Pietersen falls ! Strauss scores century !

Pietersen fiercely hit out at Munaf, who blocked the ball and when the ball ballooned up, caught it !

The fall of a Goliath !

England got off to a rousing start, with Pietersen and Strauss putting on 68 quick runs for the first wicket.

Now England are 81/1. Spin was introduced and Chawla's first over was not impressive. The next over Chawla sent was better, even though expensive. Now Bajji and Chawla are bowling.

If England can get some partnerships, England stand a good chance. England has a good batting side, batting right up to No 9. Now Strauss has completed a well compiled 50 and England are 101/1.

Jonathan Trott was in superb form against the Aussies, scoring 137 not out in an ODI. Now he is out to Chawla, lbw for 16! Now Chawla has settled to a length and England are finding it difficult to pick Chawla !

Strauss is going strong on 76 and this is a very crucial phase of the game. The ball is becoming old and Strauss is playing the correct game. Excellent innings so far, with Strauss scoring boundaries off almost each over.

Strauss is batting beautifully. He is on 93. Ian Bell survived a lbw against Yuvraj. Actually the ball would have hit the stumps, but since Bell was down the wicket, he was given not out !

Strauss has scored a superb hundred and England are now 196/2.

Actually Ian Bell was out, Yuvraj knew it and Bell knew it ( He was walking back ). An unlucky decision against India !

England, T20 champions, are not a spent force. They are now 229/2 !

Zaheer now has struck with two wickets off 2 balls, accounting for Bell and Strauss. Strauss departed after a brilliant 158. Bell for 69. Now Prior and Collingwood are at the crease.

India's main bowler, Zaheer strikes, as he clean bowls Collingwood ! Now England have lost half their side and has to score 55 off 34 balls !

England lose their 6th wicket, as Matt Prior lofts one into the hands of Raina, who gleefully accepted it.

Yardy turns one into the hands of Sehwag and the seventh wicket is gone. 307/7!

310/7 with 29 runs off 13 balls !

Chawla is hit for 2 sixes but then he takes revenge by bowling out Bresnan for 14!

11 runs off 4 balls ! This is indeed thrilling ! Shahzad hits a six and England needs 2 runs to win and one to tie. Munaf bowls the last ball and one run is scored. It is a tie!

Both have won. Both played brilliantly and the 50 K crowd and the millions of viewers got their money's worth !

Indian media, do not underestimate England. England batsmen ran up mammoth scores against Australia, thrashing them in the Ashes. Thank God Cook is not there ! England's batting is formidable, as Strauss, Pietersen,Bell, Trott and Collingwood proved ! In the last match, they won by 6 wickets, their score being 296/4 ! Their method is not to lose wickets in the initial overs and their top order, Pietersen, Strauss and Trott is in great form !