England Vs India Test 1--Match Drawn!!

Test no. 1840

Pataudi Trophy - 1st Test England v India

2007 season

Played at Lord's, London, on 19,20,21,22,23 July 2007 (5-day match)

	England 1st innings	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	c Dravid b Kumble	96	256	186	16	0	51.61
	AN Cook	lbw b Ganguly	36	67	39	6	0	92.30
	MP Vaughan	c Dhoni b Singh	79	248	201	11	0	39.30
	KP Pietersen	c Dhoni b Khan	37		62	5	0	59.67
	PD Collingwood	lbw b Kumble	0	5	3	0	0	0.00
	RJ Sidebottom	b Singh	1		15	0	0	6.66
	IR Bell	b Khan	20		24	2	1	83.33
	MJ Prior	lbw b Sreesanth	1		7	0	0	14.28
	CT Tremlett	lbw b Sreesanth	0		3	0	0	0.00
	MS Panesar	lbw b Sreesanth	0		8	0	0	0.00
	JM Anderson	not out	0		2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 9, lb 10, w 7, nb 2)	28
	Total	(all out; 91.2 overs)	298	(3.26 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-76 (Cook, 14.4 ov), 2-218 (Strauss, 63.6 ov), 3-252 (Vaughan, 76.4 ov), 4-255 (Collingwood, 77.6 ov), 5-272 (Sidebottom, 82.5 ov), 6-286 (Pietersen, 85.1 ov), 7-287 (Prior, 86.3 ov), 8-287 (Tremlett, 86.6 ov), 9-297 (Panesar, 90.4 ov), 10-298 (Bell, 91.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	18.2	4	62	2	3.38	(2nb, 1w)
	S Sreesanth	22	8	67	3	3.04	(3w)
	RP Singh	17	6	58	2	3.41	(2w)
	SC Ganguly	9	3	24	1	2.66
	A Kumble	23	2	60	2	2.60
	SR Tendulkar	2	0	8	0	4.00

	India 1st innings	R	B	4s	6s	SR
	KD Karthik	lbw b Sidebottom	5	25	0	0	20.00
	W Jaffer	not out	21	57	3	0	36.84
	R Dravid	c Prior b Anderson	2	12	0	0	16.66
	SR Tendulkar	not out	5	23	0	0	21.73
	Extras	(b 4)	4
	Total	(2 wickets; 19.3 overs)	37	(1.89 runs per over)

To bat SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni, A Kumble, Z Khan, RP Singh, S Sreesanth

Fall of wickets1-18 (Karthik, 8.3 ov), 2-27 (Dravid, 11.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	RJ Sidebottom	9	3	22	1	2.44
	JM Anderson	8	2	11	1	1.37
	CT Tremlett	2.3	2	0	0	0.00

Toss England, who chose to bat first Test debut CT Tremlett (England) Player of the match tba Umpires SA Bucknor (West Indies) and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire IJ Gould Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire NGC Cowley Close of play day 1 - England 1st innings 268/4 (KP Pietersen 34*, RJ Sidebottom 0*, 80.3 ov)

Match notes

• Day 1
• England 1st innings
• England: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (53 balls), Extras 9
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (AJ Strauss 18, AN Cook 23, Ex 9)
• Drinks: England - 76/0 in 14.0 overs (AJ Strauss 29, AN Cook 36)
• England: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (123 balls), Extras 12
• Lunch: England - 115/1 in 28.0 overs (AJ Strauss 43, MP Vaughan 23)
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 122 balls (AJ Strauss 20, MP Vaughan 29, Ex 4)
• AJ Strauss: 50 off 109 balls (9 x 4)
• England: 150 runs in 39.4 overs (243 balls), Extras 18
• Drinks: England - 152/1 in 41.0 overs (AJ Strauss 57, MP Vaughan 41)
• MP Vaughan: 50 off 118 balls (9 x 4)
• 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 220 balls (AJ Strauss 42, MP Vaughan 52, Ex 8)
• Tea: England - 197/1 in 57.0 overs (AJ Strauss 84, MP Vaughan 57)
• England: 200 runs in 58.3 overs (357 balls), Extras 20
• Bad Light: England - 233/2 in 70.1 overs (MP Vaughan 76, KP Pietersen 3)
• Bad Light: England - 247/2 in 74.1 overs (MP Vaughan 78, KP Pietersen 15)
• England: 250 runs in 74.6 overs (457 balls), Extras 22
• Bad Light: England - 268/4 in 80.3 overs (KP Pietersen 34, RJ Sidebottom 0)
• End Of Day: England - 268/4 in 80.3 overs (KP Pietersen 34, RJ Sidebottom 0)

