Cricket: India beat England in second one-day international
{{date|August 24, 2007}}

[[w:India national cricket team|India]] have beaten [[w:England cricket team|England]] by nine runs in the second [[w:One-Day International|One-Day International]] of the [[w:Indian cricket team in England in 2007|series]] at the [[w:County Cricket Ground, Bristol|County Ground]], [[Bristol]], [[England]].

India, having won the [[w:Toss (cricket)|toss]] and elected to bat first, raced to 113 [[w:Run (cricket)|runs]] after the first twenty [[w:Over (cricket)|overs]]. Sourav Ganguly was [[w:Caught|caught]] off the bowling of Andrew Flintoff, who finished the [[w:Innings|innings]] as the top performing England bowler, taking 5-56. Sachin Tendulkar fell just short of a century, being caught behind on 99 runs. Tendulkar was surprised at the decision, and television replays were inconclusive as to whether the ball had hit his glove or not. Yuvraj Singh and Rahul Dravid added 63 runs before Singh was dismissed for 49. Dravid finished on 92 [[w:Not out|not out]], helping India to an imposing total of 329-7 after fifty overs.

In reply England started quickly, recording 75 runs off the first ten overs. However Munaf Patel took two wickets in two balls to dismiss both the England opening batsmen. The England wickets fell regularly after that, with Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood [[w:Bowled|bowled]] by Piyush Chalwa for 25 and 27 runs respectively. Andrew Flintoff was dismissed for just nine runs, and despite 64 runs from Ian Bell, England needed 90 runs from the last eight overs with just three wickets remaining. Dimitri Mascarenhas hit 52 runs, including five [[w:Boundary (cricket)#Fours and Sixes|sixes]], and Stuart Broad hit 20 runs off the final over, but it came too late and England fell ten runs short of the 330 run target.

The seven-match series stands at 1-1 after two matches. The third match will be played at [[w:Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[w:Birmingham|Birmingham]], on August 27.

'''Toss:''' India won, and chose to bat first.

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-113 (Ganguly, 19.3 ov), 2-180 (Tendulkar, 31.3 ov), 3-243 (Yuvraj Singh, 40.5 ov), 4-302 (Dhoni, 46.6 ov), 5-310 (Karthik, 47.5 ov), 6-324 (Agarkar, 49.1 ov), 7-326 (Powar, 49.4 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' R P Singh, M M Patel

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=56|wickets=1|econ=5.60}}
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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=24|wickets=0|econ=6.00}}
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{{Cricket match box end}}

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-76 (Prior, 10.5 ov), 2-76 (Cook, 10.6 ov), 3-134 (Pietersen, 21.2 ov), 4-176 (Collingwood, 29.1 ov), 5-185 (Flintoff, 30.5 ov), 6-220 (Bopara, 37.5 ov), 7-240 (Bell, 41.3 ov), 8-299 (Mascarenhas, 48.4 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' J M Anderson

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of India.svg|20px]] [[w:India cricket team|India bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ajit Agarkar|A B Agarkar]]|overs=9|maiden=1|runs=67|wickets=0|econ=7.44}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=56|wickets=1|econ=5.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Munaf Patel|M M Patel]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=70|wickets=3|econ=8.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sourav Ganguly|S C Ganguly]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=17|wickets=0|econ=5.66}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Piyush Chawla|Piyush Chawla]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=60|wickets=3|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ramesh Powar|R R Powar]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=43|wickets=1|econ=4.30}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''England:''' [[w:Alastair Cook|A N Cook]], [[w:Matthew Prior (cricketer)|M J Prior]] (wkt), [[w:Ian Bell (cricketer)|I R Bell]], [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]], [[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]] (capt), [[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[w:Ravinder Bopara|R S Bopara]], [[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]], [[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]], [[w:Chris Tremlett|C T Tremlett]]<br>

