IND vs ENG, England tour of India 2005/06, 1st Test at Nagpur, March 01 - 05, 2006

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss	c Laxman b Sreesanth	28	64	71	5	0	43.75

Alastair Cook	b Pathan	60	160	206	7	0	37.50

Ian Bell	c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	9	28	36	2	0	32.14

Kevin Pietersen	b Sreesanth	15	33	51	2	0	45.45

Paul Collingwood	not out	134	252	355	13	4	53.17
Andrew Flintoff (c)	lbw b Kumble	43	70	83	6	0	61.42

Geraint Jones †	lbw b Pathan	14	30	32	3	0	46.66

Ian Blackwell	b Pathan	4	16	21	0	0	25.00

Matthew Hoggard	c †Dhoni b Sreesanth	11	41	53	1	0	26.82

Steve Harmison	st †Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	39	42	49	7	0	92.85

Monty Panesar	lbw b Sreesanth	9	43	66	1	0	20.93

Extras	(b 7, lb 7, nb 12, w 1)	27
TOTAL	127.5 Ov (RR: 3.07, 516 Mins)	393
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Andrew Strauss, 16.1 ov), 2-81 (Ian Bell, 25.3 ov), 3-110 (Kevin Pietersen, 40.5 ov), 4-136 (Alastair Cook, 50.4 ov), 5-203 (Andrew Flintoff, 72.3 ov), 6-225 (Geraint Jones, 81.6 ov), 7-244 (Ian Blackwell, 87.2 ov), 8-267 (Matthew Hoggard, 99.5 ov), 9-327 (Steve Harmison, 111.3 ov), 10-393 (Monty Panesar, 127.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Irfan Pathan	23	5	92	3	4.00	104	12	1	0	7
50.4 to AN Cook, inside edge and the ball crashes into the stumps. 136/4 81.6 to GO Jones, good length delivery on the middle and off stump line, this one straightened a bit, Jones pushes down the wrong line and gets hit on the pad, loud appeal and up goes the finger - Pathan strikes!. 225/6 87.2 to ID Blackwell, wide delivery outside the off stump, slightly on the shorter side, Blackwell plays a shot filled with nothingness and ends up dragging it back into the stumps, wicket number three for Pathan - England seven down!. 244/7
Sreesanth	28.5	6	95	4	3.29	140	18	0	1	2
16.1 to AJ Strauss, breakthrough! full and wide outside the off stump, Strauss needlessly flashes hard at it and the edge flies straight to Laxman at second slip who takes a sharp head high catch to give Sreesanth his first Test wicket!. 56/1 40.5 to KP Pietersen, got'm! short ball on the middle and off stump line, ball stopped a bit after hitting the deck, Pietersen is bit early into the pull shot and the ball crashes into the leg stump after clipping the inside edge and Sreesanth gets his man!. 110/3 99.5 to MJ Hoggard, and Santh gets his man! good length delivery, came in with the angle, pitched in line and swung away late, too good a delivery for Hoggard, ball clips the edge and goes behind, and that's nicely snaffled by Dhoni behind the stumps. 267/8 127.5 to MS Panesar, finally the breakthrough! full on the stumps, bowled from round the wicket, Panesar plays down the wrong line and the ball hits the pad on the full, loud appeal and up goes the finger. 393/10
Harbhajan Singh	34	5	93	2	2.73	158	7	2	0	0
25.3 to IR Bell, beauty! well flighted delivery, perfect line and length, Bell pushes forward to defend, ball turns in just enough to clip the outside edge, Dravid at first slip dives across to his left and takes a fantastic catch, England two down. 81/2 111.3 to SJ Harmison, got'm! tossed up and turning away, Harmison comes down the track looking to repeat the previous shot but this time gets completely foxed by the doosra, Dhoni quickly whips off the bails and that' the end of an entertaining knock. 327/9
Anil Kumble	40	13	88	1	2.20	196	8	1	0	3
72.3 to A Flintoff, got'm! quicker delivery on the stumps, the one that goes straight on, Flintoff plays down the wrong line and gets hit on the pad, loud appeal and up goes the dreaded finger , was sliding down the leg side but umpire Howell was convinced that the ball would have clipped the stumps. 203/5
Sachin Tendulkar	2	0	11	0	5.50	7	2	0	0	0

India 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Wasim Jaffer	c Flintoff b Hoggard	81	184	219	15	0	44.02

