(Caribbe)Another washout disheartens Dada-led India

Rain forced the second ODI of India’s 2002 tour of the Caribbean to be abandoned WIthout a ball bowled. 

There was no toss.

The five-match series, which was levelled 0-0, eventually became a three-match series.

(C)A(rib)b(e)andoned ODI disappoints Dada-led India

Jamaica hosted two One-day Internationals during India’s 2002 tour of the Caribbean. The first of these was, incidentally, their first ODI of the season. 

Rain forced the match to be abandoned WIthout a ball bowled. There was no toss.

The five-match series was levelled 0-0.

India’S(oura)victory over Zimbabwe is comprehensive

It was India’s last One-day International for the 2001/02 season. India made just one change to their playing eleven – Murali Kartik made way for Vijay Bharadwaj. Zimbabwe made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Pommie Mbangwa made way for Gary Brent.

On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. India’s 50 came off 10 overs. Dinesh Mongia, the player of the match and the player of the series, scored 159. His 147-ball innings included 17 boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.

The southpaw’s 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 64 balls in 110 minutes. His 100 – which included 11 boundaries – came off 121 balls in 193 minutes. His 150 – which included 15 boundaries and the six – came off 143 balls.

Ganguly, whose (Hea)thirty-one-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Sixty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Tatenda Taibu. Streak broke the 52-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on 46. V V S Laxman, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Fifty-two balls later, Andy Flower and Taibu ran him out.

India’s 100 came off 19.3 overs in 97 minutes. Rahul Dravid, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 26. Fifty-seven balls later, Douglas Hondo broke the 51-run partnership.

India’s 150 came off 29.1 overs in 135 minutes. Mohammad Kaif, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Andy. Hondo broke the eight-run stand.

While India’s 200 came off 38 overs in 174 minutes, their 250 came off 44 overs in 201 minutes, and their 300 came off 46.4 overs.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, scored 75. His 50 – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 41 balls. A hundred and seven balls later, he was caught by Travis Friend. Douglas Marillier broke the 158-run partnership.

The sixth-wicket pair put on just a run. Bharadwaj, who never represented India again, faced a ball, and didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, Andy ran him out. Ajit Agarkar, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

Zimbabwe conceded 18 extras. India scored 333 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Grant Flower, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Brent, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 74. Friend, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 68. 

Marillier, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 38. He picked up a wicket, as did Streak, who bowled nine overs, conceding 54. The dreadlocked paceman bowled 10 overs, including (Hon)do maidens. He conceded 56, picking up a couple of scalps.

Zimbabwe were fined a couple of overs for a slow over rate. Their 50 came off 10 overs in 45 minutes. Alastair Campbell, whose 38-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. Sixty-one balls later, he was caught by Bharadwaj. Zaheer Khan broke the 50-run stand.

Zimbabwe’s 100 came off 19.3 overs. Friend, whose 34-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. Seventy-two balls later, he was stumped by Ajay Ratra. Harbhajan Singh broke the 61-run partnership.

Andy, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Khan. Harbhajan broke the two-run stand.

Ebrahim, whose 69-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 42. Three balls later, Ganguly broke the (Di)one-run stand.

Stuart, the man (Carlis)leading the Zimbabweans, faced 22 balls, scoring 17. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Bharadwaj broke the 29-run stand.

While Zimbabwe’s 150 came off 30 overs, their 200 came off 36 overs. Grant, whose 47-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 48. Sixty-five balls later, Khan broke the 84-run partnership.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Marillier, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Khan.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Taibu, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, Yuvraj and Harbhajan ran him out. Brent, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Harbhajan broke the one-run stand.

Streak, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. Seven balls later, he was caught by Khan. Harbhajan broke the three-run stand. Hondo, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 22 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 232 off 42.1 overs, lost by 101 runs. Yuvraj bowled three overs, conceding 22. He was wicketless, as was Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceding 44.

Bharadwaj, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket, as did Ganguly, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 62.

