England Vs India 1St Match
Akai-Singer Champions Trophy England, India, Pakistan, West Indies in United Arab Emirates - 1997 (1997/98) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 11 December 1997
England won by 7 runs
England won by 7 runs. Alec Stewart top-scored with 116 for England. Matthew Fleming took 4/45.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 11 December 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 7 runs
- Player of the match
- Alec Stewart
- Captains
- Adam Hollioake (England), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Debuts
- Matthew Fleming (England), Dougie Brown (England)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- PJP Burge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. Matthew Fleming and Dougie Brown played their first ODIs.
England batted first and made 250 all out. Alec Stewart top-scored with 116 off 111 balls, and Nick Knight made 42. Javagal Srinath took 3 for 37 for India. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the second wicket between Alec Stewart and Nick Knight. From 209 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 232 for 7.
Chasing 251, India made 243 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 91 off 87 balls, and Ajay Jadeja made 50. Matthew Fleming took 4 for 45 for England. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja, 44% of the total.
England won by 7 runs.
ENGLAND: 250 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 116 | 111 |
| Ali Brown | c Sourav Ganguly | 18 | 25 |
| Nick Knight | c Anil Kumble | 42 | 60 |
| Graeme Hick | bowled | 32 | 42 |
| Adam Hollioake | bowled | 4 | 6 |
| Mark Ealham | run out (Sachin Tendulkar) | 9 | 16 |
| Graham Thorpe | run out (Ajay Jadeja) | 3 | 4 |
| Matthew Fleming | c Saba Karim | 9 | 16 |
| Dougie Brown | c Sachin Tendulkar | 6 | 11 |
| Robert Croft | c Abey Kuruvilla | 6 | 8 |
| Dean Headley | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 4 · Total 250 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 8.5 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | 9 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Ali Brown), 2-131 (Nick Knight), 3-209 (Graeme Hick), 4-211 (Alec Stewart), 5-215 (Adam Hollioake), 6-218 (Graham Thorpe), 7-232 (Matthew Fleming), 8-237 (Mark Ealham), 9-248 (Robert Croft), 10-250 (Dougie Brown)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Ali Brown | 42 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 89 |
| third | Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick | 78 |
| fourth | Alec Stewart and Adam Hollioake | 2 |
| fifth | Mark Ealham and Adam Hollioake | 4 |
| sixth | Graham Thorpe and Mark Ealham | 3 |
| seventh | Mark Ealham and Matthew Fleming | 14 |
| eighth | Mark Ealham and Dougie Brown | 5 |
| ninth | Robert Croft and Dougie Brown | 11 |
| tenth | Dean Headley and Dougie Brown | 2 |
INDIA: 243 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 29 | 41 |
| Saba Karim | c Robert Croft | 29 | 34 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Adam Hollioake | 3 | 13 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | st Alec Stewart | 91 | 87 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Dean Headley | 3 | 19 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Graham Thorpe | 50 | 69 |
| Robin Singh | lbw | 12 | 14 |
| Anil Kumble | run out (Nick Knight, Alec Stewart) | 2 | 3 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | bowled | 12 | 12 |
| Javagal Srinath | bowled | 3 | 7 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 8 · Total 243 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougie Brown | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Dean Headley | 9 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Adam Hollioake | 9 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Robert Croft | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Matthew Fleming | 9.3 | 0 | 45 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Saba Karim), 2-64 (Sourav Ganguly), 3-65 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-74 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-182 (Ajay Jadeja), 6-207 (Robin Singh), 7-221 (Anil Kumble), 8-232 (Sachin Tendulkar), 9-237 (Javagal Srinath), 10-243 (Rajesh Chauhan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Saba Karim | 60 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Sourav Ganguly | 4 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar | 1 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 9 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja | 108 |
| sixth | Sachin Tendulkar and Robin Singh | 25 |
| seventh | Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble | 14 |
| eighth | Sachin Tendulkar and Rajesh Chauhan | 11 |
| ninth | Javagal Srinath and Rajesh Chauhan | 5 |
| tenth | Rajesh Chauhan and Abey Kuruvilla | 6 |
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