India Vs England 4Th Odi
England tour of India - 2006 (2005/06) · Nehru Stadium, Kochi · 6 April 2006
India won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
India won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining). Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 77 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Nehru Stadium, Kochi
- Date
- 6 April 2006
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Yuvraj Singh
- Captains
- Andrew Flintoff (England), Rahul Dravid (India)
- Umpires
- K Hariharan and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 237 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 77 off 82 balls, and Geraint Jones made 49. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the third wicket between Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen.
Chasing 238, India made 238 for 6. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 65 off 73 balls, and Yuvraj Singh made 48. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the second wicket between Rahul Dravid and Irfan Pathan.
India won by 4 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 237 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | lbw b Irfan Pathan | 7 | 11 |
| Matt Prior | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 14 | 13 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Yuvraj Singh b Harbhajan Singh | 77 | 82 |
| Paul Collingwood | c & b Yuvraj Singh | 36 | 48 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Rahul Dravid b Yuvraj Singh | 12 | 21 |
| Vikram Solanki | b Ramesh Powar | 12 | 20 |
| Geraint Jones | run out (Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar) | 49 | 66 |
| Ian Blackwell | c & b Virender Sehwag | 6 | 13 |
| Gareth Batty | lbw b Virender Sehwag | 2 | 6 |
| Matthew Hoggard | run out (Ajit Agarkar) | 7 | 12 |
| James Anderson | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 14 · Total 237 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 4.4 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Sreesanth | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Ramesh Powar | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 8 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Andrew Strauss, 2.5 ov), 2-27 (Matt Prior, 5.2 ov), 3-117 (Paul Collingwood, 21.2 ov), 4-153 (Kevin Pietersen, 28.3 ov), 5-155 (Andrew Flintoff, 29.4 ov), 6-172 (Vikram Solanki, 33.6 ov), 7-197 (Ian Blackwell, 40.1 ov), 8-203 (Gareth Batty, 42.2 ov), 9-231 (Matthew Hoggard, 47.3 ov), 10-237 (Geraint Jones, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (7) and Matt Prior (3) | 10 | 17 |
| second | Kevin Pietersen (5) and Matt Prior (11) | 17 | 16 |
| third | Paul Collingwood (36) and Kevin Pietersen (48) | 90 | 96 |
| fourth | Andrew Flintoff (11) and Kevin Pietersen (24) | 36 | 43 |
| fifth | Andrew Flintoff (1) and Vikram Solanki (1) | 2 | 7 |
| sixth | Vikram Solanki (11) and Geraint Jones (6) | 17 | 26 |
| seventh | Ian Blackwell (6) and Geraint Jones (14) | 25 | 38 |
| eighth | Gareth Batty (2) and Geraint Jones (4) | 6 | 13 |
| ninth | Matthew Hoggard (7) and Geraint Jones (20) | 28 | 31 |
| tenth | James Anderson (1) and Geraint Jones (5) | 6 | 7 |
INDIA: 238 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahul Dravid | c Matthew Hoggard b Andrew Flintoff | 65 | 73 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Vikram Solanki b Ian Blackwell | 26 | 33 |
| Irfan Pathan | st Matt Prior b Ian Blackwell | 46 | 56 |
| Mohammad Kaif | c James Anderson b Andrew Flintoff | 5 | 13 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Matt Prior b James Anderson | 48 | 55 |
| Suresh Raina | c Ian Blackwell b James Anderson | 21 | 38 |
| MS Dhoni | not out | 10 | 13 |
| Ramesh Powar | not out | 2 | 10 |
Did not bat: Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar
Extras 15 · Total 238 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 1 | 53 | 2 |
| Matthew Hoggard | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Ian Blackwell | 10 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| Gareth Batty | 8.2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-54 (Virender Sehwag, 10.4 ov), 2-130 (Rahul Dravid, 24.1 ov), 3-152 (Irfan Pathan, 27.4 ov), 4-152 (Mohammad Kaif, 28.3 ov), 5-224 (Suresh Raina, 43.1 ov), 6-224 (Yuvraj Singh, 43.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rahul Dravid (22) and Virender Sehwag (26) | 54 | 68 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (43) and Irfan Pathan (31) | 76 | 82 |
| third | Mohammad Kaif (5) and Irfan Pathan (15) | 22 | 22 |
| fourth | Mohammad Kaif (0) and Yuvraj Singh (0) | 0 | 5 |
| fifth | Yuvraj Singh (48) and Suresh Raina (21) | 72 | 89 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (0) and Yuvraj Singh (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (10) and Ramesh Powar (2) | 14 | 23 |
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