Raina carries India home
A 118-run stand between Raina and Dhnoi has made sure that India reach home comfortably with 4 wickets in hand and 1 over remaining, India's latest teenage prodigy, and the wicketkeeper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, rescued India from a middle-order collapse and carried them to a comfortable four-wicket victory in the second one-day international at Faridabad.
Indian Bolwers bowled magnificantly particularly powar who was brought in place of VRV Singh, he bowled well for and took 3 wickets for 30 runs in his alloted 10 overs.Yuvraj too bowled well and ground fielding was excellent but the catching is a concern.
India started off beautifully with 61-0, but after the break of this partnership they slipped to 95-5 with Dhoni and Raina at crease, but these played well and added 118 runs for 6th wicket.Finally Dhoni was out but Raina made sure he was there till the end, and India won the match.
India 230 for 6 in 49 overs(Raina 81*, Dhoni 38) beat England 226 (Pietersen 71, Strauss 61) by four wickets
Man of the match: Suresh Raina
Indian Bolwers bowled magnificantly particularly powar who was brought in place of VRV Singh, he bowled well for and took 3 wickets for 30 runs in his alloted 10 overs.Yuvraj too bowled well and ground fielding was excellent but the catching is a concern.
India started off beautifully with 61-0, but after the break of this partnership they slipped to 95-5 with Dhoni and Raina at crease, but these played well and added 118 runs for 6th wicket.Finally Dhoni was out but Raina made sure he was there till the end, and India won the match.
India 230 for 6 in 49 overs(Raina 81*, Dhoni 38) beat England 226 (Pietersen 71, Strauss 61) by four wickets
Man of the match: Suresh Raina
