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India vs England 2012: 1st T20 – As it happened...

Live Updates of the first T20 international to be played between India and England at Pune.

Zeenews Sports Bureau
Updates by Suyash Srivastava Follow Suyash Srivastava here on twitter: @Syu4u» SCORECARD» | MATCH REPORT» ALSO READ: How far can Dhoni go without the 'midas touch'?» INDIA INNINGS Over 18 || Score 158/5 Meaker to bowl his final over. And Raina is run-out first ball! Dhoni played it towards mid off and Raina wanted a single, Dhoni sent him back but Morgan dived to his right and hit the stumps before Raina could make it to the non-striker’s end. Excellent effort there from the English skipper. Meaker fires a short ball and Dhoni mauls that towards deep square leg for a boundary! Meaker fires another short ball, on the off side and Dhoni gets a bottom edge for no run. Dhoni punches the next ball between cover and mid off for a boundary! And Dhoni lifts the next ball over the fielder at point for a couple. INDIA WIN BY 5 WICKETS! MS Dhoni* 24(21b), Jadeja 0* (0) SK Raina run out 26 (19b) ==================================================================================== Over 17 || Score 148/4 Bresnan brought back into the attack. Dhoni pulls the first ball for a single at deep square leg. Bresnan follows it with another short ball and Raina smashes that over deep square leg for a SIX! He takes a single off the next ball at deep point. Dhoni takes a quick single at mid on. Raina works the next ball towards square leg and some good running between these two produces a couple! Bresnan ends the over with a dot ball. 11 from the over. India just 10 runs away from victory. ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 137/4 Wright to bowl his third over. Five runs from the over. Dhoni got a bottom edge off the last ball that almost hit the stumps! ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 132/4 Dernbach brought back into the attack. Six runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 126/4 Tredwell to bowl his final over. Raina hits a delightful cover drive for a boundary! 11 runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 115/4 Meaker brought back into the attack. And the move works as Kohli is bowled! Kohli attempted a pull shot and the ball didn’t bounce as much as he expected, gets an inside edge and the stumps are rattled. England miss a run-out chance as Dhoni hit the last ball towards mid off and wanted a single, went out of his crease and then suffered some cramp as Morgan missed a direct hit. V Kohli b Meaker 21 (17b) ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score Wright to continue. Kohli plays a fantastic shot over covers for a boundary! Nine runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 100/3 Tredwell to bowl his third over. Good one from the left-arm spinner. India reach their 100 off 66 balls. ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 93/3 Luke Wright brought into the attack. And Yuvi’s hit his third Six as he pulls Wright for half a dozen! He charges down the track next ball, a short one, and is caught at deep square leg. Yuvraj Singh c Meaker b Wright 38 (21b) ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 83/2 Tredwell to continue. And Kohli ends the over with a boundary! India are going at 9 per over! ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 75/2 Danny Briggs comes into the attack. Yuvi goes on one knee and launches one over midwicket for a MASSIVE SIX! And he follows it with a boundary off a full-toss with a flick of the wrists. And that’s not all as he smashes the next one for another SIX! 18 runs from the over! ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 57/2 James Tredwell brought into the attack. Five runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 52/2 Yuvraj Singh is the new batsman. Meaker to bowl his second over. Yuvi edges the first ball that runs past the slip fielder for a boundary! India reach their 50. Eight runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 44/2 Bresnan to bowl his second over. And he gets the first breakthrough for England, Gambhir is OUT! Bresnan bowled a short ball and Gambhir pulled that straight into the hands of the fielder at deep square leg. Bresnan fires another short ball, Rahane pulls that straight into the hands of the fielder at short fine leg, who grassed a sitter! Meaker it is and he can’t believe it. But Rahane cannot capitalize on that dropped chance as he hits one to Samit Patel at mid on. That wasn’t necessary and Rahane crawls out of the ground. Bresnan dismisses the opener, that was some over! AM Rahane c Patel b Bresnan 19 (13b) G Gambhir c Hales b Bresnan 16 (16b) ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 41/0 Stuart Meaker to bowl the third over, all we know about him as of now is – He’s quick! Four runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 37/0 Dernbach to continue. He continues to bowl on the pads and a deflection off Rahane’s body produces another boundary, 4 byes! Dernbach pitches full and Rahane launches that straight down the ground for another SIX! Another top shot from Rahane. We haven’t seen him bat like this before, two huge sixes so far. Dernbach once again bowls on the leg-side and Gambhir guides that past short fine leg for a boundary! 