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England v India 1st Test

India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland - 2007 (2007) · Lord's, London · 19 July 2007

Match drawn

Match drawn. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 134 for England. James Anderson took 5/42.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland - 2007 (2007)
Ground
Lord's, London
Dates
19 July 2007 to 23 July 2007
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Kevin Pietersen
Captains
Michael Vaughan (England), Rahul Dravid (India)
Debut
Chris Tremlett (England)
Umpires
SJA Taufel and SA Bucknor
Match referee
RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Chris Tremlett's first Test.

England batted first and made 298 all out. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 96 off 186 balls, and Michael Vaughan made 79. Sreesanth took 3 for 67 for India. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the second wicket between Michael Vaughan and Andrew Strauss, 48% of the total. From 272 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 26 runs, to 298 for 10. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Lord's, 374 across 20 Tests.

India replied with 201 all out. Wasim Jaffer top-scored with 58 off 156 balls. James Anderson took 5 for 42 for England. England led by 97 on first innings.

England made 282 all out in their second innings. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 134 off 213 balls, and Matt Prior made 42. RP Singh took 5 for 59 for India. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the sixth wicket between Kevin Pietersen and Matt Prior, 42% of the total.

Set 380 to win, India made 282 for 9. MS Dhoni top-scored with 76 not out off 159 balls, and Dinesh Karthik made 60. Chris Tremlett took 3 for 52 for England.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 298 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussc Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble96186
Alastair Cooklbw b Sourav Ganguly3639
Michael Vaughanc MS Dhoni b RP Singh79201
Kevin Pietersenc MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan3762
Paul Collingwoodlbw b Anil Kumble03
Ryan Sidebottomb RP Singh115
Ian Bellb Zaheer Khan2024
Matt Priorlbw b Sreesanth17
Chris Tremlettlbw b Sreesanth03
Monty Panesarlbw b Sreesanth08
James Andersonnot out02

Extras 28 · Total 298 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan18.24622
Sreesanth228673
RP Singh176582
Sourav Ganguly93241
Anil Kumble232602
Sachin Tendulkar2080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-76 (Alastair Cook, 14.4 ov), 2-218 (Andrew Strauss, 63.6 ov), 3-252 (Michael Vaughan, 76.4 ov), 4-255 (Paul Collingwood, 77.6 ov), 5-272 (Ryan Sidebottom, 82.5 ov), 6-286 (Kevin Pietersen, 85.1 ov), 7-287 (Matt Prior, 86.3 ov), 8-287 (Chris Tremlett, 86.6 ov), 9-297 (Monty Panesar, 90.4 ov), 10-298 (Ian Bell, 91.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (29) and Alastair Cook (36)7688
secondMichael Vaughan (64) and Andrew Strauss (67)142298
thirdMichael Vaughan (15) and Kevin Pietersen (19)3476
fourthPaul Collingwood (0) and Kevin Pietersen (3)38
fifthRyan Sidebottom (1) and Kevin Pietersen (15)1729
sixthIan Bell (10) and Kevin Pietersen (0)1414
seventhIan Bell (0) and Matt Prior (1)18
eighthIan Bell (0) and Chris Tremlett (0)03
ninthIan Bell (10) and Monty Panesar (0)1022
tenthIan Bell (0) and James Anderson (0)14
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 201 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dinesh Karthiklbw b Ryan Sidebottom525
Wasim Jafferc & b Chris Tremlett58156
Rahul Dravidc Matt Prior b James Anderson212
Sachin Tendulkarlbw b James Anderson3778
Sourav Gangulyb James Anderson3482
RP Singhc James Anderson b Ryan Sidebottom1740
VVS Laxmanc Matt Prior b Ryan Sidebottom1541
MS Dhonic Ian Bell b James Anderson05
Anil Kumblelbw b Ryan Sidebottom1120
Zaheer Khanc Andrew Strauss b James Anderson77
Sreesanthnot out02

