- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras13 (lb 5, nb 8)TOTAL270 all out (101.4 Overs, RR: 2.65, 410 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Faiz Fazal, 18.3 ov), 2-70 (Jalaj Saxena, 23.6 ov), 3-124 (Vineet Saxena, 41.5 ov), 4-179 (Mohammad Kaif, 62.4 ov), 5-201 (Sanjay Bangar, 73.3 ov), 6-223 (HD Rawle, 86.2 ov), 7-227 (Mahesh Rawat, 87.1 ov), 8-252 (Sanjib Sanyal, 95.4 ov), 9-256 (Praveen Gupta, 96.2 ov), 10-270 (Pankaj Singh, 101.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB G Onions 26 7 85 3 3.26 0 3 A Richardson 25.4 12 50 4 1.94 0 0 SP Kirby 11 3 34 1 3.09 0 0 IJL Trott 11 2 30 0 2.72 0 4 MS Panesar 18 5 49 1 2.72 0 0 AU Rashid 10 3 17 1 1.70 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 7)TOTAL155 all out (69 Overs, RR: 2.24, 256 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Joe Denly, 1.6 ov), 2-22 (Michael Yardy, 11.5 ov), 3-66 (Ed Joyce, 23.6 ov), 4-66 (Michael Carberry, 24.5 ov), 5-94 (Jonathan Trott, 35.4 ov), 6-110 (James Foster, 40.6 ov), 7-115 (Graham Onions, 45.1 ov), 8-120 (Monty Panesar, 48.1 ov), 9-155 (Adil Rashid, 68.3 ov), 10-155 (Alan Richardson, 68.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SB Bangar 5 3 9 0 1.80 0 0 Pankaj Singh 16 9 35 4 2.18 0 0 SO Mathur 6 1 25 0 4.16 0 0 P Gupta 23 13 32 3 1.39 0 0 Jalaj S Saxena 12 2 40 1 3.33 0 0 S Sanyal 7 2 7 2 1.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras10 (b 1, lb 9)TOTAL180 all out (48.5 Overs, RR: 3.68, 223 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Faiz Fazal, 4.6 ov), 2-17 (Praveen Gupta, 5.6 ov), 3-30 (Sanjay Bangar, 8.5 ov), 4-39 (Vineet Saxena, 10.3 ov), 5-97 (HD Rawle, 28.5 ov), 6-111 (Mohammad Kaif, 31.2 ov), 7-112 (Mahesh Rawat, 32.3 ov), 8-172 (Jalaj Saxena, 45.4 ov), 9-173 (Pankaj Singh, 46.1 ov), 10-180 (Sanjib Sanyal, 48.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB G Onions 14 6 40 3 2.85 0 0 A Richardson 16 4 50 2 3.12 0 0 SP Kirby 9 1 38 2 4.22 0 0 MS Panesar 8 0 39 1 4.87 0 0 AU Rashid 1.5 1 3 2 1.63 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 4, nb 3)TOTAL297/5 (89.4 Overs, RR: 3.31, 358 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Joe Denly, 9.1 ov), 2-146 (Michael Yardy, 47.3 ov), 3-244 (Ed Joyce, 78.6 ov), 4-245 (Michael Carberry, 80.3 ov), 5-249 (James Foster, 82.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SB Bangar 8 5 12 0 1.50 0 0 Pankaj Singh 20.4 4 85 1 4.11 0 0 P Gupta 24 4 88 1 3.66 0 0 Jalaj S Saxena 10 2 32 0 3.20 0 0 S Sanyal 19 3 51 0 2.68 0 3 SO Mathur 8 2 25 3 3.12 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
England Lions , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30
Match days
3,4,5,6 February 2008 (4-day match)
Match Referee
Points
England Lions 5, Central Zone 0
Close of Play
- Sun, 3 Feb - day 1 - Central Zone 1st innings 238/7 (S Sanyal 8*, P Gupta 4*, 91 ov)
- Mon, 4 Feb - day 2 - Central Zone 2nd innings 23/2 (VA Saxena 19*, SB Bangar 0*, 7 ov)
- Tue, 5 Feb - day 3 - England Lions 2nd innings 146/1 (MA Carberry 71*, MH Yardy 57*, 46 ov)
- Wed, 6 Feb - day 4 - England Lions 2nd innings 297/5 (89.4 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsCarberry ton guides Lions to comfortable win
A patient century by Michael Carberry, backed by fifties by Ed Joyce and Michael Yardy guided England Lions to a comfortable five-wicket win against Central Zone on the final day in Vadodara
Carberry and Yardy lead Lions' pursuit of 296
A spirited performance from England Lions' gave them the edge going into the final day
Pankaj grabs four as Lions crash to 155
Pankaj Singh grabbed four wickets as England Lions crashed to 155 all out giving Central Zone a healthy 115-run first-innings lead
Central falter after Kaif 64
Mohammad Kaif top scored with 64 to propel Central Zone to a healthy position at 179 for 3 before England Lions picked up quick wickets in the last session to restrict the hosts to 238 for 7