India made just
one change to theiR Playing eleven – Ajit Agarkar made way for Singh. England
made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Alastair Cook
made way for Andrew Flintoff.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Sourav Ganguly, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Thirty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Flintoff. James Anderson broke the 26-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and 15th over. They scored 50 off 11.5 overs. Gautam Gambhir, who faced 20 balls, scored a dozen. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Luke Wright. Anderson broke the 26-run stand.
The Wall, who faced three balls, D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the one-run stand. Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 53 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sachin Tendulkar was batting on 26, Yuvraj Singh hadn’t opened his account.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and 20th over. Tendulkar, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 30. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the six-run stand.
India scored 100 off 23.3 overs. England had conceded seven extras at that point. Uthappa, whose 30-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Fifty-three balls later, he was caught by Anderson. Dimitri Mascarenhas broke the 47-run stand.
Thirty overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 119 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 28, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on four.
Yuvraj, whose 48-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper. Mascarenhas broke the 13-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 28. Ramesh Powar, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Forty-two balls later, Owais Shah and Prior ran him out. Piyush, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls (Chaw)later, he was stumped by Prior. Mascarenhas broke the one-run stand.
India scored 150 off 39 overs. England had conceded 11 extras at that point. Dhoni’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 69 balls. Although his innings included a boundary, Zaheer Khan, who faced 16, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 20 balls later, Monty Panesar broke the 12-run stand.
The man from Ranchi, who faced 72 balls, D(hon)idn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Anderson. Flintoff broke the 27-run stand. R P, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
England eventually conceded a dozen extras. India were dismissed for 187 off 47.3 overs.
Wright, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He was wicketless, as was Stuart Broad, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 44. Panesar bowled eight overs, including a couple of boundaries. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket.
Anderson bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Flintoff, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 45. He picked up three scalps, as did Mascarenhas, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23.
Wright, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by R P, who broke the 10-run stand. Prior had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he D(hon)idn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught behind. R P broke the one-run stand.
England scored 50 off 9.1 overs (60 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. The third-wicket put on 50 off 60 balls. While Ian Bell, the player of the series, was batting on 26, Kevin Pietersen, the player of the match, was batting on 21. India had conceded three extras at that point.
Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 74 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Pietersen was batting on 25 at that point. The third-wicket pair eventually put on 63. Bell, whose 40-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 36. Eighty-six balls later, Tendulkar and Ganguly ran him out.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 18th and 22nd over. England scored 100 off 21.5 overs (136 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket put on 50 off 64 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Collingwood’s contribution to it was 31. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Pietersen’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 78 balls. England scored 150 off 31.3 overs (194 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. Collingwood’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 58 balls.
Thirty-three overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 157 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Pietersen was batting on 57, Collingwood was batting on 51.
The fourth-wicket put on 100 off 117 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Collingwood’s contribution to it was 61. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Pietersen, whose 96-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 71. He was unbeaten, as was Collingwood, who eventually scored 64. His 73-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six.
India eventually conceded 17 extras. England, who scored 188 for the loss of three wickets off 36.2 overs, won by seven wickets with 82 balls to spare. Yuvraj bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 11. Ganguly bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 13. Powar bowled 5.2 wicketless overs, conceding 32.
Chawla and Khan bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 40. R P, who bowled seven overs, conceded 40. He conceded a couple of scalps.
England won the seven-match series 4-3.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Sourav Ganguly, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Thirty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Flintoff. James Anderson broke the 26-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and 15th over. They scored 50 off 11.5 overs. Gautam Gambhir, who faced 20 balls, scored a dozen. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Luke Wright. Anderson broke the 26-run stand.
The Wall, who faced three balls, D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the one-run stand. Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 53 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sachin Tendulkar was batting on 26, Yuvraj Singh hadn’t opened his account.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and 20th over. Tendulkar, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 30. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Prior. Flintoff broke the six-run stand.
India scored 100 off 23.3 overs. England had conceded seven extras at that point. Uthappa, whose 30-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Fifty-three balls later, he was caught by Anderson. Dimitri Mascarenhas broke the 47-run stand.
Thirty overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 119 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 28, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was batting on four.
Yuvraj, whose 48-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper. Mascarenhas broke the 13-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 28. Ramesh Powar, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Forty-two balls later, Owais Shah and Prior ran him out. Piyush, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls (Chaw)later, he was stumped by Prior. Mascarenhas broke the one-run stand.
India scored 150 off 39 overs. England had conceded 11 extras at that point. Dhoni’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 69 balls. Although his innings included a boundary, Zaheer Khan, who faced 16, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 20 balls later, Monty Panesar broke the 12-run stand.
The man from Ranchi, who faced 72 balls, D(hon)idn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Anderson. Flintoff broke the 27-run stand. R P, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
England eventually conceded a dozen extras. India were dismissed for 187 off 47.3 overs.
Wright, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He was wicketless, as was Stuart Broad, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 44. Panesar bowled eight overs, including a couple of boundaries. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket.
Anderson bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Flintoff, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 45. He picked up three scalps, as did Mascarenhas, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23.
Wright, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by R P, who broke the 10-run stand. Prior had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he D(hon)idn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught behind. R P broke the one-run stand.
England scored 50 off 9.1 overs (60 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. The third-wicket put on 50 off 60 balls. While Ian Bell, the player of the series, was batting on 26, Kevin Pietersen, the player of the match, was batting on 21. India had conceded three extras at that point.
Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 74 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Pietersen was batting on 25 at that point. The third-wicket pair eventually put on 63. Bell, whose 40-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 36. Eighty-six balls later, Tendulkar and Ganguly ran him out.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 18th and 22nd over. England scored 100 off 21.5 overs (136 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket put on 50 off 64 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Collingwood’s contribution to it was 31. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Pietersen’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 78 balls. England scored 150 off 31.3 overs (194 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. Collingwood’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 58 balls.
Thirty-three overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 157 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Pietersen was batting on 57, Collingwood was batting on 51.
The fourth-wicket put on 100 off 117 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Collingwood’s contribution to it was 61. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Pietersen, whose 96-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 71. He was unbeaten, as was Collingwood, who eventually scored 64. His 73-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six.
India eventually conceded 17 extras. England, who scored 188 for the loss of three wickets off 36.2 overs, won by seven wickets with 82 balls to spare. Yuvraj bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 11. Ganguly bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 13. Powar bowled 5.2 wicketless overs, conceding 32.
Chawla and Khan bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 40. R P, who bowled seven overs, conceded 40. He conceded a couple of scalps.
England won the seven-match series 4-3.
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