India Vs England 2Nd Odi
England tour of India - 2006 (2005/06) · Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad · 31 March 2006
India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Suresh Raina top-scored with 81* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad
- Date
- 31 March 2006
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Suresh Raina
- Captains
- Andrew Flintoff (England), Rahul Dravid (India)
- Umpires
- AV Jayaprakash and Asad Rauf
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 226 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 71 off 87 balls, and Andrew Strauss made 61. Ramesh Powar took 3 for 34 for India.
Chasing 227, India made 230 for 6. Suresh Raina top-scored with 81 not out off 89 balls, and MS Dhoni made 38. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the sixth wicket between MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina, 51% of the total.
India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 226 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | b Ramesh Powar | 61 | 85 |
| Matt Prior | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 33 | 49 |
| Owais Shah | c MS Dhoni b Ramesh Powar | 0 | 5 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Rahul Dravid b Yuvraj Singh | 71 | 87 |
| Andrew Flintoff | st MS Dhoni b Ramesh Powar | 5 | 14 |
| Paul Collingwood | run out (MS Dhoni) | 5 | 13 |
| Geraint Jones | c Gautam Gambhir b Sreesanth | 22 | 29 |
| Ian Blackwell | b Sreesanth | 9 | 12 |
| Liam Plunkett | b Irfan Pathan | 4 | 6 |
| Kabir Ali | not out | 1 | 1 |
| James Anderson | b Sreesanth | 2 | 2 |
Extras 13 · Total 226 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 8 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Sreesanth | 6.5 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Ramesh Powar | 10 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Virender Sehwag | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-66 (Matt Prior, 15.2 ov), 2-71 (Owais Shah, 16.5 ov), 3-135 (Andrew Strauss, 31.3 ov), 4-143 (Andrew Flintoff, 35.1 ov), 5-174 (Paul Collingwood, 40.1 ov), 6-193 (Kevin Pietersen, 42.5 ov), 7-214 (Ian Blackwell, 47.3 ov), 8-221 (Liam Plunkett, 48.6 ov), 9-223 (Geraint Jones, 49.2 ov), 10-226 (James Anderson, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (31) and Matt Prior (33) | 66 | 93 |
| second | Owais Shah (0) and Andrew Strauss (5) | 5 | 9 |
| third | Andrew Strauss (25) and Kevin Pietersen (31) | 64 | 90 |
| fourth | Andrew Flintoff (5) and Kevin Pietersen (3) | 8 | 22 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (5) and Kevin Pietersen (24) | 31 | 30 |
| sixth | Kevin Pietersen (13) and Geraint Jones (5) | 19 | 16 |
| seventh | Ian Blackwell (9) and Geraint Jones (12) | 21 | 28 |
| eighth | Geraint Jones (3) and Liam Plunkett (4) | 7 | 9 |
| ninth | Kabir Ali (0) and Geraint Jones (2) | 2 | 2 |
| tenth | Kabir Ali (1) and James Anderson (2) | 3 | 3 |
INDIA: 230 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c & b James Anderson | 29 | 45 |
| Virender Sehwag | b Ian Blackwell | 26 | 45 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (Paul Collingwood) | 5 | 23 |
| Yuvraj Singh | b Ian Blackwell | 18 | 20 |
| Mohammad Kaif | lbw b Liam Plunkett | 0 | 6 |
| Suresh Raina | not out | 81 | 89 |
| MS Dhoni | b Andrew Flintoff | 38 | 55 |
| Irfan Pathan | not out | 12 | 11 |
Did not bat: Harbhajan Singh, Ramesh Powar, Sreesanth
Extras 21 · Total 230 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Kabir Ali | 7 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 10 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Ian Blackwell | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Liam Plunkett | 9 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
| Paul Collingwood | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-61 (Virender Sehwag, 13.2 ov), 2-70 (Gautam Gambhir, 16.6 ov), 3-72 (Rahul Dravid, 19.4 ov), 4-80 (Mohammad Kaif, 21.4 ov), 5-92 (Yuvraj Singh, 24.1 ov), 6-210 (MS Dhoni, 45.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (25) and Virender Sehwag (26) | 61 | 80 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (4) and Gautam Gambhir (4) | 9 | 22 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (1) and Yuvraj Singh (1) | 2 | 15 |
| fourth | Mohammad Kaif (0) and Yuvraj Singh (8) | 8 | 12 |
| fifth | Yuvraj Singh (9) and Suresh Raina (1) | 12 | 15 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (38) and Suresh Raina (73) | 118 | 129 |
| seventh | Irfan Pathan (12) and Suresh Raina (7) | 20 | 20 |
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