India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sanjay Manjrekar and
Paras Mhambrey made way for Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Venkatapathy Raju.
England made just one – Mark Ealham made way for Neil Smith.
On the first day, play was abandoned due to rain, with England having scored just a couple of runs for the loss of a wicket off one over. On the reserve day, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper and one of the two players of the series, chose to bat on winning the toss.
Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 11 balls, scored a run. He was caught by Graeme Hick. Dominic Cork broke the 11-run stand. Vikram Rathour, whose 95-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 54, which was his highest score in ODIs. He was caught by Cork. Graham Thorpe broke the 92-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 83-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 46. He was stumped by Alec Stewart. Thorpe broke the 15-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 64-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 73. He was unbeaten.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 29. He was caught by Stewart. Cork broke the 72-run stand. Dravid, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 11 extras. India scored 236 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Smith, who was never picked again, bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 39. Peter Martin, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 50.
Chris Lewis, the other player of the series, and Darren Gough bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 43. Thorpe, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Cork, who bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 35.
Michael Atherton, England’s skipper, faced a couple of balls. He failed to get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Javagal Srinath, who broke the two-run stand. Smith, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Venkatesh Prasad, who broke the 30-run stand.
Hick, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 32. He was caught by Dravid. Prasad broke the 85-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 69. Thorpe, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, put on 29. Prasad ran him out.
Ali Brown, the player of the match, scored 118. His 137-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Dravid. The Karnataka pacer broke the (Srina)thirty-one-run stand. Matthew Maynard, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was trapped leg before wicket by Anil Kumble, who broke the nine-wicket stand.
Stewart, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Lewis, who faced a couple of balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. India conceded 18 extras. England, who scored 239 for the loss of six wickets off 48.5 overs, won by four wickets with seven balls to spare.
Tendulkar and Ganguly bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 14. Jadeja, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Raju bowled 9.5 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50.
The (Kumb)leggie bowled 10 overs, conceding 52. He picked up a wicket. Srinath and Prasad bowled 10 overs, included a maiden, each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 26.
England won the three-match series 2-0.
On the first day, play was abandoned due to rain, with England having scored just a couple of runs for the loss of a wicket off one over. On the reserve day, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper and one of the two players of the series, chose to bat on winning the toss.
Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 11 balls, scored a run. He was caught by Graeme Hick. Dominic Cork broke the 11-run stand. Vikram Rathour, whose 95-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 54, which was his highest score in ODIs. He was caught by Cork. Graham Thorpe broke the 92-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 83-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 46. He was stumped by Alec Stewart. Thorpe broke the 15-run stand. Azharuddin, whose 64-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 73. He was unbeaten.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 29. He was caught by Stewart. Cork broke the 72-run stand. Dravid, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 11 extras. India scored 236 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Smith, who was never picked again, bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 39. Peter Martin, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 50.
Chris Lewis, the other player of the series, and Darren Gough bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 43. Thorpe, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Cork, who bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 35.
Michael Atherton, England’s skipper, faced a couple of balls. He failed to get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Javagal Srinath, who broke the two-run stand. Smith, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Venkatesh Prasad, who broke the 30-run stand.
Hick, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 32. He was caught by Dravid. Prasad broke the 85-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 69. Thorpe, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, put on 29. Prasad ran him out.
Ali Brown, the player of the match, scored 118. His 137-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Dravid. The Karnataka pacer broke the (Srina)thirty-one-run stand. Matthew Maynard, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was trapped leg before wicket by Anil Kumble, who broke the nine-wicket stand.
Stewart, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Lewis, who faced a couple of balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. India conceded 18 extras. England, who scored 239 for the loss of six wickets off 48.5 overs, won by four wickets with seven balls to spare.
Tendulkar and Ganguly bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 14. Jadeja, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 30. Raju bowled 9.5 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50.
The (Kumb)leggie bowled 10 overs, conceding 52. He picked up a wicket. Srinath and Prasad bowled 10 overs, included a maiden, each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 26.
England won the three-match series 2-0.
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