India made just
one change to their playing eleven – R P Singh made way for Gautam Gambhir. England
made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Andrew Flintoff
made way for Jon Lewis.
On winning the toss, Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper, inserted the Indians, whose openers put on 50 off 8.5 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. While the contribution of Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, to the partnership was 22, Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 27.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 12th and the 16th over. Tendulkar’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 46 balls. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 17th and the 21th over.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 97 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 32, Tendulkar was batting on 62.
India scored 100 off 17.5 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three. While Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 63.
Tendulkar eventually scored 71. His 59-ball innings included 13 boundaries. A hundred and eighteen balls into the match, he was caught by Matt Prior. Lewis broke the 116-run partnership.
Ganguly’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 67 balls. India scored 150 off 26.3 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Ganguly, whose 79-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 59. Forty-three balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Alastair Cook. Monty Panesar broke the 34-run stand.
The 28th over of India’s innings – which was bowled by Stuart Broad – was a seven-ball over. It was called by Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar. Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 180 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 28, Yuvraj Singh was batting on 18.
India scored 200 off 36 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four. India’s third-wicket pair put on 50 off 56 balls. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 27.
While Yuvraj’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 46 balls, Gambhir’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 64 balls. The latter eventually scored 51. Eighty-nine balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Andrew Gale. The 94-run partnership was broken by Broad.
India scored 250 off 42 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen. Yuvraj, whose 57-ball innings included 1o boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 72. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by James Anderson. Collingwood broke the 22-run stand.
Forty-seven overs into the match, there was a rain interruption. India had scored 286 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on 16, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on four. India scored 300 off 47.4 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 13.
Dhoni, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Prior. Anderson broke the 45-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Dravid, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 24. Five balls later, Prior ran him out.
Dinesh Karthik, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Zaheer Khan, who faced three balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. England eventually conceded 17 extras. India scored 324 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras off 50 overs.
Kevin Pietersen, who bowled five balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Bopara, who bowled seven balls, conceding as many. Panesar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket, as did Broad, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 84.
Lewis, Anderson and Collingwood bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 63, 60 and 48, respectively.
England’s target was revised to 281 off 39 overs. Alastair Cook, who faced 11 balls, scored four. (Dho)Nineteen balls into the match, he was caught behind. Needless to say, Ajit Agarkar was in seventh heaven.
England scored 50 off 8.2 overs. India had conceded four extras at that point. Their second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Prior’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Ian Bell’s contribution to the partnership was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Prior, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 46. Sixty-four balls after Cook’s dismissal, he was stumped. Ganguly broke the (Dho)ninety-run partnership.
England scored 100 off 14.3 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. Pietersen, who faced three balls, D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught behind. Khan broke the five-run stand.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 102 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Bell was batting on 43. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was the 16th over. Bell, whose 38-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 44. Five balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ganguly broke the two-run stand.
Ninety-nine balls into the chase, there was a rain interruption. England had scored 105 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Collingwood was batting on a couple, Owais Shah hadn’t opened his account. Five overs were lost due to the rain. Shah, who faced 36 balls, scored 15. Sixty balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ramesh Powar broke the 41-run stand.
England scored 150 off 27.4 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. Collingwood’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 41 balls.
Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 188 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Collingwood was batting on 60, Bopara was batting on nine. The latter eventually conceded 11. His 16-ball innings included a boundary. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Powar, who broke the 48-run stand.
Broad, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over (Chaw)later, he was caught by Karthik. Piyush broke the three-run stand. England scored 200 off 33.3 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Lewis, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Agarkar broke the 44-run stand. Collingwood, whose 71-ball innings included three boundaries and four sixes, scored 91. He was unbeaten, as was Anderson, who faced a ball, scoring a run.
Thirty-nine overs into the match, there was a rain interval. India had conceded 12 extras. England, who had scored 242 for the loss of eight wickets at that point, lost by 38 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Tendulkar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 35. Chawla bowled five overs, conceding 31. He picked up a wicket, as did Khan, who bowled eight overs, conceding 44. Agarkar, Powar and Ganguly bowled seven overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. They conceded 58, 45 and 26, respectively.
