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England in India Test Series - 1st Test

India v England

India won by 6 wickets

England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AJ Strauss c & b Mishra 123 356 233 15 0 52.78
View dismissal AN Cook c Khan b Harbhajan Singh 52 172 116 5 0 44.82
View dismissal IR Bell lbw b Khan 17 68 51 1 0 33.33
View dismissal KP Pietersen* c & b Khan 4 34 33 0 0 12.12
View dismissal PD Collingwood c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh 9 33 26 1 0 34.61
View dismissal A Flintoff c Gambhir b Mishra 18 80 75 2 0 24.00
View dismissal JM Anderson c Yuvraj Singh b Mishra 19 113 82 2 0 23.17
MJ Prior not out 53 146 102 1 0 51.96
View dismissal GP Swann c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 1 11 6 0 0 16.66
View dismissal SJ Harmison c †Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 6 32 23 0 0 26.08
View dismissal MS Panesar lbw b Sharma 6 23 26 0 0 23.07
Extras (lb 7, nb 1) 8
Total (all out; 128.4 overs; 539 mins) 316 (2.45 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-118 (Cook, 39.6 ov), 2-164 (Bell, 57.2 ov), 3-180 (Pietersen, 65.4 ov), 4-195 (Collingwood, 72.2 ov), 5-221 (Strauss, 83.3 ov), 6-229 (Flintoff, 92.5 ov), 7-271 (Anderson, 110.4 ov), 8-277 (Swann, 113.4 ov), 9-304 (Harmison, 122.3 ov), 10-316 (Panesar, 128.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets Z Khan 21 9 41 2 1.95
View wicket I Sharma 19.4 4 32 1 1.62 (1nb)
View wickets Harbhajan Singh 38 2 96 3 2.52
View wickets A Mishra 34 6 99 3 2.91
View wicket Yuvraj Singh 15 2 33 1 2.20
V Sehwag 1 0 8 0 8.00
India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal G Gambhir lbw b Swann 19 65 43 3 0 44.18
View dismissal V Sehwag b Anderson 9 24 16 2 0 56.25
View dismissal R Dravid lbw b Swann 3 44 24 0 0 12.50
View dismissal SR Tendulkar c & b Flintoff 37 90 48 4 1 77.08
View dismissal VVS Laxman c & b Panesar 24 81 60 3 0 40.00
View dismissal Yuvraj Singh c Flintoff b Harmison 14 58 41 2 0 34.14
View dismissal MS Dhoni*† c Pietersen b Panesar 53 162 82 5 0 64.63
View dismissal Harbhajan Singh c Bell b Panesar 40 87 58 7 0 68.96
View dismissal Z Khan lbw b Flintoff 1 16 15 0 0 6.66
View dismissal A Mishra b Flintoff 12 29 18 2 0 66.66
I Sharma not out 8 24 19 0 0 42.10
Extras (b 4, lb 11, nb 6) 21
Total (all out; 69.4 overs; 344 mins) 241 (3.45 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-16 (Sehwag, 5.2 ov), 2-34 (Gambhir, 13.3 ov), 3-37 (Dravid, 13.6 ov), 4-98 (Laxman, 31.2 ov), 5-102 (Tendulkar, 32.1 ov), 6-137 (Yuvraj Singh, 43.2 ov), 7-212 (Harbhajan Singh, 60.1 ov), 8-217 (Khan, 63.3 ov), 9-219 (Dhoni, 64.1 ov), 10-241 (Mishra, 69.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket SJ Harmison 11 1 42 1 3.81
View wicket JM Anderson 11 3 28 1 2.54
View wickets A Flintoff 18.4 2 49 3 2.62 (6nb)
View wickets GP Swann 10 0 42 2 4.20
View wickets MS Panesar 19 4 65 3 3.42
England 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AJ Strauss c Laxman b Harbhajan Singh 108 397 244 8 0 44.26
View dismissal AN Cook c †Dhoni b Sharma 9 51 30 1 0 30.00
View dismissal IR Bell c Gambhir b Mishra 7 14 13 1 0 53.84
View dismissal KP Pietersen* lbw b Yuvraj Singh 1 4 5 0 0 20.00
View dismissal PD Collingwood lbw b Khan 108 373 250 9 0 43.20
View dismissal A Flintoff c †Dhoni b Sharma 4 18 11 0 0 36.36
View dismissal MJ Prior c Sehwag b Sharma 33 85 56 2 0 58.92
View dismissal GP Swann b Khan 7 29 21 0 0 33.33
View dismissal SJ Harmison b Khan 1 11 8 0 0 12.50
JM Anderson not out 1 14 4 0 0 25.00
Extras (b 10, lb 13, w 2, nb 7) 32
Total (9 wickets dec; 105.5 overs; 502 mins) 311 (2.93 runs per over)
Did not bat MS Panesar
Fall of wickets1-28 (Cook, 9.4 ov), 2-42 (Bell, 12.2 ov), 3-43 (Pietersen, 13.1 ov), 4-257 (Strauss, 85.2 ov), 5-262 (Flintoff, 88.4 ov), 6-277 (Collingwood, 94.1 ov), 7-297 (Swann, 100.5 ov), 8-301 (Harmison, 102.5 ov), 9-311 (Prior, 105.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets Z Khan 27 7 40 3 1.48 (2w)
View wickets I Sharma 22.5 1 57 3 2.49 (7nb)
View wicket A Mishra 17 1 66 1 3.88
View wicket Yuvraj Singh 3 1 12 1 4.00