• Day 2
• Rain: England - 268/4 in 80.3 overs (KP Pietersen 34, RJ Sidebottom 0)
• New Ball Taken: England 272/4 after 82.4 overs (KP Pietersen 37, RJ Sidebottom 1)
• India 1st innings
• Tea: India - 36/2 in 16.0 overs (W Jaffer 21, SR Tendulkar 4)
• Innings Break: India - 0/0

today we did good balling but very bad batting
but there is still some hope cause of 4 batsmen left

Nahhhhhhh India doing wak man 😆

Pietersen ripping them all 😳

Test no. 1840

Pataudi Trophy - 1st Test England v India

2007 season

Played at Lord's, London, on 19,20,21,22,23 July 2007 (5-day match)

	England 1st innings	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	c Dravid b Kumble	96	256	186	16	0	51.61
	AN Cook	lbw b Ganguly	36	67	39	6	0	92.30
	MP Vaughan	c Dhoni b Singh	79	248	201	11	0	39.30
	KP Pietersen	c Dhoni b Khan	37	94	62	5	0	59.67
	PD Collingwood	lbw b Kumble	0	5	3	0	0	0.00
	RJ Sidebottom	b Singh	1	22	15	0	0	6.66
	IR Bell	b Khan	20	49	24	2	1	83.33
	MJ Prior	lbw b Sreesanth	1	6	7	0	0	14.28
	CT Tremlett	lbw b Sreesanth	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
	MS Panesar	lbw b Sreesanth	0	18	8	0	0	0.00
	JM Anderson	not out	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 9, lb 10, w 7, nb 2)	28
	Total	(all out; 91.2 overs; 395 mins)	298	(3.26 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-76 (Cook, 14.4 ov), 2-218 (Strauss, 63.6 ov), 3-252 (Vaughan, 76.4 ov), 4-255 (Collingwood, 77.6 ov), 5-272 (Sidebottom, 82.5 ov), 6-286 (Pietersen, 85.1 ov), 7-287 (Prior, 86.3 ov), 8-287 (Tremlett, 86.6 ov), 9-297 (Panesar, 90.4 ov), 10-298 (Bell, 91.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	18.2	4	62	2	3.38	(2nb, 1w)
	S Sreesanth	22	8	67	3	3.04	(3w)
	RP Singh	17	6	58	2	3.41	(2w)
	SC Ganguly	9	3	24	1	2.66
	A Kumble	23	2	60	2	2.60
	SR Tendulkar	2	0	8	0	4.00

	India 1st innings	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	KD Karthik	lbw b Sidebottom	5	35	25	0	0	20.00
	W Jaffer	c & b Tremlett	58	234	156	7	0	37.17
	R Dravid	c Prior b Anderson	2	15	12	0	0	16.66
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Anderson	37	104	78	6	0	47.43
	SC Ganguly	b Anderson	34	114	82	4	0	41.46
	RP Singh	c Anderson b Sidebottom	17	59	40	2	0	42.50
	VVS Laxman	c Prior b Sidebottom	15	74	41	0	0	36.58
	MS Dhoni	c Bell b Anderson	0	15	5	0	0	0.00
	A Kumble	lbw b Sidebottom	11	25	20	2	0	55.00
	Z Khan	c Strauss b Anderson	7	14	7	1	0	100.00
	S Sreesanth	not out	0	5	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 4)	15
	Total	(all out; 77.2 overs; 352 mins)	201	(2.59 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-18 (Karthik, 8.3 ov), 2-27 (Dravid, 11.5 ov), 3-106 (Tendulkar, 35.4 ov), 4-134 (Jaffer, 53.6 ov), 5-155 (Ganguly, 62.3 ov), 6-173 (Singh, 66.5 ov), 7-175 (Dhoni, 69.5 ov), 8-192 (Kumble, 74.6 ov), 9-197 (Laxman, 76.4 ov), 10-201 (Khan, 77.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	RJ Sidebottom	22	5	65	4	2.95
	JM Anderson	24.2	8	42	5	1.72
	CT Tremlett	20	8	52	1	2.60	(4nb)
	PD Collingwood	3	1	9	0	3.00
	MS Panesar	8	3	22	0	2.75

