It was a 32-overs-a-side
match. India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Dinesh Mongia
and Rahul Dravid made way for V V S Laxman and Ajay Ratra. England made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ashley Giles and James Kirtley made
way for Alex Tudor and Matthew Hoggard.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Marcus Trescothick, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Forty-nine balls into the match, Anil Kumble broke the 52-run partnership.
Nick Knight, whose 38-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Yuvraj Singh broke the 20-run stand. Andrew Flintoff, whose 38-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 51. Sixty-seven balls later, he was caught by Ashish Nehra. Ajit Agarkar broke the 76-run partnership.
Michael Vaughan, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 30. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Zaheer Khan broke the 48-run stand. Ronnie Irani, the player of the match, scored 53. His 55-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Four balls later, the (Kumb)leggie broke the six-run stand.
Paul Collingwood, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nine balls later, Nehra broke the 17-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Nasser Hussain, England’s skipper, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just half-a-dozen. The next ball, he was caught by Kaif off the bowling of Khan.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Alec Stewart, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Khan. Tudor, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was unbeaten, as was Darren Gough, who was in seventh heaven, because his two-ball innings included a six, and he was unbeaten.
India conceded 30 extras. England scored 229 for the loss of eight wickets off 32 overs. Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar bowled a wicketless over each. While Ganguly conceded 10, Sehwag and Tendulkar conceded nine apiece.
Agarkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 38. He picked up a wicket. Nehra, who bowled five overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket. Yuvraj, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket.
Kumble, who bowled seven overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets. His sixth over – the 27th of the innings – was a five-ball over. Khan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 53. He picked up three scalps.
Ganguly, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Flintoff. Tudor broke the 31-run stand. Sehwag, whose 41-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 46. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Stewart. Irani broke the 31-run stand.
Laxman, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Hoggard. Collingwood broke the 16-run stand. Yuvraj, who faced 13 balls, scored five. Twenty-two balls later, he was stumped by Stewart. Irani broke the run-a-ball stand.
Kaif, who faced eight balls, scored a run. A dozen balls later, Irani broke the 14-run stand. Ratra, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Stewart. Irani broke the four-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Agarkar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Collingwood off the bowling of Irani.
Tendulkar, whose 29-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 36. Four balls later, he was caught by Stewart. Hoggard broke the two-run stand. Kumble, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. He was unbeaten.
Khan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Flintoff. Gough broke the seven-run stand. Nehra, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Irani. Tudor broke the 38-run stand.
England conceded eight extras. India, who were dismissed for 165 off 29.1 overs, lost by 64 runs. Gough bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 19. Flintoff, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket.
Collingwood and Hoggard bowled five overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 25. Tudor, who bowled 4.1 overs, conceded 25. He picked up two wickets. Irani bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up five scalps.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Marcus Trescothick, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Forty-nine balls into the match, Anil Kumble broke the 52-run partnership.
Nick Knight, whose 38-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Yuvraj Singh broke the 20-run stand. Andrew Flintoff, whose 38-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 51. Sixty-seven balls later, he was caught by Ashish Nehra. Ajit Agarkar broke the 76-run partnership.
Michael Vaughan, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 30. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Zaheer Khan broke the 48-run stand. Ronnie Irani, the player of the match, scored 53. His 55-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Four balls later, the (Kumb)leggie broke the six-run stand.
Paul Collingwood, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nine balls later, Nehra broke the 17-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Nasser Hussain, England’s skipper, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just half-a-dozen. The next ball, he was caught by Kaif off the bowling of Khan.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Alec Stewart, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Khan. Tudor, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was unbeaten, as was Darren Gough, who was in seventh heaven, because his two-ball innings included a six, and he was unbeaten.
India conceded 30 extras. England scored 229 for the loss of eight wickets off 32 overs. Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar bowled a wicketless over each. While Ganguly conceded 10, Sehwag and Tendulkar conceded nine apiece.
Agarkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 38. He picked up a wicket. Nehra, who bowled five overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket. Yuvraj, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket.
Kumble, who bowled seven overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets. His sixth over – the 27th of the innings – was a five-ball over. Khan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 53. He picked up three scalps.
Ganguly, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Flintoff. Tudor broke the 31-run stand. Sehwag, whose 41-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 46. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Stewart. Irani broke the 31-run stand.
Laxman, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Hoggard. Collingwood broke the 16-run stand. Yuvraj, who faced 13 balls, scored five. Twenty-two balls later, he was stumped by Stewart. Irani broke the run-a-ball stand.
Kaif, who faced eight balls, scored a run. A dozen balls later, Irani broke the 14-run stand. Ratra, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Stewart. Irani broke the four-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Agarkar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Collingwood off the bowling of Irani.
Tendulkar, whose 29-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 36. Four balls later, he was caught by Stewart. Hoggard broke the two-run stand. Kumble, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. He was unbeaten.
Khan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Flintoff. Gough broke the seven-run stand. Nehra, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Irani. Tudor broke the 38-run stand.
England conceded eight extras. India, who were dismissed for 165 off 29.1 overs, lost by 64 runs. Gough bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 19. Flintoff, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket.
Collingwood and Hoggard bowled five overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 25. Tudor, who bowled 4.1 overs, conceded 25. He picked up two wickets. Irani bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up five scalps.
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