England vs India, 7th ODI at London, Sep 08 2007, India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland

RESULT
7th ODI, Lord's, September 08, 2007, India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland
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(36.2/50 ov, T:188) 188/3

England won by 7 wickets (with 82 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
71* (96)
kevin-pietersen
Player Of The Series
422 runs
ian-bell
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Scorecard summary
India 187/10(47.3 overs)
England 188/3(36.2 overs)
2/40 (7)

So the 2007 NatWest Series is won by England 4-3.

A tightly contested one-day series comes to an end in the home side's favour. A long summer of competitive cricket too comes to a close. England took an early series lead but India did well to level it 3-3 before this game at Lord's. Many expected it to be a cracker but ultimately it was something of a damp fizz, with England knocking India over for just 187 in 47.3 overs and then coasting to a seven-wicket victory in the 37th over.

Kevin Pietersen (71*) and Paul Collingwood (64*) put on 114 superb runs in 20.2 overs to seal the deal. India have been ragged in the field for most of the series and their pace bowling lacked impetus on plenty of occasions. There were runs for the top order, but no Indian was able to cross a hundred.

Ian Bell, incidentally the writers' player of the series, was something of a run machine, with 422 runs at 70.33. The bowling was good, for the most part, and thats a big reason England are victorious today. They will be pleased with this after losing the Test series.

On to the post-match presentation, where the Man of the Match, Pietersen, receives a magnum of champagne. He's unsurprisingly pleased with being part of a first ODI series win in an England uniform. He's also looking forward to the ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa, and believes an exciting England will go into it full of confidence.

Bell is Man of the Series for his pile of runs. He's pleased with his consistency and is glad to contribute in the limited-overs format. Says he's been positive during the middle overs, especially against the spinners, and is happy batting at No. 3. He's not flying to South Africa but wishes England well.

Next in line is Rahul Dravid, undoubtedly disappointed at today's result. Goes through the usual drill of complimenting England for playing "better one-day cricket" and admits India didnt have enough runs with their "backs against the wall." Says there are positives to take from the series and areas to improve upon. Thanks the home side, Michael Vaughan included, and the crowds.

The entire England squad, in batting order, troop up to collect their commemmorative medals. James Anderson tries to slip in ahead of a couple batsmen.

Oddly, Collingwood doesnt come up to have a chat, instead holding the NatWest trophy high above his head as his team-mates spray the bubbly all over the podium.

So thats all I have for you from the post-match ceremony. I thank you all for logging on to Cricinfo and hope you've enjoyed our coverage of this summer's cricket between these two teams.

Do join us for a little something called the ICC World Twenty20 which kicks off on September 11. We'll have all the action for you ...

On behalf of Sriram Veera, my co-commentator for today's match, this is Jamie Alter signing off. Cheers!

36.2
3
Powar to Pietersen, 3 runs

there it is! Powar proposes, Pietersen accepts, dancing down the track and hoisting the ball high over in the air between mid-off and mid-on, its up for a while but drops safely in no mans land and the batsmen complete the three runs required to seal a series victory for England

36.1
4
Powar to Pietersen, FOUR runs

tossed up, he sweeps from outside off stump through square leg and a very, very ordinary attempt - well actually he gave up - allows four

Just seven runs to win for England. Here's Powar. Dravid at slip.

end of over 368 runs
ENG: 181/3CRR: 5.02 RRR: 0.50
Kevin Pietersen64 (94b 5x4 1x6)
Paul Collingwood64 (73b 7x4 1x6)
Zaheer Khan 9-1-40-0
Yuvraj Singh 2-0-11-0
35.6
1
Khan to Pietersen, 1 run

fullish outside leg, flicked past square leg for a single

35.5
3
Khan to PD Collingwood, 3 runs

short of a length, punched past Powar who heads after it and does well to haul it in just inside the boundary

35.4
Khan to PD Collingwood, no run

back of a length, he shuffles and tries to nudge it to leg but gets a leading-edge that safely falls before Powar in the covers

35.3
4lb
Khan to PD Collingwood, 4 leg byes

outside leg stump, clips the pad as he tries the flick and evades Dhoni too

35.2
Khan to PD Collingwood, no run

back of a length again, results in another back-foot drive to Powar

35.1
Khan to PD Collingwood, no run

back of a length, Collingwood drives to Powar in the covers

end of over 357 runs
ENG: 173/3CRR: 4.94 RRR: 1.00
Kevin Pietersen63 (93b 5x4 1x6)
Paul Collingwood61 (68b 7x4 1x6)
Yuvraj Singh 2-0-11-0
Zaheer Khan 8-1-36-0
34.6
4
Yuvraj to Pietersen, FOUR runs

full and wide, and he thumps that through Uthappa, diving over the ball once more, for four as England get within 15 runs of victory

34.5
Yuvraj to Pietersen, no run

straight delivery, outside off, left alone

34.4
2
Yuvraj to Pietersen, 2 runs

tossed up, he frees the arms and cover-drives through Uthappa this time and gets runs

34.3
Yuvraj to Pietersen, no run

full, Pietersen stands his ground and drives hard to Uthappa at cover

34.2
1
Yuvraj to PD Collingwood, 1 run

tossed up again, he comes forward and pushes into the off side for one

34.1
Yuvraj to PD Collingwood, no run

tossed up, width, spins in and Collingwood taps it to point

end of over 349 runs
ENG: 166/3CRR: 4.88 RRR: 1.37
Kevin Pietersen57 (89b 4x4 1x6)
Paul Collingwood60 (66b 7x4 1x6)
Zaheer Khan 8-1-36-0
Yuvraj Singh 1-0-4-0

Over to Jamie Alter for the final rites.

33.6
Khan to Pietersen, no run

on the leg and middle, worked to midwicket

33.5
1
Khan to PD Collingwood, 1 run

another pull but this time down to long leg

33.4
4
Khan to PD Collingwood, FOUR runs

Whack. Short and Collingwood plays a short-arm pull over midwicket. Easy.

33.3
4
Khan to PD Collingwood, FOUR runs

fuller but drifting, from round the stumps, to the leg stump line and Collingwood flicks it away. England need just 27 now.

33.2
Khan to PD Collingwood, no run

from round the stumps, on the off stump line, pushed back to the bowler

33.1
Khan to PD Collingwood, no run
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
KP Pietersen
71 runs (96)
6 fours1 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
24 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
82%
PD Collingwood
64 runs (73)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
leg glance
23 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
77%
Best performances - bowlers
AD Mascarenhas
O
10
M
2
R
23
W
3
ECO
2.3
A Flintoff
O
8.3
M
0
R
45
W
3
ECO
5.29
Match details
Lord's, London
TossIndia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2007
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultEngland won the 7-match series 4-3
Match numberODI no. 2620
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 days8 September 2007 - day (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee