On This Day – When MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav Couldn’t Chase 71 Runs in the Final 5 Overs

One such emotional moment came on 30th June 2019, in the match against England. India was chasing a big target, and fans had high hopes when MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav were at the crease. But as the required run rate climbed, opinions split, some believed it was still possible, while others felt the game had slipped away. Let’s take a look at how this dramatic match actually played out.

India vs England: 30th June 2019

On June 30, 2019, at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England racked up 337 for 7 in their 50 overs against India during the ICC Cricket World Cup. They won the toss and chose to bat, kicking things off with a massive 160-run opening stand between Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow. Ben Stokes kept the momentum going with a big knock, and Jos Buttler chipped in with a quick burst at the end. India’s Mohammed Shami was the star with the ball, grabbing five wickets, but their spinners had a tough day, letting England post a big total at 6.74 runs per over.

Roy and Bairstow came out firing, piling on 160 runs for the first wicket in 22.1 overs. Roy smashed 66 off 57 balls, with seven fours and two sixes, playing at a strike rate of 115.78. He got out in the 22.1st over, caught by substitute Ravindra Jadeja off Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling. Bairstow was the real deal, hammering 111 off 109 balls, including 10 fours and six sixes, with a strike rate of 101.83. He got to his fifty in 56 balls and his hundred in 90, giving India’s spinners a hard time. England’s first 10 overs, the powerplay, brought 47 runs with no wickets down.

They hit 50 runs in 10.4 overs, 100 in 15.3 overs, and 150 in 20.1 overs. The openers’ 50-run stand came in 64 balls, and they put on 150 together in 121 balls. Bairstow got out in the 31.4th over, caught by Rishabh Pant off Shami, with England at 205 for 2. Joe Root, who made 44 off 54 balls with two fours, had come in earlier and added 45 runs with Bairstow. Eoin Morgan had a rough day, scoring just 1 off 9 balls before Shami got him caught by Kedar Jadhav in the 33.4th over, making it 207 for 3. Then Ben Stokes stepped up, blasting 79 off 54 balls, with six fours and three sixes, at a strike rate of 146.29.

His fifty took 38 balls, and he put on 50 runs with Root in 45 balls, getting England to 250 for 3 in 40.3 overs. The final 10 overs, the third power play, saw England pile on 92 runs, thanks to Stokes’ big hitting. Jos Buttler kept the runs flowing, smashing 20 off 8 balls with one four and two sixes, until Shami caught and bowled him in the 46.6th over, leaving England at 310 for 5. Chris Woakes added 7 off 5 balls, including a four, but Shami got him in the 48.1st over, finishing with 5 for 69 in his 10 overs, easily India’s best bowler.

Liam Plunkett, 1 not out off 4 balls, and Jofra Archer, 0 not out off 0 balls, batted out the last few deliveries. England reached 200 runs in 29.4 overs and 300 in 46.3 overs, ending at 337 for 7. They got 8 extras, 2 byes, 2 leg byes, and 4 wides. Jasprit Bumrah bowled well, taking 1 for 44 in 10 overs, but Yuzvendra Chahal got hit for 0 for 88 in 10 overs, Kuldeep Yadav took 1 for 72 in 10, and Hardik Pandya went for 0 for 60 in 10. England’s total included 27 fours and 13 sixes, showing how they kept the pressure on India’s bowlers the whole way through.

Chasing 338 in the ICC Cricket World Cup match on June 30, 2019, at Edgbaston, India came up short, finishing at 306 for 5 in their 50 overs, 31 runs behind. Rohit Sharma’s 102 and Virat Kohli’s 66 gave them a good start, but losing a wicket early and slowing down at the end, even with Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya’s efforts, let England take the win. Liam Plunkett’s three wickets and Chris Woakes’ two were the big blows for India. Things started badly for India when KL Rahul got out for a duck off 9 balls, caught and bowled by Woakes in the 2.3rd over, leaving them at 8 for 1.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli got things back on track with a 138-run stand for the second wicket. Sharma made 102 off 109 balls, hitting 15 fours at a strike rate of 93.57, getting to his fifty in 65 balls and his hundred in 106. Kohli scored 66 off 76 balls, with seven fours, reaching his fifty in 59 balls. Their 50-run stand took 82 balls, and they put on 100 runs in 124 balls. Kohli got out in the 28.2nd over, caught by substitute James Vince off Plunkett, with India at 146 for 2. The first 10 overs, the powerplay, brought just 28 runs. India hit 50 runs in 13.5 overs and 100 in 21.6 overs.

Rishabh Pant, coming in at number 4, made 32 off 29 balls with four fours, adding 52 runs with Sharma for the third wicket in 46 balls. Sharma was out in the 36.1st over, caught by Jos Buttler off Woakes, making it 198 for 3. Pant followed in the 39.1st over, caught by Woakes off Plunkett, leaving India at 226 for 4. Hardik Pandya kept the chase alive, scoring 45 off 33 balls with four fours, but Plunkett got him in the 44.5th over, caught by Vince, at 267 for 5. MS Dhoni, 42 not out off 31 balls with four fours and one six, and Kedar Jadhav, 12 not out off 13 balls with one four, played out the last overs but could only manage 72 runs in the third powerplay, overs 40.1 to 50.

India reached 200 in 36.2 overs, 250 in 42.2 overs, and 300 in 49.1 overs, finishing with 35 fours, one six, and 7 extras, 1 leg bye and 6 wides. England’s bowling was led by Plunkett, who took 3 for 55 in 10 overs, and Woakes, who got 2 for 58 in 10 overs. Jofra Archer kept things tight, giving up 0 for 45 in 10 overs, while Mark Wood was expensive, conceding 0 for 73 in 10 overs, and Adil Rashid gave away 0 for 40 in 6 overs.

Ben Stokes bowled 4 overs for 0 for 34. India’s run rate of 6.12 runs per over wasn’t enough to keep up, especially after a slow start in the first 10 overs and a cautious end. The second power play, overs 10.1 to 40, brought 206 runs, but losing Rahul early and then Kohli, Sharma, and Pant at key moments hurt the chase. Dhoni and Jadhav couldn’t get going in the final overs, leaving India at 306 for 5, short of England’s total.