India D(hon)isappointed, as England advance

This was India’s last One-day International before the 2015 World Cup, which was also scheduled to take place in Australia and New Zealand.

Neither India nor England made any changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Morgan, England’s skipper, (Eo)inserted the Indians.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 34, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). England had conceded an extra at that point. While Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 21.

Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India’s openers had scored 67 at that point. While Rahane was batting on 32, Dhawan was batting on 34.

Dhawan, whose 65-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 38. A hundred and twenty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Jos Buttler. Chris Woakes broke the 38-run stand.

Rahane’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 71 balls.

India scored 100 off 25.5 overs (155 balls). England had conceded three extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, who faced 19 balls, scored just eight. Forty-two balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Joe Root. Moeen Ali broke the 20-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who faced five balls, scored a run. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Woakes. Ali broke the four-run stand.

Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 131 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rahane was batting on 71, Ambati Rayudu was unbea‘ten’.

Rayudu, who faced 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-nine balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Buttler. Stuart Broad broke the 27-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 23, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Rahane, whose 101-ball (F)innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 73. Eight balls later, he was caught by Buttler. Steven broke the two-run stand.

India scored 150 off 39 overs (234 balls). England had conceded three extras at that point.

Although his 12-ball innings included a boundary, Stuart Binny had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 23 balls later, he was caught by Ian Bell. Finn broke the 16-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, scored 17 off 32 balls, which included three boundaries. Twenty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by James Anderson, who broke the 12-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ravindra Jadeja, who faced nine balls, scored five. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Finn off the bowling of Broad.

Axar Patel, who faced five balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Bell. Finn broke the one-run stand.

India scored 200 off 48 overs (288 balls). England had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Although he was unbeaten, Mohit Sharma, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason t0 be in seventh heaven.

Mohammed Shami, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 25. Twenty-three balls after Patel’s dismissal, he was caught by Buttler. Woakes broke the 35-run stand.

India were dismissed for 200 off 48.1 overs. Anderson bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Woakes bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up two wickets.

Broad and Ali bowled 10 overs each, picking up two wickets apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 56, the latter conceded 35.

Finn bowled 10 overs, conceding 36. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 35, for the loss of a wicket.

Bell, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sharma, who broke the 14-run stand.

Ali, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored just 17. Fifty balls later, he was caught by Rayudu. Patel broke the 26-run stand.

Root, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Binny, who broke the four-run stand.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. England had scored 46 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While James Taylor, the player of the match, was batting on 11, Morgan hadn’t opened his account.

England scored 50 off 17 overs (102 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Morgan, who faced 13 balls, scored just a couple. Four balls after Root’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhawan. Binny broke the 10-run stand.

Bopara, who faced (Ra)VI balls, scored four. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Binny broke the run-a-ball stand.

England scored 100 off 26.1 overs (157 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 56 balls. While Taylor’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Buttler’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Taylor’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 86 balls.

Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. England had scored 131 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Taylor was batting on 50, Buttler had scored a couple.

The second Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 22, without the loss of a wicket.

England scored 150 off 38.4 overs (232 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Buttler’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 59 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 100 off 122 balls. While Taylor’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Buttler’s contribution to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Taylor, whose 122-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 82. A hundred and forty balls after Bopara’s dismissal, he was caught by Binny. Sharma broke the 125-run partnership.

Buttler, whose 78-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 67. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Rayudu. Shami broke the two-run stand.

England scored 200 off 46.5 overs (282 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Woakes, who faced nine balls, scored four. He was unbeaten, as was Broad, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring three.

England eventually conceded nine extras. India, who scored 201 for the loss of seven wickets off 46.5 overs, won by three wickets with 19 balls to spare. Jadeja bowled 9.5 wicketless overs, conceding 62.

Shami bowled nine overs, conceding 31. He picked up a wicket, as was Patel, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. Sharma bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a couple of wickets. Binny bowled eight overs, conceding 33. He picked up three scalps.

While India were eliminated, England advanced.