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Delhi 295-4 (48.3 overs) beat England 294-5 (50 overs) by six wickets
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Ian Bell shone for the second match in succession but could not prevent England slipping to a six-wicket defeat in their second warm-up game before the one-day international series in India.
England v India ODI series 11 Jan - 1st ODI, Rajkot (d/n) (06:30 GMT) 15 Jan - 2nd ODI, Kochi (d/n) (06:30 GMT) 19 Jan - 3rd ODI, Ranchi (d/n) (06:30 GMT) 23 Jan - 4th ODI, Mohali (d/n) (06:30 GMT) 27 Jan - 5th ODI, Dharamsala (03:30 GMT) Bell top-scored with 108 and shared in a partnership of 113 with Eoin Morgan in a much improved batting display from the defeat by India A on Sunday.
Alastair Cook's side posted 294-5 but Shikhar Dhawan led the way for Delhi.
The opener scored 110 as the hosts eased home with nine balls remaining.
The first ODI of the five-match series against India is on Friday, January 11 in Rajkot.
England rested Kevin Pietersen, while Cook featured after missing the first match because of illness. Joe Root and Stuart Meaker also came in to the side as Jos Buttler and Tim Bresnan were left out.
Russell FullerBBC Radio 5 live in Delhi"A score of 294-5 should have been sufficient, but England's seamers bowled erratically. Wides and no balls undermined Steve Finn in his first spell, and neither Stuart Meaker nor Chris Woakes carried much threat. James Tredwell took two wickets and exercised genuine control early in his spell, but in truth there was no-one Alastair Cook could totally rely on. At least the batting was a significant improvement on Sunday but the bowling will have to be much sharper in Rajkot."
Bell, who scored 91 in the first warm-up game, compiled 108 off 125 balls at the top of the order before he was trapped lbw by Varun Sood, while Morgan's 52 came at just under a run a ball before he was caught by India Under-19 captain Unmukt Chand off Jagrit Anand.Sood returned figures of 3-45 but late runs from Craig Kieswetter, with 41 not out from 27 balls, lifted the tourists to just short of 300.
The England total appeared formidable but former India batsman Dhawan and Chand (37) attacked from the off.
Dhawan was finally dismissed for 110 off 109 balls, but rookie Milind Kumar (78 not out) and Rajat Bhatia, with 45 not out off 33 balls, saw the hosts home with ease.
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0 Comment number 58. me 9th January 2013 - 22:18
If it were possible, I'd care even less about this meaningless result than I do about the whole 20/20 thing altogether. But it isn't, so guess I'll just say I don't give a xxxx.
I'm not against 20/20, but let's be honest it's just a bit of fun and exhibition cricket, and it really doesn't matter who wins.
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0 Comment number 57. Matureman 9th January 2013 - 15:59
I have great concerns over our bowling. Can they bowl sides out? I may sound harsh, but they seem happy just to concede six an over believing that to be a good days work. The best sides contain and bowl sides out, especially when defending a low total. I hope I am wrong, but I fear that India's batsmen will have the upper hand.
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0 Comment number 56. Damo 9th January 2013 - 15:20
England often win the warm ups but get thumped in the proper series so perhaps it will be different this time. Apart from Tredwell the bowling doesnt look great at the moment. Maybe they just arent trying that hard to avoid injury. I hope so anyway
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0 Comment number 55. fallenfaith 9th January 2013 - 12:29
#54 Actually in his ODI career he has been a lot less consistent than KP, scored too slowly and had a low average. But since coming back into the team as an opener he's been very good.
Criminal? Yeah, right.
#47 You can't compare scoring rates at the end of an innings to the beginning.
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-1 Comment number 54. coventrykid 9th January 2013 - 11:35
Pardon me all your Bell knockers, did he not have an average of over 100 in the last home series when we smashed the Indians??? At least he is far more consistent and reliable than KP whose choice of shot sometimes is nothing short of criminal.
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