England tour of India, 2005/06 / Commentary

England in India Test Series - 3rd Test

India v England

England won by 212 runs

Overs 1-50  | Overs 51-100  | Overs 101-150

76.5

Udal to Kumble, no run, good line and length delivery, Kumble defends it

76.6

Udal to Kumble, no run, played away on the off side

India 186/6   A Kumble 0* (2b)

78.1

Udal to Kumble, no run, Kumble works it through the leg side

78.2

Udal to Kumble, 1 run, keeps a bit low, played behind square leg for a single.

India 191/6   A Kumble 1* (4b)

79.1

Panesar to Kumble, no run, driven to extra-cover.

79.2

Panesar to Kumble, no run, defended to silly-point.

79.3

Panesar to Kumble, 2 runs, a touch short, driven off the back foot to deep point.

79.4

Panesar to Kumble, no run, defends with bat and pad together.

79.5

Panesar to Kumble, no run, lets the ball go outside off stump.

79.6

Panesar to Kumble, no run, played to the right of Panesar.

India 193/6   A Kumble 3* (10b)

80.6

Udal to Kumble, 1 run, a touch short, Kumble moves back and turns it to square leg for a single.

India 195/6   A Kumble 4* (11b)

81.1

Panesar to Kumble, no run, defended to point.

81.2

Panesar to Kumble, 2 runs, defended

81.3

Panesar to Kumble, 2 runs, half volley, Kumble drives it away

81.4

Panesar to Kumble, no run, line and length, Dhoni defends

81.5

Panesar to Kumble, no run, good line and length, Kumble pushes it off the back foot

81.6

Panesar to Kumble, no run, good length delivery, Kumble plays and misses the ball

India 199/6   A Kumble 8* (17b)

82.4

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, full and swinging in, Kumble defends on the back-foot and the ball races away off the edge

82.5

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, good length delivery, coming in with the angle, Kumble stays back and drives it away towards cover

82.6

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, wide outside the off stump, swinging away, Kumble leaves it through to the keeper

India 200/6   A Kumble 8* (20b)

83.5

Flintoff to Kumble, no run, hit on the pad trying to defend, appeal turned down, probably bit high

83.6

Flintoff to Kumble, no run, off the pad to the fine leg region

India 212/7   A Kumble 8* (22b)

85.1

Flintoff to Kumble, no run, short rising delivery, defended on the back-foot, awkwardly played

85.2

Flintoff to Kumble, 1 run, driven down to third man for an easy single

India 215/7   A Kumble 9* (24b)

86.1

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, good length but wide of the off stump, swinging away, Kumble goes after it and gets beaten by a long way

86.2

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, on the middle and leg stump line, defended to the leg side

86.3

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, on the middle and leg stump line, Kumble fails to make contact, ball clips the pad and rolls away on the leg side

86.4

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, short of a good length delivery outside the off stump, hint of away swing, no shot offered

86.5

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, short and angling in, Kumble drives off the back-foot and the ball goes straight to the fielder at point

86.6

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, defended straight back to the bowler

India 217/7   A Kumble 9* (30b)

88.1

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, short of a good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, defended on the back-foot

88.2

Hoggard to Kumble, 2 runs, full and on the pads, attempted yorker, Kumble gets inside the line and whips it away to the fine leg region, Panesar is the fielder in the deep

88.3

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, good length delivery, driven off the back-foot to the mid-on region

88.4

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, short rising delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Kumble stands tall and fends at it, ball clips the body and rolls away behind the stumps

88.5

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, short of a good length delivery outside the off stump, driven off the back-foot to the cover region

88.6

Hoggard to Kumble, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump, Kumble sways back and cuts it away through the gap between point and gully, good solid shot

India 223/8   A Kumble 15* (36b 1x4)

89.4

Anderson to Kumble, no run, slightly short and angling in, Kumble gets hit on the pad and the appeal if turned down, probably bit too high

89.5

Anderson to Kumble, no run

89.6

Anderson to Kumble, no run, bouncer and Kumble ducks under it

India 224/8   A Kumble 15* (39b 1x4)

91.1

Anderson to Kumble, 1 run, short of a good length delivery, close to the off stump line and Kumble drives off the back-foot to the third man region, easy single

India 229/8   A Kumble 16* (40b 1x4)

92.1

Hoggard to Kumble, no run

92.2

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, full and angling in, driven straight back past the bowler

92.3

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, short delivery outside the off stump, Kumble stays back and jabs it down towards gully, diving stop by Bell there saves a certain four

92.4

Hoggard to Kumble, no run, on the stumps, driven away towards mid-on, another good diving stop saves runs

