India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Ashish Nehra made way for Anil Kumble.
England made four changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians –
Vaughan, James Foster, Andrew Caddic and Darren Gough made way for Alec
Stewart, Ronnie Irani, James Kirtley and Matthew Hoggard.
On winning the toss, Nasser Hussain, England’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 86. Nick Knight, whose 42-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. Eighty-two balls into the match, Tendulkar and the (Kumb)leggie ran him out. England’s 100 came off 17 overs.
Incidentally, 86 was Knight’s opening partner, Marcus Trescothick’s individual contribution to the total. His 78-ball innings included eight boundaries and the only six of the innings. Seventy-seven balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, broke the 67-run partnership.
Andrew Flintoff, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia. Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, broke the 48-run stand. Graham Thorpe, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Four overs later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Yuvraj broke the 16-run stand.
Hussain, whose 82-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 54. Eleven balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Yuvraj broke the five-run stand. Alec Stewart, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 28. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 34. Irani, who faced 21 balls, scored 12. Forty-five balls later, Mohammad Kaif and Zaheer Khan ran him out. Although Collingwood’s innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Khan broke the 11-run stand.
Ashley Giles, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. India conceded 18 extras. England scored 271 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Harbhajan and Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter conceded 46.
Agarkar, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 49. Ganguly, who bowled six overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket, as did Khan, who bowled nine overs, conceding 48. Yuvraj, who bowled seven overs, conceded 39. He picked up three scalps.
Sehwag, whose 65-ball innings included nine boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 71. A hundred and five balls into the chase, he was caught by Trescothick. Giles broke the 109-run partnership. Mongia, who faced five balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Giles broke the two-run stand.
Tendulkar, who faced (Ira)nine boundaries, scored a run. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by the all-rounder of Indian descent, who broke the seven-run stand. Ganguly, whose 67-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 43. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Kirtley. Giles broke the 23-run stand.
Dravid, whose 86-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 73. He was unbeaten, as was Yuvraj, who scored 64. His 65-ball innings included seven boundaries.
England conceded 19 extras. India, who scored 272 for the loss of four wickets off 48.5 overs, won by six wickets with seven balls to spare. Collingwood bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 13. Flintoff bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 56. Hoggard bowled 8.5 wicketless overs, conceding 62.
Kirtley bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 57. Irani bowled 10 overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket. Giles bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up three scalps.
On winning the toss, Nasser Hussain, England’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 86. Nick Knight, whose 42-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. Eighty-two balls into the match, Tendulkar and the (Kumb)leggie ran him out. England’s 100 came off 17 overs.
Incidentally, 86 was Knight’s opening partner, Marcus Trescothick’s individual contribution to the total. His 78-ball innings included eight boundaries and the only six of the innings. Seventy-seven balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, broke the 67-run partnership.
Andrew Flintoff, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia. Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, broke the 48-run stand. Graham Thorpe, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Four overs later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Yuvraj broke the 16-run stand.
Hussain, whose 82-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 54. Eleven balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Yuvraj broke the five-run stand. Alec Stewart, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 28. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 34. Irani, who faced 21 balls, scored 12. Forty-five balls later, Mohammad Kaif and Zaheer Khan ran him out. Although Collingwood’s innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Khan broke the 11-run stand.
Ashley Giles, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. India conceded 18 extras. England scored 271 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Harbhajan and Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter conceded 46.
Agarkar, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 49. Ganguly, who bowled six overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket, as did Khan, who bowled nine overs, conceding 48. Yuvraj, who bowled seven overs, conceded 39. He picked up three scalps.
Sehwag, whose 65-ball innings included nine boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 71. A hundred and five balls into the chase, he was caught by Trescothick. Giles broke the 109-run partnership. Mongia, who faced five balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Giles broke the two-run stand.
Tendulkar, who faced (Ira)nine boundaries, scored a run. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by the all-rounder of Indian descent, who broke the seven-run stand. Ganguly, whose 67-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 43. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Kirtley. Giles broke the 23-run stand.
Dravid, whose 86-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 73. He was unbeaten, as was Yuvraj, who scored 64. His 65-ball innings included seven boundaries.
England conceded 19 extras. India, who scored 272 for the loss of four wickets off 48.5 overs, won by six wickets with seven balls to spare. Collingwood bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 13. Flintoff bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 56. Hoggard bowled 8.5 wicketless overs, conceding 62.
Kirtley bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 57. Irani bowled 10 overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket. Giles bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up three scalps.
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