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NatWest SeriesMatch 7 · ODI

England beat India by 7 wickets

Lord's, London, . India won the toss and chose to bat.

England188/336.2 ov
India18747.3 ov
England won by 7 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

India won the toss and chose to bat. India were bowled out for 187, MS Dhoni 50 from 72 balls and Sachin Tendulkar 30 from 46 balls. Dimitri Mascarenhas took 3 for 23.

England reached 188 for 3 in 36.2 overs, Kevin Pietersen 71 not out from 96 balls and Paul Collingwood 64 not out from 73 balls. R. P. Singh took 2 for 40.

England won by 7 wickets.

Key performers

India innings

187(47.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sourav Gangulyc A Flintoff b JM Andersonc A Flintoff b JM Anderson15222068.18
Sachin Tendulkarc †MJ Prior b A Flintoffc †MJ Prior b A Flintoff30464065.22
Gautam Gambhirc LJ Wright b JM Andersonc LJ Wright b JM Anderson12200060.00
Rahul Dravidc †MJ Prior b A Flintoffc †MJ Prior b A Flintoff03000.00
Yuvraj Singhc PD Collingwood b AD Mascarenhasc PD Collingwood b AD Mascarenhas28481158.33
Robin Uthappac JM Anderson b AD Mascarenhasc JM Anderson b AD Mascarenhas22302073.33
MS Dhoni †c JM Anderson b A Flintoffc JM Anderson b A Flintoff50724169.44
Ramesh Powarrun out (OA Shah/†MJ Prior)run out (OA Shah/†MJ Prior)10201050.00
Piyush Chawlast †MJ Prior b AD Mascarenhasst †MJ Prior b AD Mascarenhas06000.00
Zaheer Khanb MS Panesarb MS Panesar7161043.75
R. P. Singhnot outnot out1*60016.67
Extras(lb 8, nb 4)(lb 8, nb 4)12
Total47.3 Ov (RR 3.94)47.3 Ov (RR 3.94)187
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (SC Ganguly, 6.1 ov), 52-2 (G Gambhir, 12.4 ov), 53-3 (R Dravid, 13.3 ov), 59-4 (SR Tendulkar, 15.4 ov), 106-5 (RV Uthappa, 24.3 ov), 119-6 (Yuvraj Singh, 30.2 ov), 147-7 (RR Powar, 37.2 ov), 148-8 (PP Chawla, 38.4 ov), 160-9 (Z Khan, 42 ov), 187-10 (MS Dhoni, 47.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson912823.11391100
Stuart Broad1004404.40383100
Andrew Flintoff8.304535.29285004
Dimitri Mascarenhas1022332.30442000
Luke Wright201105.5040000
Monty Panesar822813.50334000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSC Ganguly 15(22) & SR Tendulkar 11(15)2637
2ndG Gambhir 12(20) & SR Tendulkar 14(19)2639
3rdR Dravid 0(3) & SR Tendulkar 1(2)15
4thYuvraj Singh 1(4) & SR Tendulkar 4(10)613
5thRV Uthappa 22(30) & Yuvraj Singh 18(25)4753
6thMS Dhoni 4(16) & Yuvraj Singh 9(19)1335
7thRR Powar 10(20) & MS Dhoni 15(22)2842
8thPP Chawla 0(6) & MS Dhoni 1(2)18
9thZ Khan 7(16) & MS Dhoni 4(5)1220
10thMS Dhoni 26(27) & RP Singh 1(6)2733

England innings

188/3(36.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Matt Prior †c †MS Dhoni b RP Singhc †MS Dhoni b RP Singh07000.00
Luke Wrightc & b RP Singhc & b RP Singh02000.00
Ian Bellrun out (SR Tendulkar/SC Ganguly)run out (SR Tendulkar/SC Ganguly)36406090.00
Kevin Pietersennot outnot out71*966173.96
Paul Collingwoodnot outnot out64*737187.67
Extras(lb 8, w 9)(lb 8, w 9)17
Total36.2 Ov (RR 5.17)36.2 Ov (RR 5.17) · Target 188 from 50 ov188/3
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (LJ Wright, 1.2 ov), 11-2 (MJ Prior, 1.4 ov), 74-3 (IR Bell, 16 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Zaheer Khan914004.44375010
R. P. Singh704025.71272140
Piyush Chawla914404.89365100
Sourav Ganguly401303.25151000
Ramesh Powar5.203206.00195000
Yuvraj Singh201105.5071000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMJ Prior 0(6) & LJ Wright 0(2)108
2ndIR Bell 1(1) & MJ Prior 0(1)12
3rdKP Pietersen 25(47) & IR Bell 35(39)6386
4thPD Collingwood 64(73) & KP Pietersen 46(49)114*122

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 188/3 (36.2 ov)
36.23
RR Powar to KP Pietersen, 3 runs
36.14
RR Powar to KP Pietersen, FOUR
End of over 368 runsENG 181/3004Lb031
KP Pietersen 64(94)PD Collingwood 64(73)Z Khan 9-1-40-0
35.61
Z Khan to KP Pietersen, 1 run
35.53
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, 3 runs
35.40
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, no run
35.34Lb
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, 4 leg byes
35.20
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, no run
35.10
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, no run
End of over 357 runsENG 173/3010204
KP Pietersen 63(93)PD Collingwood 61(68)Yuvraj Singh 2-0-11-0
34.64
Yuvraj Singh to KP Pietersen, FOUR
34.50
Yuvraj Singh to KP Pietersen, no run
34.42
Yuvraj Singh to KP Pietersen, 2 runs
34.30
Yuvraj Singh to KP Pietersen, no run
34.21
Yuvraj Singh to PD Collingwood, 1 run
34.10
Yuvraj Singh to PD Collingwood, no run
End of over 349 runsENG 166/3004410
KP Pietersen 57(89)PD Collingwood 60(66)Z Khan 8-1-36-0
33.60
Z Khan to KP Pietersen, no run
33.51
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, 1 run
33.44
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, FOUR
33.34
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, FOUR
33.20
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, no run
33.10
Z Khan to PD Collingwood, no run
End of over 334 runsENG 157/3003100
KP Pietersen 57(88)PD Collingwood 51(61)Yuvraj Singh 1-0-4-0
32.60
Yuvraj Singh to KP Pietersen, no run
32.50
Yuvraj Singh to KP Pietersen, no run
32.41
Yuvraj Singh to PD Collingwood, 1 run
32.33
Yuvraj Singh to KP Pietersen, 3 runs
32.20
Yuvraj Singh to KP Pietersen, no run