Sharma-led India lose to England

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (the player of the series), Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Shreyas Iyer, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi and Umran Malik.

England made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sam Curran and Matt Parkinson made way for Phil Salt and Reece Topley, the player of the match.

On winning the toss, Jos Buttler, England’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of England's innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost a wicket.

Buttler, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Twenty-two balls into the match, Avesh broke the 31-run stand.

England scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Jason Roy, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 27. Twenty-two balls after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by Rishabh Pant. Malik broke the 30-run stand.

Salt, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Thirteen balls later, Harshal Patel broke the 23-run stand.

England scored 100 off 11.1 overs (68 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Dawid Malan’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Malan’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Liam Livingstone’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

England scored 150 off 14.3 overs (88 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Malan, whose 39-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 77. Forty-two balls after Salt’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Bishnoi broke the 84-run partnership.

Livingstone, whose 29-ball innings included four sixes, eventually scored 42. He was unbeaten.

Moeen Ali, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Harshal. Bishnoi broke the one-run stand.

Harry Brook, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Bishnoi. Harshal broke the 28-run stand.

England scored 200 off 19.1 overs (117 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 18. Chris Jordan, whose three-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. Seven balls after Brook’s dismissal, Ravindra Jadeja and Pant ran him out.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. England scored 215 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Jadeja, who conceded 45, was wicketless.

Malik and Avesh picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 45.

Harshal and Bishnoi picked up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 30.

The first Powerplay of India's innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost three wickets.

Pant, who faced five balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Buttler. Topley broke the two-run stand.

Virat Kohli, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. Nine balls later, he was caught by Roy. David Willey broke the 11-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, scored 11 off a dozen balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Salt. Topley broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Suryakumar Yadav’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Shreyas’ contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 32 balls.

India scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). England had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 55 balls. While Suryakumar’s contribution to the partnership was 71, Shreyas’ contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

India scored 150 off 15 overs (91 balls). England had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Shreyas, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of sixes, eventually scored 28. Sixty-two balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Buttler. Topley broke the 119-run partnership.

Suryakumar’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries and five sixes – came off 48 balls.

A hundred and two balls (16.5 overs) into the chase, England sought a bowling review. Dinesh Karthik, the batsman, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen, including a boundary. It was upheld by English umpire Alex Wharf. He was trapped leg before by Willey, who broke the 16-run stand.

A hundred and six balls (17.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a batting review. Although his four-ball innings included a six, Jadeja, the batsman, had no reason to be in seventh heaven. It was struck down by English umpire Martin Saggers. Richard Gleeson had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket.

Suryakumar, whose 55-ball innings included 14 boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 117. Eight balls later, he was caught by Salt. Ali broke the 18-run stand.

Harshal, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Five balls later, he was caught by Gleeson. Jordan broke the run-a-ball stand.

Avesh, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Bishnoi, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. A couple of balls after Harshal’s dismissal, Jordan broke the run-a-ball stand.

England were penalised for poor over rate. There was one more fielder in the circle in the last over of the chase, and only four in the outfield.

England eventually conceded nine extras. India, who scored 198 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 17 runs.

Livingstone, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Ali, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket, as did Gleeson, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

Willey and Jordan bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 37.

Topley, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up three scalps.

India won the three-match series 2-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharma-led India beat England again

India made four changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Axar, and Arshdeep Singh made way for Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah.

England made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Tymal Mills and Reece Topley made way for David Willey and Twenty20 International debutant Richard Gleeson.

On winning the toss, Jos Buttler, England’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India's innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 61, and lost a wicket.

Rohit, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 31. Twenty-nine balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Buttler. Gleeson broke the 49-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). England had conceded three extras at that point.

Kohli, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Dawid Malan. Gleeson broke the 12-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pant, whose 15-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 26. The next ball, he was caught by Buttler off the bowling of Gleeson.

Suryakumar Yadav, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Sam Curran. Chris Jordan broke the 28-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Hardik Pandya, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. The next ball, he was caught by Malan off the bowling of Jordan.  

