England vs India

Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai (Madras), IND, 11 Dec 2008
  
England won the toss & elected to bat

India won by 6 wickets

Man of the match:
  Virender Sehwag
2nd Innings
IND: 387/4 (98.3) RR: 3.93
2nd Innings (Dec.)
ENG: 311/9 (105.5) RR: 2.94
1st Innings
IND: 241/10 (69.4) RR: 3.46
1st Innings
ENG: 316/10 (128.4) RR: 2.46
  • ENGLAND: 316/10 (128.4) RR: 2.46
    1st Innings
    • Batting
      R
      B
      4s
      6s
      S/R
    • Andrew Strauss
      c & b Amit Mishra
      123
      233
      15
      0
      52.79
      Age: 33
      Left Handed
      83.3 Mishra to Strauss, Full length delivery on middle and leg. OUT, Strauss has driven it straight down the ground. Mishra has taken the catch. England have lost their fifth wicket.
    • Alastair Cook
      c Zaheer Khan b Harbhajan Singh
      52
      116
      5
      0
      44.83
      Age: 25
      Left Handed
      39.6 H Singh to A Cook, Full length delivery on middle. OUT, Top edge! The ball is in the air. It's high in the air and taken by Khan. England have lost their first wicket.
    • Ian Bell
      lbw b Zaheer Khan
      17
      51
      1
      0
      33.33
      Age: 28
      Right Handed
      57.2 Z Khan to Bell, The ball strikes Bell very low on the pads The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Harper raises his finger. No run.
    • Kevin Pietersen
      c & b Zaheer Khan
      4
      33
      0
      0
      12.12
      Age: 30
      Right Handed
      65.4 Khan to K Pietersen, Good length ball just outside leg. OUT, Top edge! The ball is in the air. Khan has taken the catch off his own bowling. England have lost their third wicket.
    • Paul Collingwood
      c Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh
      9
      26
      1
      0
      34.62
      Age: 34
      Right Handed
      72.2 H Singh to P Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and leg. OUT, Easily taken by Gambhir at forward short leg. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Bowden raises the dreaded finger. England have lost their fourth wicket.
    • Andrew Flintoff
      c Gautam Gambhir b Amit Mishra
      18
      75
      2
      0
      24.00
      Age: 32
      Right Handed
      92.5 A Mishra to Flintoff, Full length delivery on middle. OUT, Flintoff works it down the leg side. That is easy pickings for Gambhir England have lost their sixth wicket.
    • James Anderson
      c Yuvraj Singh b Amit Mishra
      19
      82
      2
      0
      23.17
      Age: 28
      Left Handed
      110.4 A Mishra to Anderson, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT, Anderson plays the slog sweep. That is easy pickings for Singh. England have lost their seventh wicket.
    • Matt Prior
      not out
      53
      102
      1
      0
      51.96
      Age: 28
      Right Handed


    • Graeme Swann
      c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh
      1
      6
      0
      0
      16.67
      Age: 31
      Right Handed
      113.4 H Singh to Swann, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT, Defended off the back foot by Swann. It's been taken in the slips by Dravid. England have lost their eighth wicket.
    • Stephen Harmison
      c MS Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh
      6
      23
      0
      0
      26.09
      Age: 31
      Right Handed
      122.3 Y Singh to Harmison, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT, Harmison has edged it. Easy catch for Dhoni behind the stumps. England have lost their ninth wicket.
    • Monty Panesar
      lbw b Ishant Sharma
      6
      26
      0
      0
      23.08
      Age: 28
      Left Handed