16 runs from the over, India off to a flyer! ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 21/0 Bresnan to bowl the second over. And he too, starts off with a Wide. And Rahane dispatches the second ball over deep midwicket for a MONSTROUS SIX! Great timing on that occasion from the right-hander. Gambhir finds the gap on the off side for a boundary! Twelve runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 9/0 Rahane and Gambhir open for India, Dernbach to bowl the first over. Dernbach begins with two wides. Gambhir plays a glance for a boundary. Nine runs from the first over. ==================================================================================== ==================================================================================== ENGLAND INNINGS England got off to a good start and they were heading towards a huge total when Wright and Whales were there at the crease. Yuvraj Singh picked 3 crucial wickets and since then, the runs dried and Butler made sure to take his side to a defendable total with some massive hits towards the end. Piyush Chawla reckons 158 is chasable, 'any day'. Over 20 || Score 157/6 Awala to bowl the final over. Two singles taken off the first two balls. Butler plays Dilscoop off a full-toss, that goes all the way for a SIX! Awana bowls a half-volley and Butler smashes that straight down the ground for his CONSECUTIVE SIX! 17 runs from the over. India need 158 runs to win the match. ==================================================================================== Over 19 || Score 140/6 Dinda to bowl the penultimate over. Dinda strikes with his first ball of the spell as Samit Patel hits one at long off and Rahane takes another easy catch. Bresnan is the new batsman. And Dinda gets another wicket! This time Bresnan launches the first ball towards long on where Kohli takes a good catch diving to his front. James Tredwell comes to the crease. Two runs and as many wickets for Dinda! TT Bresnan c Kohli b Dinda 0 (1b) SR Patel c Rahane b Dinda 24 (22b) ==================================================================================== Over 18 || Score 138/4 Ashwin to bowl his final over. Butler smashes him for a SIX towards midwicket! And then one ball later, Samit Patel launches him for a SIX over wide of long on. 15 runs from the over! ==================================================================================== Over 17 || Score 123/4 Jadeja to bowl his third over. Six runs from it. India have done well to dry the runs. England have looked off colour ever since Hales and Wright were dismissed. ==================================================================================== Over 16 || Score 117/4 Chawla to bowl his third over. Much better over from him, just 4 singles from it. ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 113/4 Yuvrak Singh concedes a boundary in his last over. Ends his superb spell. 4-0-19-3 ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 106/4 Piyush Chawla brought back into the attack. Five runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 101/4 Yuvraj Singh to continue and he gets another breakthrough! This time Whales gets an inside edge that crashes onto the stumps. And excellent innings from the right-hander comes to an end. Morgan, the skipper comes to the crease. And Yuvraj picks his third wicket, big one of Morgan! EJG Morgan c Rahane b Yuvraj Singh 5 (9b) AD Hales b Yuvraj Singh 56 (35b) ==================================================================================== Over 12 || Score 98/2 Jadeja comes into the attack. Five runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 93/2 Yuvraj to bowl his second over. Wright shimmies down the track, doesn’t connect well, hits it high and Ajinkya Rahane takes an easy catch at long-off. England lose their second wicket. Wright and Hales have added 68 runs within no time. Four runs from the over. LJ Wright c Rahane b Yuvraj Singh 34 (21b) ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 89/1 Dinda is brought into the attack. Dinda bowled some good Yorkers, didn’t get a wicket though. Eight runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 81/1 Yuvraj Singh comes into the attack. Hales reaches his 50 off just 26 balls! Five runs from the over. Alex Hales 51(28b) ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 76/1 Virat Kohli brought into the attack. And Kohli misses a run-out chance! Wright smashes one straight down the ground for a Six! Ten runs from the over. England are scoring over 9 per over. ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 66/1 Chawla comes into the attack. He begins with a short ball and Wright dispatches that for a boundary! Chawla followed it with a dot ball but Wright guided the next ball for another boundary at third-man. And Wright hits another boundary, this time towards deep cover. Chawla bowls a short ball and Wright smashes that to deep covers for another boundary! Fifteen from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 51/1 Ashwin to continue. Hales defends the first ball and then charges down the track and smashes the ball over long on for a Six! And Hales follows it with another boundary next ball! England reach their 50 and Hales is looking dangerous! ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 39/1 Spin from both ends, Jadeja brought into the attack. Hales welcomes him with a Six off the second ball. Hales follows it with a boundary next ball. Thirteen runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 4 || Score 27/1 Ashwin to continue. And he gets the first breakthrough! Lumb who played a maiden over was under pressure and he attempted a sweep, didn’t connect and is back to the pavilion! Luke Wright is the new batsman. Six runs from the over, MJ Lumb lbw b Ashwin 1 (10b) ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 21/0 Awana comes into the attack. And he starts his international career with a short ball and hales pulls that for a couple. The Indians have appealed for a run-out, Lumb was in though. Awana bowls a good length ball, Hales shimmies down the track and hits it over covers for a boundary! Hales is looking dangerous, he has decided to take the pressure to the debutant. And Hales gets an inside edge off the fourth ball, that produces another boundary! Twelve runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 9/0 Spin from the other end, Ashwin comes into the attack. He begins with five dot balls. Lumb is careful against him, not in a hurry. And Ashwin begins with a maiden! ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 9/0 Ashoke Dinda to bowl the first over. Alex Hales and Michael Lumb open for England. And he begins with a dot ball. Lumb takes a single off the second. Dinda is bowling at a good pace and Ganguly in the commentary team is falling short of words describing Dinda’s talent. Hales defends the first ball he faces for no run. Dinda fires another fuller length ball and Hales plays it on the off side for no run. Dinda fires in fractionally short and Hales handsomely pulls that for a boundary Dinda follows it with another short ball and Hales has no problem pulling that for his consecutive boundary! 9 from the over. ==================================================================================== India and England have played 5 T20 matches against each other so far. England are ahead with 3 wins as compared to India's 3. England squad: 1 Alex Hales, 2 Michael Lumb, 3 Luke Wright, 4 Eoin Morgan (skipper), 5 Samit Patel, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Tim Bresnan, 8 James Tredwell, 9 Stuart Meaker, 10 Danny Briggs, 11 Jade Dernbach Indian squad: 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni (skipper), 7 R Ashwin, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Piyush Chawla, 10 Ashok Dinda, 11 Parwinder Awana TOSS: Dhoni won the toss and he has decided to bowl first. After suffering a humiliating loss against England in the Test series, India would want to get back to winning ways as they meet the Poms in the first T20 match to be played at Pune. Under-fire MS Dhoni would want to bury the past and begin with an impressive performance. Most of the Indian players have been out of form of late, and they all will be determined to put a good show. India would want Virat Kohli to continue his great form in the limited overs. England on the other hand would want to continue their winning momentum. Eoin Morgan, their new skipper would be under some sort of pressure. The top brass of the England squad delivered in the Test series and they would be high on confidence after defeating the Indian team on their home soil after 28 years. India squad MS Dhoni (c & wk), R Ashwin, P Awana, PP Chawla, AB Dinda, G Gambhir, RA Jadeja, V Kohli, B Kumar, A Mithun, AM Rahane, SK Raina, AT Rayudu, RG Sharma, Yuvraj Singh England squad EJG Morgan (c), JM Bairstow, TT Bresnan, DR Briggs, JC Buttler (wk), JW Dernbach, AD Hales, JAR Harris, MJ Lumb, SC Meaker, SR Patel, JE Root, JC Tredwell, LJ Wright