	England 2nd innings	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	c Tendulkar b Khan	18	47	41	3	0	43.90
	AN Cook	lbw b Khan	17	55	31	3	0	54.83
	MP Vaughan	b Singh	30		75	4	0	40.00
	KP Pietersen	b Singh	134		213	14	1	62.91
	PD Collingwood	c Laxman b Singh	4		3	1	0	133.33
	IR Bell	b Singh	9		15	2	0	60.00
	MJ Prior	c Dhoni b Khan	42		61	5	0	68.85
	CT Tremlett	b Khan	0		1	0	0	0.00
	RJ Sidebottom	c Dravid b Kumble	9		11	2	0	81.81
	MS Panesar	lbw b Singh	3		17	0	0	17.64
	JM Anderson	not out	4		3	1	0	133.33
	Extras	(b 9, lb 1, w 2)	12
	Total	(all out; 78.3 overs)	282	(3.59 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-40 (Strauss, 10.5 ov), 2-43 (Cook, 12.1 ov), 3-102 (Vaughan, 35.6 ov), 4-114 (Collingwood, 37.3 ov), 5-132 (Bell, 41.2 ov), 6-251 (Prior, 66.1 ov), 7-251 (Tremlett, 66.2 ov), 8-266 (Sidebottom, 71.1 ov), 9-275 (Pietersen, 76.6 ov), 10-282 (Panesar, 78.3 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	28	6	79	4	2.82	(1w)
	S Sreesanth	16	3	62	0	3.87
	RP Singh	16.3	3	59	5	3.57	(1w)
	A Kumble	17	3	70	1	4.11
	SR Tendulkar	1	0	2	0	2.00

	India 2nd innings (target: 380 runs)	R	B	4s	6s	SR
	W Jaffer	c Pietersen b Anderson	8	32	0	0	25.00
	KD Karthik	not out	56	112	7	0	50.00
	R Dravid	lbw b Tremlett	9	12	2	0	75.00
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Panesar	16	35	3	0	45.71
	SC Ganguly	not out	36	56	5	0	64.28
	Extras	(b 8, lb 3, nb 1)	12
	Total	(3 wickets; 41 overs)	137	(3.34 runs per over)

To bat VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni, A Kumble, Z Khan, RP Singh, S Sreesanth

Fall of wickets1-38 (Jaffer, 10.3 ov), 2-55 (Dravid, 13.5 ov), 3-84 (Tendulkar, 24.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	RJ Sidebottom	6	1	20	0	3.33
	JM Anderson	12	3	36	1	3.00
	CT Tremlett	10	1	29	1	2.90	(1nb)
	MS Panesar	13	2	41	1	3.15

Toss England, who chose to bat first Test debut CT Tremlett (England) Player of the match tba Umpires SA Bucknor (West Indies) and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire IJ Gould Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire NGC Cowley Close of play day 1 - England 1st innings 268/4 (KP Pietersen 34*, RJ Sidebottom 0*, 80.3 ov) day 2 - India 1st innings 145/4 (SC Ganguly 25*, RP Singh 5*, 57 ov) day 3 - England 2nd innings 77/2 (MP Vaughan 16*, KP Pietersen 15*, 27 ov) day 4 - India 2nd innings 137/3 (KD Karthik 56*, SC Ganguly 36*, 41 ov)

Match notes

• Day 1
• England 1st innings
• England: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (53 balls), Extras 9
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (AJ Strauss 18, AN Cook 23, Ex 9)
• Drinks: England - 76/0 in 14.0 overs (AJ Strauss 29, AN Cook 36)
• England: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (123 balls), Extras 12
• Lunch: England - 115/1 in 28.0 overs (AJ Strauss 43, MP Vaughan 23)
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 122 balls (AJ Strauss 20, MP Vaughan 29, Ex 4)
• AJ Strauss: 50 off 109 balls (9 x 4)
• England: 150 runs in 39.4 overs (243 balls), Extras 18
• Drinks: England - 152/1 in 41.0 overs (AJ Strauss 57, MP Vaughan 41)
• MP Vaughan: 50 off 118 balls (9 x 4)
• 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 220 balls (AJ Strauss 42, MP Vaughan 52, Ex 8)
• Tea: England - 197/1 in 57.0 overs (AJ Strauss 84, MP Vaughan 57)
• England: 200 runs in 58.3 overs (357 balls), Extras 20
• Bad Light: England - 233/2 in 70.1 overs (MP Vaughan 76, KP Pietersen 3)
• Bad Light: England - 247/2 in 74.1 overs (MP Vaughan 78, KP Pietersen 15)
• England: 250 runs in 74.6 overs (457 balls), Extras 22
• Bad Light: England - 268/4 in 80.3 overs (KP Pietersen 34, RJ Sidebottom 0)
• End Of Day: England - 268/4 in 80.3 overs (KP Pietersen 34, RJ Sidebottom 0)

