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<p>SandyGrose: Created page with &quot;&lt;br&gt;Joe Root's 113 proved enough for England to see off India by 86 runs at Lord's and retain their status as the world's top-ranked one-day international outfit.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Root...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;Joe Root's 113 proved enough for England to see off India by 86 runs at Lord's and retain their status as the world's top-ranked one-day international outfit.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Root equalled Marcus Trescothick's England record of 12 ODI centuries as the hosts prevailed in a curious encounter, levelling their three-match series at 1-1.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The victor of Tuesday's clash at Headingley will now take the spoils of this series - but even if India win in Leeds, England will retain their world number one spot.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Root's first ODI century since notching 102 in Dunedin in New Zealand in March paved the way for England's resilient win, with David Willey's unbeaten 50 a useful late bonus in their 322 for seven.&lt;br&gt; A brilliant 💯 [ ][ ][ ][ ] &lt;br&gt;Liam Plunkett took four for 46 and Adil Rashid two for 38 as England restricted an oddly subdued India to 236 all out from their full 50 overs.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Spin sensation Kuldeep Yadav had England England so spooked from his match-winning six for 25 at Trent Bridge on Thursday that the hosts turned their tactics upside down.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;England chose not just to bat first - for the first time since October 2016 - but also to keep their biggest hitters in reserve and away from Kuldeep.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The 23-year-old slow-bowling star bagged three for 68 at Lord's, uprooting key men Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan, with the captain notching 53.&lt;br&gt; Eoin Morgan hits out on his way to 53&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler joined the fray down the order, with England's plan clearly for both men to make hay against anyone other than Kuldeep.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Instead both heavy hitters holed out cheaply elsewhere, left to kick themselves for missed opportunities.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Neither need have worried.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Because while at the midway point India were itching to get out onto a hard, inviting track, [https://playersintroduction.hpage.com/suresh-raina-daughter.html https://playersintroduction.hpage.com/suresh-raina-daughter.html] once they got there they failed to do anything with it.&lt;br&gt; Decision Pending...&lt;br&gt;SHE SAID YES!! 💍👏&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Congratulations to these two ❤️&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Scorecard/Clips: [ ][ ][ ] &lt;br&gt;Credit must go to England for tight bowling to ensure India remained unusually subdued.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The tourists will doubtless view this as one that got away, however.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Mark Wood set England rumbling towards victory by skittling Rohit Sharma's stumps with the in-form opener departing for 15, before David Willey forced Shikhar Dhawan to edge to Stokes for 36.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Liam Plunkett then had Lokesh Rahul caught behind for a duck to leave India 70 for three.&lt;br&gt; YEESSSS!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[ ][ ][ ][ ] &lt;br&gt;Captain Virat Kohli built a steady but uninspiring 45 before he was trapped leg before by Moeen Ali, before Adil Rashid clean bowled Suresh Raina for 46.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Hardik Pandya made a quick-fire 21 only for Plunkett to draw him into edging behind, and then Rashid snared Umesh Yadav for a duck, stumped by Buttler.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;MS Dhoni's interminable 37 came to an end when he skied one off Plunkett to Stokes in the deep, with India 215 for eight in the 47th over.&lt;br&gt; I am a massive fan of MS Dhoni but what was that all about ?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He is the king of finishes but today's innings baffled me !&lt;br&gt;— Matthew hoggard (@Hoggy602) [ ] &lt;br&gt;The veteran India star passed 10,000 career ODI runs but was booed and slow-handclapped by the crowd for his ultra-defensive approach.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Siddarth Kaul was quickly back in the pavilion with just one run to his name, snared leg before to become Plunkett's fourth victim.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Yuzvendra Chahal then dollied the match's final ball from Willey straight to Stokes to be dismissed for 12 and end India's insipid chase.&lt;br&gt;</div>

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