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India v England 4th Test

England tour of India - 2012 (2012/13) · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur · 13 December 2012

Match drawn

Match drawn. Jonathan Trott top-scored with 143 for England. Piyush Chawla took 4/69.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 2012 (2012/13)
Ground
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Dates
13 December 2012 to 17 December 2012
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
James Anderson
Captains
Alastair Cook (England), MS Dhoni (India)
Debuts
Joe Root (England), Ravindra Jadeja (India)
Umpires
HDPK Dharmasena and RJ Tucker
Match referee
JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Joe Root and Ravindra Jadeja played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 330 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 73 off 188 balls, and Joe Root made 73. Piyush Chawla took 4 for 69 for India. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the sixth wicket between Matt Prior and Joe Root.

India replied with 326 for 9 declared. Virat Kohli top-scored with 103 off 295 balls, and MS Dhoni made 99. James Anderson took 4 for 81 for England. The innings was built on a 198-run stand for the fifth wicket between MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, 61% of the total. England led by 4 on first innings.

England made 352 for 4 declared in their second innings. Jonathan Trott top-scored with 143 off 310 balls, and Ian Bell made 116. The innings was built on a 208-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott, 59% of the total.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 330 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cooklbw b Ishant Sharma128
Nick Comptonc MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma312
Jonathan Trottb Ravindra Jadeja44133
Kevin Pietersenc Pragyan Ojha b Ravindra Jadeja73188
Ian Bellc Virat Kohli b Piyush Chawla128
Joe Rootc & b Piyush Chawla73229
Matt Priorb Ravichandran Ashwin57142
Tim Bresnanlbw b Ishant Sharma02
Graeme Swannlbw b Piyush Chawla5691
James Andersonc Cheteshwar Pujara b Piyush Chawla417
Monty Panesarnot out15

Extras 17 · Total 330 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ishant Sharma289493
Pragyan Ojha3512710
Ravindra Jadeja3717582
Piyush Chawla21.51694
Ravichandran Ashwin243661

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Nick Compton, 4.2 ov), 2-16 (Alastair Cook, 10.3 ov), 3-102 (Jonathan Trott, 49.4 ov), 4-119 (Ian Bell, 60.5 ov), 5-139 (Kevin Pietersen, 67.3 ov), 6-242 (Matt Prior, 114.6 ov), 7-242 (Tim Bresnan, 116.2 ov), 8-302 (Joe Root, 139.1 ov), 9-325 (Graeme Swann, 143.4 ov), 10-330 (James Anderson, 145.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstNick Compton (3) and Alastair Cook (0)326
secondJonathan Trott (11) and Alastair Cook (1)1337
thirdKevin Pietersen (52) and Jonathan Trott (33)86235
fourthIan Bell (1) and Kevin Pietersen (12)1767
fifthKevin Pietersen (9) and Joe Root (11)2040
sixthMatt Prior (57) and Joe Root (40)103285
seventhTim Bresnan (0) and Joe Root (0)08
eighthGraeme Swann (36) and Joe Root (22)60137
ninthGraeme Swann (20) and James Anderson (2)2327
tenthMonty Panesar (1) and James Anderson (2)513
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 326 FOR 9 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirc Matt Prior b James Anderson3793
Virender Sehwagb James Anderson02
Cheteshwar Pujarac Ian Bell b Graeme Swann2672
Sachin Tendulkarb James Anderson213
Virat Kohlilbw b Graeme Swann103295
MS Dhonirun out (Alastair Cook)99246
Ravindra Jadejalbw b James Anderson1231
Ravichandran Ashwinnot out2965
Piyush Chawlab Graeme Swann12
Pragyan Ojhab Monty Panesar332
Ishant Sharmanot out27

Extras 12 · Total 326 for 9 declared

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson325814
Tim Bresnan265690
Monty Panesar5215811
Graeme Swann3110763
Jonathan Trott1020
Joe Root1050

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Virender Sehwag, 0.3 ov), 2-59 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 22.3 ov), 3-64 (Sachin Tendulkar, 27.5 ov), 4-71 (Gautam Gambhir, 31.4 ov), 5-269 (Virat Kohli, 116.1 ov), 6-288 (Ravindra Jadeja, 123.6 ov), 7-295 (MS Dhoni, 129.1 ov), 8-297 (Piyush Chawla, 130.1 ov), 9-317 (Pragyan Ojha, 140.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (1) and Virender Sehwag (0)13
secondGautam Gambhir (30) and Cheteshwar Pujara (26)58132
thirdSachin Tendulkar (2) and Gautam Gambhir (2)532
fourthGautam Gambhir (4) and Virat Kohli (3)723
fifthMS Dhoni (91) and Virat Kohli (100)198507
sixthMS Dhoni (7) and Ravindra Jadeja (12)1947
seventhMS Dhoni (1) and Ravichandran Ashwin (6)730
eighthRavichandran Ashwin (1) and Piyush Chawla (1)26
ninthRavichandran Ashwin (15) and Pragyan Ojha (3)2060
tenthRavichandran Ashwin (7) and Ishant Sharma (2)917
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 352 FOR 4 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cookc MS Dhoni b Ravichandran Ashwin1393
Nick Comptonlbw b Pragyan Ojha34135
Jonathan Trottc Virat Kohli b Ravichandran Ashwin143310
Kevin Pietersenb Ravindra Jadeja630
Ian Bellnot out116306
Joe Rootnot out2056

Did not bat: Matt Prior, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Monty Panesar

Extras 20 · Total 352 for 4 declared

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ishant Sharma153420
Pragyan Ojha4014701
Ravichandran Ashwin3811992
Piyush Chawla266640
Ravindra Jadeja3317591
Gautam Gambhir2040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-48 (Alastair Cook, 29.5 ov), 2-81 (Nick Compton, 46.4 ov), 3-94 (Kevin Pietersen, 55.5 ov), 4-302 (Jonathan Trott, 134.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstNick Compton (28) and Alastair Cook (13)48180
secondJonathan Trott (22) and Nick Compton (6)33102
thirdKevin Pietersen (6) and Jonathan Trott (7)1355
fourthIan Bell (86) and Jonathan Trott (114)208474
fifthIan Bell (30) and Joe Root (20)50119
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