India made just
one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Munaf made way for Ajit Agarkar.
England made just change to their playing eleven – Chris Tremlett made way for Andrew
Flintoff.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Sourav Ganguly, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Twenty balls into the match, he was caught by Ian Bell. James Anderson broke the 17-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Dinesh Karthik, who faced 22 balls, scored four. His runs came by a way of a boundary. Forty-two balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Matt Prior. Stuart Broad, the player of the match, broke the 14-run stand.
Dravid, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the one-run stand. Fifteen overS(ach)into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 46 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 20, Yuvraj Singh was batting on one.
India’s 50 came off 16.4 overs. England had conceded 11 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 86 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 81 balls. India’s 100 came off 29.2 overs. England had conceded 11 extras at that point. Tendulkar, whose 86-ball (Kev)innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 55. A hundred and five balls later, he was caught by Flintoff. Pietersen broke the 71-run partnership.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 112 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 32, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on four. The latter, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 13. Forty-nine balls later, Monty Panesar broke the 27-run stand.
Agarkar, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eight balls later, he was caught by Prior. Needless to say, Broad was in seventh heaven. India’s 150 came off 40.2 overs. England had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Yuvraj’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 90 balls. He eventually scored 71. His 104-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. Thirty-two balls later, Broad broke the 31-run stand. Ramesh Powar, who faced 11 balls, scored seven. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Bell. Broad broke the one-run stand.
India’s 200 came off 48.2 overs. England had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Piyush Chawla, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten. Zaheer Khan, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper. Anderson broke the 31-run stand.
R P Singh, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ravi Bopara. Anderson broke the tow-run stand. England eventually conceded 13 extras. India were dismissed for 212 off 49.4 overs. Collingwood, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Pietersen, who bowled an over, conceded half-a-dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Panesar and Flintoff, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included three maidens, conceded 31.
Anderson bowled 9.4 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 38, picking up three wickets. Broad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51, picking up four scalps.
England’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Alastair Cook, who faced five balls, didn’t open his account. Five balls into the chase, he was dismissed by Khan. Prior, who faced five balls, scored four. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Powar. Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Bell, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Sixteen balls later, Agarkar broke the 21-run stand. England scored 50 off 10 overs. India had conceded five extras at that point.
The second Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Pietersen, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Fifty-three balls after Bell’s dismissal, he was caught by Chawla. Agarkar broke the 46-run partnership.
Eighty-eight balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 81 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Collingwood was batting on 30. The third Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Flintoff, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Agarkar broke the 14-run stand. England scored 100 off 17.3 overs. India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Owais Shah, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, conceded eight. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by caught by Karthik. Powar broke the 15-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on four. Collingwood, whose 55-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 47. Fifteen balls later, R P and Dhoni ran him out.
Thirty-two overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 140 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While Bopara was batting on 16, Broad was batting on 11.
England scored 150 off 34.4 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 85 balls. While Bopara’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Broad’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. England scored 200 off 44.5 overs. India had conceded 16 extras at that point.
Bopara, whose 82-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 43. He was unbeaten, as was Broad, whose 73-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scoring 45. India eventually conceded 19 extras. England, who scored 213 for the loss of seven overs off 48 balls, won by three wickets with a couple of overs to spare.
Tendulkar, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded four. Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded eight. R P, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 22. Chawla, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a wicket. Powar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 60. He picked up four scalps.
England led the three-match series 3-1.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Sourav Ganguly, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Twenty balls into the match, he was caught by Ian Bell. James Anderson broke the 17-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Dinesh Karthik, who faced 22 balls, scored four. His runs came by a way of a boundary. Forty-two balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Matt Prior. Stuart Broad, the player of the match, broke the 14-run stand.
Dravid, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. Ten balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the one-run stand. Fifteen overS(ach)into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 46 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 20, Yuvraj Singh was batting on one.
India’s 50 came off 16.4 overs. England had conceded 11 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 86 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 81 balls. India’s 100 came off 29.2 overs. England had conceded 11 extras at that point. Tendulkar, whose 86-ball (Kev)innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 55. A hundred and five balls later, he was caught by Flintoff. Pietersen broke the 71-run partnership.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 112 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 32, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on four. The latter, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 13. Forty-nine balls later, Monty Panesar broke the 27-run stand.
Agarkar, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eight balls later, he was caught by Prior. Needless to say, Broad was in seventh heaven. India’s 150 came off 40.2 overs. England had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Yuvraj’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 90 balls. He eventually scored 71. His 104-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. Thirty-two balls later, Broad broke the 31-run stand. Ramesh Powar, who faced 11 balls, scored seven. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Bell. Broad broke the one-run stand.
India’s 200 came off 48.2 overs. England had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Piyush Chawla, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten. Zaheer Khan, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper. Anderson broke the 31-run stand.
R P Singh, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ravi Bopara. Anderson broke the tow-run stand. England eventually conceded 13 extras. India were dismissed for 212 off 49.4 overs. Collingwood, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Pietersen, who bowled an over, conceded half-a-dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Panesar and Flintoff, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included three maidens, conceded 31.
Anderson bowled 9.4 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 38, picking up three wickets. Broad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51, picking up four scalps.
England’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Alastair Cook, who faced five balls, didn’t open his account. Five balls into the chase, he was dismissed by Khan. Prior, who faced five balls, scored four. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Powar. Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Bell, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Sixteen balls later, Agarkar broke the 21-run stand. England scored 50 off 10 overs. India had conceded five extras at that point.
The second Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Pietersen, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Fifty-three balls after Bell’s dismissal, he was caught by Chawla. Agarkar broke the 46-run partnership.
Eighty-eight balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 81 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Collingwood was batting on 30. The third Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Flintoff, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Agarkar broke the 14-run stand. England scored 100 off 17.3 overs. India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Owais Shah, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, conceded eight. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by caught by Karthik. Powar broke the 15-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on four. Collingwood, whose 55-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 47. Fifteen balls later, R P and Dhoni ran him out.
Thirty-two overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 140 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While Bopara was batting on 16, Broad was batting on 11.
England scored 150 off 34.4 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 85 balls. While Bopara’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Broad’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. England scored 200 off 44.5 overs. India had conceded 16 extras at that point.
Bopara, whose 82-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 43. He was unbeaten, as was Broad, whose 73-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scoring 45. India eventually conceded 19 extras. England, who scored 213 for the loss of seven overs off 48 balls, won by three wickets with a couple of overs to spare.
Tendulkar, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded four. Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded eight. R P, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 22. Chawla, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 43.
Khan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 45, picking up a wicket. Powar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 60. He picked up four scalps.
England led the three-match series 3-1.
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