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India beat England by two wickets
LONDON: India beat England by two wickets in the final of the One-day International triangular series here at Lord's on Saturday.
July 13, 2002 - 1630 GMT
England take control as Tendulkar falls
LONDON: England looked set for victory in their triangular series one-day final against India at Lord's on Saturday, reducing their opponents to 153 for five midway through their innings after setting them a daunting 326 to win.
Sachin Tendulkar, India's best hope of salvaging the game, was bowled for 14 in the 24th over by left-arm spinner Ashley Giles as India's hopes evaporated. India had begun brightly in reply, skipper Saurav Ganguly repeatedly carving the ball over gully and the cover region as the first 50 came off 50 balls and the 100 came up in 80.
But England, who earlier saw captain Nasser Hussain and Marcus Trescothick both score centuries, then hit back with five wickets for 40 runs to regain the initiative after Ganguly and Virender Sehwag put on 106 for the first
wicket.
Ganguly, cutting Andrew Flintoff for a four and six off one over, had reached his half-century off 35 deliveries and when all-rounder Ronnie Irani came on to replace Darren Gough, Sehwag joined the party with four fours off his first five balls.
The collapse then began. First Ganguly departed for 60, aiming another off-side slog at pace bowler Alex Tudor only for the delivery to clip his off stump. He hit 10 fours and one six in his 43-ball stay.
Giles, reverse-swept for four first ball, had his revenge with his fifth as Sehwag, on 45, attempted a late cut to a ball which turned and took the top of the off stump. That was 114 for two and Dinesh Mongia then fell cheaply,
neatly caught by Alec Stewart down the leg side standing up to Irani.
Six runs later and Irani took his second wicket as Rahul Dravid chipped lamely to short midwicket before Giles removed Tendulkar as the batsman stepped to leg but missed an attempted cut through the covers.
Earlier Hussain scored 115 off 128 balls, while Trescothick made 109 off 100 balls as the pair put on 185 for the second wicket to help the hosts to 325 for five, their fourth highest limited-overs total.
It was also only the second time two England players had scored centuries in the same one-day international, the last occasion dating back to Graham Gooch and David Gower against Australia in 1985. India have lost their last
nine one-day tournament finals, a losing run dating back to 1998.
July 13, 2002 -
Trescothick, Hussain hit centuries against India
LONDON: Marcus Trescothick and Nasser Hussain hit contrasting centuries as England amassed 325 for five after opting to bat first against India in their triangular series limited-overs final on Saturday.
Trescothick laid the perfect foundations for England's fourth highest one-day score on a sunny day at Lord's with a 42-run opening stand with Nick Knight and a 185-run partnership with skipper Hussain before he was bowled by leg-spinner Anil Kumble for a pugnacious 109 off 100 balls.
The left-handed opener's innings, which included seven fours and two sixes, was a trademark mix of straight drives, stolen singles and huge heaves to the midwicket boundary boards.
Hussain, in contrast, while running beautifully between the wickets as India's fielders wilted under pressure, served up a ugly mix of slogs, snicks and reverse sweeps which never suggested permanence but did not stop him scoring 115 and his first one-day international century.
When he reached three figures, Hussain, whose batting position in the one-day side has come under close media scrutiny, pointed at the number three on his back. It was only the second time England have had two century-makers in a one-day international.
At least Hussain's innings was effective. Knight, looking horribly out of touch, charged down the pitch, miscuing and missing with cross-bat swings before he was bowled off his pads by pace bowler Zaheer Khan for 14.
Trescothick, however, soon punished the bowler with a heavy six over midwicket, bringing up his half-century off 57 deliveries.
Pace bowler Ashish Nehra then suffered some heavy punishment as he conceded 11 off an over as Trescothick hammered him off the front foot through cover and then pulled him to the midwicket boards.
What luck there was went England's way as Trescothick survived three half-chances. Yuvrav Singh, diving spectacularly at deep gully, could only get a hand to a open-bladed cut, while Mohammad Kaif failed to react to a full-blooded drive which almost cut him in half at cover when Trescothick was on 60.
