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India v England, 4th ODI: India win series 4-0

India clinched the seven-match cricket series 4-0 against England, edging out the visitors by 19 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-curtailed fourth ODI on Sunday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

Scorecard – India beat England – 4th ODI – Bangalore

Put into bat in what was India’s 700th ODI, the hosts witnessed two lengthy rain interruptions before reaching 166 for four wickets in 22 overs, a score they owe mainly to Virender Sehwag (69), Gautam Gambhir (40) and Yuvraj Singh (25 not out).

Needing 198 for a win under the Duckworth-Lewis method to stay afloat in the seven-match series, England managed 178 for eight as India took an unassailable 4-0 lead in the series. For them, Owais Shah (72) and Andrew Flintoff (41) tried their best but it was not enough in the end. With Ishant Sharma pulling off a stunner to send back in-form Ravi Bopara (1) off Munaf Patel, England hardly got the ideal start and crisis compounded when Ian Bell (12) too returned cheaply after Harbhajan Singh had upset his stumps. Much was expected of Kevin Pietersen (5) but Ishant cut short the England captain’s stay by pegging back his stumps to reduce the visitors to 52 for three.

There are three more matches to go in the series but India will be going for the 7-0 result, even though they will look to rest some players.

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