India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik made way for Robin Uthappa.
England made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Ravi Bopara and Jon Lewis made way for One-day International debutant Luke
Wright and Dimitri Mascarenhas.
On winning the toss, Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Alastair Cook, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh off the bowling of Zaheer Khan.
Matt Prior, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ajit Agarkar, who broke the 20-run stand.
The second Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Their 50 came off 11 overs. India had conceded no extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 67 balls. While Ian Bell’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Kevin Pietersen’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. England scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Bell was batting on 49, Pietersen was batting on 18. Bell, whose 59-ball innings included 10 boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Eighty balls after Prior’s dismissal, Piyush Chawla broke the 59-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on four. Collingwood, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Karthik, the substitute, and Dhoni ran him out.
England’s 100 came off 21.1 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 74 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to the partnership was 30, contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one. Pietersen’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 80 balls.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 52. Pietersen faced 82 balls, eventually scoring 53. Seventy-seven balls later, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh ran him out. England’s 150 came off 32.4 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. England scored 153 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Shah was batting on 22, Wright was batting on a dozen.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While Shah’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Wright’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.
England’s 200 came off 39.2 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point. While Shah’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 62 balls, Wright’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 38 balls.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 100 off 82 balls. While Shah’s contribution to the partnership was 53, Wright’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one. The sixth-wicket partnership was worth 106. Wright, whose 39-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 50. Eighty-four balls later, Uthappa ran him out.
England’s 250 came off 45.2 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point. Shah’s century – which included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 91 balls. The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Shah’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Mascarenhas’ contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
England’s 300 came off 49.4 overs. India had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, in fact, the number of extras they eventually conceded. Shah, whose 95-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 107. He was unbeaten, as was Mascarenhas, who scored 36. His 15-ball innings included five sixes.
England conceded 316 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, bowled a wicketless over, conceding a dozen. Yuvraj, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 59. Ganguly, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 43. Ramesh Powar, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 44.
Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 63. He picked up a wicket. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Chawla bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket.
India’s openers scored 50 off eight overs (49 balls). England had scored a couple of extras at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 17, Tendulkar was batting on 31.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Tendulkar’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 41 balls.
India’s openers scored 100 off 14 overs (86 balls). England had scored seven extras at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 29, Tendulkar was batting on 64.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 115 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 43, Tendulkar was batting on 65. Ganguly’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 55 balls.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 20th and the 24th over. India’s openers scored 150 off 21.4 overs (132 balls). England had scored seven extras at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 53, Tendulkar was batting on 90.
Ganguly, who faced 60, didn’t get add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and thirty-four balls into the chase, he was caught by Pietersen. Broad broke the 150-run partnership. Tendulkar, whose 81-ball innings included 16 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 94. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught Collingwood. Monty Panesar broke the six-run stand.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India scored 196 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 22, Yuvraj was batting on 15.
India scored 200 off 32.3 overs (199 balls). England had scored a dozen extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Yuvraj’s contribution was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Yuvraj, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fifty balls later, he was caught by Mascarenhas, who broke the 53-run partnership. Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, faced five balls, scoring four. Nine balls later, he was caught by Collingwood. Needless to say, Shah was in seventh heaven.
Gambhir, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 47. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Panesar. Mascarenhas broke the 18-run stand. India scored 250 off 42.4 overs (261 balls). England had scored 17 extras at that point.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Uthappa’s contribution was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen. Dhoni, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 35. Forty-six balls later, Broad broke the 60-run partnership.
Uthappa, whose 33-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 47. He was unbeaten. India scored 300 off 48.3 overs (296 balls). England had scored 18 extras at that point. The seventh-wicket pair put on 13. Agarkar, who faced a ball, scored a run. A(nderso)n over later, Bell and James ran him out.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a couple. Khan didn’t face a ball. Two balls later, Broad ran him out. Powar, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. England eventually conceded 18 extras. India, who scored 317 for the loss of eight wickets off 49.4 overs, won by two wickets with two balls to spare.
Anderson and Collingwood bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 79, the latter conceded 54. Shah, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Panesar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 55.
