driven through mid-off and India win - terrific work from Uthappa and his inclusion has more than paid off
England vs India, 6th ODI at London, Sep 05 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
So the series goes to the wire, and you couldn't have predicted that: India have done so well to come back from 3-1 down. Their resurgence really started at Headingley on Sunday with some stunning batting, then they really kept their heads in the chase here. Dravid's so animated now, he's loving this, embracing all of his players, then regaining his composure to shake hands with the England team. So, thanks for coming along for the ride today, next stop Lord's - do join us on Saturday for the series decider. Very entertaining, indeed.
Broad and Collingwood in intense discussion now. Fine leg back or up? He's gone back. Long-off's come up
good shot that, down the track, expecting the full ball and helping it right round through a very fine leg
In fact, Zaheer didn't even try to get back into his crease, he was backing up so much
yorker, dug up there and Broad gets him with a piece of intelligent cricket - how did he keep his cool there? - by beating Zaheer in the sprint back to the non-striker's end and held the ball in his hands all the way
unsurprising full ball, and they came back for two - it was risky but he made his ground fairly comfortably in the end
The final over now, ten needed. It's tres tense
gone! Going for the two, Anderson did well to pick up the return from Bell and pick out the striker's end with a direct hit
worked to fine leg, Panesar makes a hash of it, but is quick to recover and chase
Anderson can only smile
Walked down the crease, the ball just misses leg. Prior really should have had that one
300 up
short of a length, slower ball, cut away to deep point and the strike's back with Uthappa
Agarkar to face his first delivery now
on leg, worked out to deep square where it's whooshed back in
down the track, huge outside edge, runs all the way
An important over from Broad, good example of death bowling. Agarkar is the new batsman. 23 needed from 12 balls now...
bowled him - Dhoni shuffling over to off to try to sweep it round, but the ball nutmegged him and appeared to get a thin bobble off the inside of his left pad - I'll confirm after replays
full toss once more - Broad favouring the fuller length - and pulled out straight towards long-on, where it's cut off once more
Cheers from the crowd
full again, and driven out to the man at long-on, again on the bounce
decent ball, up there, results in a drive to long-off
good bowling, ugly shot - Broad zooming over the sticks, as Uthappa walks way outside his off stump to try the hoick to leg - but connects with nothing
full toss - deliberate? - gets away with it, anyway, as Dhoni can only pick out long-on on the bounce
Big, important over that for India, 15 off it. They need nine an over now - 27 runs from three overs. David Lloyd, ex-England coach of course, is clamouring for Broad to bowl. Who will it be, though? It looks like they're replacing the ball, which has gone a bit ragged with all that batt(er)ing. Time for a quick drink for the batsmen, meanwhile. And it is indeed Broad to bowl, now.
swings a single to mid-off
what an extraordinary shot that was - and nearly a six. Dhonie goes down on one knee to meet a full toss and he straight sweeps it right behind him and it pings away like a flat golf shot. Most unusual
Anderson's bowling in this spell has deserved better than this
more orthodox this time, a sweep to bring up the fifty partnership and there's an overthrow to boot
hopeful appeal for lbw, the batsman well outside the line of off - bit of an ungainly defence, though, with Bambi-like splayed legs agogo
The chanting is building up
walked down the track and was lucky to get away with a hard flash which ran away fine through the long-ago-vacated first slip area - Prior should have got something on that, all the same
short of a length and some quality commitment from Mascarenhas on the cover boundary - really went to an effort to cut that one off