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India vs England 5th ODI:- India lose despite Ravindra Jadeja’s heroics at Headingley; win series 3-1

Ravindra Jadeja’s heroics went in vain as England beat India by in the fifth One-Day International (ODI) of the five-match series at Headingley in Leeds on Friday. However, the 43-run win happened to be only a consolation for the home side as they lost the series 1-3 with the first match at Bristol getting abandoned due to rain. This is India’s first bilateral series win in England since 1990.

Chasing a target of 295, India’s chase got off to the possible start as they lost the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane, who had scored a century in the last match, in the very first over. The innings never stabilized thereafter. There were a couple of half-centuries from Ambati Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja, but it was all about delaying the inevitable.

In the process, Jadeja registered his highest ODI score as he smashed his way to a 68-ball 87 which included nine boundaries and two sixes.

Earlier, Joe Root‘s century and handy knocks by Alastair Cook and Jos Buttler helped England reach 294 for seven in 50 overs  Root’s 113 was only his second century in ODIs and first against India.

For once in the series, England batting looked at home, seemed like it was a contest between two international sides. Even though the result of the match holds only academic interest, there is a lot for the current England ODI outfit to prove to their critics. Joe Root and Jos Buttler‘s innings had enough matter to answer to the detractors. There was purpose to their batting and for once England weren’t making a mockery of themselves.

Buttler scored a qucikfire 40-ball 49 not only lifted England’s  run rate, but also pushed Root to push a gear up. The Yorkshire batsman had started slowly, initially resurrecting England’s innings after two early wickets. His innings included as many uncharacteristic slogs as there were exquisite straight drives. He was unbeaten on 113 at the end of 45 overs. In between all the cricket, there were also a few heated words exchanged between Root and Virat Kohli at the end of the 43rd over.

Earlier in the day, Mahendra Singh Dhoni had won the toss and elected to field for the third consecutive match. There was a bit of moisture in the grass and the pitch offered good help to the batsmen. The conditions were good with clear skies.

Yet again, the England openers looked comfortable against the early movement. Unlike the previous matches, England skipper Alastair Cook came out with the intention of attacking. The hosts got off to a good start, but often got carried away.

Umesh Yadav, who got a chance in the starting XI bowled with a lot of pace and aggression, generating good bounce off the pitch. Alex Hales was dismissed trying to pull a short pitched delivery which came much quicker to the bat than the English opener would’ve expected.

Moeen Ali, after a good performance with the bat in the previous match, was promoted to number three in the batting order. His stay wasn’t for too long after he gifted his wicket away to Bhuvneshwar Kumar trying to get too flashy. It was eventually upto Cook and Root to resurrect the English innings, which again left in tatters. The duo put on a good half-century stand to put England in a good position.

Cook, especially, showed signs of regaining form as he struck eye-pleasing straight drives and cover drives. However, the tide of the match turned as soon as Dhoni introduced spin into the attack. Cook looked at seas against the slowness of Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina before eventually losing his wicket against the latter.

Brief Score:

England: 294/7 in 50 overs (Joe Root 113; Jos Buttler 49; Mohammed Shami 2/52) vs India 253 in Xovers (Ravindra Jadeja 87, Ambati Rayudu 53; Ben Stokes 3/47 ) by 41 runs see more...

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