Owing to a delayed
start and rain interruptions, it was reduced to a 42-overs-a-side match. While
India’s playing eleven was unchanged, England made a couple of changes to
theirs – Neil Smith and Ronnie Irani made way for Matthew Maynard and Darren
Gough. On winning the toss, Michael Atherton, England’s skipper, inserted the
visitors.
India’s openers put on 16. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 19 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Mark Ealham ran him out. Vikram Rathour, who faced 26 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Graham Thorpe, the player of the match. Dominic Cork broke the one-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 41. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 41 balls, scored 20. Cork ran him out. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 40. His 68-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the (Mart)innings. He was caught by Ali Brown. Peter broke the 36-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 19. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 24. Maynard and Cork ran him out. Nayan Mongia, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Atherton. Cork broke the 32-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajay Jadeja, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Martin off the bowling of Cork. Anil Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Alec Stewart. Martin broke the four-run stand.
Javagal Srinath, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was caught by Cork. Gough broke the sixth-wicket stand. Paras Mhambrey, whose five-run innings included a boundary, scored seven. He was unbeaten. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced five balls, scored a run. He was caught by Stewart. Martin broke the three-run stand.
England conceded half-a-dozen extras. India were dismissed for 158 off 40.2 overs. Ealham, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Chris Lewis, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30.
Gough bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Martin, who bowled 8.2 overs, including a maiden, conceded 34. He picked up three wickets, as did Cork, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46.
Brown, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the one-run stand. Graeme Hick, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Prasad, who broke the one-run stand.
Atherton, who faced 36 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Tendulkar. Prasad broke the 21-run stand. Thorpe, whose 118-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 79. He was unbeaten.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 45. Maynard, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Srinath ran him out. Stewart, whose 59-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 47. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 15 extras. England, who scored 162 for the loss of four wickets off 39.3 overs, won by six wickets with 15 balls to spare. Manjrekar, who bowled three wicketless balls, conceded four. Jadeja and Tendulkar bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 15.
Mhambrey, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was the (Kumb)leggie, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 36. Srinath bowled nine overs, including four maidens. He conceded 18, picking up a wicket. Prasad bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He conceded 33, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Englishmen led the three-match series 1-0.
India’s openers put on 16. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 19 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Mark Ealham ran him out. Vikram Rathour, who faced 26 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Graham Thorpe, the player of the match. Dominic Cork broke the one-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 41. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 41 balls, scored 20. Cork ran him out. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 40. His 68-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the (Mart)innings. He was caught by Ali Brown. Peter broke the 36-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 19. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 24. Maynard and Cork ran him out. Nayan Mongia, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Atherton. Cork broke the 32-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajay Jadeja, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Martin off the bowling of Cork. Anil Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Alec Stewart. Martin broke the four-run stand.
Javagal Srinath, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was caught by Cork. Gough broke the sixth-wicket stand. Paras Mhambrey, whose five-run innings included a boundary, scored seven. He was unbeaten. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced five balls, scored a run. He was caught by Stewart. Martin broke the three-run stand.
England conceded half-a-dozen extras. India were dismissed for 158 off 40.2 overs. Ealham, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Chris Lewis, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30.
Gough bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Martin, who bowled 8.2 overs, including a maiden, conceded 34. He picked up three wickets, as did Cork, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46.
Brown, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who broke the one-run stand. Graeme Hick, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Prasad, who broke the one-run stand.
Atherton, who faced 36 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Tendulkar. Prasad broke the 21-run stand. Thorpe, whose 118-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 79. He was unbeaten.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 45. Maynard, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Srinath ran him out. Stewart, whose 59-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 47. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 15 extras. England, who scored 162 for the loss of four wickets off 39.3 overs, won by six wickets with 15 balls to spare. Manjrekar, who bowled three wicketless balls, conceded four. Jadeja and Tendulkar bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 15.
Mhambrey, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was the (Kumb)leggie, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 36. Srinath bowled nine overs, including four maidens. He conceded 18, picking up a wicket. Prasad bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He conceded 33, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Englishmen led the three-match series 1-0.
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