India, however, bidding to end a series of nine defeats in one-day tournament finals dating back to 1998, let themselves down with their ground fielding while their spinners and support bowlers failed to stem the run flow.
When skipper Sourav Ganguly had a go with his medium-pace, he was hit out of the attack after three overs which cost 28 runs.Virender Sehwag's four overs of off-spin went for 26. Trescothick's departure made it 227 for two with
just over 13 overs left but England still managed to add 98 more.
Big-hitting all-rounder Andrew Flintoff joined Hussain and hammered Yuvrav Singh for a straight six on his way to 32-ball 40 before he was bowled by another Khan full toss after an 80-run stand.
Hussain produced his best shot, an in-to-out lofted drive to the cover boundary off Sehwag before he was bowled attempting a sweep off Nehra. Khan took three for 62. Sri Lanka failed to reach the final after winning just one of their six games.
July 13, 2002 - 1310 GMT
England 325-5 v India
LONDON: England reached 325 for five wickets off 50 overs in their one-day international series final against India at Lord's on Saturday.
July 13, 2002 -
Trescothick flays India in one-day final
LONDON: Marcus Trescothick put England in control as they hammered 156 for one after 25 overs of their triangular series one-day final against India at Lord's on Saturday.
Trescothick, who has rapidly become England's key one-day batsman, dominated the opening session to make 80 not out while his skipper Nasser Hussain was batting on 43.
Trescothick's fine form was mirrored perfectly by Nick Knight's continuing struggles after England opted to bat. While the out-of-touch Knight charged down the pitch, miscuing and missing with wild cross-bat swings, Trescothick kept for the most part to the textbook.
Pace bowler Zaheer Khan was the first to suffer, a half-volley clipped to the midwicket boundary.
Khan hit back by bowling Knight with a full toss off his pads to make it 42 for one in the eighth over only for Trescothick to punish him with a six over midwicket, bringing up his half-century off 57 deliveries.
Ashish Nehra, Khan's pace partner, then conceded 11 off an over as the left-handed Trescothick drove him through cover while Hussain, playing himself into form, admired from the other end. India's spinners failed to halt the run flow as England reached 100 in the 17th over.
Leg-spinner Anil Kumble was taken off after two overs costing 13 runs, while off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, after a miserly start, also saw a delivery to Trescothick disappear over the midwicket rope as the England pair put on 100
off 88 balls.
When skipper Saurav Ganguly had a go with his medium-pacers, he was hit out of the attack after three overs which cost 28 runs. India were left rueing three half-chances offered by Trescothick.
Yuvrav Singh, diving spectacularly at deep gully, had dropped him in the 10th over and Mohammad Kaif first failed to hold on to a full-blooded drive at cover before dropping the Somerset batsman, then on 60, as he chipped the ball to short midwicket.
Sri Lanka failed to reach the final of the tournament after winning just one of their six first-phase games.
July 13, 2002 - 0955 GMT
England elect to bat against India
LONDON: England won the toss and elected to bat against India in their triangular series one-day final at Lord's here on Saturday. Both teams recalled spinners.
England brought back left-armer Ashley Giles in place of paceman Matthew Hoggard. India meanwhile recalled leg-spinner Anil Kumble, fit again after a calf injury and opted to play him alongside off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
Fast bowler Tinu Yohannan, who made his series debut in India's 63-run win over Sri Lanka at Bristol on Thursday, was dropped.
India chose not to recall third seamer Ajit Agarkar who was rested from that match.
Sachin Tendulkar, who did not field at Britsol, was declared fit after sustaining a minor hamstring injury. Both sides have beaten each other once in the tournament so far, England winning by 64 runs at The Oval on Tuesday and India victorious at Lord's on June 29 by six wickets.
Their other match was a washed-out no result.
Teams:
England: Nasser Hussain (captain), Marcus Trescothick, Nick Knight, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Ronnie Irani, Alec Stewart, Michael Vaughan, Darren Gough, Alex Tudor.
India: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Mongia, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and David Shepherd (England) TV Umpire: Peter Willey (England)
Match referee: Mike Proctor (South Africa).
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