That's it. England have won. Full in length, on the middle and leg,d riven towards mid-on and they rush across. England lead 3-1 in the series. It has been a wonderful partnership between Bopara and Broad. Cool, calm and skillful.
England vs India, 4th ODI at Manchester, Aug 30 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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4th ODI (D/N), Manchester, August 30, 2007, India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland
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end of over 484 runs
ENG: 213/7CRR: 4.43
Stuart Broad45 (73b 3x4)
Ravi Bopara43 (82b 3x4)
RP Singh 6-0-22-0
Zaheer Khan 9-1-45-1
Bopara and Broad came together when England were tottering at 114 for 7 and have stitched a memorable 99-run partnership to take England home. Broad's all-round brilliance has earned him the Man-of-the-Match award. An awesome effort, really. Thats all we have for you tonight, folks. Do join us for the fifth match live from Headingley on Sunday, September 2. This is Sriram Veera signing off. Cheers!
47.6
1
Singh to Broad, 1 run
47.5
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Singh to Broad, no run
this one is in the zone outside off stump and Broad is beaten, trying to cream it through cover
47.4
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Singh to Broad, no run
It landed on a length, outside the off stump and cut back in, clipped the back leg en route to Dhoni who goes up in appeal.
47.3
2
Singh to Broad, 2 runs
fuller, outside off stump, slashed away, with the help of the outside edge, to right of third man where Ganguly makes a diving stop. The scores are level.
47.2
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Singh to Broad, no run
beaten. Full in length, just outside the off stump and Broad goes for a rather expansive drive.
47.1
1
Singh to Bopara, 1 run
short of length, outside the off stump and Bopara tries to punch on the up and edges it to Ganguly at third man
The ball is being changed now. England need just four more runs.
end of over 472 runs
ENG: 209/7CRR: 4.44 • RRR: 1.33
Ravi Bopara42 (81b 3x4)
Stuart Broad42 (68b 3x4)
Zaheer Khan 9-1-45-1
Ajit Agarkar 10-0-60-4
46.6
1
Khan to Bopara, 1 run
bouncer on the off stump line, Bopara pulls limply and it just clears mid-on.
46.5
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Khan to Bopara, no run
full in length outside off stump, steered to point
46.4
•
Khan to Bopara, no run
46.3
1
Khan to Broad, 1 run
fires in a yorker, stabbed away and the ball rolls behind the wicket. Bopara calls Broad over for a quick single. Dhoni rushes forward and throws. The ball comes out between the legs of Broad and went to the left of Zaheer khan who gathered it somehow but couldn't hit the sticks.
46.2
•
Khan to Broad, no run
short of length, around the off stump, pushed to cover
46.1
•
Khan to Broad, no run
kicks up from short of length, just outside off stump, punched to point
Zaheer comes back to have a final fling at England
end of over 467 runs
ENG: 207/7CRR: 4.50 • RRR: 1.50
Ravi Bopara41 (78b 3x4)
Stuart Broad41 (65b 3x4)
Ajit Agarkar 10-0-60-4
Piyush Chawla 10-0-43-0
45.6
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Agarkar to Bopara, no run
full in length, on the off stump and again Bopara pushes it cautiously down the track
45.5
1lb
Agarkar to Broad, 1 leg bye
sharp bouncer, right at Broad who goes for the pull shot but is beaten by the pace and the ball crashes into the helmet.
45.4
1
Agarkar to Bopara, 1 run
fuller, on the off stump line, holds its line, Bopara shapes to square drive and Rohit Sharma, the substitute fielder, at point dives full length to make the stop
45.3
•
Agarkar to Bopara, no run
on a length, on the middle and off stump line, Bopara leans forward to carefully push it to the off side. He is not going to take any risks at this stage.
Kannan Srinivasan: "What is going on here? We need someone like Anil Kumble to clean up the tail."
45.2
3
Agarkar to Broad, 3 runs
full-pitched, outside off stump and Broad times it well and through extra cover.
45.1
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Agarkar to Broad, no run
on the middle and leg, Broad shuffled across, tried to whip it to on side and got an inside-edge to the pad
45.1
1w
Agarkar to Broad, 1 wide
More cheers as this one slips down the leg side. England need 11 more.
45.1
1w
Agarkar to Broad, 1 wide
Agarkar starts off with a wide one outside the off stump. The England supporters love it. They let out a huge scream of appreciation at that wide.
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