Playing their
first match since the abolition of the short-lived SuperSub rule, India made
three changes to their playing eleven – Ramesh Powar, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer
Khan made way for Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh.
England – who were playing the Indians for the first time in two years – made seven changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played them – Marcus Trescothick, Vikram Solanki, Vaughan, Ashley Giles, Alex Wharf, Darren Gough and Steve Harmison made way for Matt Prior, Owais Shah, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Blackwell, Liam Plunkett, Kabir Ali and James Anderson.
On winning the toss, Andrew Flintoff, England’s skipper, inserted the Indians. Sehwag, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls into the match, he was caught by Plunkett. Anderson broke the run-a-ball stand.
India scored 50 off 9.2 overs. The Englishmen conceded an extra. Gautam Gambhir, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 25. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Geraint Jones. Ali broke the 39-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, Ali broke the two-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 10. Mohammad Kaif, who faced nine balls, scored four. Fourteen balls later, Jones ran him out.
Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, scored 34. His 50-ball innings included seven boundaries. Thirty-eight balls later, Plunkett broke the 12-run stand. Suresh Raina, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood. Blackwell broke the 58-run partnership.
Pathan, whose 43-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Plunkett. Anderson broke the 14-run stand. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Sixty-three balls later, he was caught by Collingwood. Plunkett broke the 55-run partnership.
Harbhajan Singh, the player of the match, scored 37. His 46-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. Four balls later, he was caught by Flintoff. Ali broke the two-run stand. R P Singh, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sreesanth, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Harbhajan’s dismissal, he was caught by Pietersen off the bowling of Ali. England conceded 21 extras. India were dismissed for 203 off 46.4 overs.
Collingwood, who faced a couple of overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Flintoff, who faced eight overs, conceded 31. Blackwell, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.
Plunkett bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of scalps. Anderson bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a couple of scalps. Ali bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up four scalps.
England’s openers D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Andrew Strauss, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the chase, he was caught behind off the bowling of Pathan. Owais Shah, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Pathan.
England scored 50 off 9.4 overs. The Indians conceded a couple of extras. Prior, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 22. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Harbhajan broke the 53-run partnership.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. India conceded three extras. At that point, the first drinks break was taken. Pietersen was batting on 28.
England scored 100 off 18.2 overs. The Indians conceded four extras at that point. Pietersen, whose 49-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 46. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Yuvraj broke the 60-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to it was 17, Flintoff was batting on 34. India had conceded an extra.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Flintoff, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 41. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before by Harbhajan. Jones, who faced 10 balls, didn’t open his account. A dozen balls later, Harbhajan broke the three-run stand.
At that point, the second drinks break was taken. Collingwood was batting on a couple. Blackwell, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Harbhajan broke the 17-run stand.
Collingwood, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eight balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Harbhajan broke the four-run stand. Ali, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t open his account. Yuvraj had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before, breaking the one-run stand.
England scored 150 off 32 overs. The Indians conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. They scored 164 for the loss of nine overs off 38 overs when the third drinks break was taken. While Plunkett was batting on 14 at that point, Anderson was batting on a dozen.
Plunkett, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Anderson, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score, faced 17 balls, scoring a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.
India conceded seven extras. England, who were dismissed for 164 off 38.1 overs, lost by 39 runs. Sehwag, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded five. R P, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 32. The Kerala fast bowler, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded (Sreesan)thirty-nine.
Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 32, picking up two wickets. Pathan bowled 7.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up three scalps. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 31, picking up five scalps.
The Indians led the seven-match series 1-0.
England – who were playing the Indians for the first time in two years – made seven changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played them – Marcus Trescothick, Vikram Solanki, Vaughan, Ashley Giles, Alex Wharf, Darren Gough and Steve Harmison made way for Matt Prior, Owais Shah, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Blackwell, Liam Plunkett, Kabir Ali and James Anderson.
On winning the toss, Andrew Flintoff, England’s skipper, inserted the Indians. Sehwag, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls into the match, he was caught by Plunkett. Anderson broke the run-a-ball stand.
India scored 50 off 9.2 overs. The Englishmen conceded an extra. Gautam Gambhir, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 25. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Geraint Jones. Ali broke the 39-run stand.
Yuvraj Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, Ali broke the two-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 10. Mohammad Kaif, who faced nine balls, scored four. Fourteen balls later, Jones ran him out.
Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, scored 34. His 50-ball innings included seven boundaries. Thirty-eight balls later, Plunkett broke the 12-run stand. Suresh Raina, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood. Blackwell broke the 58-run partnership.
Pathan, whose 43-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 28. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Plunkett. Anderson broke the 14-run stand. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Sixty-three balls later, he was caught by Collingwood. Plunkett broke the 55-run partnership.
Harbhajan Singh, the player of the match, scored 37. His 46-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. Four balls later, he was caught by Flintoff. Ali broke the two-run stand. R P Singh, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sreesanth, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Harbhajan’s dismissal, he was caught by Pietersen off the bowling of Ali. England conceded 21 extras. India were dismissed for 203 off 46.4 overs.
Collingwood, who faced a couple of overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Flintoff, who faced eight overs, conceded 31. Blackwell, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.
Plunkett bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of scalps. Anderson bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a couple of scalps. Ali bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up four scalps.
England’s openers D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Andrew Strauss, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the chase, he was caught behind off the bowling of Pathan. Owais Shah, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Pathan.
England scored 50 off 9.4 overs. The Indians conceded a couple of extras. Prior, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 22. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Harbhajan broke the 53-run partnership.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. India conceded three extras. At that point, the first drinks break was taken. Pietersen was batting on 28.
England scored 100 off 18.2 overs. The Indians conceded four extras at that point. Pietersen, whose 49-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 46. Forty-eight balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Yuvraj broke the 60-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to it was 17, Flintoff was batting on 34. India had conceded an extra.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Flintoff, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 41. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before by Harbhajan. Jones, who faced 10 balls, didn’t open his account. A dozen balls later, Harbhajan broke the three-run stand.
At that point, the second drinks break was taken. Collingwood was batting on a couple. Blackwell, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Harbhajan broke the 17-run stand.
Collingwood, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eight balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Harbhajan broke the four-run stand. Ali, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t open his account. Yuvraj had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before, breaking the one-run stand.
England scored 150 off 32 overs. The Indians conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. They scored 164 for the loss of nine overs off 38 overs when the third drinks break was taken. While Plunkett was batting on 14 at that point, Anderson was batting on a dozen.
Plunkett, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Anderson, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score, faced 17 balls, scoring a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.
India conceded seven extras. England, who were dismissed for 164 off 38.1 overs, lost by 39 runs. Sehwag, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded five. R P, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 32. The Kerala fast bowler, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded (Sreesan)thirty-nine.
Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 32, picking up two wickets. Pathan bowled 7.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up three scalps. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 31, picking up five scalps.
The Indians led the seven-match series 1-0.
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