    • Extras (b 0, lb 7, w 0, nb 1)
      8
    • Total Score:
      316/10
      (128.4 Over)
      RR:
      2.46
    • Fall of Wickets: 1-118 (Alastair Cook, 40 Over) 2-164 (Ian Bell, 57.2 Over) 3-180 (Kevin Pietersen, 65.4 Over) 4-195 (Paul Collingwood, 72.2 Over) 5-221 (Andrew Strauss, 83.3 Over) 6-229 (Andrew Flintoff, 92.5 Over) 7-271 (James Anderson, 110.4 Over) 8-277 (Graeme Swann, 113.4 Over) 9-304 (Stephen Harmison, 122.3 Over) 10-316 (Monty Panesar, 128.4 Over)
      Bowling
      O
      M
      R
      W
      NB
      WD
      Eco
      Zaheer Khan
      21
      9
      41
      2
      0
      0
      1.95
      Ishant Sharma
      19.4
      4
      32
      1
      1
      0
      1.62
      Harbhajan Singh
      38
      2
      96
      3
      0
      0
      2.52
      Amit Mishra
      34
      6
      99
      3
      0
      0
      2.91
      Yuvraj Singh
      15
      2
      33
      1
      0
      0
      2.2
      Virender Sehwag
      1
      0
      8
      0
      0
      0
      8
       
    •  
  • INDIA: 241/10 (69.4) RR: 3.46
    1st Innings
    • Batting
      R
      B
      4s
      6s
      S/R
    • Gautam Gambhir
      lbw b Graeme Swann
      19
      43
      3
      0
      44.19
      Age: 28
      Left Handed
      13.3 G Swann to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT, The ball hits the pads of Gambhir. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Harper raises his finger. India have lost their second wicket.
    • Virender Sehwag
      b James Anderson
      9
      16
      2
      0
      56.25
      Age: 31
      Right Handed
      5.2 J Anderson to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. OUT, Sehwag has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. India have lost their first wicket.
    • Rahul Dravid
      lbw b Graeme Swann
      3
      24
      0
      0
      12.50
      Age: 37
      Right Handed
      13.6 G Swann to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT, That's struck Dravid on his back pad. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Harper declares Dravid OUT. India have lost their third wicket.
    • Sachin Tendulkar
      c & b Andrew Flintoff
      37
      48
      4
      1
      77.08
      Age: 37
      Right Handed
      32.1 Flintoff to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside off. OUT, Tendulkar drives the ball straight down the ground. Flintoff has taken a catch off his own bowling. India have lost their fifth wicket.
    • VVS Laxman
      c & b Monty Panesar
      24
      60
      3
      0
      40.00
      Age: 35
      Right Handed
      31.2 Panesar to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT, Laxman has driven it straight down the ground. Panesar has taken the catch off his own bowling. India have lost their fourth wicket.
    • Yuvraj Singh
      c Andrew Flintoff b Stephen Harmison
      14
      41
      2
      0
      34.15
      Age: 28
      Left Handed
      43.2 S Harmison to Singh, Good length ball on middle and off. OUT, Singh has edged the ball. Caught in the slips by Flintoff. India have lost their sixth wicket.
    • MS Dhoni
      c Kevin Pietersen b Monty Panesar
      53
      82
      5
      0
      64.63
      Age: 29
      Right Handed
      64.1 M Panesar to Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT, Dhoni has lofted that over mid off. That is easy pickings for Pietersen. India have lost their ninth wicket.
    • Harbhajan Singh
      c Ian Bell b Monty Panesar
      40
      58
      7
      0
      68.97
      Age: 30
      Right Handed
      60.1 M Panesar to Singh, Full length delivery on middle. OUT, The forward short leg snaps up an easy catch. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Bowden declares Singh OUT. India have lost their seventh wicket.
    • Zaheer Khan
      lbw b Andrew Flintoff
      1
      15
      0
      0
      6.67
      Age: 31
      Right Handed
      63.3 A Flintoff to Khan, Good length ball just outside off. OUT, Khan been hit on the back pad. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Harper raises the dreaded finger. India have lost their eighth wicket.
    • Amit Mishra
      b Andrew Flintoff
      12
      18
      2
      0
      66.67
      Age: 27
      Right Handed
      69.4 Flintoff to A Mishra, Good length ball on middle. OUT, The Middle Stump has just been uprooted by Flintoff. India have been bowled out.
    • Ishant Sharma
      not out
      8
      19
      0
      0
      42.11
      Age: 21
      Right Handed