'''India:''' [[w:Sachin Tendulkar|S R Tendulkar]], [[w:Sourav Ganguly|S C Ganguly]], [[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]], [[w:Rahul Dravid|R Dravid]] (capt), [[w:Dinesh Karthik|K D Karthik]], [[w:Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M S Dhoni]] (wkt), [[w:Ramesh Powar|R R Powar]], [[w:Piyush Chawla|Piyush Chawla]], [[w:Ajit Agarkar|A B Agarkar]], [[w:Rudra Pratap Singh|R P Singh]], [[w:Munaf Patel|M M Patel]]<br>

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Rahul Dravid|R Dravid]] (India)<br>

'''Umpires:''' [[w:Billy Doctrove|B R Doctrove]] (West Indies) and [[w:Ian Gould|I J Gould]]<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Nigel Llong|N J Llong]]<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Roshan Mahanama|R S Mahanama]] (Sri Lanka)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' [[w:Peter Hartley|P J Hartley]]<br>

==Related stories==
*{{Wikinews|title=England beat India in one-day cricket series opener|date=August 21, 2007}}

==Sources==
{{wikipedia|Indian cricket team in England in 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvind/engine/current/match/258472.html|title=India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland 2nd ODI: England v India at Bristol|author=|pub=Cricinfo|date=August 24, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6960040.stm|title=England v India 2nd ODI|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=August 24, 2007}}

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India have beaten England by nine runs in the second One-Day International of the series at the County Ground, Bristol, England.

India, having won the toss and elected to bat first, raced to 113 runs after the first twenty overs. Sourav Ganguly was caught off the bowling of Andrew Flintoff, who finished the innings as the top performing England bowler, taking 5-56. Sachin Tendulkar fell just short of a century, being caught behind on 99 runs. Tendulkar was surprised at the decision, and television replays were inconclusive as to whether the ball had hit his glove or not. Yuvraj Singh and Rahul Dravid added 63 runs before Singh was dismissed for 49. Dravid finished on 92 not out, helping India to an imposing total of 329-7 after fifty overs.

In reply England started quickly, recording 75 runs off the first ten overs. However Munaf Patel took two wickets in two balls to dismiss both the England opening batsmen. The England wickets fell regularly after that, with Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood bowled by Piyush Chalwa for 25 and 27 runs respectively. Andrew Flintoff was dismissed for just nine runs, and despite 64 runs from Ian Bell, England needed 90 runs from the last eight overs with just three wickets remaining. Dimitri Mascarenhas hit 52 runs, including five sixes, and Stuart Broad hit 20 runs off the final over, but it came too late and England fell ten runs short of the 330 run target.

The seven-match series stands at 1-1 after two matches. The third match will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on August 27.

'Toss:' India won, and chose to bat first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-113 (Ganguly, 19.3 ov), 2-180 (Tendulkar, 31.3 ov), 3-243 (Yuvraj Singh, 40.5 ov), 4-302 (Dhoni, 46.6 ov), 5-310 (Karthik, 47.5 ov), 6-324 (Agarkar, 49.1 ov), 7-326 (Powar, 49.4 ov)

'Did not bat:' R P Singh, M M Patel


'Fall of wickets:' 1-76 (Prior, 10.5 ov), 2-76 (Cook, 10.6 ov), 3-134 (Pietersen, 21.2 ov), 4-176 (Collingwood, 29.1 ov), 5-185 (Flintoff, 30.5 ov), 6-220 (Bopara, 37.5 ov), 7-240 (Bell, 41.3 ov), 8-299 (Mascarenhas, 48.4 ov)

'Did not bat:' J M Anderson


'England:' A N Cook, M J Prior (wkt), I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), A Flintoff, R S Bopara, A D Mascarenhas, S C J Broad, J M Anderson, C T Tremlett

'India:' S R Tendulkar, S C Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, R Dravid (capt), K D Karthik, M S Dhoni (wkt), R R Powar, Piyush Chawla, A B Agarkar, R P Singh, M M Patel

'Man of the Match:' R Dravid (India)

'Umpires:' B R Doctrove (West Indies) and I J Gould
'TV Umpire:' N J Llong
'Match Referee:' R S Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
'Reserve Umpire:' P J Hartley
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