India v England 1st Test

England tour of India - 2006 (2005/06) · Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur · 1 March 2006

Match drawn

Match drawn. Paul Collingwood top-scored with 134* for England. Matthew Hoggard took 6/57.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of India - 2006 (2005/06)
Ground: Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Dates: 1 March 2006 to 5 March 2006
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Matthew Hoggard
Captains: Andrew Flintoff (England), Rahul Dravid (India)
Debuts: Alastair Cook (England), Ian Blackwell (England), Monty Panesar (England), Sreesanth (India)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and IL Howell
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Alastair Cook, Ian Blackwell, Monty Panesar and Sreesanth played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 393 all out. Paul Collingwood top-scored with 134 not out off 252 balls, and Alastair Cook made 60. Sreesanth took 4 for 95 for India.

India replied with 323 all out. Mohammad Kaif top-scored with 91 off 263 balls, and Wasim Jaffer made 81. Matthew Hoggard took 6 for 57 for England. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the second wicket between Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer. England led by 70 on first innings.

England made 297 for 3 declared in their second innings. Alastair Cook top-scored with 104 not out off 243 balls, and Kevin Pietersen made 87. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the third wicket between Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook, 42% of the total.

Set 368 to win, India made 260 for 6. Wasim Jaffer top-scored with 100 off 198 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 71. The innings was built on a 167-run stand for the second wicket between Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer, 64% of the total.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 393 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	c VVS Laxman b Sreesanth	28	64
Alastair Cook	b Irfan Pathan	60	160
Ian Bell	c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	9	28
Kevin Pietersen	b Sreesanth	15	33
Paul Collingwood	not out	134	252
Andrew Flintoff	lbw b Anil Kumble	43	70
Geraint Jones	lbw b Irfan Pathan	14	30
Ian Blackwell	b Irfan Pathan	4	16
Matthew Hoggard	c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth	11	41
Steve Harmison	st MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	39	42
Monty Panesar	lbw b Sreesanth	9	43

Extras 27 · Total 393 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Irfan Pathan	23	5	92	3
Sreesanth	28.5	6	95	4
Harbhajan Singh	34	5	93	2
Anil Kumble	40	13	88	1
Sachin Tendulkar	2	0	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Andrew Strauss, 16.1 ov), 2-81 (Ian Bell, 25.3 ov), 3-110 (Kevin Pietersen, 40.5 ov), 4-136 (Alastair Cook, 50.4 ov), 5-203 (Andrew Flintoff, 72.3 ov), 6-225 (Geraint Jones, 81.6 ov), 7-244 (Ian Blackwell, 87.2 ov), 8-267 (Matthew Hoggard, 99.5 ov), 9-327 (Steve Harmison, 111.3 ov), 10-393 (Monty Panesar, 127.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (28) and Alastair Cook (21)	56	102
second	Ian Bell (9) and Alastair Cook (16)	25	56
third	Kevin Pietersen (15) and Alastair Cook (14)	29	92
fourth	Paul Collingwood (14) and Alastair Cook (9)	26	62
fifth	Paul Collingwood (17) and Andrew Flintoff (43)	67	132
sixth	Paul Collingwood (7) and Geraint Jones (14)	22	58
seventh	Paul Collingwood (14) and Ian Blackwell (4)	19	33
eighth	Paul Collingwood (7) and Matthew Hoggard (11)	23	76
ninth	Paul Collingwood (20) and Steve Harmison (39)	60	70
tenth	Paul Collingwood (55) and Monty Panesar (9)	66	98

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 323 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Wasim Jaffer	c Andrew Flintoff b Matthew Hoggard	81	184
Virender Sehwag	c Kevin Pietersen b Matthew Hoggard	2	6
Rahul Dravid	lbw b Matthew Hoggard	40	122
Sachin Tendulkar	lbw b Monty Panesar	16	45
VVS Laxman	lbw b Matthew Hoggard	0	1
Mohammad Kaif	b Monty Panesar	91	263
MS Dhoni	c Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff	5	10
Irfan Pathan	c Andrew Flintoff b Matthew Hoggard	2	14
Anil Kumble	c Alastair Cook b Steve Harmison	58	168
Harbhajan Singh	not out	0	4
Sreesanth	lbw b Matthew Hoggard	1	6

