India v England: 4th ODI - Match Preview
After having spent a complete two months in England, the former Test number one side and the current world champions, India, are yet to register their first International victory on the English soil. They lost the Test series 0-4, then the only T20 International
and are now at the verge of a One-Day series loss.
It was not only the matches that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013
in the fourth One Day International from five-match series, at Lord’s on Sunday, September 11.
Given the spirit and fight that India showed, both with the bat and the ball in the third ODI on Friday, perhaps all is not yet lost for the Indians. After having shown resilience in the last game of the series, the tourists will have to shed the negative
thoughts and keep their chins-up.
After losing a handful of his key players to injuries, MS Dhoni could utilize the ongoing One-Day series to examine the bench strength. Ajinkya Rahane and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parthiv-Patel-c2159 though failed to impress at Oval but they have displayed enough glimpses of good batting
that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 can look up to them once again at Lord’s.
Ravindra Jadeja was the most positive aspect for the tourists on Friday. The 22-year-old all-rounder had come into the series amidst a lot of negativity, but the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saurashtra-c839 player shrugged all the criticism aside and performed like a seasoned cricketer with
both bat and ball.
Jadeja shared a 112-run stand with MS Dhoni to help the side post a respectable total after going five down for just 58. With a tally of 78 runs from 89 balls, Jadeja was India’s top scorer in the three-wicket defeat. He later went on to remove Craig Kieswetter
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TT-Bresnan-c2711 in his spell of nine overs, conceding 42 runs.
In the absence of the likes of stylish all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, the resurgence of young Jadeja is a huge positive for the bruised and battered Indian side.
England on the other hand, would be high on confidence after winning the Oval game under pressure. They initially leaked a formidable three-digit partnership to Dhoni and Jadeja, after having the hosts five down for just 58, and then lost some quick wickets
in the middle overs of their chase to give India hopes of a turnaround. However, the English returned victorious in the end, thanks to a 60-run stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 and Tim Bresnan.
James Anderson was once again the pick of the day with three of the Indian top-order wickets in his name, besides a run out of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229.
England (probable): 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705, 11 Jade Dernbach
India (probable): 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Varun-Aaron-c2744
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