Afghan player <keyword id="20241817" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Gulbadin-Naib" source="keywords">Gulbadin Naib</keyword>'s dramatic fall on his back and clutching his thigh after <keyword id="19896116" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Afghanistan" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Afghanistan" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</keyword> coach Jonathan Trott signalled his players to slow things down in the <keyword id="19921630" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="T20-World-Cup" source="keywords">T20 World Cup</keyword> match against Bangladesh caused both amusement and annoyance, as former players questioned the genuineness of his discomfort. Naib, who was fielding in the slip cordon, complained of cramps during the 12th over bowled by spinner Noor Ahmad, after Trott was seen on camera asking his players to slow down as Bangladesh had fallen behind on the <keyword id="22176527" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Duckworth-Lewis" source="keywords">Duckworth-Lewis</keyword> par score in the rain-hit <keyword id="1273270" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Super-8" source="Orion">Super 8</keyword> clash. <br /><br /> The match saw frequent rain interruptions and Bangladesh, at that stage, were 81 for 7, two runs behind on the DLS par score in a revised chase of 114 in 19 overs. Afghans eventually prevailed by eight runs to enter their maiden World Cup <keyword id="20306462" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="semifinal" source="keywords">semifinal</keyword>."The coach sends a message out to say slow it down, slow it down and the first slip just dives on the ground needlessly. That is unacceptable. Gone off anyway. I get that might have gone off anyway for the rain," said <keyword id="19913213" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="simon-doull" source="keywords">Simon Doull</keyword> while commentating. <br /><br /> Zimbabwean commentator Pommie Mbangwa quipped: "Oscar, Emmy?"Naib was given treatment and was taken off the field by teammate Naveen-ul-Haq and a support staff as it started raining again and players ran towards the dugout. <br /><br /> "Kabi khushi kabi gham main huta hai (It happens sometimes when you are happy or when you are sad. Hamstring," Naib later said in a post on X, dotted with laughing emojis. <br /><br /> This was in response to a tongue-in-cheek post by India off-spinner <keyword id="200030" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ravichandran-Ashwin" source="Orion">Ravichandran Ashwin</keyword>."Red card for Gulbadin Naib," Ashwin had said. <br /><br /> When play resumed after a short delay, the target for Bangladesh was revised. Naib was soon back on the field in the 13th over with Najibullah Zadran substituting him briefly. The all-rounder also rolled his arms over and dismissed <keyword id="20570333" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tanzim-hasan" source="keywords">Tanzim Hasan</keyword> in the 15th over to reduce Bangladesh to 92 for 8. <br /><br /> Social media was also abuzz with players and fans reacting to the incident. Former England skipper Michael Vaughan wrote: "Spirit of cricket is alive &amp; kicking. Great to see Gulbadin become the first cricketer in the history of the game to get a wicket 25 mins after being shot." <br /><br /> Former New Zealand cricketer and commentator Ian Smith said: "I've a dodgy knee for the last 6 months, I am gonna see Gulbadin Naib's doctor straight after the game. He's the 8th wonder of the world right now."

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Providence [Guyana], June 27 (ANI): It will be a battle of T20I titans as Men in Blue will be taking on England in the semifinals of the ongoing ICC <keyword id="19921630" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="T20-World-Cup" source="keywords">T20 World Cup</keyword> at Guyana on Thursday. The clash will witness Jos Buttler-led England aim for second successive T20 WC final, while Men in Blue will be aiming to avenge a brutal 10-wicket loss to the same opponent in the final four clash of 2022 tournament at Adelaide. <br /><br />Since that heartbreaking loss at Adelaide, India has made a lot of changes to their white-ball game, introducing a pleothra of young and more explosive talent like Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, etc leading upto the tournament. Though the Men in Blue decided to revert back to experienced campaigners skipper <keyword id="19899523" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rohit-Sharma" source="keywords">Rohit Sharma</keyword> and <keyword id="19907934" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Virat-Kohli" source="keywords">Virat Kohli</keyword> after an incredible, record-shattering 50-over World Cup in India, the explosiveness and risk-taking defining the modern T20 cricket still form the heart of India's approach. This was evident from the performances of these two legends in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, especially Virat, who turned into a six-hitting, spin-demolishing machine of the older days, abandoning his more conservative and measured approach to the short format.<br /><br />However, Virat has failed to translate his IPL form into an international arena, scoring just 66 runs in six games at an average of 11.00, with the best score of 37 and two ducks. Having scored the most runs in T20 Cup history, this campaign has put somewhat of a dent on his legacy as the best batter ever to grace the tournament. All would be forgiven, however, if Virat returned to his clutch ways in knockouts. Notably, Virat has smacked a half-century in every T20 World Cup knockout game, including 72* (2014 semifinal), 77 (2014 final), 89* (2016 semifinal) and 50 (2022 semifinal).