India made a
couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan
made way for Ramesh Powar and Munaf. England made just one change to the eleven
that last played the Indians – Monty Panesar made way for Chris Tremlett.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper and the player of the match, chose to bat. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
India’s openers put on 50 off 12.2 overs (78 balls). England had conceded five extras at that point. While Sourav Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 34.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 69 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 21, Tendulkar was batting on 41. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 56 balls. India’s openers put on 100 off 17 overs (110 balls). England had conceded 11 extras at that point. While Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 52.
Ganguly, whose 54-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 39. A hundred and seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper. Andrew Flintoff broke the 113-run partnership.
A hundred and fifty-seven overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 149 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 88, Yuvraj Singh was batting on five.
India put on 150 off 26.2 overs (167 balls). England had conceded 17 extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Tendulkar, whose 112-ball innings included 15 boundaries and a six, scored 99. Seventy-two balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Matt Prior. Flintoff broke the 67-run partnership.
India put on 200 off 34.4 overs (217 balls). England had conceded 17 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off as 51 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Yuvraj, whose 53-ball innings including half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 49. Fifty-six balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Collingwood. Stuart Broad broke the 63-run partnership.
India put on 250 off 42.4 overs (268 balls). England had conceded 20 extras at that point. Dravid’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 43 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off as 34 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
India put on 300 off 46.4 overs (295 balls). England had conceded 24 extras at that point. Dhoni, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Tremlett. James Anderson broke the 59-run stand.
Dinesh Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Flintoff, who broke the eight-run stand. Ajit Agarkar, who faced three boundaries, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the 14-run stand.
Powar, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the two-run stand. Dravid, whose 63-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 92. He was unbeaten, as was Piyush Chawla, who faced a ball, scoring a run.
England eventually conceded 25 extras. India scored 329 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Mascarenhas, Bopara and Collingwood bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 31, 27 and 24, respectively. Tremlett, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 73.
Broad, who bowled nine overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket, as was Anderson, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 56, as did Flintoff, who bowled 10 overs, picking up five scalps.
England’s openers put on 50 off 6.3 overs (43 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Alastair Cook’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Prior’s contribution to it was 26. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Prior, whose 28-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 33. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Munaf Patel broke the 76-run partnership. The second-wicket pair D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Cook, whose 41-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 36. The next ball, he was caught behind off the bowling of Patel.
Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 89 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Ian Bell was batting on eight, Kevin Pietersen was batting on three. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
England scored 100 off 15.2 overs (102 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 57 balls. While Bell’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Pietersen’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.
Pietersen, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 25. Sixty-two balls later, Chawla broke the 58-run partnership.
England scored 150 off 23.4 overs (154 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point. Collingwood, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. Forty-seven balls later, Chawla broke the 42-run stand.
A hundred and seventy-five balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 176 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Bell was batting on 39.
Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Flintoff had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Ten balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Powar broke the nine-run stand.
England scored 200 off 33.3 overs (214 balls). India had conceded 17 extras at that point. Ravi, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Forty-two B(opar)alls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Patel, who broke the 35-run stand.
Bell’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 76 balls. He eventually scored 64. His 96-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Patel. Chawla broke the 20-run stand.
England scored 250 off 43.1 overs (274 balls). India had conceded 24 extras at that point. The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Mascarenhas’ contribution to the partnership was 38, Broad’s contribution to the partnership was eight. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Mascarenhas, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary and five sixes, scored 52. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Singh broke the 59-run partneRshiP. England scored 300 off 48.5 overs (309 balls). India had conceded 28 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Broad, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Tremlett, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. England, who scored 320 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by nine runs.
Ganguly, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Agarkar, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47. R P and Powar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 43.
Patel, who bowled eight overs, conceded 70. He picked up three scalps, as did Chawla, who bowled 10 overs, picking up 60.
India levelled the seven-match series 1-1.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper and the player of the match, chose to bat. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
India’s openers put on 50 off 12.2 overs (78 balls). England had conceded five extras at that point. While Sourav Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 34.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 69 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 21, Tendulkar was batting on 41. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 56 balls. India’s openers put on 100 off 17 overs (110 balls). England had conceded 11 extras at that point. While Ganguly’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 52.
Ganguly, whose 54-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 39. A hundred and seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper. Andrew Flintoff broke the 113-run partnership.
A hundred and fifty-seven overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 149 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 88, Yuvraj Singh was batting on five.
India put on 150 off 26.2 overs (167 balls). England had conceded 17 extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Tendulkar, whose 112-ball innings included 15 boundaries and a six, scored 99. Seventy-two balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Matt Prior. Flintoff broke the 67-run partnership.
India put on 200 off 34.4 overs (217 balls). England had conceded 17 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off as 51 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Yuvraj, whose 53-ball innings including half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 49. Fifty-six balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Collingwood. Stuart Broad broke the 63-run partnership.
India put on 250 off 42.4 overs (268 balls). England had conceded 20 extras at that point. Dravid’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 43 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off as 34 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
India put on 300 off 46.4 overs (295 balls). England had conceded 24 extras at that point. Dhoni, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Tremlett. James Anderson broke the 59-run stand.
Dinesh Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Flintoff, who broke the eight-run stand. Ajit Agarkar, who faced three boundaries, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the 14-run stand.
Powar, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the two-run stand. Dravid, whose 63-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 92. He was unbeaten, as was Piyush Chawla, who faced a ball, scoring a run.
England eventually conceded 25 extras. India scored 329 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Mascarenhas, Bopara and Collingwood bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 31, 27 and 24, respectively. Tremlett, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 73.
Broad, who bowled nine overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket, as was Anderson, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 56, as did Flintoff, who bowled 10 overs, picking up five scalps.
England’s openers put on 50 off 6.3 overs (43 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Alastair Cook’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Prior’s contribution to it was 26. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
Prior, whose 28-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 33. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Munaf Patel broke the 76-run partnership. The second-wicket pair D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Cook, whose 41-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 36. The next ball, he was caught behind off the bowling of Patel.
Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 89 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Ian Bell was batting on eight, Kevin Pietersen was batting on three. The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over.
England scored 100 off 15.2 overs (102 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 57 balls. While Bell’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Pietersen’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.
Pietersen, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 25. Sixty-two balls later, Chawla broke the 58-run partnership.
England scored 150 off 23.4 overs (154 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point. Collingwood, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. Forty-seven balls later, Chawla broke the 42-run stand.
A hundred and seventy-five balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 176 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Bell was batting on 39.
Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Flintoff had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Ten balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Powar broke the nine-run stand.
England scored 200 off 33.3 overs (214 balls). India had conceded 17 extras at that point. Ravi, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Forty-two B(opar)alls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Patel, who broke the 35-run stand.
Bell’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 76 balls. He eventually scored 64. His 96-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Patel. Chawla broke the 20-run stand.
England scored 250 off 43.1 overs (274 balls). India had conceded 24 extras at that point. The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Mascarenhas’ contribution to the partnership was 38, Broad’s contribution to the partnership was eight. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Mascarenhas, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary and five sixes, scored 52. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Singh broke the 59-run partneRshiP. England scored 300 off 48.5 overs (309 balls). India had conceded 28 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Broad, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Tremlett, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. England, who scored 320 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by nine runs.
Ganguly, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Agarkar, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47. R P and Powar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 43.
Patel, who bowled eight overs, conceded 70. He picked up three scalps, as did Chawla, who bowled 10 overs, picking up 60.
India levelled the seven-match series 1-1.
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