India v England 3rd Test
England tour of India - 2006 (2005/06) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 18 March 2006
England won by 212 runs
England won by 212 runs. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 128 for England. Shaun Udal took 4/14.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 2006 (2005/06)
- Ground
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Dates
- 18 March 2006 to 22 March 2006
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 212 runs
- Player of the match
- Andrew Flintoff
- Captains
- Andrew Flintoff (England), Rahul Dravid (India)
- Debut
- Owais Shah (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. It was Owais Shah's first Test.
England batted first and made 400 all out. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 128 off 240 balls, and Owais Shah made 88. Sreesanth took 4 for 70 for India. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the second wicket between Owais Shah and Andrew Strauss. From 326 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 356 for 8. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Wankhede Stadium, 272 across 5 Tests.
India replied with 279 all out. MS Dhoni top-scored with 64 off 118 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 52. James Anderson took 4 for 40 for England. England led by 121 on first innings.
England made 191 all out in their second innings. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 50 off 146 balls. Anil Kumble took 4 for 49 for India.
Set 313 to win, India made 100 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 34 off 57 balls. Shaun Udal took 4 for 14 for England. From 75 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 25 runs, to 100 for 10.
England won by 212 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 400 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 128 | 240 |
| Ian Bell | c Harbhajan Singh b Sreesanth | 18 | 69 |
| Owais Shah | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 88 | 163 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 39 | 63 |
| Paul Collingwood | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 31 | 102 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Sachin Tendulkar b Anil Kumble | 50 | 85 |
| Geraint Jones | c Anil Kumble b Sreesanth | 1 | 7 |
| Shaun Udal | lbw b Munaf Patel | 9 | 21 |
| Matthew Hoggard | b Munaf Patel | 0 | 1 |
| James Anderson | c Yuvraj Singh b Harbhajan Singh | 15 | 39 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 3 | 15 |
Extras 18 · Total 400 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 17 | 4 | 64 | 0 |
| Sreesanth | 22 | 5 | 70 | 4 |
| Munaf Patel | 29 | 4 | 81 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 39 | 7 | 84 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 26.4 | 4 | 89 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Ian Bell, 20.4 ov), 2-230 (Andrew Strauss, 75.3 ov), 3-242 (Kevin Pietersen, 80.3 ov), 4-326 (Paul Collingwood, 108.1 ov), 5-328 (Andrew Flintoff, 109.2 ov), 6-333 (Geraint Jones, 112.1 ov), 7-356 (Shaun Udal, 118.5 ov), 8-356 (Matthew Hoggard, 118.6 ov), 9-385 (Owais Shah, 127.3 ov), 10-400 (James Anderson, 133.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (32) and Ian Bell (18) | 52 | 124 |
| second | Owais Shah (50) and Andrew Strauss (53) | 106 | 207 |
| third | Andrew Strauss (43) and Kevin Pietersen (28) | 72 | 124 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (1) and Kevin Pietersen (11) | 12 | 30 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (30) and Andrew Flintoff (49) | 84 | 166 |
| sixth | Andrew Flintoff (1) and Owais Shah (0) | 2 | 7 |
| seventh | Owais Shah (4) and Geraint Jones (1) | 5 | 17 |
| eighth | Shaun Udal (9) and Owais Shah (11) | 23 | 40 |
| ninth | Owais Shah (0) and Matthew Hoggard (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Owais Shah (23) and James Anderson (4) | 29 | 52 |
| 11th | Monty Panesar (3) and James Anderson (11) | 15 | 37 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 279 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | c Geraint Jones b Matthew Hoggard | 11 | 39 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Owais Shah b Matthew Hoggard | 6 | 15 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Geraint Jones b James Anderson | 52 | 155 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Geraint Jones b James Anderson | 1 | 21 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff | 37 | 55 |
| MS Dhoni | run out (James Anderson) | 64 | 118 |
| Irfan Pathan | c Matthew Hoggard b Shaun Udal | 26 | 82 |
| Anil Kumble | lbw b Monty Panesar | 30 | 70 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Geraint Jones b James Anderson | 2 | 12 |
| Sreesanth | not out | 29 | 53 |
| Munaf Patel | b James Anderson | 7 | 8 |
Extras 14 · Total 279 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hoggard | 22 | 6 | 54 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 21 | 4 | 68 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 19.1 | 8 | 40 | 4 |
| Monty Panesar | 26 | 7 | 53 | 1 |