India scored 100 off 13 overs (78 balls). England had conceded five extras at that point.

Jadeja, whose 29-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 46. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 33. Dinesh Karthik, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls after Pandya’s dismissal, Harry Brook and Buttler ran him out.

Harshal, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. (Pat)Eleven balls later, he was caught by Gleeson. Jordan broke the 23-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). England had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the player of the match, faced four balls, scoring a couple. A couple of overs after Harshal’s dismissal, he was caught by Willey. Jordan broke the 14-run stand.

Bumrah, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded a dozen extras. India scored 170 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali bowled a couple of wicketless overs each, conceding 23 apiece.

Matt Parkinson bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 21.

Willey and Curran bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 26.

Gleeson bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, picking up three wickets.

Jordan bowled four overs, conceding 27. 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 36, and lost three wickets.

England’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Jason Roy, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the chase, he was caught by Sharma off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar.

Fifteen balls (2.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Buttler, the batsman, faced five balls, scoring four. It was upheld by English umpire David Millns. He was caught by Pant. Bhuvneshwar broke the 11-run stand.

Livingstone, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Ten balls later, Bumrah broke the 16-run stand.

Twenty-seven balls (4.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Brook was the batsman. It was struck down by Millns.

Brook, who faced nine balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 14-run stand.

England scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Malan, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Fifteen balls after Brook’s dismissal, he was caught by Harshal. Chahal broke the 14-run stand.

Curran, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Hardik. Bumrah broke the five-run stand.

Willey, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

Ali, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 35. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Hardik broke the 34-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Jordan, who faced a ball, scored a run. The next ball, Sharma and Chahal ran him out.

England scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Gleeson, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Seven balls after Jordan’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Bhuvneshwar broke the 14-run stand.

Parkinson, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Eight balls later, Harshal broke the 12-run stand.

England, who were bundled out for 121 off 17 overs, lost by 49 runs.

Jadeja, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 22.

Pandya, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Harshal, who bowled four overs, conceding 34.

Chahal, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Bumrah bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 10.

Bhuvneshwar bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, picking up three scalps.

India led the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.

 

 

 

 

Rohit returns; India beat England

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Sanju Samson, Ravi Bishnoi and Umran Malik made way for Rohit (who was leading the team, and chose to bat on winning the toss), Twenty20 International debutant Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

England made half-a-dozen changes to their playing eleven – Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood made way for Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Tymal Mills, Reece Topley, and Matt Parkinson.

The first Powerplay of India's innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 66, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sharma, whose 14-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 24. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Jos Buttler, England’s skipper. Ali broke the 29-run stand.

Ishan Kishan, who faced 10 balls, scored eight. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Parkinson. Ali broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 50 off five overs (30 balls). England had conceded an extra at that point.

Deepak Hooda, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. Twenty-three balls after Kishan's dismissal, he was caught by Mills. Chris Jordan broke the 43-run stand.

India scored 100 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Seventy balls into the match, England sought a bowling review. Suryakumar Yadav, the batsman, scored 39 off 19 balls, which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. It was upheld by English umpire David Millns. He was caught by Buttler. Jordan broke the 37-run stand.

India scored 150 off 14 overs (84 balls). England had conceded four extras at that point.

Axar Patel, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Thirty balls after Yadav's dismissal, he was caught by Jason Roy. Parkinson broke the 45-run stand.

Hardik Pandya, the player of the match, scored a half-century off 30 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six.

He eventually scored 51 off 33 balls. Half-a-dozen balls after Axar's dismissal, he was caught by Brook. Topley broke the nine-run stand.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Dinesh Karthik had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Sam Curran. Mills broke the 15-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Patel, who faced (Hars)half-a-dozen balls, scored three. The next ball, Buttler ran him out.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Arshdeep, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.

England eventually conceded nine extras. India scored 198 for the loss of eight extras at that point.

Livingstone, who bowled an over, conceded 15. He was wicketless, as was Curran, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 18.

Mills, who bowled three overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as were Parkinson and Topley, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 34.

