It has already been more than 20 years since cricket enthusiasts witnessed one of the most memorable matches in the game when India and England played each other in the final of the 2002 NatWest Trophy on July 13 at Lord’s cricket ground. The Men in Blue fought their battle, and the historic win, Sourav Ganguly waved his shirt from the balcony of Lord’s. During the tri-series, India had a good performance under Ganguly as they won four of the five league matches. People wondered whether they could replicate the same form as they faced the hosts on the way to the final.
July 13, 2002 – #TeamIndia won the NatWest series final #ThisDayThatYear @MohammadKaif @ImZaheer @YUVSTRONG12 @SGanguly99. That epic moment – Etched forever!pic.twitter.com/jKeFXEmCgk
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 13, 2018
England’s Innings
It is the outstanding show of the team and the attacking leadership of Ganguly that made them win and capture the prestigious NatWest trophy. England got to bat and they got off to a good start. Marcus Trescothick, the opener, was well settled in the crease to make a century where he scored 109 runs in 100 balls, consisting of boundaries 7 and sixes 2. Captain Naseer Hussain too scored 115 runs in 128 balls, whereas Andrew Flintoff added 40 runs to the scorecard. Such performances helped England to forge an impregnable score of 325 runs.
Indian Response
In response, the Indian openers, Virender Sehwag and Ganguly, started the run chase nicely as the two put up a 106-run stand till Ganguly was bowled out by Alex Tudor after scoring 60 runs off 43 balls. Ashley Giles got rid of Sehwag in the next wicket, who was a few short of the half century with 45 runs out of 49 balls. The middle order was no good, and Dinesh Mongia, Sachin Tendulkar, and Rahul Dravid scored 9, 14, and 5 runs respectively.
India Vs England 2025, Lord’s
The Anderson-Tendulkar is levelled, and both the powerhouses of cricket are currently in the contest for the third Test match at Lord’s. While the scores were levelled after both teams batted once. India is now in a dominant position by sending 4 batters to the pavilion by now. Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, and Harry Brook followed the way towards the dugout, where Mohammad Siraj claimed 2 wickets while Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep put 1 wicket each for themselves.