<br /><br />Despite this poor run, England coach Matthew Mott is not taking Virat lightly. In the pre-match presser, he said about the star batter, "Virat has proven his class over a very long period of time and he is one of the players we have prepared well for. We know how he can play; we know how destructive he can be and we also know his game smarts. If the game demands an innings of a different nature, he has got that skill."<br /><br />On the other hand, skipper Rohit Sharma has shown much better form. In six matches of the tournament so far, Rohit has scored 191 runs at an average of 38.20, with a strike rate of 159.16 and two half-centuries. His best score is 92.<br /><br />The semifinal will be a battle of two high-octane opening pairs, India's 'Ro-Ko' pair against England's Buttler (191 runs in six innings) and Phil Salt (183 runs in six innings). This pair has managed to put up 286 runs together in six innings this tournament at an average of 57.20, with their best partnership being a 117-run effort. <br /><br />Salt himself has been in fantastic form ever since he posted two successive centuries against the West Indies in a T20I series last year, having a fantastic IPL campaign for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), scoring 435 runs in 12 games, including four fifties for the champions. In the last 12 T20Is, Salt has scored 507 runs in 11 innings at an average of 63.37 and a strike rate of over 182, with two tonnes and fifty. His best score is 119. The batter averages 52.2 and strikes at 180 in the West Indies, where he has gotten two centuries and two fifties in 14 innings with 574 runs. <br /><br />England will be in battle against two of the best pacers of this tournament, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh. In six matches, Bumrah has taken 11 wickets so far in the tournament at an average of 8.54 and an economy rate of just above 4. His best bowling figures are 3/7. Arshdeep is the second-highest wicket-taker, with 15 scalps in six games at an average of 11.86 and best figures of 4/9. How Salt and Buttler survive their onslaught in powerplay will be crucial in deciding the course of the match. <br /><br />Men in Blue, on the other hand, have everything going right for them, except Virat's form maybe. Undefeated, they have registered comprehensive wins while chasing and defending alike and their campaign has been an incredible team effort. <br /><br />However, the pressure of playing in knockouts becomes a different kind of beast for India, who have fallen inches short of an ICC trophy nearly every year after a semifinal/final qualification. Rohit attributes India's recent knockout performances both to fear of failure and bad luck.<br /><br />"It is a bit of both. See, we want to treat this game as another game that we have played in this tournament. We don't want to think about what lies ahead, what the context of the game is, and all of that. Everyone knows in the back of their minds that it is a semi-final. But you don't want to keep talking about it again and again and again. And not to think about what has happened in the past. I think we, all of us, the entire group, are in a good frame of mind. We are playing well as a team, enjoying each other's company and each other's success at times as well. I think it's important to just carry on that, carry on from what we have been doing in this tournament," the India captain said in the pre-match press conference. <br /><br />Though the clash looks extremely promising, a <keyword id="21711086" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rain-threat" source="keywords">rain threat</keyword> looms over this 2022 T20 World Cup rematch.<br /><br />As per World Weather, it is currently partly cloudy and 24 degrees celsius in Georgetown, Guyana. At 9 AM local time, before the 10:30 AM start, light and patchy rain is likely to occur in Guyana. Light rains are forecast for every hour till 4 PM, after which the weather will remain partly cloudy for the remainder of the day.<br /><br />India has been allocated the Guyana semifinal due to match timings, as the 10:30 AM local time slot, as per Indian Standard Time, is a much more TV-friendly slot of 8 PM. The final, to be held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 29, will take place at 10 AM local time, and happen at 7:30 PM in India, as per ESPNCricinfo.<br /><br />There will be no reserve day for the second semifinal. However, an extra 250 minutes worth of time will be given to the match. This extra time has been added since the tournament schedule does not allow for a reserve day. If reserve day was given for semifinal two, it would have meant just a day's worth of gap for recovery and practice between that game and the final.<br /><br />The second semifinal could be in for a tight squeeze if persistent rain takes place because, as per rules, a result can only be decided if both teams bat for at least 10 overs. In the majority of T20 games, the teams batting second are supposed to bat for at least five overs in order to achieve a result. This system was in place for the majority of the ICC T20 World Cup matches. But in the knockout games though, teams batting second will have to face at least 10 overs in order to decide on a result as per the Duckworth-Lewis method. This was also the case for the knockout games in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia.<br /><br />As per an ICC spokesperson, overs will be reduced only from 2:40 PM, which is 250 minutes after the scheduled start of 10:30 am. For a 10-over match, the game will have to start at 4:14 PM local time, the spokesperson added, as per ESPNCricinfo. <br /><br />If the game is not completed and is washed out due to rain, Men in Blue will move to the finals due to them topping the Super Eights group, as compared to England's second-place finish in Group two. <br />

