London, Sept 18: Beaten comprehensively by the England team and the English weather, Team India and its fans would like to forget the Tour of 2011 in a hurry. The ODI series, that India lost 0-3, has gone down in history as one of the worst ever defeats that the 2011 World Cup champions have faced as they slumped to No. 5 in the ICC ODI rankings.

Injuries played more than a passing role in India’s dismal tour. "I have never seen so many injuries in the last five years. To lose nine to eleven players in one series is something I can never forget," captain MS Dhoni said regretfully at the post-match conference after the fifth game at Cardiff. India had lost their key performer in the World Cup – Yuvraj Singh – during the Test series and started their ODI campaign without batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar who was later ruled out of the series altogether.

On the brighter side, India saw debutant Ajinkya Rahane and comeback kid Parthiv Patel flourish; the duo negotiated the England bowlers where their more illustrious colleagues simply crumbled. Putting behind his poor run in the Test series, Suresh Raina looked like a different player in the 50-over format. Captain Dhoni too came good, ending with the Man-of-the-Series honour. One of the important highlights of the tour was Rahul Dravid’s farewell to the one-day game with a masterful innings; his debut and farewell to T20Is, rolled into one game, was less successful.

India will be looking to redeem themselves as they take on England in another five-match ODI series beginning October 14 in India. Captain Dhoni is keen on figuring out where the side went wrong rather than lamenting the fateful tour. Lessons, one can be certain, will be learnt and the world champions will come out strong.

Here’s a summary of the limited overs leg of the tour.

The sole T20I of the tour

T20I Manchester, Sept 1: Reigning T20I champions England lord it over India with a six-wicket win

Jade Derbach took four for 22 while Eoin Morgan scored a 27-ball 49 as England continued their unbeaten run, carrying on from the Test series, over the visitors.

MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first. India were able to shrug off the disappointment of losing Parthiv Patel (10) early as Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Dravid dispatched the bowlers to all corners of the ground. Rahane, the younger of the two debutants, was particularly impressive, regularly employing the pull short to punish anything that was on the shorter side. Dravid, after a slowish start, matched Rahane’s aggression as he bludgeoned three consecutive sixes off Samit Patel on the leg side in the eleventh over. But England proved too good for the visitors yet again, denying them a comeback after a demoralising Test series.

Brief scores: India 165 all out in 19.4 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 61, SK Raina 33, Jade Dernbach 4/22) lost to England 169 for four in 19.3 overs (Eoin Morgan 49, Kevin Pietersen 33, Munaf Patel 2-25) by six wickets

1st ODI, Chester-le-Street, Sept 3: Match Abandoned due to rain

Uninterrupted rain early into the England chase, after India posted a competitive total of 274 for seven despite losing two early wickets, forced the match to be called off as the minimum overs required to determine a winner on Duckworth/Lewis had not been bowled.

Brief scores: India 274/7 in 50.0 overs (Parthiv Patel 95, Virat Kohli 55, Tim Bresnan 2/54) and England 27 for two in 7.2 overs (Jonathan Trott 14*, Praveen Kumar 2/11). Match abandoned due to rain.

2nd ODI, Southampton, Sept 6: Cook takes England home in 23-over-a side contest

India lost the toss; asked to bat, the visitors set England a target of 188 runs. But, as if he had a point to prove, ODI captain Alastair Cook blasted 80 off 63 balls, while Craig Kieswetter’s 25-ball 46 flayed the Indian attack to give England a comprehensive victory.

England took a 1-0 lead in the series.

Brief scores: England 188/3 in 22.1 overs (Alastair Cook 80*, Craig Kieswetter 46, R Ashwin 2/42) beat India 187/8 in 23.0 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 54, Suresh Raina 40, Graeme Swann 3/33, Tim Bresnan 3/43) by seven wickets

3rd ODI London, Sep 9: Rain plays spoilsport at The Oval as India lose thrilling contest under Duckworth/Lewis

In a match marred by rain, the England batsmen held their nerve to pull off a tense run-chase after India had scored 234 for the loss of seven wickets. The three-wicket win gave the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

India had a disastrous start to the match after being put in to bat. James Anderson took three top-order wickets and ran out Rahul Dravid (2) with a direct hit from mid-off. The visitors were tottering at 58 for five in the 19th over. But India fought back. MS Dhoni played a solid innings of 69 off 103 deliveries while Ravindra Jadeja’s 89-ball 78 upped the scoring-rate significantly. The 112-run stand between the duo helped save India the ignominy of folding under 100.

Brief scores: England 218/7 in 41.5 overs (Craig Kieswetter 51, Ravi Bopara 40, R Ashwin 3/40) beat India 234/7 in 50.0 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 78, MS Dhoni 69, James Anderson 3/48) by three wickets under D/L method

4th ODI London, Sept 11: Match ends in a tie as Duckworth/Lewis makes another appearance

After the 2011 ICC World Cup encounter where India and England ended on the same score (338), the two sides produced a tied result yet again as rain forced the Lord’s ODI to be cut short with 1.1 overs left in the match. Chasing 281, England were on the Duckworth/Lewis par score of 270 for eight at the time the match was called off.

The visitors put the nightmarish start of the Oval ODI behind them as Parthiv Patel and Ajinkya Rahane struck a 65-run partnership for the opening wicket but both were dismissed by Stuart Broad off successive overs.

Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni then produced some of the best cricket India played on this tour. The two ran hard between the wickets, converting single into twos, punishing the loose deliveries and then with India needing big runs at the end, the two propelled the team to a score of 280. Raina scored 84 off 75 deliveries while Dhoni remained unbeaten on 78 from just 71 balls. Their prolific 169-run stand saw India plunder 109 runs in the last 10 overs off which 64 came in the last five alone.

Ravi Bopara held his nerve as rain played hide-and-seek with the cricketers and took England to the brink of victory with 96 runs off 111 deliveries. He shared the Man-of-the-Match award with Suresh Raina.

Brief scores: India 280/5 in 50.0 overs (Suresh Raina 84, MS Dhoni 78*, Graeme Swann 2/49) tied with England 270/8 in 48.5 overs (Ravi Bopara 96, Ian Bell 54, RP Singh 3/59) under D/L method

5th ODI Cardiff, Sep 16: Duckworth/Lewis and Bairstow ensure India end the tour without a win

Jonny Bairstow made a sensational ODI debut for England, blasting his way to an unbeaten 41 off 21 balls that gave the hosts a six wicket win in another tight contest against India. England, with this win, ended the five-match series 3-0.

After being put in to bat, India reached 304 thanks to a strong middle-order performance. Virat Kohli blitzed his way to his sixth ODI century (107 off 93 balls) while MS Dhoni provided the fireworks at the end of the innings with a 26-ball 50* that saw India score 55 runs off the last five overs.

Between Kohli’s heroics and Dhoni’s assault, it was Rahul Dravid who won the hearts of fans at Sophia Gardens. Playing his last ODI game, Dravid made a well-compiled 69 off 79 balls and was involved in a 170-run partnership with Kohli.

Dravid was congratulated by each and every member of the England team on his way back to the pavilion when he was bowled by Graeme Swann.

Brief scores: England 241/4 in 32.2 overs (Jonathan Trott 63, Alastair Cook 50, Jonny Bairstow 41*, R Vinay Kumar 1/42) beat India 304/6 in 50.0 overs (Virat Kohli 107, Rahul Dravid 69, MS Dhoni 50*, Graeme Swann 3/34) by six wickets under D/L method