Virender Sehwag	c Pietersen b Hoggard	2	6	11	0	0	33.33

Rahul Dravid (c)	lbw b Hoggard	40	122	195	6	0	32.78

Sachin Tendulkar	lbw b Panesar	16	45	84	2	0	35.55

VVS Laxman	lbw b Hoggard	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Mohammad Kaif	b Panesar	91	263	361	12	0	34.60

MS Dhoni †	c †Jones b Flintoff	5	10	14	1	0	50.00

Irfan Pathan	c Flintoff b Hoggard	2	14	23	0	0	14.28

Anil Kumble	c Cook b Harmison	58	168	245	10	0	34.52

Harbhajan Singh	not out	0	4	9	0	0	0.00
Sreesanth	lbw b Hoggard	1	6	4	0	0	16.66

Extras	(b 17, lb 3, nb 2, w 5)	27
TOTAL	136.5 Ov (RR: 2.36, 587 Mins)	323
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Virender Sehwag, 2.5 ov), 2-140 (Rahul Dravid, 50.2 ov), 3-149 (Wasim Jaffer, 52.5 ov), 4-149 (VVS Laxman, 52.6 ov), 5-176 (Sachin Tendulkar, 68.1 ov), 6-183 (MS Dhoni, 71.3 ov), 7-190 (Irfan Pathan, 76.5 ov), 8-318 (Anil Kumble, 134.3 ov), 9-322 (Mohammad Kaif, 135.4 ov), 10-323 (Sreesanth, 136.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matthew Hoggard	30.5	13	57	6	1.84	157	8	0	0	0
2.5 to V Sehwag, gone!! that's a big wicket for England, good length delivery, slightly held back, Sehwag drives it to cover, is beaten by the change of pace, its well caught by Pietersen at short cover. Its first blood for England!. 11/1 50.2 to R Dravid, good length delivery, this one reversed back in a long way, Dravid is comprehensively beaten and the ball hits the pad in-line with the stumps, loud up and umpire Aleem Dar is convinced, looked like the ball would have missed the leg stump, Dravid bit unlucky there. 140/2 52.5 to W Jaffer, got'm! fuller length delivery, hint of away swing, Jaffer drives on the up and ends up with a thick edge, Flintoff at second slip takes it leaning low down. Hoggard on a roll here, India three down and in a spot of bother. 149/3 52.6 to VVS Laxman, Hoggard strikes again! terrific delivery first-up, this one nipped back in a long way and Laxman is trapped plumb in front, Aleem Dar gives Laxman the bike key, India four down and in trouble here.. 149/4 76.5 to IK Pathan, bowled from round the stumps, good length delivery, coming in with the angle and this one straightens a bit, Pathan is sucked into the drive and the edge goes straight to Flintoff at second slip, Matthew Hoggard - take a bow!. 190/7 136.5 to S Sreesanth, got'm! good length delivery, this one nipped back in and Sreesanth is trapped plumb in front of the stumps - England end up with a lead of 70 runs!. 323/10
Steve Harmison	27	5	75	1	2.77	130	12	0	0	1
134.3 to A Kumble, finally the breakthrough! short of a good length delivery outside the off stump, the one that goes straight on, Kumble pushes forward to defend and the ball goes off the edge, Cook at second slip leans forward and snaffles it cleanly, end of a fine innings and a magnificent partnership. 318/8
Andrew Flintoff	29	10	68	1	2.34	149	10	0	1	1
71.3 to MS Dhoni, gone! good length delivery, right in the channel outside the off stump and Dhoni goes for the big booming drive with no real footwork and ends up with a thick edge, Jones makes no mistake.. 183/6
Monty Panesar	42	19	73	2	1.73	216	11	0	0	0
68.1 to SR Tendulkar, got'm! tossed up and this one straightened a bit, Tendulkar strides forward to defend and gets hit on the pad, loud appeal and umpire Aleem Dar is convinced, Panesar opens his account with a a big wicket!. 176/5 135.4 to M Kaif, you beauty! tossed up, this one drifts in with the arm, hits the deck and turns away late, Kaif is completely and utterly foxed, ball turns away just enough to miss the outside edge and the off stump is uprooted, classic dismissal!. 322/9
Ian Blackwell	7	0	28	0	4.00	30	5	0	0	0
Ian Bell	1	0	2	0	2.00	5	0	0	0	0

England 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss	c †Dhoni b Pathan	46	113	129	6	0	40.70

Alastair Cook	not out	104	243	364	12	0	42.79
Ian Bell	c †Dhoni b Pathan	1	2	6	0	0	50.00