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<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/564225d49dd7cc01308bd623-768/military2.jpg" alt="military" data-mce-source="Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis/USMC"><p class="source"><span>Lance Cpl. Austin A. Lewis/USMC</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p>Veterans from all around the US&#xa0;weighed in on <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/president-trump-tweets-us-military-will-not-accept-or-allow-transgender-people-policy-lgbt-2017-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">President Donald Trump's announcement</a> on Wednesday that transgender people will be banned from serving in the US military "in any capacity."</p><p>Trump cited the "tremendous medical costs and disruption" of transgender people to the&#xa0;military&#xa0;and reversed the Obama-era decision&#xa0;to support those who would live openly as transgender while in service of their country.</p><p><span>Immediately, veterans from all branches of the forces have sounded off against the decision on Twitter, calling it "upsetting" and "disappointing."</span></p><p><span>"As on OIF [Operation Iraqi Freedom] veteran of the United States Army, I am extraordinarily upset about Trump's ban on my Trans brothers, sisters, and siblings," wrote Phoebe Gavin, who served during the Iraq War, <a href="https://twitter.com/ohsoordinary/status/890214807625924608">on Twitter</a>.</span></p><p><span>Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois senator who lost both legs serving as a helicopter pilot, immediately released a statement saying that anyone&#xa0;"willing to risk your life for our country" should be able to serve.</span></p><p><span>"When my helicopter was shot down in &#xa0;Iraq, I didn't care if the American troops risking their lives to help save me were gay, straight, transgender or anything else," Duckworth wrote.</span></p><p>Chris Till, another veteran of the Iraq War and NFL Royals Blue team blogger, also <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisTill1985/status/890230046367076353">wrote</a> that "when your (sic) in<span>&#xa0;foxhole or truck, you're not worried about orientation. You just want somebody who will have your back..."</span></p><p>But some veterans also took to Twitter to express support with the ban, thanking Trump for the decision.</p><p>"Thank you. As a veteran, I fully support this decision," tweeted Stacey Washington, an air force veteran and a current tv talk show host from Missouri.</p><p>&#xa0;"Thank<span>&#xa0;you for putting a stop to the Transgender social experiment in the Military and for preserving our dignity," wrote air force veteran Randall Simonson, who once also served as mayor of a Minnesota town.</span></p><p>&#xa0;But at least on Twitter, the majority of veterans to comment on Trump's decision to block transgender people from the military have been against it.</p><p>"As a U.S. Navy Veteran, I find it atrocious that President Trump would use our mlitary, and the dignity of a community, as a political tool," wrote Nikita Richards.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>As a OIF veteran of the United States Army, I am extraordinarily upset about Trump's ban on my Trans brothers, sisters, and siblings.</p>- Phoebe Gavin  (@ohsoordinary) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/890214807625924608">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/SenDuckworth">@SenDuckworth</a>: "I didn't care if the American troops risking their lives to help save me were gay, straight, transgender or anything else." <a href="https://t.co/eeLbXAHGPs">pic.twitter.com/eeLbXAHGPs</a></p>- Emma Loop  (@LoopEmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/890231297355984896">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>As a veteran who has served in combat, I am disappointed in Pres. Trump's decision not to allow transgender soldiers in the military...</p>- Chris Till  (@ChrisTill1985) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/890230046367076353">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Thank you. As a veteran I fully support this decision. <a href="https://t.co/1gvpCWpV4A">https://t.co/1gvpCWpV4A</a></p>- Stacy Washington  (@StacyOnTheRight) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/890212001540124672">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS">@POTUS</a> thank you for putting a stop to the Transgender social experiment in the Military and for preserving our dignity. USAF Vet.</p>- Randall Simonson  (@sss2x2) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/890220289807855616">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>As a U.S. Navy Veteran, I find it atrocious that President Trump would use our military, and the dignity of a community, as a political tool <a href="https://t.co/8yJhQ5pizV">https://t.co/8yJhQ5pizV</a></p>- Nikita Richards  (@RichardsMCClerk) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/890236041541500929">July 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/italian-bank-robbers-trump-masks-atms-point-break-2017-7">Italian bank robbers stole money from dozens of ATMs while wearing Trump masks</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="sxMDIyYzE6-XxBbh4uKeCZPvjtoh2nxG" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'sxMDIyYzE6-XxBbh4uKeCZPvjtoh2nxG',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Man Crates" title_caption="Man Crates CEO and founder Jonathan Beekman." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55d38c826bb3f7643bede269-960/jon-beekman-man-crates.jpg"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55d38c826bb3f7643bede269-1200-924/jon-beekman-man-crates.jpg" border="0" alt="Jon Beekman Man Crates" /></a><p class="source"><span>Man Crates</span></p><p class="caption">Man Crates CEO and founder Jonathan Beekman.</p></div><p></p></div></div>If there's one thing that has enabled <a href="http://www.mancrates.com/">Man Crates</a> CEO and founder Jonathan Beekman to be successful as an entrepreneur, it's <strong>hustle</strong>.