    • Extras (b 4, lb 11, w 0, nb 6)
      21
    • Total Score:
      241/10
      (69.4 Over)
      RR:
      3.46
    • Fall of Wickets: 1-16 (Virender Sehwag, 5.2 Over) 2-34 (Gautam Gambhir, 13.3 Over) 3-37 (Rahul Dravid, 14 Over) 4-98 (VVS Laxman, 31.2 Over) 5-102 (Sachin Tendulkar, 32.1 Over) 6-137 (Yuvraj Singh, 43.2 Over) 7-212 (Harbhajan Singh, 60.1 Over) 8-217 (Zaheer Khan, 63.3 Over) 9-219 (MS Dhoni, 64.1 Over) 10-241 (Amit Mishra, 69.4 Over)
      Bowling
      O
      M
      R
      W
      NB
      WD
      Eco
      Stephen Harmison
      11
      1
      42
      1
      0
      0
      3.81
      James Anderson
      11
      3
      28
      1
      0
      0
      2.54
      Andrew Flintoff
      18.4
      2
      49
      3
      6
      0
      2.62
      Graeme Swann
      10
      0
      42
      2
      0
      0
      4.2
      Monty Panesar
      19
      4
      65
      3
      0
      0
      3.42
       
    •  
  • ENGLAND: 311/9 (105.5) RR: 2.94 (Dec.)
    2nd Innings
    • Batting
      R
      B
      4s
      6s
      S/R
    • Andrew Strauss
      c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh
      108
      244
      8
      0
      44.26
      Age: 33
      Left Handed
      85.2 H Singh to Strauss, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. OUT, Driven through the covers by Strauss. That is easy pickings for Laxman. England have lost their fourth wicket.
    • Alastair Cook
      c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma
      9
      30
      1
      0
      30.00
      Age: 25
      Left Handed
      9.4 I Sharma to Cook, Good length ball just outside off. OUT, Cook gets a thin edge to Dhoni. Dhoni takes a straight forward catch. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Harper declares Cook OUT. England have lost their first wicket.
    • Ian Bell
      c Gautam Gambhir b Amit Mishra
      7
      13
      1
      0
      53.85
      Age: 28
      Right Handed
      12.2 A Mishra to Ian Bell, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT, Easily taken by Gambhir at forward short leg. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Bowden raises the dreaded finger. England have lost their second wicket.
    • Kevin Pietersen
      lbw b Yuvraj Singh
      1
      5
      0
      0
      20.00
      Age: 30
      Right Handed
      13.1 Y Singh to Pietersen, Y Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. OUT, The ball strikes Pietersen very low on the pads The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Harper raises his finger. England have lost their third wicket.
    • Paul Collingwood
      lbw b Zaheer Khan
      108
      250
      9
      0
      43.20
      Age: 34
      Right Handed
      94.1 Z Khan to Collingwood, Full length delivery on middle and leg. OUT, Ball hits Collingwood low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Bowden declares Collingwood OUT. England have lost their sixth wicket.
    • Andrew Flintoff
      c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma
      4
      11
      0
      0
      36.36
      Age: 32
      Right Handed
      88.4 I Sharma to Flintoff, Good length ball just outside off. OUT, Flintoff has edged it. Easy catch for Dhoni behind the stumps. England have lost their fifth wicket.
    • Matt Prior
      c Virender Sehwag b Ishant Sharma
      33
      56
      2
      0
      58.93
      Age: 28
      Right Handed
      105.5 I Sharma to Prior, Good length ball just outside off. OUT, Driven through the covers by Prior. That is easy pickings for Sehwag. England have lost their ninth wicket.
    • Graeme Swann
      b Zaheer Khan
      7
      21
      0
      0
      33.33
      Age: 31
      Right Handed
      100.5 Khan to G Swann, Good length ball just outside off. OUT, The leg stump has been uprooted by Khan England have lost their seventh wicket.
    • Stephen Harmison
      b Zaheer Khan
      1
      8
      0
      0
      12.50
      Age: 31
      Right Handed
      102.5 Z Khan to Harmison, Good length ball on middle and off. OUT, Bowled him! Harmison's middle stump has just gone for a walk. England have lost their eighth wicket.
    • James Anderson
      not out
      1
      4
      0
      0
      25.00
      Age: 28
      Left Handed


    • Monty Panesar
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Age: 28
      Left Handed


