England v India, 5th ODI: England set 295-run target for India

Leeds, Sep 5 (IANS) England made a competitive 294 for seven in 50 overs against India in the fifth and the final One Day International at Headingley here on Friday.

Joe Root was the top-scorer with 113, while skipper Alastair Cook (46), Jos Buttler (49) and Ben Stokes (33 not out) came up with valuable contributions.

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami got two for 52, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina got a wicket each.

India have already taken an unassilable 3-0 lead in the five-ODI series.

Scorecard

England

Alastair Cook c Dhoni b Raina 46

Alex Hales c Rahane b Yadav 4

Moeen Ali c Yadav b Kumar 9

Joe Root c Ashwin b Mohammed Shami 113

Eoin Morgan st Dhoni b Ashwin 14

Jos Buttler run out (Dhoni) 49

Ben Stokes not out 33

Chris Woakes b Mohammed Shami 9

James Tredwell not out 8

Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 5) 9

Total (for seven wickets in 50 overs) 294

Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Hales, 3.4 overs), 2-39 (Ali, 6.6), 3-91 (Cook, 19.6), 4-117 (Morgan, 28.6), 5-225 (Buttler, 42.3), 6-249 (Root, 45.2), 7-265 (Woakes, 47.3)

Bowling:

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 8-0-45-1

Umesh Yadav 6-0-46-1

Mohammed Shami 10-0-52-2

Ravichandran Ashwin 10-2-49-1

Suresh Raina 7-0-32-1

Ravindra Jadeja 9-0-66-0