Khan, who bowled eight overs, conceded 29. He picked up three wickets. Harbhajan, who bowled 9.1 overs, conceded 33. He picked up four scalps.

India won the five-match series 3-2.     

India’S(oura)victory over Zimbabwe levels series

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sanjay Bangar and Sarandeep Singh made way for Yuvraj Singh and One-day International debutant Murali Kartik. Zimbabwe made just one change to their playing eleven – Craig Wishart made way for Andy Flower.

On winning the toss, Stuart, the man (Carlis)leading the Zimbabweans, chose to bat. Alastair Campbell, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Ajit Agarkar broke the 13-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Travis Friend, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Ajay Ratra off the bowling of Ajit Agarkar.

Dion Ebrahim, whose 74-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 38. A hundred and eight balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Sourav Ganguly, India's skipper, broke the 66-run partnership.

While Zimbabwe’s 100 came off 27 overs in 104 minutes, their 150 came off 35.4 overs in 161 minutes.

Grant Flower, whose 58-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 44. A hundred and six balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia. Harbhajan Singh, who broke the 96-run partnership.

Andy Flower, whose 107-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 89. His 50 – which included three boundaries – came off 75 balls. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Zaheer Khan broke the 15-run stand.

Zimbabwe’s 200 came off 44.5 overs in 199 minutes. Streak, who faced (Hea)thirteen balls, scored 10. Twenty-six balls later, Khan broke the 30-run stand.

Douglas Marillier, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by V V S Laxman. Agarkar broke the three-run stand.

Carlisle, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 40. Thirteen balls later, Agarkar broke the 17-run stand. Tatenda Taibu, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 12 extras. Zimbabwe scored 240 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Mongia bowled three overs, conceding 20. He was wicketless, as was Kartik, who bowled eight overs, conceding 47.

Ganguly bowled nine overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 44.

Khan bowled 10 overs, conceding 58. He picked up two wickets. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 32, picking up four scalps.

Although his 16-ball innings included a boundary, Ganguly had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 35 balls into the chase, he was caught by Grant. Douglas Hondo broke the 30-run stand.

Zimbabwe’s 100 came off 27 overs in 104 minutes. Mongia, whose 50-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 50. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Campbell. Friend broke the 20-run stand.

Laxman, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Seven balls later, he was caught by Taibu. Friend broke the six-run stand.

India’s 100 came off 24 overs in 111 minutes. Dravid, who faced 56 balls, scored 32. A hundred and fifteen balls later, Grant broke the 76-run stand.

While Zimbabwe’s 150 came off 36 overs in 151 minutes, their 200 came off 43 overs in 180 minutes.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 94. Mohammad Kaif, whose 101-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 68. His 50 – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 75 balls. Ninety-one balls later, Taibu and Friend ran him out.

Yuvraj, the player of the match, scored 80. His 60-ball innings included eight boundaries and the only six of the match. His 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and the six – came off 41 balls. He was unbeaten.

Agarkar, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten. Zimbabwe conceded nine extras. India, who scored 244 for the loss of five wickets off 48.1 overs, won by five wickets with 11 balls to spare.

Marillier and Streak bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 36. Pommie Mbangwa bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27.

Hondo and Grant bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 41. Friend bowled 8.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up two scalps.

The five-match series was levelled 2-2.

Zimbabwe beat the Dada-led Indians

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Anil Kumble made way for Sarandeep Singh. Zimbabwe made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Andy Flower and Gary Brent made way for Pommie Mbangwa and Douglas Hondo.

On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Dinesh Mongia, who faced 14 balls, scored four. Nineteen balls into the match, Hondo, the player of the match, trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 10-run stand.

V V S Laxman, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Tatenda Taibu. Hondo broke the 28-run stand.

Ganguly, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. A (Hon)dozen balls later, the dreadlocked pacer broke the 11-run stand.

Rahul Dravid, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Craig Wishart. Mbangwa broke the two-run stand.

Sanjay Bangar, whose 67-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 36. A hundred and twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Hondo. His namesake, Douglas Marillier, broke the 86-run partnership.

