India's Mahendra Dhoni wins the toss and puts Kevin Pietersen's England in to bat in the fifth one-day international at Cuttack England bring in Alastair Cook for Ian Bell but the left-hander only makes 11 before Zaheer Khan strikes at the Barabati Stadium Ravi Bopara looks in good touch but chases a wide one from Zaheer and is caught by Yuvraj Singh for 24 and England are 68-2 Skipper Pietersen has some early fortune but soon plays some stunning shots to record his 21st one-day international half century Paul Collingwood looks out of touch but battles his way to 40 off 64 balls in a stand of 89 with his captain England need Andrew Flintoff to fire but the all-rounder trudges off for a third-ball duck after edging to first slip Pietersen finally reaches his seventh ODI ton in the 47th over, hitting one six and nine fours off 119 balls Owais Shah finishes unbeaten on 66 with nine fours and shares a stand of 112 with his skipper as England make 270-4 India, seeking to go 5-0 up in the series, make a superb start courtesy of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag Tendulkar seeks to smash Steve Harmison out of the park but misses and is out moments after notching his 90th ODI fifty A relieved Pietersen congratulates Bopara after the Essex medium-pacer sees off Yuvraj Singh for six Sehwag maintains his impressive form and hits a savage 91 off 73 balls to the delight of the home fans Pietersen tries to rally his troops but rival skipper Dhoni and Suresh Raina look to be steering India to a comfortable victory Raina produces a composed knock and finishes the match undefeated on 53 off 53 balls Dhoni bats sensibly to reach 50 but falls lbw to off-spinner Graeme Swann with victory in his sights Matt Prior looks on as Suresh Raina congratulates Rohit Sharma on hitting the winning runs in the 44th over
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