India – who,
incidentally, made their One-day International debut (against England in
England) 28 years to the day – made just one change to their playing eleven for
their last One-day International of the 2002 season – Tinu Yohannan made way
for Anil Kumble.
England made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Matthew Hoggard made way for Ashley Giles. Nasser Hussain, their skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Nick Knight, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Forty-six balls into the match, Zaheer Khan broke the 42-run stand.
Marcus Trescothick, the player of the series, scored 109. His 100-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes. His 100 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and both the sixes – came off 89 balls in 138 minutes. A hundred and seventy-five balls later, the (Kumb)leggie broke the 185-run partnership.
Andrew Flintoff, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 40. Sixty balls later, Khan broke the 80-run partnership.
Hussain, whose 128-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored his lone One-day International ton – 115. His century – which included seven boundaries – came off 118 balls in 143 minutes. Ashish Nehra had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the five-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Michael Vaughan, who faced five balls, scored three. The next ball, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia off the bowling of Khan. Paul Collingwood, who faced four balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. Ronnie Irani had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbea‘ten’. He was the fans’ player of the series.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, and Yuvraj Singh bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 18. Virender Sehwag, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 26. Harbhajan Singh, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 53.
Nehra and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 66, the latter conceded 54. Khan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 62, picking up three scalps.
Ganguly, whose 43-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 60. Eighty-seven balls into the chase, Alex Tudor broke the 106-run partnership. Sehwag, whose 49-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 45. Nine balls later, Giles broke the eight-run stand.
Mongia, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Alec Stewart. Irani broke the 12-run stand. Rahul Dravid, who faced a dozen balls, scored five. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Knight. Irani broke the six-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 19-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 14. Three overs later, Giles broke the 14-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 63-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 69. A hundred and six balls later, he was caught by Tudor. Collingwood broke the 121-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, the player of the match, scored 87. His 75-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten. Harbhajan, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 15. Thirty-five balls later, Flintoff broke the 47-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Stewart off the bowling of Flintoff. Khan, who scored four, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
England conceded 18 extras. India, who scored 326 for the loss of eight wickets off 49.3 overs, won by a couple of wickets with three balls to spare. Darren Gough bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63.
Collingwood, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Tudor, who bowled nine overs, conceded 62. Flintoff, who bowled 7.3 overs, conceded 55. He picked up two wickets. Irani and Giles bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 64, the latter conceded 47.
India won the 2002 NatWest Series.
Indian cricket buffs remember this match for Ganguly’s act of taking his shirt off and swinging it on the Lord’s balcony, mimicking Flintoff’s celebrations at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai earlier that year, when the Englishmen toured India.
England made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Matthew Hoggard made way for Ashley Giles. Nasser Hussain, their skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Nick Knight, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Forty-six balls into the match, Zaheer Khan broke the 42-run stand.
Marcus Trescothick, the player of the series, scored 109. His 100-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes. His 100 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and both the sixes – came off 89 balls in 138 minutes. A hundred and seventy-five balls later, the (Kumb)leggie broke the 185-run partnership.
Andrew Flintoff, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 40. Sixty balls later, Khan broke the 80-run partnership.
Hussain, whose 128-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored his lone One-day International ton – 115. His century – which included seven boundaries – came off 118 balls in 143 minutes. Ashish Nehra had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the five-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Michael Vaughan, who faced five balls, scored three. The next ball, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia off the bowling of Khan. Paul Collingwood, who faced four balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. Ronnie Irani had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbea‘ten’. He was the fans’ player of the series.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, and Yuvraj Singh bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 18. Virender Sehwag, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 26. Harbhajan Singh, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 53.
Nehra and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 66, the latter conceded 54. Khan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 62, picking up three scalps.
Ganguly, whose 43-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 60. Eighty-seven balls into the chase, Alex Tudor broke the 106-run partnership. Sehwag, whose 49-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 45. Nine balls later, Giles broke the eight-run stand.
Mongia, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Alec Stewart. Irani broke the 12-run stand. Rahul Dravid, who faced a dozen balls, scored five. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Knight. Irani broke the six-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 19-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 14. Three overs later, Giles broke the 14-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 63-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 69. A hundred and six balls later, he was caught by Tudor. Collingwood broke the 121-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, the player of the match, scored 87. His 75-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten. Harbhajan, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 15. Thirty-five balls later, Flintoff broke the 47-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kumble, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Stewart off the bowling of Flintoff. Khan, who scored four, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
England conceded 18 extras. India, who scored 326 for the loss of eight wickets off 49.3 overs, won by a couple of wickets with three balls to spare. Darren Gough bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63.
Collingwood, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Tudor, who bowled nine overs, conceded 62. Flintoff, who bowled 7.3 overs, conceded 55. He picked up two wickets. Irani and Giles bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 64, the latter conceded 47.
India won the 2002 NatWest Series.
Indian cricket buffs remember this match for Ganguly’s act of taking his shirt off and swinging it on the Lord’s balcony, mimicking Flintoff’s celebrations at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai earlier that year, when the Englishmen toured India.
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