Ajay Ratra, who faced a dozen balls, scored three. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Marillier. Grant Flower broke the 10-run stand.

Ajit Agarkar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Heath Streak. Flower broke the eight-run stand. Harbhajan Singh, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. He was unbeaten.

Mohammad Kaif, whose 78-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 56. Seven balls later, he was caught by Wishart. Streak broke the two-run stand.

Sarandeep, who faced 17 balls, scored three. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Stuart Carlisle, Zimbabwe’s skipper. Marillier broke the 12-run stand.

Zaheer Khan, who faced 13 balls, scored just a couple. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Marillier. Hondo broke the 22-run stand.

Zimbabwe conceded 23 extras. India were dismissed for 191 off 48.3 overs. Travis Friend, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10.

Streak, who bowled eight overs, conceded 27. His third over – the fifth of the innings – was a five-ball over. He picked up a wicket, as did Mbangwa, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31.

Marillier and Grant bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 35. Hondo, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 37. He picked up four scalps.

Dion Ebrahim, who faced a dozen balls, scored three. Thirty-four balls later, Agarkar broke the 13-run stand. Friend, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Nineteen balls later, Khan broke the 26-run stand.

Alastair Campbell, whose 119-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 71. A hundred and forty-eight balls later, he was stumped by Ratra. Sarandeep broke the 105-run partnership.

Flower, whose 88-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 49. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Agarkar broke the 29-run stand.

Carlisle, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. He was unbeaten, as was Wishart, who scored 17. His 12-ball innings included a couple of sixes.

India conceded 21 extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 197 for the loss of four wickets off 44.2 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 34 balls to spare.

Mongia, who bowled 2.2 wicketless overs, conceded 27. Bangar, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 18. Harbhajan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.

Sarandeep bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up a wicket. Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of scalps.

The Zimbabweans led the five-match series 2-1.

India’S(oura)victory over Zimbabwe is convincing

Neither India nor Zimbabwe made any changes to their playing eleven. On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

While India’s 50 came off seven overs in 37 minutes, their 100 came off 13.5 overs in 80 minutes. Openers Dinesh Mongia and Ganguly, the player of the match, put on 50 off 42 balls in 37 minutes and 100 off 84 balls in 80 minutes.

Mongia, whose 52-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 45. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Travis Friend. Douglas Marillier broke the 109-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on 81. Ganguly, whose 83-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, scored 86. His 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 51 balls in 104 minutes. Eighty-five balls later, Heath Streak ran him out.

India’s 150 came off 23.4 overs in 119 minutes. Ganguly and V V S Laxman put on 50 for the second wicket off 55 balls in 36 minutes.

India’s 200 came off 31.3 overs in 155 minutes. Laxman, whose 72-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 52. His 50 – which included three boundaries – came off 67 balls in 95 minutes. Sixty-one balls later, he was caught by Dion Ebrahim. Friend broke the 53-run partnership.

India’s 250 came off 40.4 overs in 192 minutes. Laxman and Rahul Dravid put on 50 for the third wicket off 55 balls in 36 minutes. The latter, whose 59-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 66. His 50 – which included four boundaries – came off 48 balls in 63 minutes. He was unbeaten.

Mohammad Kaif, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Thirty-four balls later, Grant Flower broke the 33-run stand.

Ajit Agarkar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Marillier. Gary Brent broke the 14-run stand.

Sanjay Bangar, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Craig Wishart. Brent broke the one-run stand.

India’s 300 came off 48.3 overs in 223 minutes. Harbhajan Singh, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.

Zimbabwe conceded 34 extras. India scored 319 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Alastair Campbell, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Streak, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 72.

Grant, who bowled nine overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket. Friend and Marillier bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 51. Brent, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Zimbabwe were fined an over for a slow over rate. Ebrahim, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Laxman. Agarkar broke the four-run stand.

While Zimbabwe’s 50 came off 8.2 overs in 39 minutes, their 100 came off 14.4 overs in 70 minutes.

