England left-arm spinner Ashley Giles conceded on Thursday he had not been expecting a second spell which eventually helped his team win the fifth one-day international against India here.

"Having gone for 32 in my first four overs, I was not too sure I would get to bowl again," said man-of-the-match Giles, who was hit for three sixes by India captain Sourav Ganguly during his first spell.

The Warwickshire spinner finished with 5-57 for his maiden five-wicket haul in one-day internationals as England beat India by two runs to keep alive their chances of levelling the six-match series.

England trail 3-2 going into the last day-night game at Bombay on Sunday.

"I got a message from coach Duncan Fletcher to bowl round the stumps to the left-handers. I did that and fired in the balls rather than flighting them," said Giles, who gave away just 25 in his disciplined second and last six-over spell.

India, chasing 272, were 211-3 in 40 overs when Giles turned the match around with the crucial wicket of Ganguly (74), caught in the deep by substitute Owais Shah while going for another six.

"That was the turning point," said Giles. "But I would say there was some amount of luck in that dis-

missal as he holed out in the deep."

England captain Nasser Hussain was all praise for Giles, saying the spinner had always fancied his chances. He said that Giles' five quick wickets turned the match on its head.

"Giles is a pretty positive player," Hussain said. "It was a display of great character to come back the way he did."

But Hussain said he felt his side

always had a chance after posting 271 for five from their allotted 50 overs having been asked to bat first.

"Getting runs on the board is the key in any one-day game. You always have a chance until the other side has got the runs," he said.

"Posting 270 runs on that wicket was a good score. We knew if we put India under pressure they might

crack and let us through," he said.

Indian skipper Ganguly admitted that Giles' second spell made all the difference.

"He won the game for England," Ganguly said. "There was pressure on us, but I thought we were doing a good job of the run-chase till Giles was brought in for a second spell."

Ganguly regained form with his first half-century of the series, but said the runs did not matter as his team had lost.

"The runs count only when we win," Ganguly said. "Now the last match at Bombay becomes all that more important."

Ganguly lauded middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif (46), who shared a 111-run stand for the fourth wicket with his captain.