Broad's all-round effort sinks India
Saturday, 1 September 2007
MANCHESTER, Aug 31 (AFP): Stuart Broad returned career best figures with both bat and ball as England beat India by three wickets in the fourth one-day international at Old Trafford here Thursday.
When Broad, who'd earlier taken four for 51 as India were dismissed for 212, came to the crease England were in dire straits at 114 for seven. But they still needed fewer than a run-a-ball to win.
And man-of-the-match Broad, 21, helped get them with a composed 45 not out off 73 balls with three boundaries.
Together with Ravi Bopara (43 not out), himself only 22, he put on an unbroken 99 as the two young players batted with the assurance of veterans as they set an England record for the eighth wicket at this level, beating the 76 shared by Paul Nixon and Liam Plunkett against New Zealand at Perth in January.
"We were in a difficult position. We bowled nicely and kept them to a decent score but I thought Ravi batted superbly and kept me going and it was great to hit the winning runs," Broad said.
Recalled India seamer Ajit Agarkar removed four of England's top six on his way to figures of four for 60 but couldn't inspire his team to victory.
Fast bowler Broad stylishly forced Zaheer Khan off the backfoot for an all- run four and then played a shot worthy of his father, the former England opener Chris who was in the ground, when he drove Khan down the ground for four off the back foot.
Broad, on 25, was fortunate to survive an lbw appeal from teenage leg- spinner Piyush Chawla, with English umpire Ian Gould ruling in his favour.
Bopara played some fine shots but it was Broad who caught the eye with another superb backfoot drive as he went past his previous best of 29 not out during India's nine-run win at Bristol last Friday.
India captain Rahul Dravid said: "It's very disappointing but you have to give credit to the two boys they played beautifully. We needed a wicket but credit to them, they played well."
England had collapsed to 35 for three, mainly as a result of Agarkar who made up in accuracy what he lacked in pace.
His figures were all the more impressive as his two previous matches this series had left him with a combined return of none for 132 off 19 overs.
Paul Collingwood, the England captain, made 47 before he was run out in a rare fielding triumph for an India side that again leaked runs.
Earlier, Broad's haul surpassed his previous best of three for 20 against the West Indies at Lord's in July.
India were indebted to Yuvraj Singh (71) and Sachin Tendulkar (55), who shared a fourth-wicket stand of 71.
England, who'd seen India collapse to 32 for three, slumped in reply. They hadn't scored a run when Alastair Cook was bowled middle stump for a fifth- ball nought by Khan.
Matt Prior exited for four when his uppercut off Agarkar, recalled in place of the dropped Munaf Patel, went straight to Ramesh Powar at third man.
Ian Bell had been a thorn in India's side this series with a hundred and two fifties. But England's top-scorer in the previous three games could only manage 24 before he was bowled, shouldering arms, by an Agarkar delivery that held its line to clip off-stump.
Agarkar had his third wicket when Kevin Pietersen, on 18, skied to Chawla at square leg.
Andrew Flintoff, returning after missing England's 42-run win at Edgbaston Monday with a knee injury, fell for five on his Lancashire home ground when he became another Agarkar victim with the all-rounder's loose square- drive going straight to Yuvraj at backward point.
Scorecard
India
S Ganguly c Bell b Anderson 9
S Tendulkar c Flintoff b Pietersen 55
D Karthik c Prior b Broad 4
R Dravid c Prior b Flintoff 1
Y Singh b Broad 71
M Dhoni b Panesar 13
A Agarkar c Prior b Broad 6
R Powar c Bell b Broad 7
P Chawla not out 13
Z Khan c Collingwood b Anderson 20
R Singh c Bopara b Anderson 0
Extras (lb4, w8, nb1) 13
Total (all out, 49.4 overs) 212
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Ganguly), 2-31 (Karthik), 3-32 (Dravid), 4-103 (Tendulkar), 5-140 (Dhoni), 6-147 (Agarkar), 7-178 (Yuvraj), 8-179 (Powar), 9-210 (Khan), 10-212 (RP Singh)
Bowling: Broad 10-1-51-4 (1nb, 1w); Anderson 9.4-2-38-3 (2w); Flintoff 10-1-31-1 (5w); Panesar 10-0-39-1; Collingwood 9-0-43-0; Pietersen 1-0-6-1.
England
A Cook b Khan 0
M Prior c Powar b Agarkar 4
I Bell b Agarkar 24
K Pietersen c Chawla b Agarkar 18
P Collingwood run out 47
A Flintoff c Yuvraj Singh b Agarkar 5
O Shah c Karthik b Powar 8
R Bopara not out 43
S Broad not out 45
Extras (lb5, w13, nb1) 19
Total (7 wkts, 48 overs) 213
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Cook), 2-14 (Prior), 3-35 (Bell), 4-81 (Pietersen), 5-95 (Flintoff), 6-110 (Shah), 7-114 (Collingwood)
Did not bat: J Anderson, M Panesar
Bowling: Khan 9-1-45-1; Agarkar 10-0-60-4 (1nb, 3w);
RP Singh 6-0-22-0 (1w); Chawla 10-0-43-0 (8w);
Powar 10-0-26-1 (1w); Yuvraj 2-0-8-0; Tendulkar 1-0-4-0;
Toss: India
Result: England won by 3 wickets
Man-of-the-match: Stuart Broad (ENG)
Series: England lead seven-match series 3-1
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK), Ian Gould (ENG)
TV umpire: Mark Benson (ENG)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)
When Broad, who'd earlier taken four for 51 as India were dismissed for 212, came to the crease England were in dire straits at 114 for seven. But they still needed fewer than a run-a-ball to win.