• Day 2
• Rain: England - 268/4 in 80.3 overs (KP Pietersen 34, RJ Sidebottom 0)
• New Ball Taken: England 272/4 after 82.4 overs (KP Pietersen 37, RJ Sidebottom 1)
• India 1st innings
• Tea: India - 36/2 in 16.0 overs (W Jaffer 21, SR Tendulkar 4)
• India: 50 runs in 22.2 overs (135 balls), Extras 6
• Drinks: India - 76/2 in 30.0 overs (W Jaffer 37, SR Tendulkar 25)
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (W Jaffer 25, SR Tendulkar 25, Ex 3)
• India: 100 runs in 34.4 overs (209 balls), Extras 11
• W Jaffer: 50 off 100 balls (7 x 4)
• Drinks: India - 113/3 in 44.0 overs (W Jaffer 52, SC Ganguly 6)
• End Of Day: India - 145/4 in 57.0 overs (SC Ganguly 25, RP Singh 5)

• Day 3
• India: 150 runs in 59.1 overs (357 balls), Extras 13
• Drinks: India - 175/7 in 69.5 overs (VVS Laxman 7)
• India: 200 runs in 77.1 overs (467 balls), Extras 15
• England 2nd innings
• Lunch: England - 8/0 in 2.0 overs (AJ Strauss 0, AN Cook 8)
• Rain: England - 8/0 in 2.0 overs (AJ Strauss 0, AN Cook 8)
• Wet Ground: England - 8/0 in 2.0 overs (AJ Strauss 0, AN Cook 8)
• England: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 9
• Rain: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• Tea: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• Wet Ground: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• Rain: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• Wet Ground: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• End Of Day: England - 77/2 in 27.0 overs (MP Vaughan 16, KP Pietersen 15)

• Day 4
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 138 balls (MP Vaughan 26, KP Pietersen 23, Ex 3)
• England: 100 runs in 35.5 overs (216 balls), Extras 11
• Drinks: England - 119/4 in 39.0 overs (KP Pietersen 34, IR Bell 5)
• KP Pietersen: 50 off 88 balls (7 x 4)
• England: 150 runs in 46.5 overs (282 balls), Extras 11
• Lunch: England - 161/5 in 52.0 overs (KP Pietersen 62, MJ Prior 10)
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (KP Pietersen 35, MJ Prior 15, Ex 0)
• England: 200 runs in 58.1 overs (350 balls), Extras 11
• KP Pietersen: 100 off 148 balls (12 x 4, 1 x 6)
• 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 128 balls (KP Pietersen 71, MJ Prior 31, Ex 0)
• England: 250 runs in 65.2 overs (393 balls), Extras 11
• Drinks: England - 251/5 in 66.0 overs (KP Pietersen 120, MJ Prior 42)
• India 2nd innings
• India: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 6
• Drinks: India - 51/1 in 13.0 overs (KD Karthik 29, R Dravid 8)
• Drinks: India - 90/3 in 27.0 overs (KD Karthik 43, SC Ganguly 4)
• India: 100 runs in 29.1 overs (175 balls), Extras 10
• Tea: India - 0/0
• KD Karthik: 50 off 101 balls (7 x 4)
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (KD Karthik 14, SC Ganguly 34, Ex 2)
• End Of Day: India - 137/3 in 41.0 overs (KD Karthik 56, SC Ganguly 36)

india gotta get loadsa runs 2dayyy 😳

Any latest news anybody????? Am at work and am really desperate!!!!

