LIVE update, India v England: Sachin Tendulkar’s master class takes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 to a mammoth total
RESULT: India 338 (49.5 ov), England 338/8 (50.0 ov) - Match tied
Another master class innings played by the Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has helped India set a mammoth target against England in a Group B match of the World Cup cricket tournament being played at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore.
The hosts won the toss and opted to bat first in front of a packed stadium and were off to a rollicking start with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 and Tendulkar tearing the opposition bowling attack apart at the start of the innings. Sehwag cashed in on his form with another blazing start, he looked good for another big one yet Tim Bresnan succeeded in sending him back to the pavilion with Matt Prior taking a superb catch behind the stumps.
At this juncture Tendulkar was joined by left handed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623, the two added 134 runs for the second wicket. Gambhir was a mere spectator at the other end as Tendulkar unleashed some stunning shots especially against Graeme Swann who was hit for consecutive sixes in one of his overs.
Gambhir was sent packing soon afterwards by a beauty by Swann that pitched outside the middle and hit the top off the off stump, he scored 51 runs.
Tendulkar eased his way to a staggering 47th ODI hundred; he smeared as many as 5 sixes in his innings.
The master class by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 maestro ended when he was snapped by Michael Yardy in the covers region off James Anderson in the first power play over of the match.
Tendulkar’s innings included 10 fours and 5 sixes; he was dismissed for 120 runs.
The pair of Yuvraj Singh and Mahindra Singh Dhoni continued to pulverize the English attack at the end of the innings; they took the total past the 300 mark yet fell on successive balls.
The English team made a good comeback at the end of the innings with Tim Bresnan completing a 5 wicket haul; at the end of it all the hosts would still be content with their gigantic score as they have the bowlers to defend the total comfortably.
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