October 24, 2011 9:18 AM

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India beat England by six wickets in 4th ODI

India beat England by six wickets in the fourth cricket One-day International at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai last night. With this win, the hosts have taken a 4-0 lead in the five-match ODI series.Chasing a victory target of 221, Virat Kohli (86) and Suresh Raina (80) put on a match-winning partnership to help India overhaul the target with 9.5 overs to spare. Earlier, India dismissed England for a modest total of 220 in 46.1 overs after the visiting team opted to bat first on a slow surface.The home team, thus, kept themselves in the hunt for a 5-0 clean sweep in the series with the final ODI scheduled at Kolkata tomorrow.It was, incidentally, the first-ever ODI victory for India at this venue against England following defeats in the1987 World Cup semi final and the 2001-02 bilateral series encounter.

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