Friend, whose 59-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 63. His 50 came off 43 balls in 62 minutes. A hundred and twenty-one balls later, he was stumped by Ajay Ratra. Harbhajan broke the 134-run partnership.

He and Campbell put on 50 for the second wicket off 32 balls in 44 minutes and 100 off 68 balls in 85 minutes.

Campbell, whose 75-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 62. His 50 came off 53 balls in 85 minutes. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan.

Zimbabwe’s 150 came off 25.2 overs in 122 minutes. The fourth-wicket pair put on 23. Grant, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-seven balls later, the wicketkeeper and Harbhajan (Rat)ran him out.

Zimbabwe’s 200 came off 33.2 overs in 164 minutes. Andy Flower, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. Thirty-seven balls later, Mongia broke the 38-run stand.

Stuart Carlisle, Zimbabwe’s skipper, scored 25. His 27-ball innings included a boundary. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Agarkar broke the eight-run stand.

Marillier, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Needless to say, Mongia was in seventh heaven. Wishart, who faced 16 balls, scored 14. Eleven balls later, Mongia broke the 10-run stand.

Streak, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Bangar. Anil Kumble broke the 16-run stand. Tatenda Taibu, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

Zimbabwe’s 250 came off 42.5 overs in 204 minutes. Brent, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan, who broke the 10-run stand.

India conceded 23 extras. Zimbabwe, who were dismissed for 255 off 43.3 overs, lost by 64 runs. Bangar, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He was wicketless, as was Khan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 42.

Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 44. He picked up two wickets. His third over – the sixth of the innings – was a seven-ball over.

Mongia, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceding 40.

India levelled the five-match series 1-1.



















  



  

  

  

Ganguly-led India lose to Zimbabwe

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Hemang Badani and Javagal Srinath made way for V V S Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Sanjay Bangar and Zaheer Khan.

Zimbabwe made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Guy Whittall, Andy Blignaut and David Mutendera made way for Andy Flower, Douglas Marillier and Gary Brent.

On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Dinesh Mongia, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. Fifty balls into the match, he was caught by Tatenda Taibu. Heath Streak broke the 46-run stand.

While India’s 50 came off 9.3 overs in 48 minutes, their 100 came off 19.2 overs in 90 minutes.

Ganguly, whose 70-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 57. His 50 – which included all the boundaries and a six – came off 63 balls in 91 minutes. Eighty-seven balls later, he was stumped by Taibu. Marillier, the player of the match, broke the 77-run partnership.

He and Laxman put on 50 for the second wicket off 56 balls in 42 minutes. India's 150 came off 28.5 overs in 128 minutes.

Dravid, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. Sixty-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Grant Flower, who broke the 48-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 22. Laxman, whose 99-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 75. His 50 – which included all the boundaries – came off 83 balls in 64 minutes. Thirty-six balls later, Dion Ebrahim and Grant ran him out.

Mohammad Kaif, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 39. He was unbeaten. The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark.

Bangar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Travis Friend off the bowling of Streak.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 18. India’s 200 came off 42 overs in 181 minutes. Ajay, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty balls later, Andy and Marillier (Rat)ran him out. Ajit Agarkar, whose 19-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 40. He was unbeaten. India’s 250 came off 48.1 overs in 208 minutes.

Zimbabwe conceded nine extras. India scored 274 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Friend and Brent bowled 10 wicketless overs each, conceding 68 apiece.

Marillier and Grant bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 53, the latter conceded 31. Streak bowled 10 overs, conceding 53. He picked up a couple of scalps.

Craig Wishart, who faced four balls, scored a run. An over into the chase, Khan broke the five-run stand.

Although his 10-ball innings included a boundary, Friend had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls later, Khan broke the 16-run stand.

While Zimbabwe’s 50 came off 13.5 overs in 62 minutes, their 100 came off 22.2 overs in 98 minutes.

Andy, whose 72-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 71. His 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 74 balls in 59 minutes. A hundred and thirty-three balls later, Anil Kumble broke the 111-run partnership.

