Live Cricket Score, India vs England 3rd ODI: India lose Rahane, Kohli after steady stand against England
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Live Cricket Score, India vs England, 3rd ODI: India look to sustain momentum against England. (Source: AP)SUMMARY
Virat Kohli, after getting his eye in, was caught by Tredwell off Stokes bowling.
Chasing a modest England total, India did lost opener Shikhar Dhawan early but recovered well with the Ajinkya Rahane-Virat Kohli stand. The duo, after getting set, were not able to carry on and fell in the 40s. (Full Coverage: India tour for England)
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Playing XI
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C) (W), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma
England: Alastair Cook (C), Alex Hales, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler (W), Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, James Tredwell, Steven Finn, James Anderson
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On the batting honours board hanging in the long room of the Trent Bridge pavilion, Murali Vijay’s is the second most recent name. The last time India were here at this idyllic, picture-perfect venue — for the Test series opener in July — the opener struck a magnificent 146, which prepared the ground for the eventual draw.
Vijay has long ceased to be a credible part of India’s one-day plans. He has a batting average of 19.46 in the format. However, long after he thought he was done with England, the Tamil Nadu right-hander learnt that his services were on standby again after Rohit Sharma, India’s opening bat in ODIs, fractured his bowling hand’s middle finger and was ruled out of the rest of the series. (Also Read: For 2015 WC, selectors will have to do a balancing act)
Rohit, who made a crucial fifty in the last match at Cardiff, appeared to have hurt his finger while fielding at SWALEC Stadium on Wednesday. In the 35th over of the England innings, he dropped Chris Woakes when the latter played a full-blooded pull towards midwicket. He immediately rushed off the field.
India went on to win the match by a massive margin of 133 runs (D/L), and suddenly it seemed that everything was finally falling into place for the visitors. But with the BCCI confirming the extent of Rohit’s injury on Friday, India were out of their comfort zone almost as soon as they stepped in it. (Also Read: ‘Shastri report to decide future of individuals’)
Who then should open with Shikhar Dhawan, who himself is struggling rather badly? For it was unlikely that Vijay would make it in time for the third ODI — which meant India would have
