India D(hon)isheartened; England salvage pride

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Dhawal Kulkarni made way for Umesh Yadav.

England made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Gary Ballance and Harry Gurney made way for Ben Stokes and James Tredwell.  

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 49, and lost a couple of wickets.

Alex Hales, who faced nine balls, scored four. Twenty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Ajinkya Rahane. Yadav broke the 23-run stand.

Moeen Ali, who faced eight balls, scored nine. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 16-run stand.

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

Eighteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. England scored 84 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Alastair Cook, their skipper, was batting on 42, Joe Root, the player of the match, was batting on 26.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 75 balls. While Cook’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Root’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Cook, whose 64-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 46. Thirteen overs after Ali’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Suresh Raina, the player of the series, broke the 52-run partnership.

England scored 100 off 23.5 overs (143 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Root’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 68 balls.

Morgan, whose 34-ball (Eo)innings included a boundary, scored 14. (Dho)Nine overs after Cook’s dismissal, he was stumped by the man from Ranchi. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 26-run stand.

England scored 150 off 35 overs (210 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 55, without the loss of a wicket.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Root’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Jos Buttler’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

England scored 200 off 39.1 overs (235 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Forty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. England scored 214 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Root was batting on 88, Buttler was batting on 46.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 75 balls. While Root’s contribution to the partnership was 49, Jos Buttler’s contribution to it was 48. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 108. Buttler, whose 40-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 49. Eighty-one balls after Morgan’s dismissal, Dhoni ran him out.

Root’s ton – which included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 105 balls. He eventually scored 113 off 108 balls, which included 10 boundaries and three sixes. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Ashwin. Mohammed Shami broke the 24-run stand.

England scored 250 off 45.5 overs (275 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Stokes, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

Chris Woakes, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Thirteen balls later, Shami broke the 16-run stand.

Tredwell, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded nine extras. England scored 294 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 66.

Yadav, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket. Raina, who bowled seven overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Kumar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket. Ashwin bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 49, picking up a wicket.

Shami, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 37, and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Rahane, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the chase, he was caught by Morgan off the bowling of James Anderson.

Virat Kohli, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Cook. Anderson broke the 25-run partnership.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 44-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 31. Seven overs later, Ali broke the 24-run stand.

India scored 50 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). England had conceded an extra at that point.

Eighteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 62 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Ambati Rayudu was batting on 11, Raina had scored half-a-dozen.

Raina, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 18. Forty-six balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Buttler. Ali broke the 42-run stand.

India scored 100 off 25.1 overs (151 balls). England had conceded an extra at that point.

Rayudu’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 59 balls. He eventually scored 53 off 65 balls. Fifty-two balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Cook. Stokes broke the 41-run stand.

India scored 150 off 33 overs (198 balls). England had conceded three extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 35^th and the 39^th over. They scored 27, and lost a wicket.

Thirty-five overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India scored 157 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 27, Jadeja was batting on 11.

Dhoni, whose 42-ball (F)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 29. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Stokes. Steven broke the 41-run stand.

India scored 200 off 42.1 overs (253 balls). England had conceded four extras at that point.

Ashwin, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Thirty-six balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was caught by Finn. Stokes broke the 30-run stand.

Jadeja’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 48 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on five. Kumar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls after Ashwin’s dismissal, Finn and Stokes ran him out.

Shami, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Hales. Stokes broke the one-run stand.

India scored 250 off 48.3 overs (291 balls). England had conceded four extras at that point.

Jadeja, whose 68-ball innings included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 87. Twenty-four balls after Shami’s dismissal, Finn broke the 44-run stand.

Yadav, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded five extras. India, who were dismissed for 253 off 48.4 overs, lost by 41 runs. Tredwell, who bowled five overs, conceded 35. He was wicketless, as was Woakes, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 61.

Ali, who bowled eight overs, conceded 34. He picked up two wickets. Finn bowled 8.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up two wickets. Anderson, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 39. He picked up two wickets.

Stokes, who bowled seven overs, conceded 47. He picked up three scalps.

India won the five-match series 3-1.