India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Ajit Agarkar made way for Zaheer Khan.
England made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Andrew Flintoff and Dimitri Mascarenhas made way for Owais Shah and Monty
Panesar.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the Englishmen. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. England’s 50 came off 10.2 overs (64 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. While Alastair Cook’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Matt Prior’s contribution to it was 24.
Prior, whose 40-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 34. Eighty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Piyush Chawla. Munaf Patel broke the 76-run stand. The third Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 85 for the loss of one wicket at that point. While Cook was batting on 39, Ian Bell, the player of the match, had scored just a couple.
Cook whose 56-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 40. Twenty-seven balls after Prior’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Ramesh Powar broke the 16-run stand.
England’s 100 came off 20.5 overs (133 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. Pietersen, whose 22-ball (Kev)innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nine. Thirty-five balls after Cook’s dismissal, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh. Chawla broke the 26-run stand.
England’s 150 came off 31.2 overs (198 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point. Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 156 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Bell was batting on 39, Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper, was batting on 19.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 66 balls. While Bell’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Collingwood’s contribution to it was 28. Extras did not contribute to the partnership. Bell’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 64 balls.
Collingwood, whose 53-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Eighty-eight balls after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Uthappa. The offie broke the 75-run P(ow)artnership.
England’s 200 came off 39.5 overs (249 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point. Shah, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 19. Twenty-eight balls later, Yuvraj broke the 33-run partnership. Ravi, whose nine-B(opar)all innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. R P Singh broke the 20-run stand.
England’s 250 came off 46 overs (286 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point. Bell – who represented Warwickshire (which plays its home matches at Edgbaston) – eventually scored 79. His 89-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. A dozen balls after Bopara’s dismissal, R P broke the nine-run stand.
Stuart Broad, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. R P broke the 18-run stand. Chris Tremlett, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. He was unbeaten, as was James Anderson, who didn’t face a ball.
India eventually conceded 17 extras. England scored 281 for the loss of eight overs off 50 overs. Khan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 49. Patel, who bowled five overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Yuvraj, who bowled seven overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket.
Chawla, who bowled nine overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket. Powar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of wickets. R P bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up three scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten overS(ach)into the chase, he was caught by Collingwood. Anderson broke the 35-run stand. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Cook. Broad broke the one-run stand. India’s 50 came off 13.5 overs (84 balls). England had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 77 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Sourav Ganguly was batting on 39, Dravid was batting on 22.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Dravid’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
India’s 100 came off 22.3 overs (137 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point. While Dravid’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 51 balls, Ganguly’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 82 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 112 balls. While Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Dravid’s contribution to it was 56. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.
The Wall, whose 61-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, D(rav)idn’t add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and fourteen balls later, Tremlett broke the 104-run partnership.
Ganguly, whose 104-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, eventually scored 72. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Prior. Tremlett broke the nine-run stand. India’s 150 came off 32.2 overs (196 balls). England had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 168 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 19, Dhoni had scored just a couple. The latter, who faced 20 balls, eventually scored 13. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Collingwood. Anderson broke the 41-run stand.
India’s 200 came off 40.3 overs (247 balls). England had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Powar, who faced 13 balls, scored just five. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Bell. Collingwood broke the 20-run stand. Chawla, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Bell. Collingwood broke the three-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Yuvraj, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Four balls later, Bell and Monty Panesar ran him out. Khan, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-two balls later, Panesar broke the 20-run stand.
R P, who faced 16 balls, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten. Patel, who faced three balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, Anderson broke the five-run stand. England conceded 15 extras. India, who were dismissed for 239 off 48.1 overs, lost by 42 runs.
Bopara bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 12. Broad bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up a wicket. Panesar bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up a wicket.
Tremlett bowled eight overs, conceding 57. He picked up two wickets, as did Collingwood, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 45. Anderson bowled 9.1 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 32, picking up three scalps.
England led the seven-match series 2-1.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the Englishmen. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. England’s 50 came off 10.2 overs (64 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. While Alastair Cook’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Matt Prior’s contribution to it was 24.
Prior, whose 40-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 34. Eighty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Piyush Chawla. Munaf Patel broke the 76-run stand. The third Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 85 for the loss of one wicket at that point. While Cook was batting on 39, Ian Bell, the player of the match, had scored just a couple.
Cook whose 56-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 40. Twenty-seven balls after Prior’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Ramesh Powar broke the 16-run stand.
England’s 100 came off 20.5 overs (133 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. Pietersen, whose 22-ball (Kev)innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nine. Thirty-five balls after Cook’s dismissal, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh. Chawla broke the 26-run stand.
England’s 150 came off 31.2 overs (198 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point. Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 156 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Bell was batting on 39, Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper, was batting on 19.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 66 balls. While Bell’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Collingwood’s contribution to it was 28. Extras did not contribute to the partnership. Bell’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 64 balls.
Collingwood, whose 53-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Eighty-eight balls after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Uthappa. The offie broke the 75-run P(ow)artnership.
England’s 200 came off 39.5 overs (249 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point. Shah, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 19. Twenty-eight balls later, Yuvraj broke the 33-run partnership. Ravi, whose nine-B(opar)all innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. R P Singh broke the 20-run stand.
England’s 250 came off 46 overs (286 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point. Bell – who represented Warwickshire (which plays its home matches at Edgbaston) – eventually scored 79. His 89-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. A dozen balls after Bopara’s dismissal, R P broke the nine-run stand.
Stuart Broad, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. R P broke the 18-run stand. Chris Tremlett, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. He was unbeaten, as was James Anderson, who didn’t face a ball.
India eventually conceded 17 extras. England scored 281 for the loss of eight overs off 50 overs. Khan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 49. Patel, who bowled five overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Yuvraj, who bowled seven overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket.
Chawla, who bowled nine overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket. Powar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of wickets. R P bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up three scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten overS(ach)into the chase, he was caught by Collingwood. Anderson broke the 35-run stand. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Cook. Broad broke the one-run stand. India’s 50 came off 13.5 overs (84 balls). England had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 77 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Sourav Ganguly was batting on 39, Dravid was batting on 22.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Dravid’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
India’s 100 came off 22.3 overs (137 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point. While Dravid’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 51 balls, Ganguly’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 82 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 112 balls. While Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Dravid’s contribution to it was 56. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.
The Wall, whose 61-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, D(rav)idn’t add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and fourteen balls later, Tremlett broke the 104-run partnership.
Ganguly, whose 104-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, eventually scored 72. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Prior. Tremlett broke the nine-run stand. India’s 150 came off 32.2 overs (196 balls). England had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 168 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 19, Dhoni had scored just a couple. The latter, who faced 20 balls, eventually scored 13. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Collingwood. Anderson broke the 41-run stand.
India’s 200 came off 40.3 overs (247 balls). England had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Powar, who faced 13 balls, scored just five. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Bell. Collingwood broke the 20-run stand. Chawla, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Bell. Collingwood broke the three-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Yuvraj, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Four balls later, Bell and Monty Panesar ran him out. Khan, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-two balls later, Panesar broke the 20-run stand.
R P, who faced 16 balls, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten. Patel, who faced three balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, Anderson broke the five-run stand. England conceded 15 extras. India, who were dismissed for 239 off 48.1 overs, lost by 42 runs.
Bopara bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 12. Broad bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up a wicket. Panesar bowled 10 overs, conceding 49. He picked up a wicket.
Tremlett bowled eight overs, conceding 57. He picked up two wickets, as did Collingwood, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 45. Anderson bowled 9.1 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 32, picking up three scalps.
England led the seven-match series 2-1.
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