- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR21.2 played straight, bowler gets his hands on to the ball and deflects on the stumps as Ganguly is stranded outside. Akhtar finds it an easy decision 93/212.5 edged to second slip and well taken catch by Hick there 49/139.5 played uppishly straight to long on 174/433.3 pulled uppishly, straight to Hick at deep midwicket 139/343.5 played uppishly. poor shot of course. well taken by Hussain at long off running blind 188/549.1 skier in the air, taken by Fraser at midoff 228/846.4 down the track, bowled as one would have expected 209/6Extras21 (lb 7, nb 4, w 10)TOTAL232/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.64)Did not bat: DS MohantyFall of wickets: 1-49 (S Ramesh, 12.5 ov), 2-93 (SC Ganguly, 21.2 ov), 3-139 (SR Tendulkar, 33.3 ov), 4-174 (R Dravid, 39.5 ov), 5-188 (M Azharuddin, 43.5 ov), 6-209 (NR Mongia, 46.4 ov), 7-210 (J Srinath, 47.1 ov), 8-228 (A Jadeja, 49.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB D Gough 10 0 51 2 5.10 3 2 ARC Fraser 10 2 30 0 3.00 2 0 AD Mullally 10 0 54 2 5.40 4 1 MA Ealham 10 2 28 2 2.80 1 1 A Flintoff 5 0 28 1 5.60 0 0 AJ Hollioake 5 0 34 0 6.80 0 0
29/05Result
25th Match, ICC World Cup at Birmingham, May 29-30 1999
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169 (45.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
29/05Result
25th Match, ICC World Cup at Birmingham, May 29-30 1999
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232/8 -
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169 (45.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
- 3.1 outside the off, swinging away. edged to second slip 12/123.4 yorker, on the pads. he is gone 81/438.4 down the track, edged straight to wicket keeper 132/831.3 came in after pitching and brushed the pads. Kumble appeals, Mongia joins and Akhtar gives him out 118/535.5 goes for a pull, misses and trapped straight on the stumps 130/636.5 well outside the off, edged straight to the lone slip and England now almost out of the Super Six 131/744.1 lofts it way up in the air but Kumble is there and takes the catch just inside the ropes at deep midon 161/945.2 yorker and Mullally decides he will come another day and fight it out 169/10Extras14 (b 4, lb 4, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL169 all out (45.2 Overs, RR: 3.72)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (AJ Stewart, 3.1 ov), 2-13 (GA Hick, 3.2 ov), 3-72 (N Hussain, 19.1 ov), 4-81 (GP Thorpe, 23.4 ov), 5-118 (A Flintoff, 31.3 ov), 6-130 (AJ Hollioake, 35.5 ov), 7-131 (MA Ealham, 36.5 ov), 8-132 (NH Fairbrother, 38.4 ov), 9-161 (D Gough, 44.1 ov), 10-169 (AD Mullally, 45.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB J Srinath 8.2 3 25 2 3.00 0 0 DS Mohanty 10 0 54 2 5.40 5 1 BKV Prasad 9 1 25 1 2.77 0 0 SC Ganguly 8 0 27 3 3.37 0 0 A Kumble 10 1 30 2 3.00 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
29,30 May 1999 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
India 2, England 0
Match Notes
- 4th (reserve) umpire: Sailab Hossain (Ban)
- Thunderstorms stopped the match at 20.3 overs into the England innings.
- Reserve day used
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