Test no. 1840

Pataudi Trophy - 1st Test England v India

2007 season

Played at Lord's, London, on 19,20,21,22,23 July 2007 (5-day match) Result Match drawn

	England 1st innings	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	c Dravid b Kumble	96	256	186	16	0	51.61
	AN Cook	lbw b Ganguly	36	67	39	6	0	92.30
	MP Vaughan	c Dhoni b Singh	79	248	201	11	0	39.30
	KP Pietersen	c Dhoni b Khan	37	94	62	5	0	59.67
	PD Collingwood	lbw b Kumble	0	5	3	0	0	0.00
	RJ Sidebottom	b Singh	1	22	15	0	0	6.66
	IR Bell	b Khan	20	49	24	2	1	83.33
	MJ Prior	lbw b Sreesanth	1	6	7	0	0	14.28
	CT Tremlett	lbw b Sreesanth	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
	MS Panesar	lbw b Sreesanth	0	18	8	0	0	0.00
	JM Anderson	not out	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 9, lb 10, w 7, nb 2)	28
	Total	(all out; 91.2 overs; 395 mins)	298	(3.26 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-76 (Cook, 14.4 ov), 2-218 (Strauss, 63.6 ov), 3-252 (Vaughan, 76.4 ov), 4-255 (Collingwood, 77.6 ov), 5-272 (Sidebottom, 82.5 ov), 6-286 (Pietersen, 85.1 ov), 7-287 (Prior, 86.3 ov), 8-287 (Tremlett, 86.6 ov), 9-297 (Panesar, 90.4 ov), 10-298 (Bell, 91.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	18.2	4	62	2	3.38	(2nb, 1w)
	S Sreesanth	22	8	67	3	3.04	(3w)
	RP Singh	17	6	58	2	3.41	(2w)
	SC Ganguly	9	3	24	1	2.66
	A Kumble	23	2	60	2	2.60
	SR Tendulkar	2	0	8	0	4.00

	India 1st innings	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	KD Karthik	lbw b Sidebottom	5	35	25	0	0	20.00
	W Jaffer	c & b Tremlett	58	234	156	7	0	37.17
	R Dravid	c Prior b Anderson	2	15	12	0	0	16.66
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Anderson	37	104	78	6	0	47.43
	SC Ganguly	b Anderson	34	114	82	4	0	41.46
	RP Singh	c Anderson b Sidebottom	17	59	40	2	0	42.50
	VVS Laxman	c Prior b Sidebottom	15	74	41	0	0	36.58
	MS Dhoni	c Bell b Anderson	0	15	5	0	0	0.00
	A Kumble	lbw b Sidebottom	11	25	20	2	0	55.00
	Z Khan	c Strauss b Anderson	7	14	7	1	0	100.00
	S Sreesanth	not out	0	5	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 4)	15
	Total	(all out; 77.2 overs; 352 mins)	201	(2.59 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-18 (Karthik, 8.3 ov), 2-27 (Dravid, 11.5 ov), 3-106 (Tendulkar, 35.4 ov), 4-134 (Jaffer, 53.6 ov), 5-155 (Ganguly, 62.3 ov), 6-173 (Singh, 66.5 ov), 7-175 (Dhoni, 69.5 ov), 8-192 (Kumble, 74.6 ov), 9-197 (Laxman, 76.4 ov), 10-201 (Khan, 77.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	RJ Sidebottom	22	5	65	4	2.95
	JM Anderson	24.2	8	42	5	1.72
	CT Tremlett	20	8	52	1	2.60	(4nb)
	PD Collingwood	3	1	9	0	3.00
	MS Panesar	8	3	22	0	2.75

	England 2nd innings	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	c Tendulkar b Khan	18	47	41	3	0	43.90
	AN Cook	lbw b Khan	17	55	31	3	0	54.83
	MP Vaughan	b Singh	30	115	75	4	0	40.00
	KP Pietersen	b Singh	134	297	213	14	1	62.91
	PD Collingwood	c Laxman b Singh	4	8	3	1	0	133.33
	IR Bell	b Singh	9	22	15	2	0	60.00
	MJ Prior	c Dhoni b Khan	42	109	61	5	0	68.85
	CT Tremlett	b Khan	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
	RJ Sidebottom	c Dravid b Kumble	9	21	11	2	0	81.81
	MS Panesar	lbw b Singh	3	28	17	0	0	17.64
	JM Anderson	not out	4	5	3	1	0	133.33
	Extras	(b 9, lb 1, w 2)	12
	Total	(all out; 78.3 overs; 360 mins)	282	(3.59 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-40 (Strauss, 10.5 ov), 2-43 (Cook, 12.1 ov), 3-102 (Vaughan, 35.6 ov), 4-114 (Collingwood, 37.3 ov), 5-132 (Bell, 41.2 ov), 6-251 (Prior, 66.1 ov), 7-251 (Tremlett, 66.2 ov), 8-266 (Sidebottom, 71.1 ov), 9-275 (Pietersen, 76.6 ov), 10-282 (Panesar, 78.3 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	28	6	79	4	2.82	(1w)
	S Sreesanth	16	3	62	0	3.87
	RP Singh	16.3	3	59	5	3.57	(1w)
	A Kumble	17	3	70	1	4.11
	SR Tendulkar	1	0	2	0	2.00