View wicket Harbhajan Singh 30 3 91 1 3.03
V Sehwag 6 0 22 0 3.66
India 2nd innings (target: 387 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal G Gambhir c Collingwood b Anderson 66 201 139 7 0 47.48
View dismissal V Sehwag lbw b Swann 83 102 68 11 4 122.05
View dismissal R Dravid c †Prior b Flintoff 4 31 19 0 0 21.05
SR Tendulkar not out 103 317 196 9 0 52.55
View dismissal VVS Laxman c Bell b Swann 26 54 42 4 0 61.90
Yuvraj Singh not out 85 196 131 8 1 64.88
Extras (b 5, lb 11, nb 4) 20
Total (4 wickets; 98.3 overs; 453 mins) 387 (3.92 runs per over)
Did not bat MS Dhoni*†, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, A Mishra, I Sharma
Fall of wickets1-117 (Sehwag, 22.6 ov), 2-141 (Dravid, 31.2 ov), 3-183 (Gambhir, 43.5 ov), 4-224 (Laxman, 56.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
SJ Harmison 10 0 48 0 4.80
View wicket JM Anderson 11 1 51 1 4.63
MS Panesar 27 4 105 0 3.88
View wicket A Flintoff 22 1 64 1 2.90 (4nb)
View wickets GP Swann 28.3 2 103 2 3.61
Match details
Toss England, who chose to bat
Series India led the 2-match series 1-0
Test debut GP Swann (England)
Player of the match V Sehwag (India)
Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and DJ Harper (Australia)
TV umpire SL Shastri
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire R Risodkar
Close of play
11 Dec day 1 - England 1st innings 229/5 (A Flintoff 18*, JM Anderson 2*, 90 ov)
12 Dec day 2 - India 1st innings 155/6 (MS Dhoni 24*, Harbhajan Singh 13*, 45 ov)
13 Dec day 3 - England 2nd innings 172/3 (AJ Strauss 73*, PD Collingwood 60*, 54 ov)
14 Dec day 4 - India 2nd innings 131/1 (G Gambhir 41*, R Dravid 2*, 29 ov)
15 Dec day 5 - India 2nd innings 387/4 (98.3 ov) - end of match
Match notes
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4
  • Day 5
  • India: 150 runs in 33.6 overs (206 balls), Extras 7
  • G Gambhir: 50 off 105 balls (5 x 4)
  • Drinks: India - 180/2 in 41.0 overs (G Gambhir 65, SR Tendulkar 19)
  • India: 200 runs in 48.1 overs (293 balls), Extras 10
  • Lunch: India - 213/3 in 53.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 27, VVS Laxman 20)
  • India: 250 runs in 61.4 overs (374 balls), Extras 13
  • SR Tendulkar: 50 off 107 balls (5 x 4)
  • Drinks: India - 262/4 in 67.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 51, Yuvraj Singh 19)
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (SR Tendulkar 24, Yuvraj Singh 27, Ex 0)
  • India: 300 runs in 77.6 overs (472 balls), Extras 15
  • Tea: India - 304/4 in 79.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 65, Yuvraj Singh 45)
  • Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 76 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • New Ball Taken: India 320/4 after 83.1 overs (SR Tendulkar 73, Yuvraj Singh 52)
  • 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 163 balls (SR Tendulkar 44, Yuvraj Singh 53, Ex 3)
  • Drinks: India - 348/4 in 90.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 84, Yuvraj Singh 69)
  • India: 350 runs in 90.1 overs (545 balls), Extras 16
  • 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 233 balls (SR Tendulkar 64, Yuvraj Singh 81, Ex 7)
  • SR Tendulkar: 100 off 196 balls (9 x 4)
 
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Dec 15, 2008

The trophy is not a distant dream for Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India v England, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, December 15, 2008

The trophy is not a distant dream for Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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Dec 15, 2008

Mahendra Singh Dhoni looms large on the big screen behind Kevin Pietersen, India v England, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, December 15, 2008

Mahendra Singh Dhoni looms large on the big screen behind Kevin Pietersen

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Series Results
India v England at Mohali - Dec 19-23
Match drawn
India v England at Chennai - Dec 11-15
India won by 6 wkts
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