school girl." Any time, Ravikiran Dinakar.

By the way, I assure you we will have the match presentations and interviews in a moment!

Samit Patel is presented with a motorcycle for his all-round effport

"We were 15 runs short," says MS Dhoni. "It was the sort of wicket where you'd aim for 150 odd runs. We didn't get off to a good start. It was very slow, so it was very difficult. They used the slower ball very well. Ashwin played some shots, and that's why we reached 120 odd runs. No point thinking about the Australian series right now, what's important is the next few days off and then back for the Tests. It'll be a good series for the youngsters, especially the bowlers."

Kevin Pietersen is the Man of the Match for his half-century. "Tricky wicket," he says. "It's one of those wickets were the first six overs you've got to take a risk or two. Luckily i was dropped! It's a good place to come and play as a batter, but a lot of us underperformed. But believe me, we tried our hardest. We've got a lot of work to do technique-wise here in the subcontinent. But we'll continue to give our best and try to improve. We've tried really hard on this trip, although we came unstuck in the one-dayers."

"It's been a very tough month for us," admits Graeme Swann. "We've played some abjectly horrible cricket, but it came together today. Finn has been the shining star for us for the whole month, I brought him on today when I needed a wicket and he provided. We know that we played some poor cricket for five games, and one swallow doesn't make a summer."

And that is just about that. It's sad to say goodbye. I hope you've all enjoyed my commentary efforts, and indeed, that you continue to enjoy cricinfo. It's been great. Thank you, one and all, and goodbye.

18.4
1
Kohli to Bopara, 1 run

dabbed to short third man, and finally England win in India!

All the fielders are in now.

18.3
Kohli to Bopara, no run

pushed to point, straight to the fielder

18.2
1
Kohli to Bairstow, 1 run

another shovel goes to leg, scores level

18.1
1
Kohli to Bopara, 1 run

turned off the pads into the leg side, a quick single taken

end of over 185 runs
ENG: 118/4CRR: 6.55 RRR: 1.50
Ravi Bopara12 (13b 1x4)
Jonny Bairstow1 (2b)
Suresh Raina 2-0-9-1
Virat Kohli 2-0-10-1

"Can we have a mini-collapse please?" It'll have to be a pretty major one now, Rakesh Kumar.

17.6
1
Raina to Bopara, 1 run

flicked to leg, one more taken

"Where's me tuk-tuk," asks Bumble on the TV commentary. "Start me tuk-tuk."

17.5
2
Raina to Bopara, 2 runs

squeezed through point for a couple

17.4
Raina to Bopara, no run

toe-ended to extra cover

17.3
Raina to Bopara, no run

a big appeal as Bopara is hit on the pad! But not given. This looked far, far closer than the Pietersen dismissal

17.2
1
Raina to Bairstow, 1 run

a tight single! Bairstow played it down close on the off side, but Bopara called straight away. All the same, they had to hurry!

Dhoni's got to bring the field in.

17.1
1
Raina to Bopara, 1 run

nudged into space at point, and there's an easy single to be had

end of over 177 runs
ENG: 113/4CRR: 6.64 RRR: 2.66
Ravi Bopara8 (8b 1x4)
Jonny Bairstow0 (1b)
Virat Kohli 2-0-10-1
Suresh Raina 1-0-4-1
16.6
1b
Kohli to Bopara, 1 bye

what's happened here? Bopara played and missed outside off, and the ball popped outside Dhoni's gloves. Yep, it's given as byes, so no bat on it

16.5
2
Kohli to Bopara, 2 runs

Bopara threads a drive through cover, and they're back for two

16.4
Kohli to Bopara, no run

a slow legcutter is pushed defensively to extra cover

16.3
Kohli to Bopara, no run

driven straight to mid off, no single on offer

16.2
4
Kohli to Bopara, FOUR runs

that'll help! Much too short from Kohli, and this ball just sat up and asked to be hit. Bopara did just that, pulling it hard to wide long on

16.1
Kohli to Bopara, no run

a square drive is stopped at point, the crowd cheering it's approval

end of over 164 runs • 1 wicket
ENG: 106/4CRR: 6.62 RRR: 3.75
Jonny Bairstow0 (1b)
Ravi Bopara2 (2b)
Suresh Raina 1-0-4-1
Virat Kohli 1-0-4-1

Handy over from Raina, there. Could he be the real allrounder of the day? Am I allowed to change my choice?

15.6
Raina to Bairstow, no run

pushed defensively back down the track

15.5
W
Raina to Pietersen, OUT

he's given him! Pietersen swivelled into a reverse sweep but missed the ball and was struck on the pad. Raina was bowling round the wicket, however, and this looked to have pitched outside leg. But he's got to go, and to his credit he does so without complaining. Is there still hope for India?

Kevin Pietersen lbw b Raina 53 (39b 5x4 3x6 42m) SR: 135.89
15.4
Raina to Pietersen, no run

pushed through flat and fast, and it's chopped to extra cover

15.3
1
Raina to Bopara, 1 run

dead-batted through point, one more to the total

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
KP Pietersen
53 runs (39)
5 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
14 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
77%
SK Raina
39 runs (29)
4 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
10 runs
1 four0 six
Control
72%
Best performances - bowlers
ST Finn
O
4
M
0
R
22
W
3
ECO
5.5
TT Bresnan
O
4
M
1
R
19
W
2
ECO
4.75
Match details
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
TossIndia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2011/12
Player Of The Match
Match numberT20I no. 214
Hours of play (local time)18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.50, Interval 19.50-20.10, Second Session 20.10-21.30
Match days29 October 2011 - night (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpire
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