England v India 5th ODI

England are without Andrew Flintoff but could seal a series win with victory over India in the fifth ODI at Headingley

Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar start cautiously but start to cut loose in the sixth over after India are inserted

Jon Lewis disappears for 18 in one over as India's opening pair get the scoreboard ticking over in the blustery conditions

Tendulkar storms to 71 off 59 balls but then edges Lewis to Matt Prior, leaving India well set at 116-1 in the 20th over

Some big hits from Ganguly maintain India's momentum until the left-hander holes out off Monty Panesar's spin for 59

Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir come together with the score 150-2 and press on after the openers' useful start

Kevin Pietersen drops Gambhir and Yuvraj survives an appeal for caught behind as India keep progressing past the 200 mark

Both batsmen cash in on their let-offs and steam to 50, making it a full house of half-tons for India's top four

Gambhir is caught for 51 and Yuvraj is also pouched in the deep for 72, leaving India poised at 266-4 with five overs left

Rain forces an early lunch in Leeds but doesn't stop Rahul Dravid and MS Dravid boosting India to 324-6 after 50 overs

England regroup after the early loss of Alastair Cook but are 97-2 when Dhoni stumps Matt Prior off Ganguly for 46

Pietersen can't shake his grim run of form and edges Zaheer Khan behind for a duck as England reach 102-3 after 15 overs

Dhoni then has the hosts in real trouble at 104-4 when he combines with Ganguly again to catch Ian Bell for 44

Rain intervenes briefly but play continues past the 20 overs needed for a game - England's target now 311 off 45 overs

Collingwood keeps England in the hunt with series of huge sixes but the run rate climbs as Owais Shah falls for 15

Wickets keep falling and India earn a 38-run Duckworth-Lewis win when rain returns with England 242-8 after 39 overs

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