India Vs England 5Th Odi
England tour of India - 2001 (2001/02) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 31 January 2002
England won by 2 runs
England won by 2 runs. Nick Knight top-scored with 105 for England. Ashley Giles took 5/57.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
- Date
- 31 January 2002
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 2 runs
- Player of the match
- Ashley Giles
- Captains
- Nasser Hussain (England), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Debut
- Sarandeep Singh (India)
- Umpires
- A Bhattacharjee and SK Porel
- Match referee
- DT Lindsay
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. It was Sarandeep Singh's first ODI.
England batted first and made 271 for 5. Nick Knight top-scored with 105 off 131 balls, and Andrew Flintoff made 52. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the second wicket between Nasser Hussain and Nick Knight, 43% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 218 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 272, India made 269 for 8. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 74 off 95 balls, and Mohammad Kaif made 46. Ashley Giles took 5 for 57 for England. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Kaif, 41% of the total.
England won by 2 runs.
ENGLAND: 271 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | run out (Ajit Agarkar, Javagal Srinath) | 105 | 131 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Sarandeep Singh b Ajit Agarkar | 35 | 40 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Ajay Ratra b Sachin Tendulkar | 49 | 71 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Mohammad Kaif b Javagal Srinath | 52 | 39 |
| Paul Collingwood | not out | 8 | 10 |
| Graham Thorpe | b Ajit Agarkar | 2 | 6 |
| Michael Vaughan | not out | 7 | 5 |
Did not bat: James Foster, Ashley Giles, Darren Gough, Andy Caddick
Extras 13 · Total 271 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Sarandeep Singh | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (Marcus Trescothick, 11.4 ov), 2-168 (Nasser Hussain, 35.3 ov), 3-248 (Nick Knight, 45.4 ov), 4-254 (Andrew Flintoff, 47.1 ov), 5-260 (Graham Thorpe, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight (15) and Marcus Trescothick (34) | 51 | 65 |
| second | Nasser Hussain (49) and Nick Knight (66) | 117 | 144 |
| third | Nick Knight (24) and Andrew Flintoff (48) | 80 | 61 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (2) and Andrew Flintoff (3) | 6 | 8 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe (2) and Paul Collingwood (3) | 6 | 7 |
| sixth | Paul Collingwood (2) and Michael Vaughan (7) | 11 | 9 |
INDIA: 269 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c James Foster b Andy Caddick | 18 | 16 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Nick Knight b Darren Gough | 42 | 36 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Owais Shah b Ashley Giles | 74 | 95 |
| Dinesh Mongia | c James Foster b Andrew Flintoff | 20 | 33 |
| Mohammad Kaif | c Graham Thorpe b Ashley Giles | 46 | 64 |
| Hemang Badani | c & b Ashley Giles | 2 | 7 |
| Ajay Ratra | st James Foster b Ashley Giles | 10 | 12 |
| Ajit Agarkar | not out | 36 | 24 |
| Anil Kumble | b Ashley Giles | 2 | 6 |
| Sarandeep Singh | not out | 6 | 8 |
Did not bat: Javagal Srinath
Extras 13 · Total 269 for 8
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 7 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Michael Vaughan | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles | 10 | 0 | 57 | 5 |
| Paul Collingwood | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Sachin Tendulkar, 4.6 ov), 2-68 (Virender Sehwag, 11.2 ov), 3-100 (Dinesh Mongia, 21.2 ov), 4-211 (Sourav Ganguly, 40.1 ov), 5-212 (Mohammad Kaif, 40.4 ov), 6-219 (Hemang Badani, 42.4 ov), 7-227 (Ajay Ratra, 44.3 ov), 8-239 (Anil Kumble, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (18) and Virender Sehwag (11) | 39 | 24 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (7) and Virender Sehwag (21) | 29 | 39 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (10) and Dinesh Mongia (20) | 32 | 60 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (57) and Mohammad Kaif (46) | 111 | 113 |
| fifth | Hemang Badani (1) and Mohammad Kaif (0) | 1 | 3 |
| sixth | Hemang Badani (1) and Ajay Ratra (6) | 7 | 12 |
| seventh | Ajit Agarkar (3) and Ajay Ratra (4) | 8 | 11 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble (2) and Ajit Agarkar (10) | 12 | 10 |
| ninth | Ajit Agarkar (23) and Sarandeep Singh (6) | 30 | 23 |
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