India were knocked out of the tri-series cricket tournament after losing to England at Perth today. It was yet another spineless display from the Indian team as England recovered from a top-order collapse to record a three-wicket victory and secure a place in the final. In a do-or-die game, India's batsmen let the team down badly as they frittered away a good start to be bundled out for 200 in 48.1 overs, losing as many as nine wickets for 97 runs from a relatively comfortable 103 for one. England were tottering at 66 for five at one stage but staged a gritty fightback through James Taylor (82) and Jos Buttler (67) as their stand steered the team home with 19 balls to spare . England will now take on Australia in the final on Sunday. India failed to win a single international match during their ongoing tour of Australia. The tournament, which served as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup, has shown that there are lot of chinks in defending champions' armoury as they lost three out of the four matches while one was abandoned. Brief Score: India: 200 all out in 48.1 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 73, Shikhar Dhawan 38; Steven Finn 3/36, Moeen Ali 2/35) England: 201 for seven in 46.5 overs (James Taylor 82,Jos Buttler 67; Stuart Binny 3/33)
News On AIR | January 30, 2015 9:22 PM
India knocked out of ODI Tri-series after losing to England