He and Alastair Campbell put on 50 for the third wicket off 74 balls in 55 minutes. Zimbabwe’s 150 came off 29.3 overs in 128 minutes.

Stuart Carlisle, Zimbabwe’s skipper, scored 23. His 45-ball innings included a boundary. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Khan broke the 54-run stand.

He and Campbell put on 50 for the fourth wicket off 54 balls in 40 minutes. The latter, whose 113-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 84. Nine balls later, Khan had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket.

Grant, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the five-run stand.

Zimbabwe’s 200 came off 41 overs in 186 minutes. Streak, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Harbhajan broke the two-run stand.

Ebrahim, who faced 15 balls, scored 10. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Bangar broke the 10-run stand.

Zimbabwe’s 250 came off 47.1 overs in 217 minutes. Taibu, who faced 16 balls, scored eight. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Ratra. Bangar broke the 43-run stand.

Marillier, whose 24-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 56. His 50 – which included nine boundaries and the six – came off 21 balls in 26 minutes. He was unbeaten, as was Brent, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring a run.

India conceded 13 extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 277 for the loss of nine wickets off 49.4 overs, won by one wicket with a couple of balls to spare. Ganguly bowled three overs, conceding 20. He was wicketless, as was Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceding 45.

Kumble bowled 9.4 overs, conceding 70. He picked up a wicket. Bangar bowled nine overs, conceding 42. He picked up two wickets, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48.

Khan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 47, picking up four scalps.

Zimbabwe led the five-match series 1-0.

England’S(oura)victory over India levels series

India made one change to their playing eleven – Sarandeep Singh made way for Harbhajan Singh. England made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians. On winning the toss, Nasser Hussain, the latter’s skipper, chose to bat.

Nick Knight, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. An over into the match, he was caught by Ajay Ratra. Javagal Srinath broke the one-run stand.

Hussain, whose 38-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 41. Sixty-eight balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, broke the 87-run partnership.

Michael Vaughan, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Fifty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Ratra. Ganguly broke the 65-run partnership.

Graham Thorpe, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-nine balls later, he was stumped by Ratra. Harbhajan broke the 19-run stand.

Marcus Trescothick, the player of the match, scored 95. His 80-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six. His 50 came off 42 balls in 74 minutes. Four balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan, who broke the one-run stand.

Paul Collingwood had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Harbhajan broke the one-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ashley Giles, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Two balls later, he was caught by Sehwag off the bowling of Harbhajan.

James Foster, who faced 28 balls, scored 13. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan, who broke the 31-run stand.

Andrew Caddick, who faced 21 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 28 balls later, he was caught by Anil Kumble. Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the series, broke the 13-run stand.

Andrew Flintoff, whose 50-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 40. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Ajit Agarkar. Srinath broke the 37-run stand. Darren Gough, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 19 extras. England were dismissed for 255 off 49.1 overs. Hemang Badani, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10. Agarkar, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 47. The (Kumb)leggie, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 43.

Tendulkar, who bowled seven overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled 7.1 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Ganguly, who bowled eight overs, conceding 40. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43. He picked up five scalps.

Although his 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, Tendulkar, Mumbai’s favourite son, left the city’s cricket enthusiasts disappointed – he scored just 12. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Foster. Gough broke the 36-run stand.

Sehwag, whose 29-ball innings included four boundaries and a six. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Thorpe. Caddick broke the 52-run stand.

Dinesh Mongia, whose 56-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 35. Ninety-eight balls later, he was stumped by Foster. Vaughan broke the 67-run partnership.

Ganguly, whose 99-ball innings included four boundaries and as many sixes, scored 80. Forty-five balls later, Giles broke the 36-run stand.

Mohammad Kaif, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Hussain. Flintoff broke the 15-run stand. Badani, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten.

Ratra, who faced 14 balls, scored eight. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Giles. Vaughan broke the 18-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Agarkar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Foster off the bowling of Caddick.

Harbhajan, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Collingwood. Flintoff broke the 14-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Kumble, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Ten balls later, Flintoff ran him out. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Srinath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, Flintoff dismissed him.

