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Test no. 1785

England in India Test Series - 1st Test
India v England

2005/06 season

Played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur, on 1,2,3,4,5 March 2006 (5-day match)

Result Match drawn


England 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	c Laxman b Sreesanth	28	71	64	5	0	43.75
	AN Cook	b Pathan	60	206	160	7	0	37.50
	IR Bell	c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	9	36	28	2	0	32.14
	KP Pietersen	b Sreesanth	15	51	33	2	0	45.45
	PD Collingwood	not out	134	355	252	13	4	53.17
	A Flintoff	lbw b Kumble	43	83	70	6	0	61.42
	GO Jones	lbw b Pathan	14	32	30	3	0	46.66
	ID Blackwell	b Pathan	4	21	16	0	0	25.00
	MJ Hoggard	c Dhoni b Sreesanth	11	53	41	1	0	26.82
	SJ Harmison	st Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	39	49	42	7	0	92.85
	MS Panesar	lbw b Sreesanth	9	66	43	1	0	20.93
	Extras	(b 7, lb 7, w 1, nb 12)	27

	Total	(all out; 127.5 overs; 516 mins)	393	(3.07 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-56 (Strauss, 16.1 ov), 2-81 (Bell, 25.3 ov), 3-110 (Pietersen, 40.5 ov), 4-136 (Cook, 50.4 ov), 5-203 (Flintoff, 72.3 ov), 6-225 (Jones, 81.6 ov), 7-244 (Blackwell, 87.2 ov), 8-267 (Hoggard, 99.5 ov), 9-327 (Harmison, 111.3 ov), 10-393 (Panesar, 127.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
IK Pathan	23	5	92	3	4.00	(7nb)
S Sreesanth	28.5	6	95	4	3.29	(2nb, 1w)
Harbhajan Singh	34	5	93	2	2.73
A Kumble	40	13	88	1	2.20	(3nb)
SR Tendulkar	2	0	11	0	5.50


India 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	W Jaffer	c Flintoff b Hoggard	81	219	184	15	0	44.02
	V Sehwag	c Pietersen b Hoggard	2	11	6	0	0	33.33
	R Dravid	lbw b Hoggard	40	195	122	6	0	32.78
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Panesar	16	84	45	2	0	35.55
	VVS Laxman	lbw b Hoggard	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	M Kaif	b Panesar	91	361	263	12	0	34.60
	MS Dhoni	c Jones b Flintoff	5	14	10	1	0	50.00
	IK Pathan	c Flintoff b Hoggard	2	23	14	0	0	14.28
	A Kumble	c Cook b Harmison	58	245	168	10	0	34.52
	Harbhajan Singh	not out	0	9	4	0	0	0.00
	S Sreesanth	lbw b Hoggard	1	4	6	0	0	16.66
	Extras	(b 17, lb 3, w 5, nb 2)	27

	Total	(all out; 136.5 overs; 587 mins)	323	(2.36 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-11 (Sehwag, 2.5 ov), 2-140 (Dravid, 50.2 ov), 3-149 (Jaffer, 52.5 ov), 4-149 (Laxman, 52.6 ov), 5-176 (Tendulkar, 68.1 ov), 6-183 (Dhoni, 71.3 ov), 7-190 (Pathan, 76.5 ov), 8-318 (Kumble, 134.3 ov), 9-322 (Kaif, 135.4 ov), 10-323 (Sreesanth, 136.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
MJ Hoggard	30.5	13	57	6	1.84
SJ Harmison	27	5	75	1	2.77	(1nb)
A Flintoff	29	10	68	1	2.34	(1nb, 1w)
MS Panesar	42	19	73	2	1.73
ID Blackwell	7	0	28	0	4.00
IR Bell	1	0	2	0	2.00


England 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss	c Dhoni b Pathan	46	129	113	6	0	40.70
	AN Cook	not out	104	364	243	12	0	42.79
	IR Bell	c Dhoni b Pathan	1	6	2	0	0	50.00
	KP Pietersen	c Dravid b Kumble	87	150	110	14	1	79.09
	PD Collingwood	not out	36	76	56	4	1	64.28
	Extras	(b 12, lb 7, w 2, nb 2)	23

	Total	(3 wickets dec; 87 overs; 364 mins)	297	(3.41 runs per over)

Did not bat

A Flintoff,

GO Jones, ID Blackwell, MJ Hoggard, MS Panesar, SJ Harmison

Fall of wickets1-95 (Strauss, 32.6 ov), 2-97 (Bell, 34.1 ov), 3-221 (Pietersen, 66.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
IK Pathan	14	2	48	2	3.42	(2w)
S Sreesanth	10	2	36	0	3.60
A Kumble	32	8	101	1	3.15	(1nb)
Harbhajan Singh	30	6	79	0	2.63
V Sehwag	1	0	14	0	14.00	(1nb)


India 2nd innings (target: 368 runs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	W Jaffer	c Strauss b Flintoff	100	306	198	12	0	50.50
	V Sehwag	b Hoggard	0	19	13	0	0	0.00
	R Dravid	b Panesar	71	266	187	10	0	37.96
	IK Pathan	c Strauss b Flintoff	35	35	25	4	1	140.00
	MS Dhoni	c Strauss b Harmison	16	44	21	1	0	76.19
	SR Tendulkar	not out	28	38	19	5	0	147.36
	Harbhajan Singh	b Harmison	7	8	7	1	0	100.00
	VVS Laxman	not out	0	1	0	0	0	-
	Extras	(lb 3)	3

	Total	(6 wickets; 78.2 overs; 361 mins)	260	(3.31 runs per over)

Did not bat A Kumble, M Kaif, S Sreesanth

Fall of wickets1-1 (Sehwag, 4.3 ov), 2-168 (Dravid, 65.3 ov), 3-198 (Jaffer, 68.6 ov), 4-215 (Pathan, 72.1 ov), 5-252 (Dhoni, 76.3 ov), 6-260 (Harbhajan Singh, 78.2 ov)


Bowling	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

Toss England, who chose to bat first
Series 3-match series level 0-0

Test debuts ID Blackwell, AN Cook and MS Panesar (England); S Sreesanth (India)
Player of the match MJ Hoggard (England)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and IL Howell (South Africa)
TV umpire I Shivram
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Close of play
1 Mar day 1 - England 1st innings 246/7 (PD Collingwood 53*, MJ Hoggard 0*, 90 ov)
2 Mar day 2 - India 1st innings 136/1 (W Jaffer 73*, R Dravid 40*, 48 ov)
3 Mar day 3 - India 1st innings 322/9 (Harbhajan Singh 0*, 135.4 ov)
4 Mar day 4 - England 2nd innings 297/3 (AN Cook 104*, PD Collingwood 36*, 87 ov)
5 Mar day 5 - India 2nd innings 260/6 (78.2 ov) - end of match

Match notes

4th Umpire - SN Bandekar
12th Men: SK Raina (Ind) and LE Plunkett (Eng)

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

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