</p><p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">In a <a href="https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/jonathan-beekman-be-bold-just-go-it">recent interview with Stanford</a></span><a href="https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/jonathan-beekman-be-bold-just-go-it"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">'</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">s Graduate School of Business</span></a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">, the founder of the gift company explained how he</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">'</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">s </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">"</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">been wired for entrepreneurship</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">"</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> since he was a kid. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">In the entrepreneurial world, "hustle" goes by many names - grit, perseverance, determination, work ethic - but they all mean the same thing: "It means willing to make sacrifices to do whatever it takes to achieve results. If you're someone who has skill and hustle, that's a deadly combination," <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/successful-athlete-entrepreneur-gives-keys-to-success-2015-3#ixzz3jCD4coTK">entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and athlete Lewis Howes recently told Business Insider</a>. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit/transcript?language=en">During her TED Talk, psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth explained</a> that the willingness to push through, even when the odds are against you, is the greatest predictor of success - greater even than intelligence. </span></p><p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Hustle Con, a conference that celebrates the non-technical side of any tech startup, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.sg/hustle-con-presentations-from-nerdwallet-teespring-general-assembly-thirdlove-2015-4/#.VdODqK1VhHw">offers a </a></span><a href="http://www.businessinsider.sg/hustle-con-presentations-from-nerdwallet-teespring-general-assembly-thirdlove-2015-4/#.VdODqK1VhHw"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">"</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">code</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">"</span></a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> that sheds some light on how to hustle:</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p><ul><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Do whatever it takes, be scrappy</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Whole-ass a few things and focus</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Ask for forgiveness, not permission</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Cause a lil' ruckus, go against the crowd</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">When in doubt, blast the Black Keys</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Be authentic</span></li><li><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Have a s--t ton of fun</span></li></ul><p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">For the most part, that</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">'</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">s just what Beekman has been doing his entire life.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">"My parents were in Christian ministry when I was a kid and there were times when money was tight," he told Stanford. "My mom recognized an entrepreneurial streak in me early and always encouraged that in me. She regularly bought supplies for my crazy ideas and mentored me as things worked or failed."</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Beekman began by selling candy at school and homemade pretzels at every baseball game in which he wasn't playing. He enlisted the help of friends to collect old newspapers to make papier-mâché sculptures to sell and sold dolls made out of mopheads to his mom's friends.</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p><p class="p3"><span class="s1">In high school Beekman said he worked for a company that remodeled hotel rooms and spent most of the summer ripping up flooring and carpet. He and his friends discovered that they could make a lot more money by recycling the foam padding underneath the flooring.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Beekman went on to found Man Crates in 2011. 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In coloured clothing and with the white ball, Indian team is a transformed unit. Wednesday provided ample proof of that as they outclassed England in the second ODI at Cardiff by 133 runs to take 1-0 lead in the five-match series.<br />
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Chasing 305, England's target was revised after rain delayed their reply. By the time the opening pair of <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/alastair-cook/3001/3056">Alastair Cook</a> and <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/alex-hales/3001/3110">Alex Hales</a> had walked in, their target was reset to 295 in 47 overs by Duckworth-Lewis method. They began well, swiftly going past 50 runs in 10 overs. However, the 11<sup>th</sup> over, bowled by <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/mohammed-shami/4001/30030">Mohammed Shami</a>, changed it all as England lost two wickets in it. First, Cook (19) was trapped in front, although he can consider himself a bit unlucky for the ball had pitched outside leg and then for some reason, Ian Bell (1) left a straight delivery that hit his off-stump. Next man in Joe Root (4) departed quickly after being cleaned up by <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/bhuvneshwar-kumar/4001/25023">Bhuvneshwar Kumar</a>.<br />
