While Ajit Agarkar
was India’s twelfth man, Gareth Batty was England’s twelfth man. While India
made no changes to their playing eleven, England made seven changes to their
playing eleven – Nick Knight, Nasser Hussain, Alec Stewart, Craig White, Ronnie
Irani, Andrew Caddick and James Anderson made way for Vikram Solanki, Andrew
Strauss, Geraint Jones, Ashley Giles, One-day International debutant Alex Wharf
(the player of the match), Darren Gough and Steve Harmison.
On winning the toss, Michael Vaughan, England’s skipper, inserted the Indians. Virender Sehwag, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. Three overs into the match, he was caught by Vaughan. Gough broke the 10-run stand.
India scored 50 off 9.2 overs. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, and V V S Laxman were both batting on 22 at that point. The former eventually scored 24. His 31-ball innings included four boundaries. Fifty-three balls later, he was caught by Jones, who was born in Papua New Guinea. Wharf broke the 52-run partnership. Laxman eventually scored 29. His 35-ball innings included four boundaries. Ten balls later, he was caught by Jones. Wharf broke the one-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Gough. Wharf broke the 17-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair scored nine. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fourteen balls later, Giles and Jones ran him out.
India scored 100 off 24.5 overs. While Mohammad Kaif was batting on 14 at that point, Rohan Gavaskar was batting on four. The latter, who faced 49 balls, scored 20. Eighty-two balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood. Andrew Flintoff broke the 40-run stand. Irfan Pathan, who faced 14 balls, scored three. Five overs later, he was caught by Giles, who broke the 14-run stand.
India scored 150 off 39.1 overs. While Kaif was batting on 40 at that point, Anil Kumble was batting on three. The former’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 78 balls. His innings lasted 79 balls. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Jones. Harmison broke the 27-run stand. Kumble, who faced 22 balls, eventually scored nine. He was unbeaten.
Lakshmipathy Balaji, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Kaif’s dismissal, he was caught by the Lancashire all-rounder (Flint)off the bowling of Harmison. Ashish Nehra, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Harmison off his bowling. It was the 19th instance of a hat-trick in One-day Internationals, and the second by an Englishman (Anderson was the first. He achieved the feat against Pakistan in 2003).
England conceded 14 extras. India were bundled out for 170 off 43.5 overs. Collingwood, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11. Gough bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket. Flintoff, who bowled eight overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.
Giles, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 25, He picked up a wicket. Wharf, who bowled eight overs, conceded 30. He picked up three scalps, as did Harmison, who bowled 8.5 overs, conceding 41.
England scored 50 off 10.5 overs. While Marcus Trescothick was batting on 29 at that point, Solanki – was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan – was batting on 17. The former, whose 40-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 33. Seventy-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Yuvraj. Balaji broke the 63-run partnership. Vaughan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t get off the mark. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Balaji, who broke the two-run stand.
England scored 100 off 23.2 overs. While Solanki was batting on 38, Strauss was batting on 21. They put on 50 for the third wicket off 62 balls. Solanki, whose 75-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 52. His 50 – which included eight boundaries – came off 74 balls. Seventy-six balls, he was trapped leg before by Pathan, who broke the 63-run partnership.
England scored 150 off 30 overs. While Strauss was batting on 34, Flintoff was batting on 22. Strauss, who 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 41. He was unbeaten, as was Flintoff, who eventually scored 34. His 23-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes. India conceded 11 extras. England, who scored 171 for the loss of three wickets off 32.2 overs, won by seven wickets off 106 balls to spare.
Nehra, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 23. Kumble, who bowled 6.2 wicketless overs, conceded 57. Pathan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a wicket. Balaji bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Englishmen led the three-match series 1-0.
On winning the toss, Michael Vaughan, England’s skipper, inserted the Indians. Virender Sehwag, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. Three overs into the match, he was caught by Vaughan. Gough broke the 10-run stand.
India scored 50 off 9.2 overs. Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, and V V S Laxman were both batting on 22 at that point. The former eventually scored 24. His 31-ball innings included four boundaries. Fifty-three balls later, he was caught by Jones, who was born in Papua New Guinea. Wharf broke the 52-run partnership. Laxman eventually scored 29. His 35-ball innings included four boundaries. Ten balls later, he was caught by Jones. Wharf broke the one-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Gough. Wharf broke the 17-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair scored nine. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fourteen balls later, Giles and Jones ran him out.
India scored 100 off 24.5 overs. While Mohammad Kaif was batting on 14 at that point, Rohan Gavaskar was batting on four. The latter, who faced 49 balls, scored 20. Eighty-two balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood. Andrew Flintoff broke the 40-run stand. Irfan Pathan, who faced 14 balls, scored three. Five overs later, he was caught by Giles, who broke the 14-run stand.
India scored 150 off 39.1 overs. While Kaif was batting on 40 at that point, Anil Kumble was batting on three. The former’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 78 balls. His innings lasted 79 balls. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Jones. Harmison broke the 27-run stand. Kumble, who faced 22 balls, eventually scored nine. He was unbeaten.
Lakshmipathy Balaji, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Kaif’s dismissal, he was caught by the Lancashire all-rounder (Flint)off the bowling of Harmison. Ashish Nehra, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Harmison off his bowling. It was the 19th instance of a hat-trick in One-day Internationals, and the second by an Englishman (Anderson was the first. He achieved the feat against Pakistan in 2003).
England conceded 14 extras. India were bundled out for 170 off 43.5 overs. Collingwood, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11. Gough bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket. Flintoff, who bowled eight overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.
Giles, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 25, He picked up a wicket. Wharf, who bowled eight overs, conceded 30. He picked up three scalps, as did Harmison, who bowled 8.5 overs, conceding 41.
England scored 50 off 10.5 overs. While Marcus Trescothick was batting on 29 at that point, Solanki – was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan – was batting on 17. The former, whose 40-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 33. Seventy-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Yuvraj. Balaji broke the 63-run partnership. Vaughan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t get off the mark. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Balaji, who broke the two-run stand.
England scored 100 off 23.2 overs. While Solanki was batting on 38, Strauss was batting on 21. They put on 50 for the third wicket off 62 balls. Solanki, whose 75-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 52. His 50 – which included eight boundaries – came off 74 balls. Seventy-six balls, he was trapped leg before by Pathan, who broke the 63-run partnership.
England scored 150 off 30 overs. While Strauss was batting on 34, Flintoff was batting on 22. Strauss, who 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 41. He was unbeaten, as was Flintoff, who eventually scored 34. His 23-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes. India conceded 11 extras. England, who scored 171 for the loss of three wickets off 32.2 overs, won by seven wickets off 106 balls to spare.
Nehra, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 23. Kumble, who bowled 6.2 wicketless overs, conceded 57. Pathan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a wicket. Balaji bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of scalps.
The Englishmen led the three-match series 1-0.
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