92.5

Hoggard to Kumble, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off stump, was the slower delivery, Kumble flashes hard at it and the ball races away off the inside edge, Jones fails to stop it cleanly and the ball rolls away to the fine leg fence

92.6

Hoggard to Kumble, FOUR, short delivery outside the off stump, Kumble cuts hard and the ball files over the slip cordon, more of a flashing kiss than a full-blooded cut, valuable runs being added here

India 245/8   A Kumble 24* (46b 3x4)

94.1

Flintoff to Kumble, no run, starts off with a tight delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Kumble quickly goes back and plays it away towards mid-on

94.2

Flintoff to Kumble, 1 run, Flintoff drifts onto to middle and leg, turned away behind square on the leg side for an easy single, time for Sreesanth to face the music

94.6

Flintoff to Kumble, 1 leg bye, full and drifting down the leg side, ball clips the pad and rolls away past the diving keeper

India 248/8   A Kumble 25* (49b 3x4)

95.1

Anderson to Kumble, no run, short of a good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Kumble stands tall on the back-foot and forces it away towards midwicket

95.2

Anderson to Kumble, 1 run, again slightly short and close to the off stump line, Kumble sways back and drives it away well wide of the fielder at gully, Pietersen hurtles across in the deep and keeps it down to just one

95.5

Anderson to Kumble, no run, punched off the back-foot to the cover region

95.6

Anderson to Kumble, no run, bit of width offered outside the off stump and Kumble flashes hard at it, missed the target by miles there

India 250/8   A Kumble 26* (53b 3x4)

97.2

Panesar to Kumble, no run, tossed up on the pads, turning in, defended on the front-foot

97.3

Panesar to Kumble, no run, pitched close to the leg stump line and turning across, Kumble leans well forward and defends it down on the off side

97.4

Panesar to Kumble, no run, drifting in, Kumble goes for the sweep but fails to make contact, ball hits the pad and falls dead on the track

97.5

Panesar to Kumble, no run, turning in from outside the leg stump and Kumble gets hit on the pad, half-hearted appeal for lbw turned down

97.6

Panesar to Kumble, 2 runs, on the pads, driven away off the back-foot to deep midwicket, easy two to end the over

India 262/8   A Kumble 28* (58b 3x4)

98.2

Flintoff to Kumble, 1 run, drifting onto the pads, played away off the back-foot to the fine leg region, Panesar moves across in the deep and keeps it down to just one

India 264/8   A Kumble 29* (59b 3x4)

99.1

Panesar to Kumble, no run, pitches outside leg ad turning across, Kumble pads it away

99.2

Panesar to Kumble, no run

99.3

Panesar to Kumble, no run, full delivery this time, driven away to cover

99.4

Panesar to Kumble, no run, left arm spin, pitches outside leg, Kumble defends to the man at forward short leg

99.5

Panesar to Kumble, no run, round the stumps this time, driven to mid-off, no chance of a run there

99.6

Panesar to Kumble, no run, tossed up delivery, nice and full outside off, Kumble comes forward and drives it through the line, straight back to Panesar who fields on his follow through, thats the end of the 100th over of the Indian innings

India 268/8   A Kumble 29* (65b 3x4)

100.5

Anderson to Kumble, 1 run, pitches on off and drifts onto leg stump, Kumble works it away to Monty Panesar at deep backward squareleg for a single

India 272/8   A Kumble 30* (66b 3x4)

101.1

Panesar to Kumble, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Kumble comes forward and defends

101.2

Panesar to Kumble, no run, tossed up delivery again, Kumble charges down the track, takes it on the full and drives it to midoff

101.3

Panesar to Kumble, no run, forced away on the off side

101.4

Panesar to Kumble, OUT, tossed up on the middle and off stump line, straightened a bit, Kumble sweeps but fails to connect and gets hit on the pad right in line with the off stump, loud appeal and the dreadful finger goes up, Panesar with the breakthrough, end of a gutsy innings and a fine partnership

A Kumble lbw b Panesar 30 (125m 70b 3x4 0x6) SR: 42.85

India 272/9   A Kumble 30 (70b 3x4)
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Mar 23, 2006

Shaun Udal relaxes with a cup of coffee at the team hotel, Mumbai, March 23 2006

Shaun Udal relaxes with a cup of coffee at the team hotel

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Mar 22, 2006

James Anderson trapped Virender Sehwag leg before for a duck, India v England, 3rd Test, Mumbai, 5th day, March 22, 2006

James Anderson trapped Virender Sehwag leg before for a duck

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