England Vs India
NatWest Series England, India, Sri Lanka in England - 2002 (2002) · Kennington Oval, London · 9 July 2002
England won by 64 runs
England won by 64 runs. Ronnie Irani top-scored with 53 for England. Ronnie Irani took 5/26.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Date
- 9 July 2002
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 64 runs
- Player of the match
- Ronnie Irani
- Captains
- Nasser Hussain (England), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Umpires
- P Willey and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 229 for 8. Ronnie Irani top-scored with 53 off 55 balls, and Andrew Flintoff made 51. Zaheer Khan took 3 for 53 for India. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the third wicket between Ronnie Irani and Andrew Flintoff. From 196 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 219 for 8.
Chasing 230, India made 165 all out. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 46 off 41 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 36. Ronnie Irani took 5 for 26 for England. From 114 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 13 runs, to 127 for 9.
England won by 64 runs.
ENGLAND: 229 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Mohammad Kaif b Yuvraj Singh | 31 | 38 |
| Marcus Trescothick | b Anil Kumble | 9 | 24 |
| Ronnie Irani | b Anil Kumble | 53 | 55 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Ashish Nehra b Ajit Agarkar | 51 | 38 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Yuvraj Singh b Zaheer Khan | 30 | 17 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Mohammad Kaif b Zaheer Khan | 6 | 7 |
| Paul Collingwood | b Ashish Nehra | 9 | 9 |
| Alec Stewart | b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Tudor | not out | 3 | 2 |
| Darren Gough | not out | 7 | 2 |
Did not bat: Matthew Hoggard
Extras 30 · Total 229 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashish Nehra | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan | 7 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 7 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Marcus Trescothick, 8.1 ov), 2-72 (Nick Knight, 11.5 ov), 3-148 (Andrew Flintoff, 22.6 ov), 4-196 (Michael Vaughan, 27.5 ov), 5-202 (Ronnie Irani, 28.3 ov), 6-219 (Paul Collingwood, 30.6 ov), 7-219 (Nasser Hussain, 31.1 ov), 8-219 (Alec Stewart, 31.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight (26) and Marcus Trescothick (9) | 52 | 44 |
| second | Nick Knight (5) and Ronnie Irani (12) | 20 | 23 |
| third | Ronnie Irani (25) and Andrew Flintoff (51) | 76 | 67 |
| fourth | Ronnie Irani (11) and Michael Vaughan (30) | 48 | 28 |
| fifth | Nasser Hussain (0) and Ronnie Irani (5) | 6 | 4 |
| sixth | Nasser Hussain (6) and Paul Collingwood (9) | 17 | 15 |
| seventh | Nasser Hussain (0) and Alec Stewart (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Alec Stewart (0) and Alex Tudor (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Darren Gough (7) and Alex Tudor (3) | 10 | 4 |
INDIA: 165 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Andrew Flintoff b Alex Tudor | 6 | 10 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Alec Stewart b Ronnie Irani | 46 | 41 |
| VVS Laxman | c Matthew Hoggard b Paul Collingwood | 14 | 21 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Alec Stewart b Matthew Hoggard | 36 | 29 |
| Yuvraj Singh | st Alec Stewart b Ronnie Irani | 5 | 13 |
| Mohammad Kaif | b Ronnie Irani | 1 | 8 |
| Ajay Ratra | c Alec Stewart b Ronnie Irani | 2 | 6 |
| Ajit Agarkar | c Paul Collingwood b Ronnie Irani | 0 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 21 | 19 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Darren Gough b Andrew Flintoff | 2 | 7 |
| Ashish Nehra | c Ronnie Irani b Alex Tudor | 24 | 19 |
Extras 8 · Total 165 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Alex Tudor | 4.1 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Ronnie Irani | 7 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| Paul Collingwood | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Matthew Hoggard | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Sourav Ganguly, 5.5 ov), 2-62 (Virender Sehwag, 9.3 ov), 3-78 (VVS Laxman, 14.1 ov), 4-100 (Yuvraj Singh, 17.5 ov), 5-114 (Mohammad Kaif, 19.5 ov), 6-118 (Ajay Ratra, 21.1 ov), 7-118 (Ajit Agarkar, 21.3 ov), 8-120 (Sachin Tendulkar, 22.1 ov), 9-127 (Zaheer Khan, 23.6 ov), 10-165 (Ashish Nehra, 29.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly (6) and Virender Sehwag (21) | 31 | 30 |
| second | VVS Laxman (7) and Virender Sehwag (24) | 31 | 22 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (7) and VVS Laxman (7) | 16 | 28 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (14) and Yuvraj Singh (5) | 22 | 22 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (13) and Mohammad Kaif (1) | 14 | 12 |
| sixth | Sachin Tendulkar (2) and Ajay Ratra (2) | 4 | 8 |
| seventh | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Ajit Agarkar (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Anil Kumble (2) | 2 | 4 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble (5) and Zaheer Khan (2) | 7 | 11 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble (14) and Ashish Nehra (24) | 38 | 31 |
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