India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Anil Kumble and Ashish Nehra made
way for Ajit Agarkar and Harbhajan Singh. England made no changes to the eleven
that last played the Indians.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts, whose openers, Marcus Trescothick and Vikram Solanki put on 50 off 57 balls in 37 minutes. The half-century partnership included seven boundaries. While Trescothick was batting at that point, Solanki was batting on 20.
Trescothick, whose 41-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 27. Sixty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Lakshmipathy Balaji. Harbhajan Singh broke the 71-run partnership.
Michael Vaughan, England’s skipper, scored four off a dozen balls. His runs came by way of a boundary. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Harbhajan broke the run-a-ball stand. Andrew Strauss, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Virender Sehwag broke the five-run stand.
England’s 100 – which included 14 boundaries – came off 120 balls in 85 minutes. Solanki, whose 56-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 48. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Needless to say, Sehwag was in seventh heaven.
They had scored 135 for the loss of four wickets in the 30th over. Paul Collingwood, who had scored a dozen at that point, was dropped by Mohammad Kaif off the bowling of Harbhajan.
England’s 150 – which included 18 boundaries and a six – came off 213 balls in 135 minutes. Collingwood and Andrew, the player of the match put on 50 for the fifth-wicket (Flint)off 83 balls in 45 minutes. While the former was batting on 33 at that point, the latter was batting on 20.
Their 200 – which included 25 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 250 balls in 159 minutes. Flintoff’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 66 balls in 97 minutes. He and Collingwood put on 100 off 116 balls. The latter’s 50 – which included eight boundaries – came off 62 balls in 75 minutes.
England had scored 245 for the loss of four wickets in the 45th over. Flintoff, who was batting on 80 at that point, was dropped by Balaji off the bowling of Irfan Pathan. They scored 250 off 45 overs. Flintoff and Collingwood put on 150 off as many balls.
Flintoff, whose 93-ball innings included nine boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 99. A hundred and sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Agarkar broke the 174-run partnership, which was an England record for the fifth wicket.
England’s 300 – which included 34 boundaries and five sixes – came off 314 balls in 202 minutes. Collingwood, whose 85-ball innings included 11 boundaries, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as was Geraint Jones, who scored a dozen. His six-ball innings included a boundary and a six.
India conceded 36 extras. England scored 307 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj Singh and Rohan Gavaskar bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 18. Balaji, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 77. Pathan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 58.
Agarkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 60. He picked up a wicket. Sehwag and Harbhajan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 14.
Play resumed at 3pm (2pm GMT). Sehwag, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Darren Gough, who broke the two-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on eight. Although his 10-ball innings included a boundary, Ganguly had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls later, Flintoff ran him out.
India’s 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 66 balls in 48 minutes. V V S Laxman and Kaif put on 50 for the third wicket off 44 balls in 35 minutes. While the former was batting on 18 at that point, the latter was batting on 21.
Laxman, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 33. Eighty-seven balls later, he was caught by Collingwood. Ashley Giles broke the 89-run partnership.
Their 100 – which included 14 boundaries – came off 89 balls in 119 minutes. Dravid, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Jones. Alex Wharf broke the three-run stand.
Kaif, whose 73-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 51. His half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 68 balls in 91 minutes. Twenty-two balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Vaughan. Giles broke the 11-run stand.
Gavaskar, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-four balls later, Giles broke the 30-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 40-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Vaughan. Gough broke the 26-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Vaughan off the bowling of Gough. Agarkar, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 22. Ten balls later, he was caught by Trescothick. Gough broke the four-run stand.
India’s 200 – which included 23 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 255 balls in 177 minutes. The tenth-wicket pair (Harbhajan and Balaji) put on 50 off 49 balls in 34 minutes. While the former scored 31, the latter scored 15.
Harbhajan eventually scored 41. His 39-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, Balaji, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Sixty-two balls later, Flintoff broke the 64-run stand (which wasn’t just the record for the highest last-wicket partnership for India, but also the record last-wicket partnership for India against England).
England conceded 27 extras. India, who were bundled out for 237 off 46.3 overs, lost by 70 runs. Vaughan bowled five overs, conceding 32. He was wicketless, as was Steve Harmison, who bowled eight overs, conceding 51.
Wharf bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket, as did Flintoff, who bowled 7.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. Giles bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three wickets. Gough bowled 10 overs, conceding 50. He picked up four scalps.