Ali, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 26. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Jordan, who bowled four overs, conceding 23.

The first Powerplay of England's innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, and lost three wickets.

Buttler, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, Bhuvneshwar broke the one-run stand.

Dawid Malan, whose 14-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-five balls later, Pandya broke the 26-run stand.

Livingstone, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Pandya broke the two-run stand.

Roy, who faced 16 balls, scored just four. Seven balls later, he was caught by Harshal. Pandya broke the four-run stand.

England scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave England no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Brook's contribution to the partnership was 26, Ali's contribution to it was 20. Extras' contribution to the partnership was four.

Brook, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 28. Thirty-six balls after Roy’s dismissal, he was caught by Yadav. Chahal broke the 61-run partnership.

England scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Ali, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 36. Four balls after Brook's dismissal, he was stumped by Karthik. Chahal broke the six-run stand.

Curran, who faced four balls, scored as many. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Pandya broke the run-a-ball stand.

Jordan, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. He was unbeaten.

Although his eight-ball innings included a six, Mills had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 13 balls after Curran's dismissal, he was caught by Harshal, who broke the 14-run stand.

Topley, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Karthik. Arshdeep broke the 15-run stand.

Parkinson, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Nine balls later, he was caught by Hooda. Arshdeep broke the 13-run stand.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. England, who were dismissed for 148 off 19.3 overs, lost by 50 runs.

Axar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Harshal and Bhuvneshwar bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 10.

Arshdeep bowled 3.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18, picking up a couple of wickets.

Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Pandya, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up four scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

England’s narrow win D(hon)isappoints India

India (Shar)made four changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Yuvraj Singh, Amit Mishra and Bhuvneshwar Kumar made way for Shikhar Dhawan, a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Ambati Rayudu and Karn Sharma) and Mohammed Shami.

England made (Ra)VI changes to their playing (Micha)eleven – Lumb, Luke Wright, Samit Patel, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Meaker and Jade Dernbach made way for Twenty20 International debutant Jason Roy, Moeen Ali, Bopara, Chris Woakes, Steven Finn and Harry Gurney.  

On winning the toss, Eoin Morgan, England’s skipper and the player of the match, chose to bat.

The Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth Powerplay. They scored 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

Roy, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Ajinkya Rahane. Shami broke the 26-run stand.

Ali, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the (Shar)mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Mohit broke the one-run stand.

England scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Alex Hales, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 40. Forty balls after Ali’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahane. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 48-run stand.

Joe Root, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Rayudu. Karn broke the 10-run stand.

England scored 100 off 15.1 overs (92 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Morgan’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 26 balls.

Jos Buttler, who faced 15 balls, scored 10. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Rayudu. Shami broke the 45-run stand.

England scored 150 off 18.4 overs (113 balls).

Morgan, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 71. Thirteen balls after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahane. Shami broke the 36-run stand.

Bopara, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 14. Woakes didn’t face a ball. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, ran him out.

England scored 180 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Ravichandran Ashwin, who was wicketless overs, conceded 27. Mohit, Jadeja and Karn picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 39, 35 and 28, respectively. Shami, who conceded 38, picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth Powerplay. They scored 53, and lost a wicket.

Rahane, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Eight balls into the chase, Ali broke the 10-run stand.

India scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dhawan, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 33. Forty-nine balls after Rahane’s dismissal, Woakes broke the 79-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). England had conceded four extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls. He eventually scored 66 off 41 balls, which included nine boundaries, in addition to the six. Twenty-five balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Hales. Finn broke the 42-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. Fifteen balls later, Gurney broke the 14-run stand.

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

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, scored 27 off 18 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.

The fifth-wicket pair put on eight. Jadeja, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – five balls later, Bopara and Finn ran him out.

Rayudu, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded eight extras. India, who scored 177 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, lost by three runs.

Bopara, who bowled an over, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was James Tredwell, who bowled four overs, conceding 28. Ali, who bowled three overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket, as did Woakes, Gurney and Finn, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 43, 29, and 28, respectively.

England won the one-off match.

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.