Ind vs Eng 5th ODI Result - India won by 6 wick and 5 in a row

India beat England easily by 6 wickets in the 5th ODI at on Wednesday, 26th November, 2008. India won the toss and invited England to bat first in the day-night game. England scored 270 in 50 overs but India chased easily with 38 balls remaining.

England shown their best batting performance of the series, scored 270 runs in 50 overs thanks to Kavin Pietersen's century, scored 111 unbeaten runs off 128 balls with 10 fours and 1 six well supported by Collingwood and Owais Shah 40 and 66 not out runs respectively.

India started brilliantly wit an opening partnership of 136 runs between Sehwag and Tendulkar, scored 91 off just 73 balls with 15 fours and 1 six and 50 runs respectively. But 2 wickets in 2 balls put England back in the game but 94 runs partnership between Dhoni and Raina, scored 50 and 53 runs respectively take India home for the 5-0 lead in the 7 match series.

Match Summary:

England - 270/4 in 50 overs.

India - 273/4 in 43.4 overs.

Toss - India, who chose to field first.

Result - India won by 6 wickets (with 38 balls remaining).

Man of The Match - Virendar Sehwag (India).

Series - India led the 7-match series 5-0.