England Vs India 3Rd Match
Coca-Cola Cup England, India, Pakistan in United Arab Emirates - 1999 (1998/99) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 9 April 1999
India won by 20 runs
India won by 20 runs. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 74* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 9 April 1999
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 20 runs
- Player of the match
- Ajay Jadeja
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Alec Stewart (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and KT Francis
- Match referee
- S Wettimuny
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 222 for 5. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 74 not out off 85 balls, and Sadagoppan Ramesh made 60.
Chasing 223, England made 202 all out. Neil Fairbrother top-scored with 57 off 77 balls, and Graeme Hick made 32. Ajay Jadeja took 3 for 3 for India.
India won by 20 runs.
INDIA: 222 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Alec Stewart | 7 | 26 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Alec Stewart | 60 | 97 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Graeme Hick | 16 | 38 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 74 | 85 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Graham Thorpe | 21 | 27 |
| Robin Singh | c Darren Gough | 11 | 12 |
| Nayan Mongia | not out | 20 | 22 |
Did not bat: Sunil Joshi, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 13 · Total 222 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Ian Austin | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Mark Ealham | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Graeme Hick | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Sourav Ganguly, 8.2 ov), 2-61 (Rahul Dravid, 19.6 ov), 3-120 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 31.5 ov), 4-159 (Ajay Jadeja, 40.1 ov), 5-175 (Robin Singh, 42.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Sadagoppan Ramesh | 24 | 50 |
| second | Rahul Dravid and Sadagoppan Ramesh | 37 | 70 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sadagoppan Ramesh | 59 | 71 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 39 | 50 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Robin Singh | 16 | 16 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia | 47 | 43 |
ENGLAND: 202 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 11 | 20 |
| Nick Knight | bowled | 11 | 24 |
| Graeme Hick | st Rahul Dravid | 32 | 49 |
| Graham Thorpe | c Amay Khurasiya | 20 | 43 |
| Neil Fairbrother | c Rahul Dravid | 57 | 77 |
| Andrew Flintoff | bowled | 32 | 40 |
| Mark Ealham | bowled | 7 | 13 |
| Robert Croft | c Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 9 | 14 |
| Ian Austin | run out (Ajay Jadeja, Javagal Srinath) | 2 | 3 |
| Darren Gough | bowled | 2 | 3 |
| Alan Mullally | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 19 · Total 202 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 9.5 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 2 | 28 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Robin Singh | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Alec Stewart, 6.6 ov), 2-25 (Nick Knight, 7.2 ov), 3-80 (Graeme Hick, 21.3 ov), 4-83 (Graham Thorpe, 23.3 ov), 5-155 (Andrew Flintoff, 37.4 ov), 6-169 (Mark Ealham, 41.4 ov), 7-196 (Robert Croft, 46.2 ov), 8-197 (Neil Fairbrother, 46.3 ov), 9-199 (Darren Gough, 46.6 ov), 10-202 (Ian Austin, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 25 | 42 |
| second | Graeme Hick and Nick Knight | 0 | 2 |
| third | Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe | 55 | 85 |
| fourth | Neil Fairbrother and Graham Thorpe | 3 | 12 |
| fifth | Neil Fairbrother and Andrew Flintoff | 72 | 85 |
| sixth | Neil Fairbrother and Mark Ealham | 14 | 24 |
| seventh | Neil Fairbrother and Robert Croft | 27 | 28 |
| eighth | Neil Fairbrother and Ian Austin | 1 | 1 |
| ninth | Darren Gough and Ian Austin | 2 | 3 |
| tenth | Alan Mullally and Ian Austin | 3 | 5 |
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