India win at the Oval

Updated 18.31 Wed Sep 05 2007
Keywords: paul collingwood, dimitri mascarenhas, owais shah, saurav ganguly, sachin tendulkar, india, england, cricket, sport

India have beaten England by two wickets in the penultimate match in the one-day series at the Oval.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 94 from 81 balls as the tourists reached the victory target of 317 with two balls to spare.

Dimitri Mascarenhas smashed five sixes from England's final over

Dimitri Mascarenhas had enjoyed an incredible spell at the crease during England's innings.

He smashed five sixes from the final over to help Paul Collingwood's team reach 316 for eight.

Owais Shah ended the innings unbeaten on 107.

But Tendulkar shared a first-wicket partnership of 150 with Saurav Ganguly and India were able to build on that to win.

The series is now level at 3-3 and the deciding match takes place at Lord's on Saturday.

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