England conceded 27 extras. India, who were dismissed for 250 off 49.5 overs, lost by five runs. Gough and Giles bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 47.

Caddick and Vaughan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up two wickets apiece. While the former conceded 61, the latter conceded 37. Flintoff bowled 9.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up three scalps. 

The six-match series was levelled 3-3.        

England’S(oura)victory over India is narrow

India nade just one change to their playing eleven – Harbhajan Singh made way for One-day International debutant Sarandeep Singh (who, incidentally, happened to hail from Punjab and was an off-spinner too).

England made three changes to the eleven that that last played the Indians – Ben Hollioake, Jeremy Snape and Matthew Hoggard made way for James Foster, Ashley Giles and Andrew Caddick.

On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors. Marcus Trescothick, whose 40-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. Seventy balls into the match, he was caught by Sarandeep. Ajit Agarkar broke the 51-run partnership.

Nasser, England’s skipper, scored 49. His 71-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries. A Hu(ssai)ndred and forty-three balls later, he was caught by Ajay Ratra. Tendulkar broke the 117-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair put on 80. Nick Knight, whose 131-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 105. Sixty-one balls later, Agarkar and Javagal Srinath ran him out.

Andrew Flintoff, whose 39-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 52. Nine balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Srinath broke the six-run stand.

Paul Collingwood, who scored eight, was unbea‘ten’. Graham Thorpe, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, Agarkar broke the six-run stand. Michael Vaughan, who faced five balls, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.

India conceded 13 extras. England scored 271 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly and Virender Sehwag bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 19, the latter conceded 17.

Sarandeep, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 34. Anil Kumble, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 37.

Tendulkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket, as did Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 61. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Tendulkar, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Five overs into the chase, he was caught by Foster. Caddick broke the 39-run stand.

Sehwag, whose 36-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 42. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Knight. Darren Gough broke the 29-run stand.

Dinesh Mongia, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Sixty balls later, he was caught by Foster. Flintoff broke the 32-run stand.

Ganguly, whose 95-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, scored 74. A hundred and thirteen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Owais Shah. Giles, the player of the match, broke the 111-run stand.

Kaif, whose 64-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 46. Three balls later, he was caught by Thorpe. Giles broke the one-run stand.

Hemang Badani had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Giles, who broke the seven-run stand.

Ratra, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Eleven balls later, he was stumped by Foster. Giles broke the eight-run stand. Agarkar, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 36. He was unbeaten.

Kumble, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Ten balls later, Giles broke the 12-run stand. Sarandeep, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

England conceded 13 extras. India, who scored 269 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by two runs.

Collingwood, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 36. He was wicketless, as was Vaughan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 40. Flintoff bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket.

Gough and Caddick bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 53, the latter, whose spell, included a maiden, conceded 39. Giles, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 57. He picked up five scalps.

India led the six-match series 3-2.

Dada returns, India beat England

It was a 39-overs-a-side match. India (Moham)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman and Sanjay Bangar made way for Sourav Ganguly (who was leading the team) and One-day International debutant Kaif.

England made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – James Foster made way for Graham Thorpe. On winning the toss, Nasser Hussain, England’s skipper, chose to bat.

Trescothick, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Sixty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia. Anil Kumble broke the 71-run partnership.

Andrew Flintoff, whose 19-ball (Sach)nnings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 18. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Kumble broke the 40-run stand.

Nick Knight, whose 82-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 74. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Harbhajan Singh broke the 33-run stand.

Hussain, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan, who broke the seven-run stand. Thorpe, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, scored 36. He was unbeaten.

Vaughan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Ganguly had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the five-run stand.

Paul Collingwood scored half-a-dozen. Although his innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, Ganguly broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ben Hollioake, who never represented England again, scored 13. His 22-ball innings included a boundary. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag, the player of the match. Javagal broke the (Srina)thirty-one-run stand. Jeremy Snape, who scored nine, was unbea‘ten’.

