England captain Andrew Flintoff loses the toss as India's skipper Rahul Dravid opts to bowl first on a tricky looking pitch India's Munaf Patel claims the opening wicket in Jaipur, trapping Ian Bell lbw for four with England 10-1 Flintoff bats at number three in his 100th one-day international but is soon dismissed by Irfan Pathan for a duck England slump to 27-4 as India's attack exploits the bowler-friendly pitch with Pathan dismissing Andrew Strauss for 10 Kevin Pietersen makes 27 off 35 balls before edging Patel to Sachin Tendulkar at slip with England in real trouble on 55-5 Paul Collingwood makes a solid 38 but becomes the first of Ramesh Powar's three victims as England reach 104-6 Jamie Dalrymple becomes the ninth man out as the lower order crumbles with England eventually making a paltry 125 India lose Virender Sehwag for nine but Sachin Tendulkar starts to dominate as India race to 55-1 from just eight overs India lose Pathan to a stunning Pietersen catch at extra cover as the match resumes following a break for dinner A huge fireworks display near the Swai Man Singh Stadium provides a spectacular backdrop to events in the middle Four runs are added to the hosts total before Dravid edges the impressive James Anderson to slip for just four Jamie Dalrymple gives England late consolation as he removes Mahendra Dhoni and Suresh Raina in the space of three balls Despite the late wobble it's left to Harbhajan Singh to wrap up the four-wicket victory with more than 20 overs remaining The England captain will want to see an improved display when his side face Australia in their next encounter
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