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INDIA v ENGLAND 5th ODI ᴴᴰ FULL HIGHLIGHTS, Dharamsala, Jan 27, 2013: England earned a consolation win at Dharamsala but it was by a comprehensive margin of 7 wickets. A look at the highlights from the first international match here and the final of the series. Brief Scores:  India 226 all out in 49.4 overs (Suresh Raina 83, Tim Bresnan 4/45) lost to England 227-3 in 47.2 overs(Ian Bell 113*, Ishant Sharma 1/37) by seven wickets Man of the Match:  Ian Bell for his match-winning unbeaten 113 (off 143 balls). Man of the Series:  Suresh Raina for scoring 277 runs @ 92.33 (SR - 91.11), which included four half-centuries and a highest score of 89*. Presentation Alastair Cook:  "It was good win, it was a good toss to win, but our bowlers bowled really well. Bresnan and Finn got early breakthroughs today. Our top four got runs and Bell played a fantastic knock. The pitch was doing something all day, so it was important to stick around wit...

Video Highlights of Suresh Raina Scores 83*: India - England 5th ODI , Dharamsala, 27th Jan, 2013: # Suresh Raina is the 13th Indian player to complete his 4,000 runs in ODIs, totalling 4068 at an average of 36.98 in 159 games. Raina took his runs' tally to 277 at an average of 92.33 in five matches - the most by any batsman in the series.  He was the only one to record four fifties in the series. # Raina has registered four fifties in a row for the first time.  He had posted 50 at Rajkot, 55 at Kochi, 89 not out at Mohali and 83 at Dharamsala.  He is the sixth player to post four fifties or more against England in ODIs. # Raina's 28th half-century in ODIs is his eleventh the against England. # Raina has got his first Player of the Series award in ODIs. Most consecutive fifties by Indian batsmen against England: 50s Batsman From To Scores 4 Rahul Dravid 11-Apr-1999 04-Jul-2002 63, 53, 73* & 82 4 MS Dhoni 09-Sep-20...

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Statistical highlights of the 5th ODI, India vs England, Mohali, Jan 27, 2013: England earned a consolation win at Dharamsala but it was by a comprehensive margin of 7 wickets. A look at the statistical highlights from the first international match here and the final of the series. # Tim Bresnan (4/45) has recorded his second best bowling figures against India in ODIs, behind the 5 for 48 at Bangalore on February 27, 2011. The said feat is his second four-wicket haul against India - his fourth occasion of four wickets or more in an  innings in ODIs. # Alastair Cook is the first England batsman to amass 200 runs in this series - 207 at an average of 41.40 in five matches. # Ian Bell (113 not out) has recorded his third century in ODIs - the second against India.  His first two centuries in ODIs were 126 not out against India on August 21, 2007 and 126 against West Indies on June 16, 2012 - both at Southampton. # In the course of his superb innings, Be...

Suresh Raina 89 (79 ball): INDIA vs ENGLAND 4th ODI, Mohali ᴴᴰ HIGHLIGHTS: # Suresh Raina has received his ninth Man of the Match award in ODIs - his fourth against England. # Raina is the first batsman to record three fifties - all in successive innings  - 50 at Rajkot; 55 at Kochi and 89 not out at Mohali. With 194 runs at an average of 97.00 in only three innings, he is the leading run-scorer in the present series. # Raina's tenth half-century against England in 26 ODIs is his 27th in ODIs. # Raina's supeerb knock is his highest against England in ODIs, eclipsing the 84 at Lord's on September 11, 2011. Brief scores:   England 257/7   in 50 overs  (Cook 76, Pietersen 76, Root 57; Jadeja 3/39)  lost to India 258/5 in 47.3 overs  (Raina 89*, R Sharma 83; Tredwell 2/54) Man of the Match:   Suresh Raina  for his unbeaten 89-run knock (79 balls) that set up a 5-wicket win for India. Suresh Raina gets the Man-of-the-Match...