India made four
changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Rahul Dravid, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar
and Sreesanth made way for Venugopal Rao, R P Singh, One-day International
debutant Vikram Raj Vir Singh (to be henceforth called V R V) and Munaf.
England made three changes to their playing eleven – Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones and Gareth Batty made way for Ian Bell, Liam Plunkett and Sajid Mahmood.
On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He faced five balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five ballS(olank)into the match, he was caught by Vikram. James Anderson broke the four-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Thirty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood, who broke the 46-run stand.
India scored 50 off 8.3 overs. England had conceded four extras at that point. India’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over. Yuvraj Singh, who faced 11 balls, scored four. Twenty balls later, Plunkett broke the 12-run stand.
A dozen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 62 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on 30 at that point, Suresh Raina was batting on a couple. The latter had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Matt Prior. Plunkett broke the five-run stand.
India’s third Powerplay was between the 16th and the 20th over. Rao, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Prior. Anderson broke the 16-run stand.
India scored 100 off 21.5 overs. England had conceded eight extras at that point. Twenty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India scored 105 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 48 at that point, Ramesh Powar was batting on 14. Dhoni’s 50 – which included seven boundaries – came off 63 balls.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 74 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Powar’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to it was four. They put on 100 off 131 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Powar’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to it was nine.
India scored 150 off 32.3 overs. England had conceded 15 extras at that point. Thirty-eight overs into the match, the third drinks break was taken. India scored 186 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While the man from Ranchi was batting on (Dho)ninety-six at that point, Powar was batting on 38.
Dhoni, whose 106-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Solanki. Mahmood broke the 107-run partnership.
Harbhajan Singh, who faced eight balls, scored four. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Kevin Pietersen, who broke the 10-run stand. India scored 200 off 41.1 overs. England had conceded 17 extras at that point.
Powar, whose 83-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 54. His half-century came off 78 balls. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Matthew Hoggard. Paul Collingwood broke the 13-run stand.
R P, who faced 20 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls later, he was caught by Ian Blackwell. Mahmood broke the seven-run stand. V R V, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Nine balls later, he was caught by Blackwell. Needless to say, Anderson was in seventh heaven. Patel, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
England eventually scored 18 extras. India, who were dismissed for 223 off 48 overs. Solanki, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25. Hoggard, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 59. Blackwell, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 33.
Pietersen, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a wicket, as did Collingwood, who bowled three overs, conceding 11. Plunkett, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of wickets. Mahmood, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up three scalps, as did Anderson, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28.
England scored 50 off 8.5 overs. India had conceded three extras at that point. Their openers put on 50 off 56 balls. While Strauss was batting on 27 at that point, Bell was batting on 23.
England’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over. A dozen overs into the chase, the first drinks break of their innings was taken. England had scored 74 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Andrew Strauss, their stand-in skipper, was batting on 36, Bell was batting on 33.
England scored 100 off 17.2 overs. India had conceded seven extras at that point. Their openers’ century partnership came off 111 balls. While Strauss was batting on 52 at that point, Bell was batting on 43.
Bell, whose 64-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 46. A hundred anD(ho)nineteen balls into the chase, he was caught behind. Harbhajan broke the 107-run partnership.
Although his nine-ball innings included a boundary, Solanki had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls later, Powar broke the 13-run stand. Strauss’ half-century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 48 balls.
Twenty-five overs into the chase, the second drinks break of England’s innings was taken. They had scored 132 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Strauss was batting on 66, Pietersen was batting on a couple.
England scored 150 off 29.1 overs. India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Strauss, whose 85-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 74. The third-wicket pair was batting on 39, when he retired hurt.
Pietersen, whose 40-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 33. Seventy-nine balls after Solanki’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan, who broke the 78-run partnership. England scored 200 off 36.5 overs. India had conceded 22 extras at that point.
Prior, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by V R V. Harbhajan broke the nine-run stand. Plunkett, who faced nine balls, didn’t open his account. Ten balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Powar broke the two-run stand.
Blackwell, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 14. India conceded 27 extras. England, who scored 227 for the loss of five wickets off 42.4 overs, won by five wickets with 44 balls to spare.
Yuvraj, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25. V R V, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 33. Patel, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 37. R P bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48. Powar, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of wickets. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, conceding 30. He picked up three scalps.