	India 2nd innings (target: 380 runs)	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	W Jaffer	c Pietersen b Anderson	8	47	32	0	0	25.00
	KD Karthik	c Collingwood b Anderson	60	210	135	7	0	44.44
	R Dravid	lbw b Tremlett	9	18	12	2	0	75.00
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Panesar	16	42	35	3	0	45.71
	SC Ganguly	lbw b Sidebottom	40	84	65	6	0	61.53
	VVS Laxman	b Tremlett	39	132	90	5	0	43.33
	MS Dhoni	not out	76	203	159	10	0	47.79
	A Kumble	lbw b Sidebottom	3	29	19	0	0	15.78
	Z Khan	c Prior b Tremlett	0	20	15	0	0	0.00
	RP Singh	b Panesar	2	13	8	0	0	25.00
	S Sreesanth	not out	4	15	7	1	0	57.14
	Extras	(b 13, lb 5, w 6, nb 1)	25
	Total	(9 wickets; 96 overs; 414 mins)	282	(2.93 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-38 (Jaffer, 10.3 ov), 2-55 (Dravid, 13.5 ov), 3-84 (Tendulkar, 24.5 ov), 4-143 (Ganguly, 44.6 ov), 5-145 (Karthik, 47.2 ov), 6-231 (Laxman, 75.6 ov), 7-247 (Kumble, 82.6 ov), 8-254 (Khan, 87.5 ov), 9-263 (Singh, 90.6 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	RJ Sidebottom	19	4	42	2	2.21
	JM Anderson	25	4	83	2	3.32	(2w)
	CT Tremlett	21	5	52	3	2.47	(1nb)
	MS Panesar	26	7	63	2	2.42
	PD Collingwood	1	0	6	0	6.00
	MP Vaughan	4	0	18	0	4.50

Toss England, who chose to bat first Series 3-match series level 0-0 Test debut CT Tremlett (England) Player of the match KP Pietersen (England) Umpires SA Bucknor (West Indies) and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire IJ Gould Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire NGC Cowley Close of play 19 Jul day 1 - England 1st innings 268/4 (KP Pietersen 34*, RJ Sidebottom 0*, 80.3 ov) 20 Jul day 2 - India 1st innings 145/4 (SC Ganguly 25*, RP Singh 5*, 57 ov) 21 Jul day 3 - England 2nd innings 77/2 (MP Vaughan 16*, KP Pietersen 15*, 27 ov) 22 Jul day 4 - India 2nd innings 137/3 (KD Karthik 56*, SC Ganguly 36*, 41 ov) 23 Jul day 5 - India 2nd innings 282/9 (96 ov) - end of match

Match notes

• Day 1
• England 1st innings
• England: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (53 balls), Extras 9
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (AJ Strauss 18, AN Cook 23, Ex 9)
• Drinks: England - 76/0 in 14.0 overs (AJ Strauss 29, AN Cook 36)
• England: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (123 balls), Extras 12
• Lunch: England - 115/1 in 28.0 overs (AJ Strauss 43, MP Vaughan 23)
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 122 balls (AJ Strauss 20, MP Vaughan 29, Ex 4)
• AJ Strauss: 50 off 109 balls (9 x 4)
• England: 150 runs in 39.4 overs (243 balls), Extras 18
• Drinks: England - 152/1 in 41.0 overs (AJ Strauss 57, MP Vaughan 41)
• MP Vaughan: 50 off 118 balls (9 x 4)
• 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 220 balls (AJ Strauss 42, MP Vaughan 52, Ex 8)
• Tea: England - 197/1 in 57.0 overs (AJ Strauss 84, MP Vaughan 57)
• England: 200 runs in 58.3 overs (357 balls), Extras 20
• Bad Light: England - 233/2 in 70.1 overs (MP Vaughan 76, KP Pietersen 3)
• Bad Light: England - 247/2 in 74.1 overs (MP Vaughan 78, KP Pietersen 15)
• England: 250 runs in 74.6 overs (457 balls), Extras 22
• Bad Light: England - 268/4 in 80.3 overs (KP Pietersen 34, RJ Sidebottom 0)
• End Of Day: England - 268/4 in 80.3 overs (KP Pietersen 34, RJ Sidebottom 0)

