England Vs India 3Rd Odi
India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland - 2007 (2007) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 27 August 2007
England won by 42 runs
England won by 42 runs. Ian Bell top-scored with 79 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Date
- 27 August 2007
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 42 runs
- Player of the match
- Ian Bell
- Captains
- Paul Collingwood (England), Rahul Dravid (India)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and MR Benson
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 281 for 8. Ian Bell top-scored with 79 off 89 balls, and Paul Collingwood made 44. RP Singh took 3 for 55 for India. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the first wicket between Matt Prior and Alastair Cook. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 216 across 16 ODIs.
Chasing 282, India made 239 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 72 off 104 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 56. James Anderson took 3 for 32 for England. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the third wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, 44% of the total.
England won by 42 runs.
ENGLAND: 281 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Prior | c Piyush Chawla b Munaf Patel | 34 | 40 |
| Alastair Cook | c Yuvraj Singh b Ramesh Powar | 40 | 56 |
| Ian Bell | c Dinesh Karthik b RP Singh | 79 | 89 |
| Kevin Pietersen | st MS Dhoni b Piyush Chawla | 9 | 22 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Robin Uthappa b Ramesh Powar | 44 | 53 |
| Owais Shah | b Yuvraj Singh | 19 | 15 |
| Ravi Bopara | c Rahul Dravid b RP Singh | 10 | 9 |
| Stuart Broad | c Yuvraj Singh b RP Singh | 10 | 11 |
| Chris Tremlett | not out | 19 | 9 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Monty Panesar
Extras 17 · Total 281 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| RP Singh | 9 | 1 | 55 | 3 |
| Munaf Patel | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Ramesh Powar | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Piyush Chawla | 9 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-76 (Matt Prior, 13.4 ov), 2-92 (Alastair Cook, 18.1 ov), 3-118 (Kevin Pietersen, 23.6 ov), 4-193 (Paul Collingwood, 38.4 ov), 5-226 (Owais Shah, 43.2 ov), 6-246 (Ravi Bopara, 45.3 ov), 7-255 (Ian Bell, 47.3 ov), 8-273 (Stuart Broad, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matt Prior (34) and Alastair Cook (33) | 76 | 83 |
| second | Ian Bell (6) and Alastair Cook (7) | 16 | 30 |
| third | Ian Bell (14) and Kevin Pietersen (9) | 26 | 35 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (44) and Ian Bell (30) | 75 | 88 |
| fifth | Owais Shah (19) and Ian Bell (14) | 33 | 28 |
| sixth | Ian Bell (10) and Ravi Bopara (10) | 20 | 13 |
| seventh | Ian Bell (5) and Stuart Broad (4) | 9 | 12 |
| eighth | Chris Tremlett (11) and Stuart Broad (6) | 18 | 12 |
| ninth | James Anderson (0) and Chris Tremlett (8) | 8 | 3 |
INDIA: 239 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Paul Collingwood b James Anderson | 8 | 19 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Matt Prior b Chris Tremlett | 72 | 104 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Alastair Cook b Stuart Broad | 0 | 2 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Chris Tremlett | 56 | 61 |
| Yuvraj Singh | run out (Ian Bell, Monty Panesar) | 45 | 39 |
| MS Dhoni | c Paul Collingwood b James Anderson | 13 | 20 |
| Ramesh Powar | c Ian Bell b Paul Collingwood | 5 | 13 |
| Piyush Chawla | c Ian Bell b Paul Collingwood | 1 | 2 |
| Zaheer Khan | b Monty Panesar | 11 | 12 |
| RP Singh | not out | 12 | 16 |
| Munaf Patel | b James Anderson | 1 | 3 |
Extras 15 · Total 239 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 9 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 9.1 | 3 | 32 | 3 |
| Chris Tremlett | 8 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| Monty Panesar | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Paul Collingwood | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Ravi Bopara | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Sachin Tendulkar, 9.6 ov), 2-36 (Dinesh Karthik, 10.5 ov), 3-140 (Rahul Dravid, 29.5 ov), 4-149 (Sourav Ganguly, 31.5 ov), 5-190 (MS Dhoni, 38.2 ov), 6-210 (Ramesh Powar, 42.1 ov), 7-213 (Piyush Chawla, 42.5 ov), 8-214 (Yuvraj Singh, 43.3 ov), 9-234 (Zaheer Khan, 47.1 ov), 10-239 (Munaf Patel, 48.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (8) and Sourav Ganguly (25) | 35 | 60 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (1) and Dinesh Karthik (0) | 1 | 5 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (40) and Rahul Dravid (56) | 104 | 115 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (6) and Yuvraj Singh (3) | 9 | 12 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (13) and Yuvraj Singh (26) | 41 | 40 |
| sixth | Yuvraj Singh (14) and Ramesh Powar (5) | 20 | 23 |
| seventh | Yuvraj Singh (1) and Piyush Chawla (1) | 3 | 4 |
| eighth | Zaheer Khan (0) and Yuvraj Singh (1) | 1 | 4 |
| ninth | Zaheer Khan (11) and RP Singh (9) | 20 | 22 |
| tenth | Munaf Patel (1) and RP Singh (3) | 5 | 6 |
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