Owing to rain,
four overs of Scotland’s innings were lost, as a result of which the match was
reduced to a 46-overs-a-side match. India made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven
– Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan made way for Robin Uthappa,
Ramesh Powar and Munaf Patel.
This was the first – and, so far, only match – against Scotland. Rahul Dravid, who represented the Scots in 2003, was India’s skipper. On winning the toss, he inserted the hosts.
Navdeep Poonia had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ajit Agarkar, who broke the nine-run stand.
Fraser Watts, who faced 28 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. R P Singh broke the 13-run stand. The second Powerplay of Scotland’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Ryan Watson, Scotland’s skipper, scored 24. His 32-ball innings included three boundaries. Half-a-dozen overs after Watts’ dismissal, he was caught by Piyush Chawla. Patel broke the 27-run stand.
Majid Haq, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. The next ball, he was caught by Chawla off the bowling of R P. Eighty-six balls into the match, the drinks break was taken. Scotland had scored 49 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Neither Gavin Hamilton nor Neil McCallum had opened their accounts.
Scotland scored 50 off 14.4 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. The second Powerplay of Scotland’s innings was between the 16th and the 18th over.
Twenty-one overs into the match, there was an interruption owing to rain. Scotland had scored 68 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Hamilton was batting on half-a-dozen, McCallum was batting on five.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 80 balls. While Hamilton’s contribution to the partnership was 20, McCallum’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 11. Scotland scored 100 off 26.4 overs. India had conceded 18 extras at that point.
McCallum, whose 65-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 41. A hundred and thirteen balls after Haq’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Chawla broke the 82-run partnership.
Colin Smith, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chawla, who broke the 15-run stand. Scotland scored 150 off 38 overs. India had conceded 25 extras at that point.
Two hundred and forty-four balls into the match, there was an interruption owing to rain. Scotland had scored 162 for the loss of six wickets at that point. While Hamilton was batting on 41, Craig Wright was batting on eight. Hamilton, whose 78-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 44. Forty balls later, Agarkar broke the 32-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 20. Wright, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 37. Thirteen balls later, Agarkar and Dhoni ran him out. John Blain, who faced four balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Three balls later, he was caught by Chawla. Patel broke the one-run stand.
Scotland scored 200 off 45.5 overs. India had conceded 26 extras at that point. That was the number of extras they eventually conceded. Paul Hoffmann, who faced four balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Dewald Nel, who didn’t face a ball. India scored 203 for the loss of nine wickets off 46 overs.
Powar, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 41. Agarkar, Patel and R P bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. They conceded 54, 36 and 26, respectively. Chawla, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India’s target was revised to 209 off 46 overs. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. India scored 50 off 11.5 overs. Scotland had conceded four extras at that point.
The Indian openers put on 50 off 73 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 24, the contribution of Gautam Gambhir, the player of the match, was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Uthappa’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls. He eventually scored 55. His 62-ball innings included eight boundaries and the six. India scored 100 off 20 overs. Scotland had conceded eight extras at that point.
India’s openers put on 100 off 126 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 51, Gambhir’s contribution to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight. A hundred and twenty-two balls into the chase, Wright broke the 104-run partnership.
Gambhir’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 76 balls. Dinesh Karthik, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by McCallum. Haq broke the 33-run stand. India scored 150 off 31.5 overs. Scotland had conceded eight extras at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. Yuvraj, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Forty-nine balls later, Blain broke the 61-run stand.
Gambhir, whose 115-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 85. He was unbeaten. Dravid, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored unbea‘ten’. India scored 200 off 38.2 overs. Scotland had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Scotland eventually conceded 10 extras. India, who scored 212 for the loss of three wickets off 39.5 overs, won the one-off match by seven wickets with 37 balls to spare under the Duckworth-Lewis method. Nel, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 48. He was wicketless, as was Hoffmann, who bowled nine overs, conceding 43.
Haq, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Blain bowled 8.5 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Wright bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket.
This was the first – and, so far, only match – against Scotland. Rahul Dravid, who represented the Scots in 2003, was India’s skipper. On winning the toss, he inserted the hosts.
Navdeep Poonia had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ajit Agarkar, who broke the nine-run stand.
Fraser Watts, who faced 28 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. R P Singh broke the 13-run stand. The second Powerplay of Scotland’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Ryan Watson, Scotland’s skipper, scored 24. His 32-ball innings included three boundaries. Half-a-dozen overs after Watts’ dismissal, he was caught by Piyush Chawla. Patel broke the 27-run stand.
Majid Haq, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. The next ball, he was caught by Chawla off the bowling of R P. Eighty-six balls into the match, the drinks break was taken. Scotland had scored 49 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Neither Gavin Hamilton nor Neil McCallum had opened their accounts.
Scotland scored 50 off 14.4 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. The second Powerplay of Scotland’s innings was between the 16th and the 18th over.
Twenty-one overs into the match, there was an interruption owing to rain. Scotland had scored 68 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Hamilton was batting on half-a-dozen, McCallum was batting on five.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 80 balls. While Hamilton’s contribution to the partnership was 20, McCallum’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 11. Scotland scored 100 off 26.4 overs. India had conceded 18 extras at that point.
McCallum, whose 65-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 41. A hundred and thirteen balls after Haq’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Chawla broke the 82-run partnership.
Colin Smith, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chawla, who broke the 15-run stand. Scotland scored 150 off 38 overs. India had conceded 25 extras at that point.
Two hundred and forty-four balls into the match, there was an interruption owing to rain. Scotland had scored 162 for the loss of six wickets at that point. While Hamilton was batting on 41, Craig Wright was batting on eight. Hamilton, whose 78-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 44. Forty balls later, Agarkar broke the 32-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 20. Wright, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 37. Thirteen balls later, Agarkar and Dhoni ran him out. John Blain, who faced four balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Three balls later, he was caught by Chawla. Patel broke the one-run stand.
Scotland scored 200 off 45.5 overs. India had conceded 26 extras at that point. That was the number of extras they eventually conceded. Paul Hoffmann, who faced four balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Dewald Nel, who didn’t face a ball. India scored 203 for the loss of nine wickets off 46 overs.
Powar, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 41. Agarkar, Patel and R P bowled nine overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. They conceded 54, 36 and 26, respectively. Chawla, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a couple of scalps.
India’s target was revised to 209 off 46 overs. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. India scored 50 off 11.5 overs. Scotland had conceded four extras at that point.
The Indian openers put on 50 off 73 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 24, the contribution of Gautam Gambhir, the player of the match, was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Uthappa’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls. He eventually scored 55. His 62-ball innings included eight boundaries and the six. India scored 100 off 20 overs. Scotland had conceded eight extras at that point.
India’s openers put on 100 off 126 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 51, Gambhir’s contribution to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight. A hundred and twenty-two balls into the chase, Wright broke the 104-run partnership.
Gambhir’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 76 balls. Dinesh Karthik, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by McCallum. Haq broke the 33-run stand. India scored 150 off 31.5 overs. Scotland had conceded eight extras at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. Yuvraj, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Forty-nine balls later, Blain broke the 61-run stand.
Gambhir, whose 115-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 85. He was unbeaten. Dravid, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored unbea‘ten’. India scored 200 off 38.2 overs. Scotland had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Scotland eventually conceded 10 extras. India, who scored 212 for the loss of three wickets off 39.5 overs, won the one-off match by seven wickets with 37 balls to spare under the Duckworth-Lewis method. Nel, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 48. He was wicketless, as was Hoffmann, who bowled nine overs, conceding 43.
Haq, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Blain bowled 8.5 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Wright bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket.
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