India conceded 25 extras. England scored 218 for the loss of seven wickets off 39 overs. Sehwag, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine. Tendulkar, who bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceded 17. Agarkar, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 40.

Srinath, who bowled eight overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket. Ganguly, who bowled 5.1 overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Kumble and Harbhajan bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 40.

Tendulkar, whose 67-ball innings included 13 boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 87. His 50 came off 46 balls in 88 minutes. He was unbeaten.

Sehwag, whose 62-ball innings included 14 boundaries, scored 82. His 50 came off 36 balls in 47 minutes. A hundred and four balls into the chase, he was caught by Collingwood. Matthew Hoggard broke the 134-run partnership.

Ganguly, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Forty-four balls later, Darren Gough broke the 45-run stand. Mongia, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten.

England conceded seven extras. India, who scored 219 for the loss of two wickets off 29.4 overs, won by eight wickets with 56 balls to spare.

Flintoff bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 25. Hollioake bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 33.

Hoggard bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 38. Snape bowled 5.4 wicketless overs, conceding 45.

Gough and Collingwood bowled half-a-dozen overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 31.

India led the six-match series 3-1.

India beat England, regain (Kumb)lead

India made one change to their playing eleven – Sourav Ganguly made way for One-day International debutant Sanjay Bangar. England made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

The Indian skipper's absence meant that Anil Kumble was India’s stand-in skipper. On winning the toss, Nasser Hussain, England’s skipper – who was, incidentally, born in Chennai – chose to bat.

Nick Knight, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Forty balls into the match, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia. Javagal Srinath broke the 42-run stand.

Marcus Trescothick, whose 34-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 36. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Ajay Ratra. Ajit Agarkar broke the 11-run stand.

Hussain, who faced four balls, scored a run. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Bangar broke the eight-run stand.

Paul Collingwood, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by V V S Laxman. Harbhajan broke the run-a-ball stand.

Andrew Flintoff, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Kumble, who broke the 14-run stand.

Michael Vaughan, whose 59-ball (Sach)innings included four boundaries, scored 43. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar, the player of the match. Kumble broke the 21-run stand.

Jeremy Snape, whose 60-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 38. Ninety-one balls later, Agarkar broke the 70-run partnership.

Ben Hollioake, whose 61-ball innings included the only six of the innings, scored 37. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Needless to say, Agarkar was in seventh heaven. James Foster, who faced 15 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten.

Darren Gough, who faced half-a-dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls later, Agarkar broke the 14-run stand.

The last-wicket pair put on just a run. Matthew Hoggard, who faced three balls, scored one. A couple of balls later, Mongia and Ratra ran him out.

India conceded 14 extras. England were dismissed for 217 off 48 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Hemang Badani, who bowled three overs, conceding 11.

Bangar, who bowled seven overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled eight overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up a wicket.

The (Kumb)leggie, who never led India again, bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of wickets. Agarkar, who bowled nine overs, conceded 34. He picked up four scalps. His last over – the last over of England’s innings – was a seven-ball over.

Virender Sehwag, whose 58-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 51. A hundred and ten balls into the chase, he was caught by Trescothick. Snape broke the 107-run partnership.

Tendulkar, whose 79-ball included 10 boundaries, scored 68. Forty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Snape, who broke the 23-run stand.

Laxman, whose 53-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Fifty-six balls later, Hoggard broke the 35-run stand.

Mongia, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 21. Three balls later, he was caught by Foster. Needless to say, Hoggard was in seventh heaven.

Bangar, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Trescothick. Hoggard broke the two-run stand. Badani, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Foster. Gough broke the 27-run stand.

Ratra, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Agarkar, who faced eight balls, scoring half-a-dozen.

England conceded seven extras. India, who scored 221 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 46.4 overs, lost by four wickets off 20 balls to spare.

Vaughan, who bowled four wicketless balls, conceded seven. Collingwood, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded a dozen.

Hollioake, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 17. Flintoff, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Gough, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a wicket. Snape, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of wickets. Hoggard bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52, picking up three scalps.

The Indians led the six-match series 2-1.