England shocked by MCA XI

Just three days before the much-awaited India-England ODI series, England got a shocker, when they crashed to a 124-run defeat by MCA XI at the Brabourne Stadium. The MCA XI, a team of irregular Mumbai players, scored 222 for seven in 50 overs. Paul Valthaty made 44, while Sushant Marathe scored 65.

Chasing a victory target of 223, England bowled out for 98 in just 25 overs. Graeme Swann was the top scorer with 24, while James Anderson made 20. Pace bowler Kshemal Waingankar took 5/37. Rahil Shaikh and Rajesh Verma took 3 wickets and 2 wickets respectively. The visitors had won their first warm-up game against Mumbai on Sunday by 122 runs. The regular players of Mumbai did not play because of their Ranji Trophy schedule.