Kevin Pietersen	c Dravid b Kumble	87	110	150	14	1	79.09

Paul Collingwood	not out	36	56	76	4	1	64.28
Extras	(b 12, lb 7, nb 2, w 2)	23
TOTAL	87 Ov (RR: 3.41, 364 Mins)	297/3d
Did not bat: Andrew Flintoff (c), Geraint Jones †, Ian Blackwell, Matthew Hoggard, Monty Panesar, Steve Harmison
Fall of wickets: 1-95 (Andrew Strauss, 32.6 ov), 2-97 (Ian Bell, 34.1 ov), 3-221 (Kevin Pietersen, 66.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Irfan Pathan	14	2	48	2	3.42	62	7	0	2	0
32.6 to AJ Strauss, finally Pathan strikes gold! perfect line and length, shaping away late, Strauss had no option but to play at it, ball kisses the outside edge and goes behind, Dhoni dives low to his left and takes a fantastic catch - England one down!. 95/1 34.1 to IR Bell, Pathan strikes again! good length delivery, pitched in-line and angling across, in the corridor of uncertainty and Bell tentatively pokes at it, a nothing shot to say the least and the edge goes straight to Dhoni behind the stumps, crowd loves it! Pathan on a hat-trick here!. 97/2
Sreesanth	10	2	36	0	3.60	43	6	0	0	0
Anil Kumble	32	8	101	1	3.15	137	11	1	0	1
66.2 to KP Pietersen, gone! drifting down the leg side, bit too full, Pietersen has a mighty slog at it and the ball steeples up off the top-edge to the short fine leg region, Dravid at first slip moves across and nicely settles under it, Kumble gets his revenge. 221/3
Harbhajan Singh	30	6	79	0	2.63	136	11	0	0	0
Virender Sehwag	1	0	14	0	14.00	2	1	1	0	1

India 2nd Innings (T: 368 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Wasim Jaffer	c Strauss b Flintoff	100	198	306	12	0	50.50

Virender Sehwag	b Hoggard	0	13	19	0	0	0.00

Rahul Dravid (c)	b Panesar	71	187	266	10	0	37.96

Irfan Pathan	c Strauss b Flintoff	35	25	35	4	1	140.00

MS Dhoni †	c Strauss b Harmison	16	21	44	1	0	76.19

Sachin Tendulkar	not out	28	19	38	5	0	147.36
Harbhajan Singh	b Harmison	7	7	8	1	0	100.00

VVS Laxman	not out	0	0	1	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 3)	3
TOTAL	78.2 Ov (RR: 3.31, 361 Mins)	260/6
Did not bat: Anil Kumble, Mohammad Kaif, Sreesanth
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Virender Sehwag, 4.3 ov), 2-168 (Rahul Dravid, 65.3 ov), 3-198 (Wasim Jaffer, 68.6 ov), 4-215 (Irfan Pathan, 72.1 ov), 5-252 (MS Dhoni, 76.3 ov), 6-260 (Harbhajan Singh, 78.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matthew Hoggard	16	7	29	1	1.81	77	3	0	0	0
4.3 to V Sehwag, bowled'm! good length delivery, the one that nips back into the right-hander, Sehwag drives on the up, ball moves in just enough to beat the bat and sneaks in through the gap between bat and pad, stumps are shattered and Sehwag walks back for a duck! India one down!. 1/1
Steve Harmison	17.2	4	48	2	2.76	77	5	0	0	0
76.3 to MS Dhoni, short of a good length delivery outside the off stump and Dhoni flat bats it straight to Strauss at long-off, hit it too well and the ball carried all the way to the fielder in the deep, Harmison with the much needed breakthrough. 252/5 78.2 to Harbhajan Singh, and Harmison strikes back! yorker on the stumps, Harbhajan plays all over it and the ball crashes into the woodwork, India six down. 260/6
Andrew Flintoff	17	2	79	2	4.64	65	12	1	0	0
68.6 to W Jaffer, gone! good length delivery outside the off stump, Jaffer comes down the track and hits it straight to Strauss at covers, end of a brilliant innings. 198/3 72.1 to IK Pathan, Flintoff strikes! full and on the pads, bowled from round the stumps and coming in with the angle, Pathan chips it straight to Strauss at midwicket who was placed at the edge of the circle, Pathan's little cameo comes to a tame end.. 215/4
Monty Panesar	16	2	58	1	3.62	68	8	0	0	0
65.3 to R Dravid, bowled'm! tossed up in the rough outside the off stump and the ball turns across sharply, Dravid plays down the wrong line, ball turns away just enough to beat the outside edge and the off stump is pegged back, another classic dismissal and that's Panesar's third wicket of the match. 168/2
Ian Blackwell	12	2	43	0	3.58	48	5	0	0	0

