India made just
one change to their playing eleven – R P Singh made way for Ramesh Powar.
England made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
On winning the toss, Andrew Flintoff, the latter’s skipper, chose to bat. They scored 50 off 11.2 overs. Prior, whose 49-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Ninety-two balls into the Mat(t)ch, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the 66-run partnership.
Owais Shah, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. (Dho)Nine balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Powar broke the five-run stand.
England scored 100 off 23.4 overs. Andrew Strauss, whose 85-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 61. His 50 came off 72 balls. Ninety-four balls later, Powar broke the 64-run stand.
Flintoff, who faced 14 balls, scored five. Twenty-two balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Powar broke the eight-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on 31. Paul Collingwood, who faced 13 balls, scored five. Thirty balls later, Dhoni ran him out.
Pietersen, whose 87-ball (Kev)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 71. His half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 73 balls. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper. Yuvraj Singh broke the 19-run stand.
Ian Blackwell, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. Twenty-eight balls later, Sreesanth broke the 21-run stand. Liam Plunkett, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Nine balls later, Irfan Pathan had a reason to be in seventh heaven.
Geraint Jones, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Sreesanth broke the tw0-run stand. Kabir Ali, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten. James Anderson, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. (Sreesan)Three balls later, he broke the three-run stand.
India conceded 13 extras. England were dismissed for 226 off 49.5 overs. Gambhir, who bowled an over, conceded 13. He was wicketless, as was Virender Sehwag, who bowled four overs, conceding 21. Pathan bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket.
Harbhajan and Yuvraj bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 43, the latter conceded 39. Sreesanth, who bowled 6.5 overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps, as did Powar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 34.
India scored 50 off 9.3 overs. Sehwag, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Eighty balls into the chase, Blackwell broke the 61-run stand. Gambhir, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Anderson, who broke the 10-run stand.
The third-wicket pair scored just a couple. Dravid, who faced 23 balls, scored just five. Sixteen balls later, Collingwood ran him out. Mohammad Kaif, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. A dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Plunkett, who broke the eight-run stand.
Yuvraj, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 18. Fifteen balls later, Blackwell broke the 12-run stand. India scored 100 off 25.5 overs, 150 off 37.5 overs and 200 off 44.2 overs.
Suresh Raina, the player of the match, scored 81. His 89-ball innings included eight boundaries and the only six of the innings. His half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 65 balls. He was unbeaten.
Dhoni, whose 55-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 38. A hundred and twenty-nine balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, Flintoff broke the 118-run partnership. Pathan, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 21 extras. India, who scored 230 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 49 overs, won by four wickets with an over to spare. Collingwood, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19. His spell included a five-ball over – the 37th of the Indian innings. Ali, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 50.
Plunkett bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket. Anderson who bowled 10 overs, conceded 60. He picked up a wicket, as did Flintoff, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. Blackwell, who bowled nine overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The Indians led the seven-match series 2-0.
On winning the toss, Andrew Flintoff, the latter’s skipper, chose to bat. They scored 50 off 11.2 overs. Prior, whose 49-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Ninety-two balls into the Mat(t)ch, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the 66-run partnership.
Owais Shah, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. (Dho)Nine balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Powar broke the five-run stand.
England scored 100 off 23.4 overs. Andrew Strauss, whose 85-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 61. His 50 came off 72 balls. Ninety-four balls later, Powar broke the 64-run stand.
Flintoff, who faced 14 balls, scored five. Twenty-two balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Powar broke the eight-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on 31. Paul Collingwood, who faced 13 balls, scored five. Thirty balls later, Dhoni ran him out.
Pietersen, whose 87-ball (Kev)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 71. His half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 73 balls. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper. Yuvraj Singh broke the 19-run stand.
Ian Blackwell, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. Twenty-eight balls later, Sreesanth broke the 21-run stand. Liam Plunkett, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Nine balls later, Irfan Pathan had a reason to be in seventh heaven.
Geraint Jones, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Sreesanth broke the tw0-run stand. Kabir Ali, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten. James Anderson, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. (Sreesan)Three balls later, he broke the three-run stand.
India conceded 13 extras. England were dismissed for 226 off 49.5 overs. Gambhir, who bowled an over, conceded 13. He was wicketless, as was Virender Sehwag, who bowled four overs, conceding 21. Pathan bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket.
Harbhajan and Yuvraj bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 43, the latter conceded 39. Sreesanth, who bowled 6.5 overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps, as did Powar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 34.
India scored 50 off 9.3 overs. Sehwag, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Eighty balls into the chase, Blackwell broke the 61-run stand. Gambhir, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Anderson, who broke the 10-run stand.
The third-wicket pair scored just a couple. Dravid, who faced 23 balls, scored just five. Sixteen balls later, Collingwood ran him out. Mohammad Kaif, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. A dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Plunkett, who broke the eight-run stand.
Yuvraj, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 18. Fifteen balls later, Blackwell broke the 12-run stand. India scored 100 off 25.5 overs, 150 off 37.5 overs and 200 off 44.2 overs.
Suresh Raina, the player of the match, scored 81. His 89-ball innings included eight boundaries and the only six of the innings. His half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 65 balls. He was unbeaten.
Dhoni, whose 55-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 38. A hundred and twenty-nine balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, Flintoff broke the 118-run partnership. Pathan, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 21 extras. India, who scored 230 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 49 overs, won by four wickets with an over to spare. Collingwood, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 19. His spell included a five-ball over – the 37th of the Indian innings. Ali, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 50.
Plunkett bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket. Anderson who bowled 10 overs, conceded 60. He picked up a wicket, as did Flintoff, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. Blackwell, who bowled nine overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The Indians led the seven-match series 2-0.
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