Top three England vs India ODI of the current decade

#2 England vs India, ICC Champions Trophy Final, 2013

India won by 5 runs in a low-scoring cliffhanger.

Venue:- Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham

Date:- 13 June 2013

It was a game that was completely out of the realms of reality. After almost six hours of persistent rain and ICC- who hadn't deemed it fit enough to have a reserve day for the all-important final, added 75 minutes to accommodate a 20-over final of a 50-over event. It was bizarre, to say the least.

India batted first. Rohit Sharma (9) went early but Shikhar Dhawan continued his rich vein of form and stroked a fluent 24-ball-31 before holing out to Ravi Bopara at short cover. On a pitch that had started to turn, Bopara (3-20) was surprisingly England's most potent bowler as he nipped out Raina (1) and Dhoni (0) in quick succession to leave India reeling at 5-66 after 13 overs. Virat Kohli (43) and Ravindra Jadeja (33) en-route to a crucial 47-run stand hit some sparkling shots that included Jadeja's inside-out hit off James Anderson at deep extra-cover to take India to a fighting total of 7-129 in 20 overs.

England started their chase on a disastrous note with Umesh nipping out skipper Cook and Ashwin-Jadeja accounting for Trott and Bell respectively.

If his exploits with the ball weren't enough, Ravi Bopara (30) started England's revival with the bat as he and Eoin Morgan (33) stitched a valuable 64-run partnership to take the home side to the brink.

But then instincts of MS Dhoni- the captain, took over. On a turner, where Ishant Sharma (0-27 in three overs) was being carted around the park, Dhoni turned to his ace-pacer. Sharma responded with two wides and awful delivery on Morgan's pads that went for six to reduce the equation to 16 off 20 balls.

Then, calamity stuck. Sharma bowled a back-of-length delivery for Morgan to chip it straight to Ashwin at mid-wicket and Bopara followed suit with a catch to the same fielder, this time at square-leg. The tied had well and truly turned and it was testified in the very next over when Jadeja nipped out Buttler (0) and Bresnan ran himself out leaving Ashwin 15 to defend in the final over.

The ace-spinner conceded a boundary off the second ball but maintained his demeanor to keep the hosts to 8-124. It was a great comeback in a bizzare game. But MS Dhoni won't complain. By winning the final he became the first captain in the history of the game to win ICC titles in all three formats of the game.

Result:- India won by five runs.