England Vs India 4Th Match
Coca-Cola Cup England, India, Pakistan in United Arab Emirates - 1999 (1998/99) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 11 April 1999
India won by 9 runs
India won by 9 runs. Nick Knight top-scored with 84 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 11 April 1999
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 9 runs
- Player of the match
- Venkatesh Prasad
- Captains
- Ajay Jadeja (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 239 for 6. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 74 not out off 67 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 63.
Chasing 240, England made 230 all out. Nick Knight top-scored with 84 off 93 balls, and Graham Thorpe made 79. Venkatesh Prasad took 3 for 35 for India.
India won by 9 runs.
INDIA: 239 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 2 | 6 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Vince Wells | 12 | 23 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (Neil Fairbrother) | 63 | 92 |
| Vinod Kambli | c Graeme Hick | 23 | 52 |
| Javagal Srinath | c Graeme Hick | 28 | 29 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 74 | 67 |
| Robin Singh | c Neil Fairbrother | 18 | 25 |
| Nayan Mongia | not out | 11 | 10 |
Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Sunil Joshi, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 8 · Total 239 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 2 | 49 | 2 |
| Angus Fraser | 10 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
| Ian Austin | 7 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Graeme Hick | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Vince Wells | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Sourav Ganguly, 4.2 ov), 2-16 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 5.2 ov), 3-61 (Vinod Kambli, 19.3 ov), 4-120 (Javagal Srinath, 29.3 ov), 5-149 (Rahul Dravid, 36.1 ov), 6-207 (Robin Singh, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Sadagoppan Ramesh | 16 | 26 |
| second | Rahul Dravid and Sadagoppan Ramesh | 0 | 6 |
| third | Vinod Kambli and Rahul Dravid | 45 | 85 |
| fourth | Javagal Srinath and Rahul Dravid | 59 | 60 |
| fifth | Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid | 29 | 40 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 58 | 60 |
| seventh | Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia | 32 | 23 |
ENGLAND: 230 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | lbw | 2 | 21 |
| Nick Knight | bowled | 84 | 93 |
| Vince Wells | c Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 5 |
| Mark Ealham | run out (Ajay Jadeja) | 7 | 8 |
| Graeme Hick | st Nayan Mongia | 1 | 14 |
| Graham Thorpe | st Nayan Mongia | 79 | 88 |
| Andrew Flintoff | run out (Sourav Ganguly) | 3 | 9 |
| Neil Fairbrother | bowled | 16 | 30 |
| Ian Austin | bowled | 2 | 6 |
| Darren Gough | not out | 20 | 19 |
| Angus Fraser | run out (Javagal Srinath) | 1 | 3 |
Extras 8 · Total 230 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 9.5 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 2 | 35 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| Robin Singh | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Sunil Joshi | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Alec Stewart, 8.1 ov), 2-41 (Vince Wells, 9.4 ov), 3-55 (Mark Ealham, 12.1 ov), 4-66 (Graeme Hick, 16.4 ov), 5-124 (Nick Knight, 28.2 ov), 6-131 (Andrew Flintoff, 30.5 ov), 7-184 (Neil Fairbrother, 41.4 ov), 8-188 (Ian Austin, 43.2 ov), 9-219 (Graham Thorpe, 47.3 ov), 10-230 (Angus Fraser, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 26 | 49 |
| second | Nick Knight and Vince Wells | 15 | 9 |
| third | Nick Knight and Mark Ealham | 14 | 15 |
| fourth | Graeme Hick and Nick Knight | 11 | 27 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe and Nick Knight | 58 | 70 |
| sixth | Graham Thorpe and Andrew Flintoff | 7 | 15 |
| seventh | Neil Fairbrother and Graham Thorpe | 53 | 65 |
| eighth | Graham Thorpe and Ian Austin | 4 | 10 |
| ninth | Graham Thorpe and Darren Gough | 31 | 25 |
| tenth | Angus Fraser and Darren Gough | 11 | 8 |
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