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England v India 4th Test

India tour of England - 2011 (2011) · Kennington Oval, London · 18 August 2011

England won by an innings and 8 runs

England won by an innings and 8 runs. Ian Bell top-scored with 235 for England. Graeme Swann took 6/106.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 2011 (2011)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
18 August 2011 to 22 August 2011
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by an innings and 8 runs
Player of the match
Ian Bell
Captains
Andrew Strauss (England), MS Dhoni (India)
Umpires
RJ Tucker and SJA Taufel
Match referee
RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 591 for 6 declared. Ian Bell top-scored with 235 off 364 balls, and Kevin Pietersen made 175. Sreesanth took 3 for 123 for India. The innings was built on a 350-run stand for the third wicket between Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen, 59% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 364 across 10 Tests.

India replied with 300 all out. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 146 not out off 266 balls, and Amit Mishra made 43. Tim Bresnan took 3 for 54 for England. England led by 291 on first innings. India followed on.

India made 283 all out in their second innings. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 91 off 172 balls, and Amit Mishra made 84. Graeme Swann took 6 for 106 for England. The innings was built on a 144-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Amit Mishra, 51% of the total. From 262 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 21 runs, to 283 for 10.

England won by an innings and 8 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 591 FOR 6 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussc MS Dhoni b Sreesanth40106
Alastair Cookc Virender Sehwag b Ishant Sharma3487
Ian Belllbw b Suresh Raina235364
Kevin Pietersenc & b Suresh Raina175232
James Andersonc VVS Laxman b Sreesanth1326
Eoin Morganc MS Dhoni b Sreesanth110
Ravi Boparanot out4475
Matt Priornot out1828

Did not bat: Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann

Extras 31 · Total 591 for 6 declared

Bowler (India)OMRW
RP Singh3471180
Ishant Sharma317971
Sreesanth2921233
Suresh Raina192582
Amit Mishra3831700
Sachin Tendulkar20110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-75 (Alastair Cook, 26.5 ov), 2-97 (Andrew Strauss, 37.6 ov), 3-447 (Kevin Pietersen, 116.6 ov), 4-480 (James Anderson, 127.1 ov), 5-487 (Eoin Morgan, 129.4 ov), 6-548 (Ian Bell, 142.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (38) and Alastair Cook (34)75161
secondAndrew Strauss (2) and Ian Bell (20)2267
thirdIan Bell (154) and Kevin Pietersen (175)350483
fourthIan Bell (20) and James Anderson (13)3361
fifthIan Bell (4) and Eoin Morgan (1)715
sixthIan Bell (37) and Ravi Bopara (23)6179
seventhMatt Prior (18) and Ravi Bopara (21)4362
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 300 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Virender Sehwaglbw b James Anderson86
Rahul Dravidnot out146266
VVS Laxmanc Matt Prior b Stuart Broad27
Sachin Tendulkarc James Anderson b Graeme Swann2334
Suresh Rainast Matt Prior b Graeme Swann029
Ishant Sharmac Alastair Cook b Graeme Swann19
MS Dhonic Matt Prior b James Anderson1750
Amit Mishrac Ian Bell b Tim Bresnan4377
Gautam Gambhirc Kevin Pietersen b Stuart Broad1062
RP Singhc James Anderson b Tim Bresnan2523
Sreesanthc Eoin Morgan b Tim Bresnan02

Extras 25 · Total 300 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson167492
Stuart Broad213512
Tim Bresnan173543
Graeme Swann3151023
Kevin Pietersen71270
Ravi Bopara2200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Virender Sehwag, 0.6 ov), 2-13 (VVS Laxman, 3.6 ov), 3-68 (Sachin Tendulkar, 18.2 ov), 4-93 (Suresh Raina, 28.5 ov), 5-95 (Ishant Sharma, 30.6 ov), 6-137 (MS Dhoni, 45.4 ov), 7-224 (Amit Mishra, 69.3 ov), 8-264 (Gautam Gambhir, 87.3 ov), 9-300 (RP Singh, 93.4 ov), 10-300 (Sreesanth, 93.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstRahul Dravid (0) and Virender Sehwag (8)86
secondRahul Dravid (3) and VVS Laxman (2)518
thirdSachin Tendulkar (23) and Rahul Dravid (27)5586
fourthRahul Dravid (23) and Suresh Raina (0)2563
fifthRahul Dravid (1) and Ishant Sharma (1)213
sixthRahul Dravid (23) and MS Dhoni (17)4289
seventhRahul Dravid (33) and Amit Mishra (43)87143
eighthRahul Dravid (25) and Gautam Gambhir (10)40108
ninthRahul Dravid (11) and RP Singh (25)3637
tenthRahul Dravid (0) and Sreesanth (0)02
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 283 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Virender Sehwagb Graeme Swann3367
Rahul Dravidc Alastair Cook b Graeme Swann1332
VVS Laxmanb James Anderson2442
Sachin Tendulkarlbw b Tim Bresnan91172
Amit Mishrab Graeme Swann84141
Suresh Rainalbw b Graeme Swann013
MS Dhonic Graeme Swann b Stuart Broad319
Gautam Gambhirc Eoin Morgan b Graeme Swann327
RP Singhc Matt Prior b Stuart Broad03
Ishant Sharmanot out721
Sreesanthb Graeme Swann69

Extras 19 · Total 283 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson174541
Stuart Broad206442
Graeme Swann3861066
Tim Bresnan112301
Ravi Bopara30130
Kevin Pietersen20170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-49 (Rahul Dravid, 12.6 ov), 2-64 (Virender Sehwag, 18.1 ov), 3-118 (VVS Laxman, 29.2 ov), 4-262 (Amit Mishra, 75.3 ov), 5-262 (Sachin Tendulkar, 76.1 ov), 6-266 (Suresh Raina, 79.2 ov), 7-269 (MS Dhoni, 83.2 ov), 8-269 (RP Singh, 83.5 ov), 9-275 (Gautam Gambhir, 88.3 ov), 10-283 (Sreesanth, 90.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstRahul Dravid (13) and Virender Sehwag (25)4978
secondVVS Laxman (5) and Virender Sehwag (8)1531
thirdSachin Tendulkar (32) and VVS Laxman (19)5467
fourthSachin Tendulkar (59) and Amit Mishra (84)144277
fifthSachin Tendulkar (0) and Suresh Raina (0)04
sixthMS Dhoni (2) and Suresh Raina (0)419
seventhMS Dhoni (1) and Gautam Gambhir (2)324
eighthGautam Gambhir (0) and RP Singh (0)03
ninthGautam Gambhir (1) and Ishant Sharma (5)628
tenthSreesanth (6) and Ishant Sharma (2)815
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