• Day 2
• Rain: England - 268/4 in 80.3 overs (KP Pietersen 34, RJ Sidebottom 0)
• New Ball Taken: England 272/4 after 82.4 overs (KP Pietersen 37, RJ Sidebottom 1)
• India 1st innings
• Tea: India - 36/2 in 16.0 overs (W Jaffer 21, SR Tendulkar 4)
• India: 50 runs in 22.2 overs (135 balls), Extras 6
• Drinks: India - 76/2 in 30.0 overs (W Jaffer 37, SR Tendulkar 25)
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (W Jaffer 25, SR Tendulkar 25, Ex 3)
• India: 100 runs in 34.4 overs (209 balls), Extras 11
• W Jaffer: 50 off 100 balls (7 x 4)
• Drinks: India - 113/3 in 44.0 overs (W Jaffer 52, SC Ganguly 6)
• End Of Day: India - 145/4 in 57.0 overs (SC Ganguly 25, RP Singh 5)

• Day 3
• India: 150 runs in 59.1 overs (357 balls), Extras 13
• Drinks: India - 175/7 in 69.5 overs (VVS Laxman 7)
• India: 200 runs in 77.1 overs (467 balls), Extras 15
• England 2nd innings
• Lunch: England - 8/0 in 2.0 overs (AJ Strauss 0, AN Cook 8)
• Rain: England - 8/0 in 2.0 overs (AJ Strauss 0, AN Cook 8)
• Wet Ground: England - 8/0 in 2.0 overs (AJ Strauss 0, AN Cook 8)
• England: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 9
• Rain: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• Tea: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• Wet Ground: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• Rain: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• Wet Ground: England - 54/2 in 18.4 overs (MP Vaughan 3, KP Pietersen 7)
• End Of Day: England - 77/2 in 27.0 overs (MP Vaughan 16, KP Pietersen 15)

• Day 4
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 138 balls (MP Vaughan 26, KP Pietersen 23, Ex 3)
• England: 100 runs in 35.5 overs (216 balls), Extras 11
• Drinks: England - 119/4 in 39.0 overs (KP Pietersen 34, IR Bell 5)
• KP Pietersen: 50 off 88 balls (7 x 4)
• England: 150 runs in 46.5 overs (282 balls), Extras 11
• Lunch: England - 161/5 in 52.0 overs (KP Pietersen 62, MJ Prior 10)
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (KP Pietersen 35, MJ Prior 15, Ex 0)
• England: 200 runs in 58.1 overs (350 balls), Extras 11
• KP Pietersen: 100 off 148 balls (12 x 4, 1 x 6)
• 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 128 balls (KP Pietersen 71, MJ Prior 31, Ex 0)
• England: 250 runs in 65.2 overs (393 balls), Extras 11
• Drinks: England - 251/5 in 66.0 overs (KP Pietersen 120, MJ Prior 42)
• India 2nd innings
• India: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 6
• Drinks: India - 51/1 in 13.0 overs (KD Karthik 29, R Dravid 8)
• Drinks: India - 90/3 in 27.0 overs (KD Karthik 43, SC Ganguly 4)
• India: 100 runs in 29.1 overs (175 balls), Extras 10
• Tea: India - 0/0
• KD Karthik: 50 off 101 balls (7 x 4)
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (KD Karthik 14, SC Ganguly 34, Ex 2)
• End Of Day: India - 137/3 in 41.0 overs (KD Karthik 56, SC Ganguly 36)

• Day 5
• India: 150 runs in 49.2 overs (298 balls), Extras 17
• Drinks: India - 166/5 in 54.0 overs (VVS Laxman 9, MS Dhoni 7)
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls (VVS Laxman 24, MS Dhoni 21, Ex 5)
• India: 200 runs in 67.3 overs (407 balls), Extras 17
• Lunch: India - 207/5 in 69.0 overs (VVS Laxman 29, MS Dhoni 28)
• New Ball Taken: India 241/6 after 80.1 overs (MS Dhoni 44, A Kumble 1)
• Drinks: India - 247/7 in 83.0 overs (MS Dhoni 47)
• India: 250 runs in 85.2 overs (515 balls), Extras 25
• MS Dhoni: 50 off 120 balls (6 x 4)
• Bad Light: India - 282/9 in 96.0 overs (MS Dhoni 76, S Sreesanth 4)
• Tea: India - 282/9 in 96.0 overs (MS Dhoni 76, S Sreesanth 4)
• Bad Light: India - 282/9 in 96.0 overs (MS Dhoni 76, S Sreesanth 4)
• Rain: India - 282/9 in 96.0 overs (MS Dhoni 76, S Sreesanth 4)
• Wet Ground: India - 282/9 in 96.0 overs (MS Dhoni 76, S Sreesanth 4)
• Rain: India - 282/9 in 96.0 overs (MS Dhoni 76, S Sreesanth 4)

