5 best ODI wins under MS Dhoni

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#3 India vs England, Champions Trophy Finals, 2013

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It all boiled down to a contest between the form team of the tournament India and the hosts England for the all-important finals of Champions Trophy in Birmingham.

However, rain was a scourge for the entire day when the ICC decided to curtail the match to a 20-over a side affair.

India batted first and they limped away to a score of 129 in their 20 overs, thanks mainly to a 43-runs innings by Virat Kohli.

England were fairly comfortable in the chase when Dhoni pulled out his own bag of tricks. He persisted with Ishant Sharma and got the reward as the lanky pacer picked up Ravi Bopara and Eoin Morgan.

And then came his spinners to close out the game as India won the game by five runs.

Ravindra Jadeja was the Man of the Match as he picked up two wickets in his four overs.

This is what Dhoni said at the end of the match, "When we were batting I just said get close to 130. The shower helped us because the ball was gripping later on. It's important to be positive. I said 'we are the No. 1-ranked team, let's play like that'. I knew the two-overs of Powerplay were crucial. I wanted to make them slog off the spinners. They all handled the pressure really well, in international cricket people talk about technique but it's the ones that deal with the pressure."

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