India win comfortably; England D(hon)isappointed

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Ashok Dinda made way for Mohammed Shami.

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

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 44, and lost a couple of wickets.

Gautam Gambhir, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Four overs into the match, Jade Dernbach broke the 18-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajinkya Rahane, who faced 14 balls, scored just four. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Steven Finn.

India scored 50 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). England had conceded nine extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 60 balls. While Virat Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Yuvraj, whose 37-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 32. Sixty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by James Tredwell, who broke the 53-run partnership.

It was at that point that the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 71 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Kohli was batting on 16.

India scored 100 off 23 overs (138 balls). England had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Kohli, whose 54-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 37. Sixty-six balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Ian Bell. Woakes broke the 48-run stand.

India scored 150 off 34.1 overs (205 balls). England had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 156 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Suresh Raina was batting on 46, Dhoni was batting on 15.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 21, and lost a wicket.

Raina’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 66 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 68 balls. While Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Raina, who faced 78 balls, eventually scored 55. Seventy-eight balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Finn broke the 55-run partnership.

India scored 200 off 42.5 overs (257 balls). England had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 21, the contribution of Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, to it was 30. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 56 balls.

India scored 250 off 48 overs (288 balls). England had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Jadeja’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 35 balls.

The man from Ranchi, whose 66-ball innings included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 72. Sixty balls later, he was caught by Joe Root. Dernbach broke the (Dho)ninety-six-run partnership.

Jadeja, whose 37-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 61. He was unbeaten, as was Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

England eventually conceded 15 extras. India scored 285 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Root, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded five. He was wicketless, as was Samit Patel, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 43.

Woakes, who bowled nine overs, conceded 60. He picked up a wicket, as did Tredwell, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. Dernbach, who bowled nine overs, conceded 73. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Finn, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 58, and lost a wicket.

Bell, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Dhoni. Shami broke the four-run stand.

England scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 49 balls. While the contribution of Alastair Cook, England’s skipper, to the partnership was 16, Kevin Pietersen’s contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Cook, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 17. Fifty-three balls after Bell’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who broke the 54-run partnership.

Pietersen, whose 44-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 42. Twenty-five balls later, Kumar broke the 15-run stand.

Eighty-six balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 73 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Root had scored half-a-dozen.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Eoin Morgan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Kumar.

England scored 100 off 24.1 overs (145 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Craig Kieswetter, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Sixty-five balls after Morgan’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Ashwin broke the 37-run stand.

Root, whose 50-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 36. Twenty-nine balls later, Jadeja broke the 22-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Woakes, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja.

Tredwell, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the three-run stand.

Two hundred balls into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 135 for the loss of eight wickets at that point. Patel was batting on nine. He eventually scored 30 off 29 balls, which included three boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.

The (Dho)ninth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Finn, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught behind off the bowling of Ashwin.

The second Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 35^th and the 39^th over. They scored 22, and lost a wicket.

England scored 150 off 35.3 overs (213 balls).

The last-wicket pair put on 23. Dernback, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a couple. Fifteen balls after Finn’s dismissal, Jadeja and Dhoni ran him out.

England, who were bundled out for 158 off 36 overs, lost by 127 runs. Ishant Sharma and Yuvraj bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 19.

Shami bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Jadeja bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded a dozen, picking up a couple of wickets. Ashwin, who bowled seven overs, conceded 39. He picked up three scalps, as did Kumar, who bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 29.

India levelled the five-match series 1-1.