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Hales (40), making his debut, unleashed himself as per his reputation and kept finding boundaries regularly early on. However, the fall of wickets in quick succession bogged him down as he went inside a shell as runs dried up – both for the 25-year-old and the England team. With the required run-rate climbing, someone had to open up and in his endeavour to look for quick runs, Hales was caught by <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/ravichandran-ashwin/4001/26007">R Ashwin</a> off <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/ravindra-jadeja/4001/32004">Ravindra Jadeja</a> in the 21<sup>st</sup> over with England sliding to 81/4.<br />
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Those that followed failed to make any impact with the Indian bowlers calling the shots, striking at regular interval. The team that dominated their guests in an imposing fashion in the longer formats, submitted meekly losing by 133 runs. For India, Jadeja starred with the bowl picking 4/28 while Shami and Ashwin took two wickets apiece.<br />
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Earlier, a strokeful, chanceless century from <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/suresh-raina/4001/4059">Suresh Raina</a> helped India to 304/6. Raina scored 100 (75, 12X4, 3X6) while building a century stand worth 144 runs with <keyword id="1411" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="captain">captain</keyword> <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/ms-dhoni/4001/4057">MS Dhoni</a> (52) as India recovered from early shocks to post a strong total. India were off to a shaky, nervous start after Cook inserted them in. The visitors were troubled by <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/james-anderson/3001/3040">James Anderson</a> and <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/chris-woakes/3001/3098">Chris Woakes</a> early on as they tested them with pace and swing. The first two overs were played safely through without a run being scored. Both the India openers <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/rohit-sharma/4001/4095">Rohit Sharma</a> and <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/shikhar-dhawan/4001/28004">Shikhar Dhawan</a>, though, opened their account with a boundary each but looked unconvincing in a slow start. Dhawan (11) seemed to carry his poor form from the Test series into the ODIs after edging Chris Woakes to wicketkeeper <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/jos-buttler/3001/3111">Jos Buttler</a> in the eighth over. In the same over, <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/virat-kohli/4001/25007">Virat Kohli</a> was out for a duck after his eagerness to dictate terms from the word go saw him dancing down the track for an uppish drive which went straight into the hands of Cook.<br />
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India were 19/2 and off to an ominous start. Considering how they reacted in such scenarios during the Test series, only worse was expected from them. But Rohit and <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/ajinkya-rahane/4001/32045">Ajinkya Rahane</a> calmed the nerves, settling in nicely, building a 91-run stand that revived the innings. Rahane played some lovely strokes and looked set for a big one but one moment of sluggishness got the better of him as he was stumped off <a href="http://www.gocricket.com/player/james-tredwell/3001/3096">James Tredwell</a> for 41 in the 24<sup>th</sup> over. On the other hand, Rohit's innings was a combination of some classy batting and few irresponsible strokes. He was beaten on numerous occasions but was lucky enough to not nick them. Four boundaries and a six off a free-hit helped him to a fifty before Woakes at mid-off caught his miscued shot off Tredwell.<br />
<br /> However, the highlight of the innings was the partnership between captain <keyword id="6397" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dhoni">Dhoni</keyword> and Raina that lifted the Indians as the duo unfurled a flurry of strokes with the latter taking the centrestage. India managed just 26 runs besides losing two wickets in the first powerplay but with Raina and Dhoni they clobbered 62 in the second. Raina eventually departed after being caught in the deep by Anderson off Woakes.<br />
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Raina had set the tone early in his knock scoring a boundary off his third delivery. He sent the ball past the boundary line regularly with the shot of his innings being a straight hit over Woakes' head for a six. Even Anderson, the wrecker-in-chief during the Test series, wasn't spared as Raina flayed him for three successive fours in the 40<sup>th</sup> over. He assessment and judgement of the deliveries was spot on and it was his innings that helped India to post a score in excess of 300.<br />
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England bowlers started well, bowling the right line and length exploiting the favourable conditions well after winning the all important toss. Woakes had taken two wickets while allowing just eight runs in his first spell of five overs. His was aptly rewarded for his accuracy all throughout, finishing with 4/52. However, as the innings progressed, with the batsman settling in, the England bowlers lost the grip. The biggest culprit of the slide being Chris Jordan who leaked 73 in 10 wicketless overs including one in which he bowled five wides. Tredwell also bowled decently for his 2/42 in 10 overs.<br />
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<strong>Brief Scores: India </strong>304/6 (Raina 100, Dhoni 52, Rohit 52; Woakes 4/52) beat <strong>England</strong> 161 (Hales 40; Jadeja 4/28, Shami 2/32) by 133 runs.<br />
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