Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Player Of The Match
Series result
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
Match days
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
INDIA 187/8 (23 OVERS)
- Suresh Raina40 (19)
- Ajinkya Rahane54 (47)
- Tim Bresnan3/43 (4)
- Graeme Swann3/33 (5)
ENGLAND 188/3 (22.1 OVERS)
- Alastair Cook*80 (63)
- Craig Kieswetter46 (25)
- Ravichandran Ashwin2/42 (5)
- Vinay Kumar1/33 (4.1)
Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Liam Brickhill
England go 1-0 up with a cruising, seven-wicket win. India's batsmen, particularly the admirable Ajinkya Rahane and a transformed Suresh Raina, helped to set a stiff target, but India's bowlers were found wanting as Craig Kieswetter launched the chase in spectacular fashion, and Alistair Cook saw his side home with a practically chanceless 63-ball 80. England's successful summer continues, and you can read all about today's game in Abhishek Purohit's report. Stick with us for the match presentations.
"It was a tough day," says a somewhat downcast MS Dhoni. "I think we batted well to put almost 190 on the board. The powerplay overs were really crucial when we were trying to defend. Nothing really went our way. A bit of improvement is needed in the bowling department. We only have our specialist bowlers left, and we're not really comfortable playing without the extra batsman and five bowlers. We're not just going through the motions, but nothing has really worked for us."
England captain Alastair Cook is man of the match, and has this to say: "A really good day. I think we've got to thank the groundstaff for their effort, and the crowd for sticking around. This was one of the best pitches I've played on in a while. Everything suggested it would do a bit, but it skidded onto the bat nicely, especially under the lights. It was very hard fielding in these conditions, but all in all we had a good day in the field."
And that is just about all from your trans-continental commentary team. Thanks for joining us, and do return for the next match of the series, at The Oval on Friday. Before you go, have a look at our gallery, and feel free to have your say on our Facebook page. Goodbye!
Just one needed. Vinay to deliver the last rites.
END OF OVER:22 | 4 Runs | ENG: 187/3 (1 run required from 6 balls, RR: 8.50, RRR: 1.00)
- Samit Patel8 (8b)
- Alastair Cook80 (63b)
- Munaf Patel5-0-35-0
- Praveen Kumar4-0-41-0
India tour of England 2011 News
Look on the bright side, India
There are always positives to be taken. Even from a tour as dismal as the England one
'Every chance is a last chance'
Parthiv Patel, who opened the batting for India in the recently-concluded ODI series against England looks back on the tour, talks about the way he prepared for it, and the road ahead for him
Have to be patient with Indian team - Srikkanth
Kris Srikkanth, India's chief of selectors, has described India's tour of England as a "bad dream" and said it is time for the team to move ahead
Why does Raina fail?
It's easy to dismiss him as not being a Test player, but what if none of the upcoming players the system is producing are?
'Staying at the top will be tough'
Ajinkya Rahane, who made his international debut during the ODI series in England, spoke to Devendra Pandey in the Indian Express about the experience of playing in England, and on what has changed for him in the last three weeks.