BANGALORE, (Reuters) – India and England set alight the World Cup yesterday after a record-breaking 676 run-feast ended with a dramatic tie off the last ball.
India appeared to have set a daunting 339-run winning target in the Group B match but England kept cool and were coasting towards victory as they eased to 281-2, thanks largely to a classy 158 from skipper Andrew Strauss.
However, when England opted to play their powerplay from the 43rd over, Zaheer Khan produced a superb bowling spell to take three wickets in six balls to revive the home team’s fortunes.
With two wickets in hand and needing 14 to win off pace