Extras 27 · Total 323 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	30.5	13	57	6
Steve Harmison	27	5	75	1
Andrew Flintoff	29	10	68	1
Monty Panesar	42	19	73	2
Ian Blackwell	7	0	28	0
Ian Bell	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Virender Sehwag, 2.5 ov), 2-140 (Rahul Dravid, 50.2 ov), 3-149 (Wasim Jaffer, 52.5 ov), 4-149 (VVS Laxman, 52.6 ov), 5-176 (Sachin Tendulkar, 68.1 ov), 6-183 (MS Dhoni, 71.3 ov), 7-190 (Irfan Pathan, 76.5 ov), 8-318 (Anil Kumble, 134.3 ov), 9-322 (Mohammad Kaif, 135.4 ov), 10-323 (Sreesanth, 136.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Wasim Jaffer (9) and Virender Sehwag (2)	11	17
second	Rahul Dravid (40) and Wasim Jaffer (68)	129	287
third	Sachin Tendulkar (5) and Wasim Jaffer (4)	9	15
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar (0) and VVS Laxman (0)	0	1
fifth	Sachin Tendulkar (11) and Mohammad Kaif (11)	27	91
sixth	MS Dhoni (5) and Mohammad Kaif (2)	7	20
seventh	Mohammad Kaif (5) and Irfan Pathan (2)	7	32
eighth	Anil Kumble (58) and Mohammad Kaif (69)	128	346
ninth	Harbhajan Singh (0) and Mohammad Kaif (4)	4	7
tenth	Harbhajan Singh (0) and Sreesanth (1)	1	7

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 297 FOR 3 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan	46	113
Alastair Cook	not out	104	243
Ian Bell	c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan	1	2
Kevin Pietersen	c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble	87	110
Paul Collingwood	not out	36	56

Did not bat: Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones, Ian Blackwell, Matthew Hoggard, Monty Panesar, Steve Harmison

Extras 23 · Total 297 for 3 declared

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Irfan Pathan	14	2	48	2
Sreesanth	10	2	36	0
Anil Kumble	32	8	101	1
Harbhajan Singh	30	6	79	0
Virender Sehwag	1	0	14	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-95 (Andrew Strauss, 32.6 ov), 2-97 (Ian Bell, 34.1 ov), 3-221 (Kevin Pietersen, 66.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (46) and Alastair Cook (35)	95	199
second	Ian Bell (1) and Alastair Cook (1)	2	7
third	Kevin Pietersen (87) and Alastair Cook (30)	124	193
fourth	Paul Collingwood (36) and Alastair Cook (38)	76	125

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 260 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Wasim Jaffer	c Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff	100	198
Virender Sehwag	b Matthew Hoggard	0	13
Rahul Dravid	b Monty Panesar	71	187
Irfan Pathan	c Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff	35	25
MS Dhoni	c Andrew Strauss b Steve Harmison	16	21
Sachin Tendulkar	not out	28	19
Harbhajan Singh	b Steve Harmison	7	7
VVS Laxman	not out	0	–

Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Mohammad Kaif, Sreesanth

Extras 3 · Total 260 for 6

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	16	7	29	1
Steve Harmison	17.2	4	48	2
Andrew Flintoff	17	2	79	2
Monty Panesar	16	2	58	1
Ian Blackwell	12	2	43	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Virender Sehwag, 4.3 ov), 2-168 (Rahul Dravid, 65.3 ov), 3-198 (Wasim Jaffer, 68.6 ov), 4-215 (Irfan Pathan, 72.1 ov), 5-252 (MS Dhoni, 76.3 ov), 6-260 (Harbhajan Singh, 78.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Wasim Jaffer (0) and Virender Sehwag (0)	1	27
second	Rahul Dravid (71) and Wasim Jaffer (96)	167	366
third	Wasim Jaffer (4) and Irfan Pathan (26)	30	21
fourth	MS Dhoni (8) and Irfan Pathan (9)	17	19
fifth	Sachin Tendulkar (27) and MS Dhoni (8)	37	26
sixth	Sachin Tendulkar (1) and Harbhajan Singh (7)	8	11
seventh	Sachin Tendulkar (0) and VVS Laxman (0)	0	–

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