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Last Updated: Saturday, 15 April 2006, 08:39 GMT 09:39 UK
India v England photos

Andrew Strauss (left) and Sri Sreesanth await the third umpire's decision

England start steadily after being put in, but Andrew Strauss departs after the third umpire adjudges him caught behind

Kevin Pietersen hits out

Matt Prior holes out for two to bring Kevin Pietersen to the wicket and he bludgeons 23 off one VRV Singh over

Ian Bell (left) is run out

But Ian Bell's steady knock of 32 comes to an abrupt end when he sacrifices himself with Pietersen looking for a single

Kevin Pietersen (left) receives treatment from physio Dean Conway

Pietersen goes on to complete a 38-ball half century, but needs treatment on a knee injury which hampers his play

Paul Collingwood strokes a boundary

Pietersen finally holes out on the square leg boundary for 64, but Paul Collingwood keeps the scoreboard ticking over

Geraint Jones hits out

Geraint Jones and Collingwood put on 92 for the fifth wicket before they fall in quick succession to leave England 267-6

Sri Sreenath celebrates taking the wicket of Liam Plunkett

And Sri Sreenath cleans up the tail to finish with a career-best 6-55 as England post a challenging 288 all out

Robin Uthappa guides the ball to the boundary

India make an excellent start with debutant Robin Uthappa and Rahul Dravid putting on 166 for the first wicket

Robin Uthappa (left) and Rahul Dravid await the decision of the third umpire

But Uthappa is bizarrely run out when he coasts a second run and fails to ground his bat before Jones whips off the bails

Sajid Mahmood (right) appeals successfully against Rahul Dravid

And Dravid is trapped leg before in the next over by Sajid Mahmood to give England hope of turning the game around

Suresh Raina hits out

But Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh also score half centuries to put the home side on the verge of victory

Yuvraj Singh smashes the winning runs

Raina finally falls to Kabir Ali, but Yuvraj smashes James Anderson to the long-off boundary to clinch victory

England's players following the defeat at Indore

The crushing seven-wicket defeat means England are left pondering a 5-1 series drubbing on the sub-continent



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