England led the three-match series 2-0.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts, whose openers, Marcus Trescothick and Vikram Solanki put on 50 off 57 balls in 37 minutes. The half-century partnership included seven boundaries. While Trescothick was batting at that point, Solanki was batting on 20.
Trescothick, whose 41-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 27. Sixty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Lakshmipathy Balaji. Harbhajan Singh broke the 71-run partnership.
Michael Vaughan, England’s skipper, scored four off a dozen balls. His runs came by way of a boundary. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Harbhajan broke the run-a-ball stand. Andrew Strauss, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Virender Sehwag broke the five-run stand.
England’s 100 – which included 14 boundaries – came off 120 balls in 85 minutes. Solanki, whose 56-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 48. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Needless to say, Sehwag was in seventh heaven.
They had scored 135 for the loss of four wickets in the 30th over. Paul Collingwood, who had scored a dozen at that point, was dropped by Mohammad Kaif off the bowling of Harbhajan.
England’s 150 – which included 18 boundaries and a six – came off 213 balls in 135 minutes. Collingwood and Andrew, the player of the match put on 50 for the fifth-wicket (Flint)off 83 balls in 45 minutes. While the former was batting on 33 at that point, the latter was batting on 20.
Their 200 – which included 25 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 250 balls in 159 minutes. Flintoff’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 66 balls in 97 minutes. He and Collingwood put on 100 off 116 balls. The latter’s 50 – which included eight boundaries – came off 62 balls in 75 minutes.
England had scored 245 for the loss of four wickets in the 45th over. Flintoff, who was batting on 80 at that point, was dropped by Balaji off the bowling of Irfan Pathan. They scored 250 off 45 overs. Flintoff and Collingwood put on 150 off as many balls.
Flintoff, whose 93-ball innings included nine boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 99. A hundred and sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Agarkar broke the 174-run partnership, which was an England record for the fifth wicket.
England’s 300 – which included 34 boundaries and five sixes – came off 314 balls in 202 minutes. Collingwood, whose 85-ball innings included 11 boundaries, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as was Geraint Jones, who scored a dozen. His six-ball innings included a boundary and a six.
India conceded 36 extras. England scored 307 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj Singh and Rohan Gavaskar bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 18. Balaji, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 77. Pathan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 58.
Agarkar, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 60. He picked up a wicket. Sehwag and Harbhajan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 14.
Play resumed at 3pm (2pm GMT). Sehwag, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Darren Gough, who broke the two-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on eight. Although his 10-ball innings included a boundary, Ganguly had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls later, Flintoff ran him out.
India’s 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 66 balls in 48 minutes. V V S Laxman and Kaif put on 50 for the third wicket off 44 balls in 35 minutes. While the former was batting on 18 at that point, the latter was batting on 21.
Laxman, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 33. Eighty-seven balls later, he was caught by Collingwood. Ashley Giles broke the 89-run partnership.
Their 100 – which included 14 boundaries – came off 89 balls in 119 minutes. Dravid, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Jones. Alex Wharf broke the three-run stand.
Kaif, whose 73-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 51. His half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 68 balls in 91 minutes. Twenty-two balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Vaughan. Giles broke the 11-run stand.
Gavaskar, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-four balls later, Giles broke the 30-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 40-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Vaughan. Gough broke the 26-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Vaughan off the bowling of Gough. Agarkar, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 22. Ten balls later, he was caught by Trescothick. Gough broke the four-run stand.
India’s 200 – which included 23 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 255 balls in 177 minutes. The tenth-wicket pair (Harbhajan and Balaji) put on 50 off 49 balls in 34 minutes. While the former scored 31, the latter scored 15.
Harbhajan eventually scored 41. His 39-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, Balaji, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Sixty-two balls later, Flintoff broke the 64-run stand (which wasn’t just the record for the highest last-wicket partnership for India, but also the record last-wicket partnership for India against England).
England conceded 27 extras. India, who were bundled out for 237 off 46.3 overs, lost by 70 runs. Vaughan bowled five overs, conceding 32. He was wicketless, as was Steve Harmison, who bowled eight overs, conceding 51.
Wharf bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket, as did Flintoff, who bowled 7.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. Giles bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three wickets. Gough bowled 10 overs, conceding 50. He picked up four scalps.
England led the three-match series 2-0.
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