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.
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.
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