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Wed, 01 Mar - day 1 - England 1st innings 246/7 (Paul Collingwood 53*, Matthew Hoggard 0*, 90 ov)

Thu, 02 Mar - day 2 - India 1st innings 136/1 (Wasim Jaffer 73*, Rahul Dravid 40*, 48 ov)

Fri, 03 Mar - day 3 - India 1st innings 322/9 (Harbhajan Singh 0*, 135.4 ov)

Sat, 04 Mar - day 4 - England 2nd innings 297/3 (Alastair Cook 104*, Paul Collingwood 36*, 87 ov)

Sun, 05 Mar - day 5 - India 2nd innings 260/6 (78.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Day 1

England 1st innings
England: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: England - 55/0 in 14.0 overs (AJ Strauss 28, AN Cook 21)
Lunch: England - 89/2 in 29.0 overs (AN Cook 44, KP Pietersen 1)
England: 100 runs in 34.3 overs (213 balls), Extras 7
AN Cook: 50 off 113 balls (6 x 4)
Drinks: England - 133/3 in 50.0 overs (AN Cook 59, PD Collingwood 13)
England: 150 runs in 54.6 overs (339 balls), Extras 12
Tea: England - 157/4 in 59.0 overs (PD Collingwood 22, A Flintoff 11)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (PD Collingwood 14, A Flintoff 32, Ex 6)
England: 200 runs in 70.5 overs (435 balls), Extras 17
Drinks: England - 225/6 in 82.0 overs (PD Collingwood 38, ID Blackwell 0)
PD Collingwood: 50 off 131 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)

Day 2

England: 250 runs in 90.2 overs (555 balls), Extras 20
New Ball Taken: England 263/7 after 98.2 overs (PD Collingwood 2, MJ Hoggard 0)
England: 300 runs in 103.6 overs (637 balls), Extras 24
Drinks: England - 301/8 in 104.0 overs (PD Collingwood 68, SJ Harmison 25)
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (PD Collingwood 20, SJ Harmison 31, Ex 1)
England: 350 runs in 117.5 overs (720 balls), Extras 27
PD Collingwood: 100 off 224 balls (8 x 4, 3 x 6)
Lunch: England - 360/9 in 120.0 overs (PD Collingwood 109, MS Panesar 1)
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (PD Collingwood 45, MS Panesar 9, Ex 2)
India 1st innings
Drinks: India - 22/1 in 9.0 overs (W Jaffer 17, R Dravid 2)
Tea: India - 41/1 in 17.0 overs (W Jaffer 28, R Dravid 5)
India: 50 runs in 20.2 overs (124 balls), Extras 14
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 146 balls (W Jaffer 49, R Dravid 16, Ex 14)
Drinks: India - 82/1 in 28.0 overs (W Jaffer 45, R Dravid 15)
W Jaffer: 50 off 121 balls (10 x 4)
India: 100 runs in 35.2 overs (215 balls), Extras 20
Drinks: India - 108/1 in 37.0 overs (W Jaffer 58, R Dravid 28)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 247 balls (W Jaffer 81, R Dravid 40, Ex 20)

Day 3

India: 150 runs in 53.6 overs (327 balls), Extras 21
Drinks: India - 155/4 in 61.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 9, M Kaif 2)
Lunch: India - 190/6 in 74.0 overs (M Kaif 18, IK Pathan 2)
Drinks: India - 197/7 in 83.0 overs (M Kaif 20, A Kumble 5)
India: 200 runs in 85.1 overs (514 balls), Extras 26
Drinks: India - 228/7 in 92.0 overs (M Kaif 39, A Kumble 17)
New Ball Taken: India 228/7 after 92.1 overs (M Kaif 0, A Kumble 0)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 125 balls (M Kaif 31, A Kumble 19, Ex 0)
M Kaif: 50 off 140 balls (5 x 4)
India: 250 runs in 98.3 overs (594 balls), Extras 26
Tea: India - 252/7 in 99.0 overs (M Kaif 61, A Kumble 19)
Drinks: India - 279/7 in 110.0 overs (M Kaif 73, A Kumble 34)
8th Wicket: 100 runs in 243 balls (M Kaif 57, A Kumble 45, Ex 0)
Drinks: India - 293/7 in 120.0 overs (M Kaif 76, A Kumble 45)
A Kumble: 50 off 133 balls (9 x 4)
India: 300 runs in 122.6 overs (741 balls), Extras 26
England 2nd innings
Drinks: England - 41/0 in 12.0 overs (AJ Strauss 20, AN Cook 16)
Lunch: England - 77/0 in 26.0 overs (AJ Strauss 38, AN Cook 29)
Drinks: England - 106/2 in 36.0 overs (AN Cook 37, KP Pietersen 8)
Drinks: England - 127/2 in 44.0 overs (AN Cook 44, KP Pietersen 20)
Tea: England - 155/2 in 51.0 overs (AN Cook 47, KP Pietersen 45)
Drinks: England - 195/2 in 61.0 overs (AN Cook 57, KP Pietersen 70)
Drinks: England - 229/3 in 70.0 overs (AN Cook 70, PD Collingwood 4)