And man-of-the-match Broad, 21, helped get them with a composed 45 not out off 73 balls with three boundaries.
Together with Ravi Bopara (43 not out), himself only 22, he put on an unbroken 99 as the two young players batted with the assurance of veterans as they set an England record for the eighth wicket at this level, beating the 76 shared by Paul Nixon and Liam Plunkett against New Zealand at Perth in January.
"We were in a difficult position. We bowled nicely and kept them to a decent score but I thought Ravi batted superbly and kept me going and it was great to hit the winning runs," Broad said.
Recalled India seamer Ajit Agarkar removed four of England's top six on his way to figures of four for 60 but couldn't inspire his team to victory.
Fast bowler Broad stylishly forced Zaheer Khan off the backfoot for an all- run four and then played a shot worthy of his father, the former England opener Chris who was in the ground, when he drove Khan down the ground for four off the back foot.
Broad, on 25, was fortunate to survive an lbw appeal from teenage leg- spinner Piyush Chawla, with English umpire Ian Gould ruling in his favour.
Bopara played some fine shots but it was Broad who caught the eye with another superb backfoot drive as he went past his previous best of 29 not out during India's nine-run win at Bristol last Friday.
India captain Rahul Dravid said: "It's very disappointing but you have to give credit to the two boys they played beautifully. We needed a wicket but credit to them, they played well."
England had collapsed to 35 for three, mainly as a result of Agarkar who made up in accuracy what he lacked in pace.
His figures were all the more impressive as his two previous matches this series had left him with a combined return of none for 132 off 19 overs.
Paul Collingwood, the England captain, made 47 before he was run out in a rare fielding triumph for an India side that again leaked runs.
Earlier, Broad's haul surpassed his previous best of three for 20 against the West Indies at Lord's in July.
India were indebted to Yuvraj Singh (71) and Sachin Tendulkar (55), who shared a fourth-wicket stand of 71.
England, who'd seen India collapse to 32 for three, slumped in reply. They hadn't scored a run when Alastair Cook was bowled middle stump for a fifth- ball nought by Khan.
Matt Prior exited for four when his uppercut off Agarkar, recalled in place of the dropped Munaf Patel, went straight to Ramesh Powar at third man.
Ian Bell had been a thorn in India's side this series with a hundred and two fifties. But England's top-scorer in the previous three games could only manage 24 before he was bowled, shouldering arms, by an Agarkar delivery that held its line to clip off-stump.
Agarkar had his third wicket when Kevin Pietersen, on 18, skied to Chawla at square leg.
Andrew Flintoff, returning after missing England's 42-run win at Edgbaston Monday with a knee injury, fell for five on his Lancashire home ground when he became another Agarkar victim with the all-rounder's loose square- drive going straight to Yuvraj at backward point.
Scorecard
India
S Ganguly c Bell b Anderson 9
S Tendulkar c Flintoff b Pietersen 55
D Karthik c Prior b Broad 4
R Dravid c Prior b Flintoff 1
Y Singh b Broad 71
M Dhoni b Panesar 13
A Agarkar c Prior b Broad 6
R Powar c Bell b Broad 7
P Chawla not out 13
Z Khan c Collingwood b Anderson 20
R Singh c Bopara b Anderson 0
Extras (lb4, w8, nb1) 13
Total (all out, 49.4 overs) 212
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Ganguly), 2-31 (Karthik), 3-32 (Dravid), 4-103 (Tendulkar), 5-140 (Dhoni), 6-147 (Agarkar), 7-178 (Yuvraj), 8-179 (Powar), 9-210 (Khan), 10-212 (RP Singh)
Bowling: Broad 10-1-51-4 (1nb, 1w); Anderson 9.4-2-38-3 (2w); Flintoff 10-1-31-1 (5w); Panesar 10-0-39-1; Collingwood 9-0-43-0; Pietersen 1-0-6-1.
England
A Cook b Khan 0
M Prior c Powar b Agarkar 4
I Bell b Agarkar 24
K Pietersen c Chawla b Agarkar 18
P Collingwood run out 47
A Flintoff c Yuvraj Singh b Agarkar 5
O Shah c Karthik b Powar 8
R Bopara not out 43
S Broad not out 45
Extras (lb5, w13, nb1) 19
Total (7 wkts, 48 overs) 213
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Cook), 2-14 (Prior), 3-35 (Bell), 4-81 (Pietersen), 5-95 (Flintoff), 6-110 (Shah), 7-114 (Collingwood)
Did not bat: J Anderson, M Panesar
Bowling: Khan 9-1-45-1; Agarkar 10-0-60-4 (1nb, 3w);
RP Singh 6-0-22-0 (1w); Chawla 10-0-43-0 (8w);
Powar 10-0-26-1 (1w); Yuvraj 2-0-8-0; Tendulkar 1-0-4-0;
Toss: India
Result: England won by 3 wickets
Man-of-the-match: Stuart Broad (ENG)
Series: England lead seven-match series 3-1
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK), Ian Gould (ENG)
TV umpire: Mark Benson (ENG)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)