Dhoni leads; England beat India

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Subramaniam Badrinath, Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh made way for a couple of Twenty20 Internationals (Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Dravid), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (who was leading the team, and chose to bat on winning the toss) and Vinay Kumar.

England made seven changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Luke Wright, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, James Foster, Ryan Sidebottom and James Anderson made way for a couple of Twenty20 Internationals (Alex Hales and Jos Buttler), Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit, Tim Bresnan and Jade Dernbach (the player of the match).

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost a wicket.

Parthiv Patel, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Stuart Broad, England’s skipper. Dernbach broke the 39-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Rahane’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 29 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Dravid’s contribution to it was 19. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Dravid, whose 21-ball innings included three sixes, eventually scored 31. Forty-two balls after Parthiv’s dismissal, he was caught by Morgan. Ravi Bopara broke the 65-run partnership. Interestingly, it was The Wall’s only T20 International.

Rahane, whose 39-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 61. Five balls later, he was caught by Dernbach. Broad broke the two-run stand.

Virat Kohli, who faced five balls, scored four. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Kieswetter. Broad broke the two-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Kieswetter. Graeme Swann broke the nine-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). England had conceded nine extras at that point.

Dhoni, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Hales. Dernbach broke the 41-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on four. Ashwin, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Dernbach (Ravichand)ran him out.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Suresh Raina, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 33. The next ball, he was caught by Broad off the bowling of Dernbach.

Praveen Kumar, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, Dernbach broke the three-run stand.

Vinay, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Patel, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball (Mun)after Praveen’s dismissal, he was caught by Kieswetter off the bowling of Dernbach.

England eventually conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 165 off 19.4 overs. Samit, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 34. Bopara, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a wicket, as did Bresnan and Swann, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 28.

Broad, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dernbach, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 22. He picked up four scalps.

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

England’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Hales, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Praveen.

England scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Kieswetter’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Kevin Pietersen’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Kieswetter, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 18. Thirty-five balls after Hales’ dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Munaf broke the 58-run partnership.

Pietersen, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 33. Five balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Kohli broke the three-run stand.

England scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Morgan’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Bopara’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Morgan, whose 27-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 49. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Munaf broke the 73-run partnership.

England scored 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Bopara, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Samit, who scored 25. His 16-ball innings included three boundaries.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. England, who scored 169 for the loss of four wickets off 19.3 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with three balls to spare.

Sharma bowled a wicketless over, conceding 16. Vinay bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceding 35. Ashwin bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 37.

Kohli bowled three overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Praveen, who bowled four overs, conceding 27. Munaf bowled four overs, conceding 25. He picked up a couple of scalps.  

England won the one-off match.