| Shaun Udal | 16 | 2 | 53 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Virender Sehwag, 6.1 ov), 2-24 (Wasim Jaffer, 11.2 ov), 3-28 (Sachin Tendulkar, 18.1 ov), 4-94 (Yuvraj Singh, 38.6 ov), 5-142 (Rahul Dravid, 54.1 ov), 6-186 (Irfan Pathan, 76.4 ov), 7-212 (MS Dhoni, 83.4 ov), 8-217 (Harbhajan Singh, 87.2 ov), 9-272 (Anil Kumble, 101.4 ov), 10-279 (Munaf Patel, 104.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wasim Jaffer (3) and Virender Sehwag (6) | 9 | 37 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (6) and Wasim Jaffer (8) | 15 | 32 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (1) and Rahul Dravid (2) | 4 | 42 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (29) and Yuvraj Singh (37) | 66 | 124 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (15) and MS Dhoni (28) | 48 | 92 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (18) and Irfan Pathan (26) | 44 | 135 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble (8) and MS Dhoni (18) | 26 | 41 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble (1) and Harbhajan Singh (2) | 5 | 22 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble (21) and Sreesanth (29) | 55 | 86 |
| tenth | Sreesanth (0) and Munaf Patel (7) | 7 | 15 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 191 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c MS Dhoni b Munaf Patel | 4 | 18 |
| Ian Bell | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 8 | 30 |
| Owais Shah | run out (Sachin Tendulkar) | 38 | 117 |
| Shaun Udal | c Wasim Jaffer b Irfan Pathan | 14 | 51 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c & b Anil Kumble | 7 | 15 |
| Paul Collingwood | c & b Harbhajan Singh | 32 | 118 |
| Andrew Flintoff | st MS Dhoni b Anil Kumble | 50 | 146 |
| Geraint Jones | c Irfan Pathan b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 22 |
| Matthew Hoggard | lbw b Anil Kumble | 6 | 28 |
| James Anderson | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 6 | 11 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 0 | 9 |
Extras 23 · Total 191 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 13 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Munaf Patel | 13 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Sreesanth | 13 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 30.4 | 13 | 49 | 4 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 9 | 40 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Andrew Strauss, 5.6 ov), 2-21 (Ian Bell, 10.3 ov), 3-61 (Shaun Udal, 28.6 ov), 4-73 (Kevin Pietersen, 35.2 ov), 5-85 (Owais Shah, 41.4 ov), 6-151 (Paul Collingwood, 73.2 ov), 7-157 (Geraint Jones, 81.2 ov), 8-183 (Matthew Hoggard, 88.3 ov), 9-188 (Andrew Flintoff, 90.1 ov), 10-191 (James Anderson, 92.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (4) and Ian Bell (3) | 9 | 37 |
| second | Owais Shah (7) and Ian Bell (5) | 12 | 27 |
| third | Shaun Udal (14) and Owais Shah (24) | 40 | 113 |
| fourth | Owais Shah (4) and Kevin Pietersen (7) | 12 | 38 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (6) and Owais Shah (3) | 12 | 40 |
| sixth | Paul Collingwood (26) and Andrew Flintoff (29) | 66 | 193 |
| seventh | Andrew Flintoff (3) and Geraint Jones (3) | 6 | 48 |
| eighth | Andrew Flintoff (16) and Matthew Hoggard (6) | 26 | 44 |
| ninth | Andrew Flintoff (2) and James Anderson (3) | 5 | 10 |
| tenth | Monty Panesar (0) and James Anderson (3) | 3 | 15 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 100 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | lbw b Andrew Flintoff | 10 | 57 |
| Irfan Pathan | b James Anderson | 6 | 11 |
| Anil Kumble | lbw b Matthew Hoggard | 8 | 22 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff | 9 | 60 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Ian Bell b Shaun Udal | 34 | 57 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Paul Collingwood b Andrew Flintoff | 12 | 45 |
| Virender Sehwag | lbw b James Anderson | 0 | 16 |
| MS Dhoni | c Monty Panesar b Shaun Udal | 5 | 11 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Matthew Hoggard b Shaun Udal | 6 | 8 |
| Sreesanth | not out | 0 | 2 |
| Munaf Patel | c Matthew Hoggard b Shaun Udal | 1 | 4 |
Extras 9 · Total 100 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hoggard | 12 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 12 | 2 | 39 | 2 |
| Monty Panesar | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 11 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| Shaun Udal | 9.2 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Irfan Pathan, 3.2 ov), 2-21 (Anil Kumble, 10.3 ov), 3-33 (Wasim Jaffer, 18.2 ov), 4-75 (Rahul Dravid, 33.3 ov), 5-76 (Sachin Tendulkar, 34.3 ov), 6-77 (Virender Sehwag, 39.2 ov), 7-92 (MS Dhoni, 44.4 ov), 8-99 (Harbhajan Singh, 46.4 ov), 9-99 (Yuvraj Singh, 47.4 ov), 10-100 (Munaf Patel, 48.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wasim Jaffer (0) and Irfan Pathan (6) | 6 | 20 |
| second | Anil Kumble (8) and Wasim Jaffer (4) | 15 | 45 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (3) and Wasim Jaffer (6) | 12 | 48 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (34) and Rahul Dravid (6) | 42 | 91 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Yuvraj Singh (0) | 1 | 6 |
| sixth | Yuvraj Singh (1) and Virender Sehwag (0) | 1 | 29 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (5) and Yuvraj Singh (10) | 15 | 32 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (6) and Yuvraj Singh (1) | 7 | 12 |
| ninth | Yuvraj Singh (0) and Sreesanth (0) | 0 | 6 |
| tenth | Sreesanth (0) and Munaf Patel (1) | 1 | 4 |
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