Rain saves India as England frustrated

The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

July 23, 2007

India 201 and 282 for 9 (Dhoni 76*, Sreesanth 4*) drew with England 298 and 282 (Pietersen 134, Singh 5-59)
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten 76 kept India alive until the rain Getty Images

England were denied victory in the first Test at Lord's when bad light and rain closed in with India nine wickets down. Five minutes before tea Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with a valiant 76 to his name, and Sreesanth were offered the light after surviving five overs against Monty Panesar and Michael Vaughan. England thought they had Sreesanth lbw, but Steve Bucknor turned down Panesar's vehement appeal, and it was their last chance before the weather had the final say.

Everyone knew the British summer was likely to have a decisive say in the outcome, but its predicted arrival held off for almost two sessions as England pushed for victory. In a tension-filled passage of play Vaughan was forced to turn to himself and Panesar as England attempted to stay on the field. It almost worked. Panesar accounted for RP Singh with a well-flighted delivery but the shot from Singh wasn't what India needed as they tried to survive the fading light.

Sreesanth then survived the huge appeal for lbw off Panesar and Dhoni went about saving the match in unique style, launching two boundaries off Vaughan. All the Indian players in the dressing room were looking skywards and there was huge relief when Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufel agreed it had become too dark. But England's young attack had again outgunned India's star-studded battling line-up and will travel to Trent Bridge for the second Test with huge belief, albeit tinged with frustration.

It had been nip and tuck all day. Each time there was a sense of England running out of time they would snap up another wicket. Chris Tremlett castled VVS Laxman to break a vital stand of 86 with Dhoni and, as spots of rain began to fall, he returned with the new ball to remove Zaheer Khan with a gloved pull down the leg side. The shot selection from Zaheer, and later Singh, didn't do India any favours and it wasn't until Sreesanth put his head down against the spinners that the bowlers showed the necessary diligence.

James Anderson struck early but England were forced to turn to their spinners at the end Getty Images

Though the weather provided India with their ultimate escape route, Dhoni deserves much of the credit for his innings. When these teams last met, in Mumbai, he was heavily criticised for his wild heave against Shaun Udal as India collapsed on the final day. He certainly wasn't all-out defence here, and kept England's fielders interested, but played responsibly for 159 balls. Early on he flashed a cut past the left hand of Paul Collingwood at slip and, leading up to lunch, was given a fierce working over from Anderson. One edge fell short of slip, another ball reared off a length and another nicked the sleeve through to Matt Prior and Taufel made a good decision.

England made the first breakthrough four overs into the day when Sourav Ganguly was caught on the crease by Sidebottom. Ganguly was unconvincing, beginning the day with a lazy waft outside off stump, and England's bowlers stuck to their plans. Dinesh Karthik managed one scoring stroke, a square drive for four, before he edged a full delivery from Anderson to Collingwood at second slip. Anderson again moved the ball both ways, and beat Dhoni's first-ball drive as the wicketkeeper looked nervous while sitting on a pair, but wasn't quite as consistent as the first innings with two attempted inswingers flying down the leg side.

Dhoni finally opened his account off his 14th ball but flirted with danger on numerous occasions. In a near repeat of his first-innings dismissal he guided Anderson over the slips and clearly wasn't going to change his natural game despite India's rocky position. He flashed and missed against another short ball and almost edged a drive during Collingwood's change-of-ends over.

After his teasing spell yesterday evening, when he removed Sachin Tendulkar, Panesar's introduction into the attack was eagerly anticipated. After one over from the Pavilion End he was switched around and immediately found turn. Vaughan switched his bowlers around and Laxman and Dhoni picked of a series of sweet drives. The pair began positively after the interval, opening up the outside prospect of India getting close to their target. But when Laxman fell that notion vanished and it turned it a race against time for England. They could not quite make it, in agonising fashion.

tfs!
oh i knew it 😕

and also dhoni and no body really took up the responsibilty dsat day to play well...it was a bog score to chase down..and it was our tendulkar and dravid to walk back to the pavilion...dhoni too played a nonsense innings...india was lucky cze of the rain really... 😛