India Vs England 1St Odi
England tour of India - 2006 (2005/06) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 28 March 2006
India won by 39 runs
India won by 39 runs. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 46 for England. Harbhajan Singh took 5/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
- Date
- 28 March 2006
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 39 runs
- Player of the match
- Harbhajan Singh
- Captains
- Rahul Dravid (India), Andrew Flintoff (England)
- Umpires
- AV Jayaprakash and Asad Rauf
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 203 all out. Harbhajan Singh top-scored with 37 off 46 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 34. Kabir Ali took 4 for 45 for England.
Chasing 204, England made 164 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 46 off 49 balls, and Andrew Flintoff made 41. Harbhajan Singh took 5 for 31 for India. From 117 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 142 for 9.
India won by 39 runs.
INDIA: 203 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Geraint Jones b Kabir Ali | 25 | 27 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Liam Plunkett b James Anderson | 7 | 8 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Liam Plunkett | 34 | 50 |
| Yuvraj Singh | b Kabir Ali | 1 | 6 |
| Mohammad Kaif | run out (Geraint Jones) | 4 | 9 |
| Suresh Raina | c Paul Collingwood b Ian Blackwell | 24 | 62 |
| Irfan Pathan | c Liam Plunkett b James Anderson | 28 | 43 |
| MS Dhoni | c Paul Collingwood b Liam Plunkett | 20 | 28 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Andrew Flintoff b Kabir Ali | 37 | 46 |
| RP Singh | not out | 2 | 3 |
| Sreesanth | c Kevin Pietersen b Kabir Ali | 0 | 1 |
Extras 21 · Total 203 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| Kabir Ali | 8.4 | 1 | 45 | 4 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Liam Plunkett | 8 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ian Blackwell | 10 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Virender Sehwag, 2.5 ov), 2-56 (Gautam Gambhir, 9.4 ov), 3-58 (Yuvraj Singh, 11.1 ov), 4-68 (Mohammad Kaif, 13.3 ov), 5-80 (Rahul Dravid, 19.5 ov), 6-138 (Suresh Raina, 32.2 ov), 7-146 (Irfan Pathan, 35.2 ov), 8-201 (MS Dhoni, 45.5 ov), 9-203 (Harbhajan Singh, 46.3 ov), 10-203 (Sreesanth, 46.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (9) and Virender Sehwag (7) | 17 | 17 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (23) and Gautam Gambhir (16) | 39 | 41 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (1) and Yuvraj Singh (1) | 2 | 9 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (5) and Mohammad Kaif (4) | 10 | 15 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (5) and Suresh Raina (3) | 12 | 39 |
| sixth | Irfan Pathan (26) and Suresh Raina (21) | 58 | 76 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (6) and Irfan Pathan (2) | 8 | 18 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (37) and MS Dhoni (14) | 55 | 63 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and RP Singh (2) | 2 | 4 |
| tenth | Sreesanth (0) and RP Singh (0) | 0 | 1 |
ENGLAND: 164 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 0 | 3 |
| Matt Prior | c Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 22 | 31 |
| Owais Shah | lbw b Irfan Pathan | 4 | 3 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Gautam Gambhir b Yuvraj Singh | 46 | 49 |
| Andrew Flintoff | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 41 | 37 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 8 | 24 |
| Geraint Jones | b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 10 |
| Ian Blackwell | c Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 20 |
| Liam Plunkett | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 14 | 31 |
| Kabir Ali | lbw b Yuvraj Singh | 0 | 6 |
| James Anderson | not out | 12 | 17 |
Extras 7 · Total 164 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 7.1 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Sreesanth | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| RP Singh | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 2 | 31 | 5 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 10 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 0.3 ov), 2-4 (Owais Shah, 0.6 ov), 3-57 (Matt Prior, 11.5 ov), 4-117 (Kevin Pietersen, 19.5 ov), 5-117 (Andrew Flintoff, 20.4 ov), 6-120 (Geraint Jones, 22.4 ov), 7-137 (Ian Blackwell, 28.5 ov), 8-141 (Paul Collingwood, 30.1 ov), 9-142 (Kabir Ali, 31.2 ov), 10-164 (Liam Plunkett, 38.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (0) and Matt Prior (0) | 0 | 3 |
| second | Owais Shah (4) and Matt Prior (0) | 4 | 3 |
| third | Kevin Pietersen (28) and Matt Prior (22) | 53 | 65 |
| fourth | Andrew Flintoff (41) and Kevin Pietersen (18) | 60 | 48 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (0) and Andrew Flintoff (0) | 0 | 5 |
| sixth | Paul Collingwood (2) and Geraint Jones (0) | 3 | 13 |
| seventh | Paul Collingwood (6) and Ian Blackwell (10) | 17 | 38 |
| eighth | Paul Collingwood (0) and Liam Plunkett (4) | 4 | 8 |
| ninth | Kabir Ali (0) and Liam Plunkett (1) | 1 | 7 |
| tenth | James Anderson (12) and Liam Plunkett (9) | 22 | 41 |
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