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India v England 1st Test

England tour of India - 2008 (2008/09) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 11 December 2008

India won by 6 wickets

India won by 6 wickets. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 123 for England.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 2008 (2008/09)
Ground
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Dates
11 December 2008 to 15 December 2008
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
India won by 6 wickets
Player of the match
Virender Sehwag
Captains
Kevin Pietersen (England), MS Dhoni (India)
Debut
Graeme Swann (England)
Umpires
BF Bowden and DJ Harper
Match referee
JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Graeme Swann's first Test.

England batted first and made 316 all out. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 123 off 233 balls, and Matt Prior made 53. Harbhajan Singh took 3 for 96 for India. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the first wicket between Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook.

India replied with 241 all out. MS Dhoni top-scored with 53 off 82 balls, and Harbhajan Singh made 40. Andrew Flintoff took 3 for 49 for England. England led by 75 on first innings.

England made 311 for 9 declared in their second innings. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 108 off 244 balls, and Paul Collingwood made 108. Zaheer Khan took 3 for 40 for India. The innings was built on a 214-run stand for the fourth wicket between Paul Collingwood and Andrew Strauss, 69% of the total.

Set 387 to win, India made 387 for 4. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 103 not out off 196 balls, and Yuvraj Singh made 85. The innings was built on a 163-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, 42% of the total.

India won by 6 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 316 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussc & b Amit Mishra123233
Alastair Cookc Zaheer Khan b Harbhajan Singh52116
Ian Belllbw b Zaheer Khan1751
Kevin Pietersenc & b Zaheer Khan433
Paul Collingwoodc Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh926
Andrew Flintoffc Gautam Gambhir b Amit Mishra1875
James Andersonc Yuvraj Singh b Amit Mishra1982
Matt Priornot out53102
Graeme Swannc Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh16
Steve Harmisonc MS Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh623
Monty Panesarlbw b Ishant Sharma626

Extras 8 · Total 316 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan219412
Ishant Sharma19.44321
Harbhajan Singh382963
Amit Mishra346993
Yuvraj Singh152331
Virender Sehwag1080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-118 (Alastair Cook, 39.6 ov), 2-164 (Ian Bell, 57.2 ov), 3-180 (Kevin Pietersen, 65.4 ov), 4-195 (Paul Collingwood, 72.2 ov), 5-221 (Andrew Strauss, 83.3 ov), 6-229 (Andrew Flintoff, 92.5 ov), 7-271 (James Anderson, 110.4 ov), 8-277 (Graeme Swann, 113.4 ov), 9-304 (Steve Harmison, 122.3 ov), 10-316 (Monty Panesar, 128.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (64) and Alastair Cook (52)118240
secondAndrew Strauss (29) and Ian Bell (17)46104
thirdAndrew Strauss (11) and Kevin Pietersen (4)1650
fourthPaul Collingwood (9) and Andrew Strauss (5)1540
fifthAndrew Flintoff (12) and Andrew Strauss (14)2667
sixthAndrew Flintoff (6) and James Anderson (2)856
seventhJames Anderson (17) and Matt Prior (23)42108
eighthGraeme Swann (1) and Matt Prior (5)618
ninthSteve Harmison (6) and Matt Prior (19)2753
tenthMonty Panesar (6) and Matt Prior (6)1237
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 241 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirlbw b Graeme Swann1943
Virender Sehwagb James Anderson916
Rahul Dravidlbw b Graeme Swann324
Sachin Tendulkarc & b Andrew Flintoff3748
VVS Laxmanc & b Monty Panesar2460
Yuvraj Singhc Andrew Flintoff b Steve Harmison1441
MS Dhonic Kevin Pietersen b Monty Panesar5382
Harbhajan Singhc Ian Bell b Monty Panesar4058
Zaheer Khanlbw b Andrew Flintoff115
Amit Mishrab Andrew Flintoff1218
Ishant Sharmanot out819

Extras 21 · Total 241 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Steve Harmison111421
James Anderson113281
Andrew Flintoff18.42493
Graeme Swann100422
Monty Panesar194653