Broad bowled 9.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a couple of wickets. Mascarehas, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The seven-match series was levelled 3-3.
On winning the toss, Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Alastair Cook, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh off the bowling of Zaheer Khan.
Matt Prior, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Nineteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ajit Agarkar, who broke the 20-run stand.
The second Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Their 50 came off 11 overs. India had conceded no extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 67 balls. While Ian Bell’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Kevin Pietersen’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. England scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Bell was batting on 49, Pietersen was batting on 18. Bell, whose 59-ball innings included 10 boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Eighty balls after Prior’s dismissal, Piyush Chawla broke the 59-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair put on four. Collingwood, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Karthik, the substitute, and Dhoni ran him out.
England’s 100 came off 21.1 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 74 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to the partnership was 30, contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one. Pietersen’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 80 balls.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 52. Pietersen faced 82 balls, eventually scoring 53. Seventy-seven balls later, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh ran him out. England’s 150 came off 32.4 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. England scored 153 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Shah was batting on 22, Wright was batting on a dozen.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off as many balls. While Shah’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Wright’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.
England’s 200 came off 39.2 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point. While Shah’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 62 balls, Wright’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 38 balls.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 100 off 82 balls. While Shah’s contribution to the partnership was 53, Wright’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one. The sixth-wicket partnership was worth 106. Wright, whose 39-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 50. Eighty-four balls later, Uthappa ran him out.
England’s 250 came off 45.2 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point. Shah’s century – which included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 91 balls. The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Shah’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Mascarenhas’ contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
England’s 300 came off 49.4 overs. India had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, in fact, the number of extras they eventually conceded. Shah, whose 95-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 107. He was unbeaten, as was Mascarenhas, who scored 36. His 15-ball innings included five sixes.
England conceded 316 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, bowled a wicketless over, conceding a dozen. Yuvraj, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 59. Ganguly, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 43. Ramesh Powar, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 44.
Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 63. He picked up a wicket. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Chawla bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket.
India’s openers scored 50 off eight overs (49 balls). England had scored a couple of extras at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 17, Tendulkar was batting on 31.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Tendulkar’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 41 balls.
India’s openers scored 100 off 14 overs (86 balls). England had scored seven extras at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 29, Tendulkar was batting on 64.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 115 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 43, Tendulkar was batting on 65. Ganguly’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 55 balls.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 20th and the 24th over. India’s openers scored 150 off 21.4 overs (132 balls). England had scored seven extras at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 53, Tendulkar was batting on 90.
Ganguly, who faced 60, didn’t get add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and thirty-four balls into the chase, he was caught by Pietersen. Broad broke the 150-run partnership. Tendulkar, whose 81-ball innings included 16 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 94. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught Collingwood. Monty Panesar broke the six-run stand.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India scored 196 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 22, Yuvraj was batting on 15.
India scored 200 off 32.3 overs (199 balls). England had scored a dozen extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Yuvraj’s contribution was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Yuvraj, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fifty balls later, he was caught by Mascarenhas, who broke the 53-run partnership. Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, faced five balls, scoring four. Nine balls later, he was caught by Collingwood. Needless to say, Shah was in seventh heaven.
Gambhir, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 47. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Panesar. Mascarenhas broke the 18-run stand. India scored 250 off 42.4 overs (261 balls). England had scored 17 extras at that point.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Uthappa’s contribution was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen. Dhoni, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 35. Forty-six balls later, Broad broke the 60-run partnership.
Uthappa, whose 33-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 47. He was unbeaten. India scored 300 off 48.3 overs (296 balls). England had scored 18 extras at that point. The seventh-wicket pair put on 13. Agarkar, who faced a ball, scored a run. A(nderso)n over later, Bell and James ran him out.
The eighth-wicket pair put on a couple. Khan didn’t face a ball. Two balls later, Broad ran him out. Powar, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. England eventually conceded 18 extras. India, who scored 317 for the loss of eight wickets off 49.4 overs, won by two wickets with two balls to spare.
Anderson and Collingwood bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 79, the latter conceded 54. Shah, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Panesar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 55.
Broad bowled 9.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a couple of wickets. Mascarehas, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The seven-match series was levelled 3-3.
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