    • Extras (b 9, lb 14, w 2, nb 7)
      32
    • Total Score:
      311/9
      (105.5 Over)
      RR:
      2.94
    • Fall of Wickets: 1-28 (Alastair Cook, 9.4 Over) 2-42 (Ian Bell, 12.2 Over) 3-43 (Kevin Pietersen, 13.1 Over) 4-257 (Andrew Strauss, 85.2 Over) 5-262 (Andrew Flintoff, 88.4 Over) 6-277 (Paul Collingwood, 94.1 Over) 7-297 (Graeme Swann, 100.5 Over) 8-301 (Stephen Harmison, 102.5 Over) 9-311 (Matt Prior, 105.5 Over)
      Bowling
      O
      M
      R
      W
      NB
      WD
      Eco
      Zaheer Khan
      27
      7
      40
      3
      0
      2
      1.48
      Ishant Sharma
      22.5
      1
      57
      3
      7
      0
      2.49
      Amit Mishra
      17
      1
      66
      1
      0
      0
      3.88
      Yuvraj Singh
      3
      1
      12
      1
      0
      0
      4
      Harbhajan Singh
      30
      3
      91
      1
      0
      0
      3.03
      Virender Sehwag
      6
      0
      22
      0
      0
      0
      3.66
       
    •  
  • INDIA: 387/4 (98.3) RR: 3.93
    2nd Innings
    • Batting
      R
      B
      4s
      6s
      S/R
    • Gautam Gambhir
      c Paul Collingwood b James Anderson
      66
      139
      7
      0
      47.48
      Age: 28
      Left Handed
      43.5 J Anderson to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. OUT, Gambhir has edged the ball. Caught in the slips by Collingwood. India have lost their third wicket.
    • Virender Sehwag
      lbw b Graeme Swann
      83
      68
      11
      4
      122.06
      Age: 31
      Right Handed
      22.6 G Swann to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT, Ball hits Sehwag low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Harper raises the dreaded finger. India have lost their first wicket.
    • Rahul Dravid
      c Matt Prior b Andrew Flintoff
      4
      19
      0
      0
      21.05
      Age: 37
      Right Handed
      31.2 A Flintoff to Dravid, Good length ball just outside off. OUT, Dravid has knicked that one. Prior takes a straight forward catch. India have lost their second wicket.
    • Sachin Tendulkar
      not out
      103
      196
      9
      0
      52.55
      Age: 37
      Right Handed


    • VVS Laxman
      c Ian Bell b Graeme Swann
      26
      42
      4
      0
      61.90
      Age: 35
      Right Handed
      56.4 G Swann to VVS Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT, The forward short leg snaps up an easy catch. India have lost their fourth wicket.
    • Yuvraj Singh
      not out
      85
      131
      8
      1
      64.89
      Age: 28
      Left Handed


    • MS Dhoni
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Age: 29
      Right Handed


    • Harbhajan Singh
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Age: 30
      Right Handed


    • Zaheer Khan
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Age: 31
      Right Handed


    • Amit Mishra
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Age: 27
      Right Handed


    • Ishant Sharma
      -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      Age: 21
      Right Handed


    • Extras (b 2, lb 14, w 0, nb 4)
      20
    • Total Score:
      387/4
      (98.3 Over)
      RR:
      3.93
    • Fall of Wickets: 1-117 (Virender Sehwag, 23 Over) 2-141 (Rahul Dravid, 31.2 Over) 3-183 (Gautam Gambhir, 43.5 Over) 4-224 (VVS Laxman, 56.4 Over)
      Bowling
      O
      M
      R
      W
      NB
      WD
      Eco
      Stephen Harmison
      10
      0
      48
      0
      0
      0
      4.8
      James Anderson
      11
      1
      51
      1
      0
      0
      4.63
      Monty Panesar
      27
      5
      105
      0
      0
      0
      3.88
      Andrew Flintoff
      22
      1
      64
      1
      4
      0
      2.9
      Graeme Swann
      28.3
      2
      103
      2
      0
      0
      3.61
       
    •  
2nd Innings
IND: 387/4 (98.3)
2nd Innings
ENG: 311/9 (105.5) (Dec.)
1st Innings
IND: 241/10 (69.4)
1st Innings
ENG: 316/10 (128.4)