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Virender Sehwag, 5.2 ov), 2-34 (Gautam Gambhir, 13.3 ov), 3-37 (Rahul Dravid, 13.6 ov), 4-98 (VVS Laxman, 31.2 ov), 5-102 (Sachin Tendulkar, 32.1 ov), 6-137 (Yuvraj Singh, 43.2 ov), 7-212 (Harbhajan Singh, 60.1 ov), 8-217 (Zaheer Khan, 63.3 ov), 9-219 (MS Dhoni, 64.1 ov), 10-241 (Amit Mishra, 69.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (6) and Virender Sehwag (9)1632
secondRahul Dravid (3) and Gautam Gambhir (13)1850
thirdSachin Tendulkar (3) and Rahul Dravid (0)33
fourthSachin Tendulkar (34) and VVS Laxman (24)61105
fifthSachin Tendulkar (0) and Yuvraj Singh (4)45
sixthMS Dhoni (23) and Yuvraj Singh (10)3568
seventhHarbhajan Singh (40) and MS Dhoni (26)75103
eighthMS Dhoni (4) and Zaheer Khan (1)520
ninthMS Dhoni (0) and Amit Mishra (0)24
tenthAmit Mishra (12) and Ishant Sharma (8)2234
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 311 FOR 9 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussc VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh108244
Alastair Cookc MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma930
Ian Bellc Gautam Gambhir b Amit Mishra713
Kevin Pietersenlbw b Yuvraj Singh15
Paul Collingwoodlbw b Zaheer Khan108250
Andrew Flintoffc MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma411
Matt Priorc Virender Sehwag b Ishant Sharma3356
Graeme Swannb Zaheer Khan721
Steve Harmisonb Zaheer Khan18
James Andersonnot out14

Did not bat: Monty Panesar

Extras 32 · Total 311 for 9 declared

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan277403
Ishant Sharma22.51573
Amit Mishra171661
Yuvraj Singh31121
Harbhajan Singh303911
Virender Sehwag60220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Alastair Cook, 9.4 ov), 2-42 (Ian Bell, 12.2 ov), 3-43 (Kevin Pietersen, 13.1 ov), 4-257 (Andrew Strauss, 85.2 ov), 5-262 (Andrew Flintoff, 88.4 ov), 6-277 (Paul Collingwood, 94.1 ov), 7-297 (Graeme Swann, 100.5 ov), 8-301 (Steve Harmison, 102.5 ov), 9-311 (Matt Prior, 105.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (10) and Alastair Cook (9)2864
secondAndrew Strauss (5) and Ian Bell (7)1417
thirdAndrew Strauss (0) and Kevin Pietersen (1)15
fourthPaul Collingwood (100) and Andrew Strauss (93)214433
fifthPaul Collingwood (1) and Andrew Flintoff (4)520
sixthPaul Collingwood (7) and Matt Prior (8)1533
seventhGraeme Swann (7) and Matt Prior (13)2040
eighthSteve Harmison (1) and Matt Prior (3)412
ninthJames Anderson (1) and Matt Prior (9)1018
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 387 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirc Paul Collingwood b James Anderson66139
Virender Sehwaglbw b Graeme Swann8368
Rahul Dravidc Matt Prior b Andrew Flintoff419
Sachin Tendulkarnot out103196
VVS Laxmanc Ian Bell b Graeme Swann2642
Yuvraj Singhnot out85131

Did not bat: Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan

Extras 20 · Total 387 for 4

Bowler (England)OMRW
Steve Harmison100480
James Anderson111511
Monty Panesar2741050
Andrew Flintoff221641
Graeme Swann28.321032

FALL OF WICKETS

1-117 (Virender Sehwag, 22.6 ov), 2-141 (Rahul Dravid, 31.2 ov), 3-183 (Gautam Gambhir, 43.5 ov), 4-224 (VVS Laxman, 56.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (29) and Virender Sehwag (83)117138
secondRahul Dravid (4) and Gautam Gambhir (19)2451
thirdSachin Tendulkar (21) and Gautam Gambhir (18)4278
fourthSachin Tendulkar (11) and VVS Laxman (26)4177
fifthSachin Tendulkar (71) and Yuvraj Singh (85)163251
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