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.
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.
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