Day 4

England: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (AJ Strauss 28, AN Cook 29, Ex 5)
England: 100 runs in 34.6 overs (211 balls), Extras 14
England: 150 runs in 50.1 overs (303 balls), Extras 16
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (AN Cook 12, KP Pietersen 41, Ex 2)
KP Pietersen: 50 off 68 balls (9 x 4)
AN Cook: 50 off 132 balls (5 x 4)
England: 200 runs in 61.5 overs (374 balls), Extras 21
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 183 balls (AN Cook 32, KP Pietersen 78, Ex 7)
England: 250 runs in 77.2 overs (467 balls), Extras 21
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (AN Cook 31, PD Collingwood 22, Ex 1)
AN Cook: 100 off 236 balls (12 x 4)

Day 5

India 2nd innings
Drinks: India - 23/1 in 14.0 overs (W Jaffer 14, R Dravid 8)
India: 50 runs in 24.2 overs (146 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 121 balls (W Jaffer 35, R Dravid 15, Ex 0)
Lunch: India - 63/1 in 30.0 overs (W Jaffer 43, R Dravid 19)
W Jaffer: 50 off 92 balls (8 x 4)
Drinks: India - 90/1 in 38.0 overs (W Jaffer 61, R Dravid 28)
India: 100 runs in 43.2 overs (260 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 236 balls (W Jaffer 70, R Dravid 30, Ex 0)
Drinks: India - 118/1 in 47.0 overs (W Jaffer 82, R Dravid 35)
Tea: India - 131/1 in 56.0 overs (W Jaffer 84, R Dravid 46)
R Dravid: 50 off 168 balls (8 x 4)
India: 150 runs in 62.1 overs (373 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 351 balls (W Jaffer 94, R Dravid 56, Ex 0)
Drinks: India - 168/1 in 65.0 overs (W Jaffer 96, R Dravid 71)
W Jaffer: 100 off 197 balls (12 x 4)
India: 200 runs in 69.4 overs (418 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: India - 236/4 in 75.0 overs (MS Dhoni 15, SR Tendulkar 14)
India: 250 runs in 75.6 overs (456 balls), Extras 3

MATCH DETAILS

Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of India
Season	2005/06
Player Of The Match	Matthew Hoggard
Series result	3-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 1785
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Alastair Cook Ian Blackwell Monty Panesar Sreesanth
Umpires	Aleem Dar Ian Howell
TV Umpire	Ivaturi Shivram
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle

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India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
W Jaffer	caught	100	198
V Sehwag	bowled	0	13
R Dravid	bowled	71	187
IK Pathan	caught	35	25
MS Dhoni	caught	16	21
SR Tendulkar	not out	28	19
Harbhajan Singh	bowled	7	7
VVS Laxman	not out	0	0
Extras	(lb 3)
Total	260(6 wkts; 78.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
MJ Hoggard	16	7	29	1	1.81
SJ Harmison	17.2	4	48	2	2.76
A Flintoff	17	2	79	2	4.64
MS Panesar	16	2	58	1	3.62
ID Blackwell	12	2	43	0	3.58

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	1	Wasim Jaffer	Virender Sehwag
2nd	167	Rahul Dravid	Wasim Jaffer
3rd	30	Wasim Jaffer	Irfan Pathan
4th	17	MS Dhoni	Irfan Pathan
5th	37	Sachin Tendulkar	MS Dhoni
6th	8	Sachin Tendulkar	Harbhajan Singh
7th	0	Sachin Tendulkar	VVS Laxman

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