Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    SR
    3.2 Patel deliberates for a longish time if he should review this. I could lip-read him asking Rahane, "Aawaz aaya?" [Was there a noise?]. After much discussion he walks back. Here is what happened. This was short of a length, wide enough for Patel to try that whiplash cut again. The thin edge was taken, and England were spontaneous in their appeal. Given out. Rightly so. Whoa! HotSpot shows no edge! Snick shows one, though 30/1
    54
    47
    89
    5
    1
    114.89
    18.5 Kohli won't be running too many for Rahane. Ajinkya looks for the straight loft that he has played so well so far, but gets too close to the pitch of the ball here, and doesn't get optimum elevation. Swann takes a smart, overhead return catch 143/4
    14.2 Superbly timed again, but he finds the fielder again. This time on the full. Dravid clears the front leg and looks to slog-sweep this full delivery, but doesn't get under it. Anderson takes the catch at midwicket 109/2
    16.6 this is half mis-hit, half hung in the wind. Charges at Swann and hits this into the wind towards long-on, and finds Bell to perfection 125/3
    22.1 Stokes makes amends for that misfield. Raina gets too much under this length ball, trying to clear deep square, but the leading edge seems to have touched the moon and come back. Stokes at deep square keeps his eyes on it, and has to dive forward at last moment to complete the catch. What a cameo from Raina, though 182/6
    20.3 Helicopter. Crash-lands in Bell's lap. This is inches short of yorker, Dhoni tries the trademark whiplash flick, is too close to the pitch of it, ends up skying it to long-on 164/5
    22.4 Bell has been absolutely sensational at long-on today! Tiwary clears the front leg and lofts this down the ground. Bell runs to his left making good ground, and then makes the dive in front to finish this ripper of a catch 186/7
    22.6 slower short ball outside off, Kumar is well early into the shot, they try to sneak in the bye, but Kieswetter runs Ashwin out 187/8
    not out
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    Extras
    6 (lb 2, w 4)
    TOTAL
    187/8 (23 Overs, RR: 8.13)
    Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Parthiv Patel, 3.2 ov), 2-109 (Rahul Dravid, 14.2 ov), 3-125 (Virat Kohli, 16.6 ov), 4-143 (Ajinkya Rahane, 18.5 ov), 5-164 (MS Dhoni, 20.3 ov), 6-182 (Suresh Raina, 22.1 ov), 7-186 (Manoj Tiwary, 22.4 ov), 8-187 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 22.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    TT Bresnan4043310.75114310
    JM Anderson301113.6690010
    SCJ Broad302508.3393110
    JW Dernbach504909.80105210
    RS Bopara201306.5020000
    GP Swann503336.6072000
    SR Patel1011011.0011000
  • BATSMEN
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    not out
    80
    63
    99
    5
    1
    126.98
    6.2 Vinay finds a perfect response to Jayesh! Kieswetter has given England a brilliant start but just pushed at the wrong line here and was struck flush on the knee-roll in front of off stump 67/1
    10.4 got him! Ashwin breaks through! A very ambitious drive from Bell picks out the one man close in on the off side - Virat Kohli - and the wicket gives India a glimmer. Bell had looked in fairly serene touch and hadn't had any trouble picking the gaps - until that shot 105/2
    18.4 Ashwin strikes again, but is it too late for India? Bopara jumped out of his crease and set himself to mow down the ground, but couldn't quite get to the pitch, didn't pick the carrom ball, and ended up slicing across the ball to present a swirling chance to Kohli 165/3
    not out
    9
    9
    14
    0
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    4 (lb 2, w 2)
    TOTAL
    188/3 (22.1 Overs, RR: 8.48)
    Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Craig Kieswetter, 6.2 ov), 2-105 (Ian Bell, 10.4 ov), 3-165 (Ravi Bopara, 18.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    P Kumar4041010.2566000
    R Vinay Kumar4.103317.9293110
    R Ashwin504228.40100310
    MM Patel503507.0073000
    V Kohli302207.3342000
    SK Raina1013013.0002000

Match Notes

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.

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st67AN CookC Kieswetter
2nd38IR BellAN Cook
3rd60RS BoparaAN Cook
4th23SR PatelAN Cook