BIRMINGHAM : Finally after the rain-play, India has successfully beaten England and Rain in a day.India's unbeaten run in the 2013 Champions Trophy finished in a exhilarating five-run win over hosts England in a rain-affected final that was reduced to 20 overs per side following some delays.
Important Runs
Asked to bat, India were posted a challenging score 129/7, a total reached from a unsafe 66/5 through Virat Kohli’s crucial 43 runs and Ravindra Jadeja’s little cameo 33 runs. Thes vital runs helped India to back in the game and fight. Taking the responsibility on his shoulder Virat Kohli’s key innings restored India to even keel. He creamed boundaries in Bopara’s last over and smashed Bresnan through midwicket.
Crumbling England
England then made a hash of it at the start. Stranded on 46/4, they were helped along by a 64-run stand between Eoin Morgan (33) and Ravi Bopara (30), a partnership that brought them to within 22 runs of victory.
Turning Track
But on a pitch that was taking turn and assisted by fielders who kept their heads in crisis, MS Dhoni's side restricted the hosts to 124/8, unable to gather the 15 they needed off R. Ashwin's last over of the match.
Twist in the tale
Dhoni's faith with Ishant sharma cost another Morgan-inflicted maximum, the equation standing on 22 needed off 18. The next two deliveries swung the match again as Morgan and Bopara, in their hurry to win it, fell on successive balls.
Special Achievements
The victory completes Dhoni's rich haul as captain, adding another feather in a cap that includes a World Cup and a Twenty20 World Cup, and the No.1 rankings in Tests and ODIs. Dhoni's Rockstar Jadeja, aside from his pivotal cameo, took two wickets and finished the tournament's top wicket-taker with 12 scalps in five games and won the Golden Ball award and Shikhar Dhawan won the Golden Bat award for scoring maximum runs in the tourney.
♦ WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, WE PLAYED LIKE CHAMPION.
♦ WE ARE PROUD TO BE INDIAN..Chakde!
India, On Top! :-D
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