India triumph; England are D(hon)isappointed

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

England made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Chris Woakes made way for Tim Bresnan.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper and the local hero, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 34, and lost a wicket.

Alastair Cook, England’s skipper, scored 17. His 28-ball innings included three boundaries. Eight overs into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mohammed Shami.

England scored 50 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Pietersen, whose 20-ball (Kev)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Forty-one balls after Cook’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Ishant Sharma broke the 44-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Ian Bell, whose 43-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Three balls later, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar.

It was at that point that the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 68 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Joe Root hadn’t opened his account.

Morgan, whose 30-ball (Eo)innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fifty balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 29-run stand.

Craig Kieswetter, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Ravindra Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Samit Patel, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four dot balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja.

England scored 100 off 25.3 overs (153 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Thirty-three overs into the match, England had scored 123 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras at that point. While Root was batting on 28, Bresnan was batting on 14.

The second Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 20, and lost a couple of wickets.

Root, whose 57-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 39. Seventy balls after Patel’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Sharma broke the 47-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Bresnan, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Four dot balls later, he was dismissed by Ashwin.

England scored 150 off 39 overs (234 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

James Tredwell, who faced 18 balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

Steven Finn, who faced a dozen balls, scored three. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Suresh Raina broke the 10-run stand.

The tenth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jade Dernbach, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Three dot balls later, he was dismissed by Jadeja.

England were dismissed for 155 off 42.2 overs.

Raina, who bowled an over, conceded a run. He picked up a wicket. Shami, who bowled eight overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket. Kumar bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40, picking up a wicket.

Sharma, who bowled seven overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Ashwin, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 37. Jadeja, who bowled 6.2 overs, conceded 19. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 48, and lost a wicket.

Ajinkya Rahane, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seventeen balls into the chase, Finn broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). England had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 68 balls. While Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 15, the contribution of Virat Kohli, the player of the match, to it was 36. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had conceded 73 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 28, Kohli was batting on 41.

Gambhir, whose 53-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 33. Eighty-eight balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Root. Tredwell broke the 67-run partnership.

Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 58 balls.

India scored 100 off 20.5 overs (125 balls). England had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Yuvraj, whose 21-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 30. Forty-eight balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, Tredwell broke the 66-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 79-ball innings included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually conceded 77. He was unbeaten.

Dhoni, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, was unbea‘ten’.

India scored 150 off 26.4 overs (160 balls). The number of extras they eventually conceded gave England no reason to be in seventh heaven.

India, who eventually scored 157 for the loss of three wickets off 28.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 131 balls to spare.

Dernbach bowled five overs, conceding 45. He was wicketless, as was Bresnan, who bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31. Finn, who bowled 9.1 overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket. Tredwell bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of scalps.

India led the five-match series 2-1.