England Vs India 2Nd Odi
India tour of England - 1996 (1996) · Headingley, Leeds · 25 May 1996
England won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
England won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining). Graham Thorpe top-scored with 79* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Date
- 25 May 1996
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Graham Thorpe
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Mike Atherton (England)
- Umpires
- AGT Whitehead and MJ Kitchen
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 158 all out. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 40 off 68 balls, and Ajay Jadeja made 33. Peter Martin took 3 for 34 for England. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Headingley, 222 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 159, England made 162 for 4. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 79 not out off 118 balls, and Alec Stewart made 47. The innings was built on a 94-run stand for the fifth wicket between Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe, 58% of the total.
England won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining).
INDIA: 158 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | run out (Mark Ealham) | 6 | 19 |
| Vikram Rathour | c Graham Thorpe | 7 | 26 |
| Navjot Sidhu | run out (Dominic Cork) | 20 | 41 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Ali Brown | 40 | 68 |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | run out (Matthew Maynard, Dominic Cork) | 24 | 33 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Peter Martin | 33 | 27 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Mike Atherton | 9 | 13 |
| Anil Kumble | c Alec Stewart | 0 | 2 |
| Javagal Srinath | c Dominic Cork | 5 | 4 |
| Paras Mhambrey | not out | 7 | 5 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | c Alec Stewart | 1 | 5 |
Extras 6 · Total 158 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Cork | 9 | 1 | 46 | 3 |
| Chris Lewis | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Peter Martin | 8.2 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| Darren Gough | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Mark Ealham | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Sachin Tendulkar), 2-17 (Vikram Rathour), 3-58 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-94 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-113 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 6-145 (Nayan Mongia), 7-145 (Ajay Jadeja), 8-149 (Anil Kumble), 9-155 (Javagal Srinath), 10-158 (Venkatesh Prasad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Vikram Rathour | 16 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Vikram Rathour | 1 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin | 41 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sanjay Manjrekar | 36 |
| fifth | Sanjay Manjrekar and Ajay Jadeja | 19 |
| sixth | Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia | 32 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Ajay Jadeja | 0 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath | 4 |
| ninth | Javagal Srinath and Paras Mhambrey | 6 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Paras Mhambrey | 3 |
ENGLAND: 162 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | c Sachin Tendulkar | 7 | 36 |
| Ali Brown | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Graeme Hick | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 79 | 118 |
| Matthew Maynard | run out (Javagal Srinath) | 14 | 23 |
| Alec Stewart | not out | 47 | 59 |
Did not bat: Mark Ealham, Chris Lewis, Darren Gough, Dominic Cork, Peter Martin
Extras 15 · Total 162 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 9 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 9 | 2 | 33 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 9 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Paras Mhambrey | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Ali Brown), 2-2 (Graeme Hick), 3-23 (Mike Atherton), 4-68 (Matthew Maynard)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Ali Brown | 1 |
| second | Mike Atherton and Graeme Hick | 1 |
| third | Mike Atherton and Graham Thorpe | 21 |
| fourth | Matthew Maynard and Graham Thorpe | 45 |
| fifth | Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe | 94 |
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