Extras 15 · Total 201 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Ryan Sidebottom225654
James Anderson24.28425
Chris Tremlett208521
Paul Collingwood3190
Monty Panesar83220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Dinesh Karthik, 8.3 ov), 2-27 (Rahul Dravid, 11.5 ov), 3-106 (Sachin Tendulkar, 35.4 ov), 4-134 (Wasim Jaffer, 53.6 ov), 5-155 (Sourav Ganguly, 62.3 ov), 6-173 (RP Singh, 66.5 ov), 7-175 (MS Dhoni, 69.5 ov), 8-192 (Anil Kumble, 74.6 ov), 9-197 (VVS Laxman, 76.4 ov), 10-201 (Zaheer Khan, 77.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstWasim Jaffer (13) and Dinesh Karthik (5)1851
secondRahul Dravid (2) and Wasim Jaffer (3)920
thirdSachin Tendulkar (37) and Wasim Jaffer (35)79144
fourthSourav Ganguly (19) and Wasim Jaffer (7)28111
fifthSourav Ganguly (15) and RP Singh (5)2152
sixthVVS Laxman (5) and RP Singh (12)1827
seventhVVS Laxman (2) and MS Dhoni (0)218
eighthAnil Kumble (11) and VVS Laxman (6)1731
ninthVVS Laxman (2) and Zaheer Khan (3)510
tenthZaheer Khan (4) and Sreesanth (0)44
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 282 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussc Sachin Tendulkar b Zaheer Khan1841
Alastair Cooklbw b Zaheer Khan1731
Michael Vaughanb RP Singh3075
Kevin Pietersenb RP Singh134213
Paul Collingwoodc VVS Laxman b RP Singh43
Ian Bellb RP Singh915
Matt Priorc MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan4261
Chris Tremlettb Zaheer Khan01
Ryan Sidebottomc Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble911
Monty Panesarlbw b RP Singh317
James Andersonnot out43

Extras 12 · Total 282 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan286794
Sreesanth163620
RP Singh16.33595
Anil Kumble173701
Sachin Tendulkar1020

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Andrew Strauss, 10.5 ov), 2-43 (Alastair Cook, 12.1 ov), 3-102 (Michael Vaughan, 35.6 ov), 4-114 (Paul Collingwood, 37.3 ov), 5-132 (Ian Bell, 41.2 ov), 6-251 (Matt Prior, 66.1 ov), 7-251 (Chris Tremlett, 66.2 ov), 8-266 (Ryan Sidebottom, 71.1 ov), 9-275 (Kevin Pietersen, 76.6 ov), 10-282 (Monty Panesar, 78.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (18) and Alastair Cook (14)4065
secondMichael Vaughan (0) and Alastair Cook (3)38
thirdMichael Vaughan (30) and Kevin Pietersen (26)59143
fourthPaul Collingwood (4) and Kevin Pietersen (8)129
fifthIan Bell (9) and Kevin Pietersen (9)1823
sixthKevin Pietersen (77) and Matt Prior (42)119149
seventhKevin Pietersen (0) and Chris Tremlett (0)01
eighthRyan Sidebottom (9) and Kevin Pietersen (6)1529
ninthKevin Pietersen (8) and Monty Panesar (0)935
tenthMonty Panesar (3) and James Anderson (4)79
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 282 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Wasim Jafferc Kevin Pietersen b James Anderson832
Dinesh Karthikc Paul Collingwood b James Anderson60135
Rahul Dravidlbw b Chris Tremlett912
Sachin Tendulkarlbw b Monty Panesar1635
Sourav Gangulylbw b Ryan Sidebottom4065
VVS Laxmanb Chris Tremlett3990
MS Dhoninot out76159
Anil Kumblelbw b Ryan Sidebottom319
Zaheer Khanc Matt Prior b Chris Tremlett015
RP Singhb Monty Panesar28
Sreesanthnot out47

Extras 25 · Total 282 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
Ryan Sidebottom194422
James Anderson254832
Chris Tremlett215523
Monty Panesar267632
Paul Collingwood1060
Michael Vaughan40180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-38 (Wasim Jaffer, 10.3 ov), 2-55 (Rahul Dravid, 13.5 ov), 3-84 (Sachin Tendulkar, 24.5 ov), 4-143 (Sourav Ganguly, 44.6 ov), 5-145 (Dinesh Karthik, 47.2 ov), 6-231 (VVS Laxman, 75.6 ov), 7-247 (Anil Kumble, 82.6 ov), 8-254 (Zaheer Khan, 87.5 ov), 9-263 (RP Singh, 90.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstWasim Jaffer (8) and Dinesh Karthik (24)3863
secondRahul Dravid (9) and Dinesh Karthik (8)1720
thirdSachin Tendulkar (16) and Dinesh Karthik (9)2966
fourthSourav Ganguly (40) and Dinesh Karthik (17)59122
fifthVVS Laxman (0) and Dinesh Karthik (2)214
sixthVVS Laxman (39) and MS Dhoni (37)86172
seventhAnil Kumble (3) and MS Dhoni (10)1642
eighthMS Dhoni (7) and Zaheer Khan (0)729
ninthMS Dhoni (7) and RP Singh (2)919
tenthMS Dhoni (15) and Sreesanth (4)1930
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