England led the seven-match series 3-2.
On winning the toss, Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper, inserted the Indians, whose openers put on 50 off 8.5 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. While the contribution of Sourav Ganguly, the player of the match, to the partnership was 22, Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 27.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 12th and the 16th over. Tendulkar’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 46 balls. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 17th and the 21th over.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 97 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 32, Tendulkar was batting on 62.
India scored 100 off 17.5 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three. While Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 63.
Tendulkar eventually scored 71. His 59-ball innings included 13 boundaries. A hundred and eighteen balls into the match, he was caught by Matt Prior. Lewis broke the 116-run partnership.
Ganguly’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 67 balls. India scored 150 off 26.3 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Ganguly, whose 79-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 59. Forty-three balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Alastair Cook. Monty Panesar broke the 34-run stand.
The 28th over of India’s innings – which was bowled by Stuart Broad – was a seven-ball over. It was called by Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar. Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 180 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 28, Yuvraj Singh was batting on 18.
India scored 200 off 36 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four. India’s third-wicket pair put on 50 off 56 balls. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 27.
While Yuvraj’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 46 balls, Gambhir’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 64 balls. The latter eventually scored 51. Eighty-nine balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Andrew Gale. The 94-run partnership was broken by Broad.
India scored 250 off 42 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen. Yuvraj, whose 57-ball innings included 1o boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 72. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by James Anderson. Collingwood broke the 22-run stand.
Forty-seven overs into the match, there was a rain interruption. India had scored 286 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on 16, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on four. India scored 300 off 47.4 overs. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 13.
Dhoni, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Prior. Anderson broke the 45-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Dravid, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 24. Five balls later, Prior ran him out.
Dinesh Karthik, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Zaheer Khan, who faced three balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. England eventually conceded 17 extras. India scored 324 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras off 50 overs.
Kevin Pietersen, who bowled five balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Bopara, who bowled seven balls, conceding as many. Panesar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket, as did Broad, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 84.
Lewis, Anderson and Collingwood bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 63, 60 and 48, respectively.
England’s target was revised to 281 off 39 overs. Alastair Cook, who faced 11 balls, scored four. (Dho)Nineteen balls into the match, he was caught behind. Needless to say, Ajit Agarkar was in seventh heaven.
England scored 50 off 8.2 overs. India had conceded four extras at that point. Their second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Prior’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Ian Bell’s contribution to the partnership was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Prior, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 46. Sixty-four balls after Cook’s dismissal, he was stumped. Ganguly broke the (Dho)ninety-run partnership.
England scored 100 off 14.3 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. Pietersen, who faced three balls, D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught behind. Khan broke the five-run stand.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 102 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Bell was batting on 43. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was the 16th over. Bell, whose 38-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 44. Five balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ganguly broke the two-run stand.
Ninety-nine balls into the chase, there was a rain interruption. England had scored 105 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Collingwood was batting on a couple, Owais Shah hadn’t opened his account. Five overs were lost due to the rain. Shah, who faced 36 balls, scored 15. Sixty balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ramesh Powar broke the 41-run stand.
England scored 150 off 27.4 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. Collingwood’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 41 balls.
Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 188 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Collingwood was batting on 60, Bopara was batting on nine. The latter eventually conceded 11. His 16-ball innings included a boundary. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Powar, who broke the 48-run stand.
Broad, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over (Chaw)later, he was caught by Karthik. Piyush broke the three-run stand. England scored 200 off 33.3 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Lewis, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Agarkar broke the 44-run stand. Collingwood, whose 71-ball innings included three boundaries and four sixes, scored 91. He was unbeaten, as was Anderson, who faced a ball, scoring a run.
Thirty-nine overs into the match, there was a rain interval. India had conceded 12 extras. England, who had scored 242 for the loss of eight wickets at that point, lost by 38 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Tendulkar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 35. Chawla bowled five overs, conceding 31. He picked up a wicket, as did Khan, who bowled eight overs, conceding 44. Agarkar, Powar and Ganguly bowled seven overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. They conceded 58, 45 and 26, respectively.
England led the seven-match series 3-2.
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