India, who were
playing England after three years, made just one change to their playing eleven
– Venkatapathy Raju made way for One-day International debutant Paras Mhambrey.
England made eight changes to their playing eleven – Robin Smith, Neil Fairbrother, Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch, Dermot Reeve, Phil DeFreitas, Paul Jarvis and Devon Malcolm made way for Michael Atherton (who was leading the side), Neil Smith, Graham Thorpe, Dominic Cork, Peter Martin and three debutants – Ali Brown, Ronnie Irani and Mark Ealham.
On winning the toss, the hosts chose to bat. Atherton, who faced 31 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 31-run stand. Smith – the son of former Warwickshire and England captain M J K Smith – scored 17. His 11-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Tendulkar. Mhambrey broke the 26-run stand.
Brown – whose given name is Alastair – scored 37. His 52-ball innings included four boundaries. Mhambrey broke the 28-run stand. Thorpe, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. He was caught by Mongia. Ajay Jadeja broke the 56-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Alec Stewart, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Jadeja ran him out. Irani, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Prasad. Anil Kumble broke the 29-run stand.
Ealham, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 40. Kumble broke the 76-run stand. Graeme Hick, whose 102-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 91. He was caught by Sanjay Manjrekar. Javagal Srinath broke the 24-run stand.
Chris Lewis, the player of the match, scored 29. His 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Cork, who faced a ball. He didn’t get off the mark.
India conceded 24 extras. England scored 291 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 44. Jadeja, who bowled five overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.
Prasad and Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 63, the latter conceded 45. Mhambrey, who bowled nine overs, conceded 69. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.
Vikram Rathour, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. He was trapped leg before wicket by Lewis, who broke the 54-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Hick off the bowling of Lewis.
The third-wicket pair put on just a couple. Tendulkar, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 30. He was trapped leg before wicket by Martin.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 13 balls, scored three. Lewis broke the six-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 15. His 25-ball innings included a boundary, He was unbeaten. Manjrekar, who faced eight balls, scored three. Lewis broke the six-run stand. Jadeja, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 11 extras. India scored 96 for the loss of five wickets off 17.1 overs. Cork, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21. Martin, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Lewis, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 40. He picked up four scalps.
The match ended without a result.
Play was abandoned on the first day due to rain. No play was possible on the reserve day.
The three-match series was level at 0-0.
England made eight changes to their playing eleven – Robin Smith, Neil Fairbrother, Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch, Dermot Reeve, Phil DeFreitas, Paul Jarvis and Devon Malcolm made way for Michael Atherton (who was leading the side), Neil Smith, Graham Thorpe, Dominic Cork, Peter Martin and three debutants – Ali Brown, Ronnie Irani and Mark Ealham.
On winning the toss, the hosts chose to bat. Atherton, who faced 31 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Nayan Mongia. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 31-run stand. Smith – the son of former Warwickshire and England captain M J K Smith – scored 17. His 11-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Tendulkar. Mhambrey broke the 26-run stand.
Brown – whose given name is Alastair – scored 37. His 52-ball innings included four boundaries. Mhambrey broke the 28-run stand. Thorpe, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. He was caught by Mongia. Ajay Jadeja broke the 56-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Alec Stewart, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Jadeja ran him out. Irani, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. He was caught by Prasad. Anil Kumble broke the 29-run stand.
Ealham, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 40. Kumble broke the 76-run stand. Graeme Hick, whose 102-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 91. He was caught by Sanjay Manjrekar. Javagal Srinath broke the 24-run stand.
Chris Lewis, the player of the match, scored 29. His 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Cork, who faced a ball. He didn’t get off the mark.
India conceded 24 extras. England scored 291 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 44. Jadeja, who bowled five overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.
Prasad and Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 63, the latter conceded 45. Mhambrey, who bowled nine overs, conceded 69. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.
Vikram Rathour, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. He was trapped leg before wicket by Lewis, who broke the 54-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Hick off the bowling of Lewis.
The third-wicket pair put on just a couple. Tendulkar, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 30. He was trapped leg before wicket by Martin.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 13 balls, scored three. Lewis broke the six-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 15. His 25-ball innings included a boundary, He was unbeaten. Manjrekar, who faced eight balls, scored three. Lewis broke the six-run stand. Jadeja, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 11 extras. India scored 96 for the loss of five wickets off 17.1 overs. Cork, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21. Martin, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Lewis, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 40. He picked up four scalps.
The match ended without a result.
Play was abandoned on the first day due to rain. No play was possible on the reserve day.
The three-match series was level at 0-0.
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