India led the seven-match series 4-1.
England made three changes to their playing eleven – Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones and Gareth Batty made way for Ian Bell, Liam Plunkett and Sajid Mahmood.
On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He faced five balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five ballS(olank)into the match, he was caught by Vikram. James Anderson broke the four-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Thirty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood, who broke the 46-run stand.
India scored 50 off 8.3 overs. England had conceded four extras at that point. India’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over. Yuvraj Singh, who faced 11 balls, scored four. Twenty balls later, Plunkett broke the 12-run stand.
A dozen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 62 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on 30 at that point, Suresh Raina was batting on a couple. The latter had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Matt Prior. Plunkett broke the five-run stand.
India’s third Powerplay was between the 16th and the 20th over. Rao, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Prior. Anderson broke the 16-run stand.
India scored 100 off 21.5 overs. England had conceded eight extras at that point. Twenty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India scored 105 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 48 at that point, Ramesh Powar was batting on 14. Dhoni’s 50 – which included seven boundaries – came off 63 balls.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 74 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Powar’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to it was four. They put on 100 off 131 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Powar’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to it was nine.
India scored 150 off 32.3 overs. England had conceded 15 extras at that point. Thirty-eight overs into the match, the third drinks break was taken. India scored 186 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While the man from Ranchi was batting on (Dho)ninety-six at that point, Powar was batting on 38.
Dhoni, whose 106-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Solanki. Mahmood broke the 107-run partnership.
Harbhajan Singh, who faced eight balls, scored four. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Kevin Pietersen, who broke the 10-run stand. India scored 200 off 41.1 overs. England had conceded 17 extras at that point.
Powar, whose 83-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 54. His half-century came off 78 balls. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Matthew Hoggard. Paul Collingwood broke the 13-run stand.
R P, who faced 20 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls later, he was caught by Ian Blackwell. Mahmood broke the seven-run stand. V R V, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Nine balls later, he was caught by Blackwell. Needless to say, Anderson was in seventh heaven. Patel, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
England eventually scored 18 extras. India, who were dismissed for 223 off 48 overs. Solanki, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25. Hoggard, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 59. Blackwell, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 33.
Pietersen, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a wicket, as did Collingwood, who bowled three overs, conceding 11. Plunkett, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of wickets. Mahmood, who bowled eight overs, conceded 37. He picked up three scalps, as did Anderson, who bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28.
England scored 50 off 8.5 overs. India had conceded three extras at that point. Their openers put on 50 off 56 balls. While Strauss was batting on 27 at that point, Bell was batting on 23.
England’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over. A dozen overs into the chase, the first drinks break of their innings was taken. England had scored 74 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Andrew Strauss, their stand-in skipper, was batting on 36, Bell was batting on 33.
England scored 100 off 17.2 overs. India had conceded seven extras at that point. Their openers’ century partnership came off 111 balls. While Strauss was batting on 52 at that point, Bell was batting on 43.
Bell, whose 64-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 46. A hundred anD(ho)nineteen balls into the chase, he was caught behind. Harbhajan broke the 107-run partnership.
Although his nine-ball innings included a boundary, Solanki had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls later, Powar broke the 13-run stand. Strauss’ half-century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 48 balls.
Twenty-five overs into the chase, the second drinks break of England’s innings was taken. They had scored 132 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Strauss was batting on 66, Pietersen was batting on a couple.
England scored 150 off 29.1 overs. India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Strauss, whose 85-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 74. The third-wicket pair was batting on 39, when he retired hurt.
Pietersen, whose 40-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 33. Seventy-nine balls after Solanki’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan, who broke the 78-run partnership. England scored 200 off 36.5 overs. India had conceded 22 extras at that point.
Prior, who faced 11 balls, scored three. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by V R V. Harbhajan broke the nine-run stand. Plunkett, who faced nine balls, didn’t open his account. Ten balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Powar broke the two-run stand.
Blackwell, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 14. India conceded 27 extras. England, who scored 227 for the loss of five wickets off 42.4 overs, won by five wickets with 44 balls to spare.
Yuvraj, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25. V R V, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 33. Patel, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 37. R P bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48. Powar, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of wickets. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, conceding 30. He picked up three scalps.
India led the seven-match series 4-1.
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