India 338 (Tendulkar 120, Bresnan 5-48) tied with England 338 for 8 (Strauss 158, Bell 69, Zaheer 3-64)
On an evening that simply beggared belief, England tied
with India in an incredible finale in Bangalore. Andrew Strauss was England's inspiration, producing an extraordinary 158 from 145 balls, the highest score by an English batsman in World Cup history, as England set off in pursuit of a vast 339 for victory, following a brilliant 120 from India's legend Sachin Tendulkar.
After 99 overs where the game went one way then the other it came down to England needing 14 off the last six balls with Graeme Swann and Ajmal Shahzad at the crease. Swann got three from the first two deliveries, then Shahzad stunned the stadium into silence with a thumping straight drive for six which made England favourites. He then ran a bye before Swann swatted a couple to midwicket leaving two needed off the last ball. Swann middled his drive but found cover to leave the match tied.
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