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England set for crushing defeat England slump to defeat in India
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India raced to 55-1 after eight overs chasing 126 to beat England in the ICC Champions Trophy opener in Jaipur as the home side dominated affairs. India beat England by four wickets in the Champions Trophy curtain-raiser in Jaipur after the hosts had produced an excellent bowling performance.
Munaf Patel and Ramesh Powar each took three wickets after India had won the toss and Irfan Pathan removed England captain Andrew Flintoff for a duck. Munaf Patel and Ramesh Powar each took three wickets and Irfan Pathan removed Andrew Flintoff for a duck as England were bowled out for 125 in 37 overs.
The best performance from England's batsmen was Paul Collingwood's 38. England fought back valiantly with the ball, taking six Indian wickets in all.
Steve Harmison's first over cost an astonishing 20 runs and as the dinner break India were in fine shape. But the tourists had not scored enough runs and Yuvraj Singh (27 not out) got the hosts home in the 30th over.
The only man to lose his wicket was Virender Sehwag, chasing a wide one from Harmison which he nicked to Andrew Strauss at first slip. The best performance by any batsman in the match was Paul Collingwood's 38, and James Anderson collected two wickets on his international comeback.
Pathan and Sachin Tendulkar have batted smoothly to take India almost half of the way towards their target - an early finish looks likely now. Anderson, whose last appearance for England had been in mid-April, also in India, removed pinch-hitter Pathan (19) and India captain Rahul Dravid in a single over.
The wicket offered signs of uneven bounce and there was some swing movement on offer, but India's seamers were far more adept at taking advantage of it than England's were. Jamie Dalrymple and Steve Harmison also collected a brace of wickets each, though Harmison's first over cost 20 runs.
Their excellent bowling was backed up by some high quality fielding throughout. Ultimately Sachin Tendulkar (35) and Yuvraj did enough for India on a wicket that was never easy to bat on.
England were not helped by umpire Daryl Harper's decision to uphold Patel's appeal for lbw against Ian Bell in the fourth over of the match. There was plenty of uneven bounce and some swing movement on offer throughout.
England were not, however, helped by umpire Daryl Harper's decision to uphold Patel's appeal for lbw against Ian Bell in the fourth over of the match. The ball would have sailed over the stumps.
England's experiment to use Flintoff as a number three back-firedEngland's experiment to use Flintoff as a number three back-fired
Replays suggested what Bell must have thought - the ball would have sailed over the stumps.
But when Flintoff and Michael Yardy also got their pads in the way of the ball, they had little reason to complain.But when Flintoff and Michael Yardy also got their pads in the way of the ball, they had little reason to complain.
If 17-3 looked bad, then 27-4 was a total disaster for the tourists. If 17-3 looked bad, then 27-4 was a total disaster for the tourists, who had been asked to bat first when India won the toss.
Strauss had faced the first ball, but his tortuous 10 off 32 balls came to an end when he provided an easy slip catch to give Pathan his second wicket. Kevin Pietersen finally injected some purpose into the innings, but Patel had him snapped up at first slip for 27 as he drove at ball that was not there for the shot.
Kevin Pietersen knows only one way to bat - and by hitting England's first boundaries off the middle of the bat he finally injected some purpose into the innings. As spinners Powar and Harbhajan Singh entered the fray, Collingwood and Dalrymple faced the dilemma of having to push the score along as much as possible while not losing any wickets.
But Patel, in his second spell and with seven balls of the final power play remaining, had him snapped up at first slip for 27 as he drove at ball that was not quite there for the shot.
As spinners Powar and Harbhajan Singh entered the fray, Collingwood and Jamie Dalrymple faced the dilemma of having to push the score along as much as possible while not losing any wickets.
They did at least advance the score from 55-5 to 106-6, until Collingwood, who had been batting brightly, was caught off glove and pad by wicket-keeper Mahendra Dhoni.They did at least advance the score from 55-5 to 106-6, until Collingwood, who had been batting brightly, was caught off glove and pad by wicket-keeper Mahendra Dhoni.
Chris Read had barely had a look at the bowling before hoisting Harbhajan to long-on before Harbhajan took the catch off Powar's bowling to end Sajid Mahmood's innings.Chris Read had barely had a look at the bowling before hoisting Harbhajan to long-on before Harbhajan took the catch off Powar's bowling to end Sajid Mahmood's innings.
It was fine work by the fielder, running diagonally backwards to take the catch at long-on, his momentum almost taking him over the rope, but not quite.It was fine work by the fielder, running diagonally backwards to take the catch at long-on, his momentum almost taking him over the rope, but not quite.
Dalrymple's vigil was ended on 24 when Rahul Dravid took a smart slip catch, giving Powar his third wicket. Dalrymple's vigil was ended on 24 and Harmison was run out as England's innings finished in a hurry.
And Steve Harmison was run out backing up too far at the non-striker's end to complete a dismal afternoon for the tourists. in India's reply, Tendulkar and Pathan batted smoothly to take India to 55-1, whereupon the players took their 45-minute break.
Then, with the floodlights switched on, Anderson had Pathan spectacularly caught by Kevin Pietersen at short extra-cover.
Three balls later, Dravid departed to an Andrew Strauss slip catch to leave India 72-3. That double strike emboldened Harmison, who beat Tendulkar for pace to trap him lbw.
The run rate almost ground to a halt, before Dhoni lost patience and drove Dalrymple to mid-on. The off-spinner struck again when Suresh Raina was bowled for a duck.
But only seven runs were needed, and Harbhajan provided the winning hit, a boundary off Mahmood allowing the celebratory fireworks to begin.