India leave England D(hon)isappointed again

Neither India nor England made any changes to their playing eleven. On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

Virender Sehwag, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the match, Stuart Broad broke the four-run stand. Suresh Raina, who faced nine balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Samit. Broad broke the (Pat)eleven-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, who faced 13 balls, scored three. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Owais Shah. Broad broke the 14-run stand.

The second fielding Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. They scored 50 off 12.1 overs (76 balls). England had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 61 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 25, Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, was batting on 16.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to it was eight.

India scored 100 off 20.2 overs (126 balls). England had conceded 11 extras at that point. While Gambhir’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 56 balls, Yuvraj’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 61 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 107 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 53. Extras’ contribution to it was eight.

India scored 150 off 28.3 overs (175 balls). England had conceded 11 extras at that point. Gambhir, whose 76-ball (Kev)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 70. A hundred and thirty-five balls after Sharma’s dismissal, Pietersen, England’s skipper, broke the 134-rin partnership.

Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 170 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj Singh was batting on 81, Dhoni hadn’t opened his account.

India scored 200 off 38.1 overs (233 balls). England had conceded 13 extras at that point. Yuvraj’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 107 balls.

The man from Ranchi, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. (Dho)Nine overs after Gambhir’s dismissal, Paul Collingwood broke the 43-run stand.

Yuvraj, whose 122-ball innings included 15 boundaries in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 118. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Prior. Broad broke the 33-run stand.

The third fielding Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 43^rd and the 47^th over. They scored 250 off 45.1 overs (276 balls). England had conceded 15 extras at that point.

It happened to be Yusuf Pathan’s 26^th birthday, and he certainly had a reason to celebrate – he scored a 29-ball half-century, which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, and was unbeaten.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 19. Harbhajan Singh, who faced 14 balls, scored eight. Seventeen balls later, Pietersen ran him out. The eighth-wicket pair put on three. Zaheer Khan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Eight balls later, Samit ran him out.

R P Singh, who faced five balls, scored four. Eight balls later, Steve Harmison broke the 13-run stand. Munaf Patel, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded 18 extras. India scored 292 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Samit, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 37. James Anderson, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 26. Andrew Flintoff, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 49.

Pietersen, who bowled five overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket. Harmison bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket. Collingwood, who bowled eight overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Broad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up a wicket.

England’s openers put on half-a-dozen. Ian Bell, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over into the chase, Rania ran him out.

The second fielding Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. They scored 50 off 10.2 overs (65 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 68 balls. While Prior’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Shah’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to it was four.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 75 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Prior was batting on 31, Shah was batting on 39.

Shah’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 66 balls. England scored 100 off 22.4 overs (142 balls). England had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Shah, whose 78-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 58. A hundred and thirty-three balls after Bell’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj, who broke the 96-run partnership.

Prior, whose 64-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 38. Sixteen balls later, Yuvraj had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third fielding Powerplay of England’s innings was between the 33^rd and the 37^th over. They scored 150 off 34 overs (211 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 161 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Pietersen was batting on 22, Flintoff was batting on 33.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 56 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Flintoff’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Flintoff, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 43. Sixty-nine balls after Prior’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj, who broke the 74-run partnership. Pietersen, whose 49-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 33. Three balls later, Yuvraj broke the one-run stand.

Collingwood, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan, who broke the three-run stand. Ravi Bopara, who faced five balls, scored three. Eight balls later, he was caught by Raina. Pathan broke the four-run stand.

England scored 200 off 43.1 overs (268 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Samit, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Sehwag broke the 31-run stand. Although his innings included a boundary, Harmison had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Ten balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Sehwag broke the 11-run stand.

Broad, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 22. Four balls later, Sehwag broke the five-run stand. Anderson, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. England, who were dismissed for 238 off 47 overs, lost by 54 runs.

R P bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 49. Khan bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37. Patel bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 31.

Pathan bowled a couple of overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 45. Sehwag, who bowled five overs, conceded 28. He picked up three wickets. Yuvraj, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 28. He picked up four scalps.

India led the seven-match series 2-0.