England v India 3rd Test

India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland - 2007 (2007) · Kennington Oval, London · 9 August 2007

Match drawn

Match drawn. Anil Kumble top-scored with 110* for India. James Anderson took 4/182.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland - 2007 (2007)
Ground: Kennington Oval, London
Dates: 9 August 2007 to 13 August 2007
Toss: India, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Anil Kumble
Captains: Rahul Dravid (India), Michael Vaughan (England)
Umpires: IL Howell and SA Bucknor
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat.

India batted first and made 664 all out. Anil Kumble top-scored with 110 not out off 193 balls, and MS Dhoni made 92. James Anderson took 4 for 182 for England. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the second wicket between Rahul Dravid and Dinesh Karthik. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 413 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 345 all out. Ian Bell top-scored with 63 off 96 balls, and Paul Collingwood made 62. Zaheer Khan took 3 for 32 for India. India led by 319 on first innings.

India made 180 for 6 declared in their second innings. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 57 off 68 balls, and VVS Laxman made 46.

Set 500 to win, England made 369 for 6. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 101 off 159 balls, and Ian Bell made 67. Sreesanth took 3 for 53 for India. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the fourth wicket between Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen.

Match drawn.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 664 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dinesh Karthik	c Matt Prior b Ryan Sidebottom	91	151
Wasim Jaffer	c Kevin Pietersen b James Anderson	35	47
Rahul Dravid	b James Anderson	55	101
Sachin Tendulkar	c Andrew Strauss b James Anderson	82	192
Sourav Ganguly	lbw b Paul Collingwood	37	77
VVS Laxman	c Matt Prior b Chris Tremlett	51	79
MS Dhoni	c Alastair Cook b Kevin Pietersen	92	81
Anil Kumble	not out	110	193
Zaheer Khan	c James Anderson b Monty Panesar	11	52
RP Singh	c & b James Anderson	11	21
Sreesanth	c Michael Vaughan b Monty Panesar	35	32

Extras 54 · Total 664 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Ryan Sidebottom	32	8	93	1
James Anderson	40	5	182	4
Chris Tremlett	40	6	132	1
Monty Panesar	45	5	159	2
Paul Collingwood	7	1	11	1
Kevin Pietersen	6	0	41	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Wasim Jaffer, 14.4 ov), 2-189 (Rahul Dravid, 48.1 ov), 3-199 (Dinesh Karthik, 51.1 ov), 4-276 (Sourav Ganguly, 79.5 ov), 5-354 (VVS Laxman, 101.2 ov), 6-417 (Sachin Tendulkar, 112.6 ov), 7-508 (MS Dhoni, 130.5 ov), 8-570 (Zaheer Khan, 150.3 ov), 9-591 (RP Singh, 156.4 ov), 10-664 (Sreesanth, 169.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Wasim Jaffer (35) and Dinesh Karthik (24)	62	90
second	Rahul Dravid (55) and Dinesh Karthik (63)	127	202
third	Sachin Tendulkar (2) and Dinesh Karthik (4)	10	18
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar (32) and Sourav Ganguly (37)	77	173
fifth	Sachin Tendulkar (21) and VVS Laxman (51)	78	130
sixth	Sachin Tendulkar (27) and MS Dhoni (26)	63	71
seventh	Anil Kumble (25) and MS Dhoni (66)	91	107
eighth	Anil Kumble (42) and Zaheer Khan (11)	62	118
ninth	Anil Kumble (9) and RP Singh (11)	21	37
tenth	Anil Kumble (34) and Sreesanth (35)	73	80

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 345 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	c Sreesanth b Zaheer Khan	6	13
Alastair Cook	c RP Singh b Anil Kumble	61	98
James Anderson	lbw b RP Singh	16	48
Michael Vaughan	c & b Anil Kumble	11	36
Kevin Pietersen	c Rahul Dravid b Sachin Tendulkar	41	107
Paul Collingwood	lbw b Sreesanth	62	120
Ian Bell	c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan	63	96
Matt Prior	c Sachin Tendulkar b Sreesanth	0	15
Ryan Sidebottom	c & b Zaheer Khan	2	4
Chris Tremlett	not out	25	49
Monty Panesar	lbw b Anil Kumble	9	42

Extras 49 · Total 345 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Zaheer Khan	22	13	32	3
Sreesanth	21	2	80	2
Anil Kumble	29.1	7	94	3
RP Singh	18	3	72	1
Sourav Ganguly	5	1	8	0
Sachin Tendulkar	7	0	26	1
VVS Laxman	1	0	5	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Andrew Strauss, 4.1 ov), 2-78 (James Anderson, 19.4 ov), 3-119 (Alastair Cook, 31.2 ov), 4-124 (Michael Vaughan, 33.3 ov), 5-202 (Kevin Pietersen, 60.1 ov), 6-288 (Paul Collingwood, 81.6 ov), 7-303 (Ian Bell, 86.2 ov), 8-305 (Ryan Sidebottom, 86.6 ov), 9-305 (Matt Prior, 89.2 ov), 10-345 (Monty Panesar, 103.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (6) and Alastair Cook (6)	12	25
second	James Anderson (16) and Alastair Cook (35)	66	95
third	Michael Vaughan (10) and Alastair Cook (20)	41	70
fourth	Michael Vaughan (1) and Kevin Pietersen (4)	5	13
fifth	Paul Collingwood (28) and Kevin Pietersen (37)	78	163
sixth	Paul Collingwood (34) and Ian Bell (50)	86	133
seventh	Ian Bell (13) and Matt Prior (0)	15	26
eighth	Ryan Sidebottom (2) and Matt Prior (0)	2	4
ninth	Chris Tremlett (0) and Matt Prior (0)	0	14
tenth	Monty Panesar (9) and Chris Tremlett (25)	40	85

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 180 FOR 6 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Dinesh Karthik	c Paul Collingwood b Chris Tremlett	8	15
Wasim Jaffer	lbw b James Anderson	0	6
Rahul Dravid	c Andrew Strauss b Paul Collingwood	12	96
Sachin Tendulkar	b James Anderson	1	11
Sourav Ganguly	c Andrew Strauss b Paul Collingwood	57	68
VVS Laxman	not out	46	86
MS Dhoni	c Matt Prior b Chris Tremlett	36	64
Anil Kumble	not out	8	8

Did not bat: Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Sreesanth

Extras 12 · Total 180 for 6 declared

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	15	8	34	2
Chris Tremlett	15	2	58	2
Paul Collingwood	10	1	24	2
Monty Panesar	18	1	58	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Wasim Jaffer, 2.2 ov), 2-10 (Dinesh Karthik, 3.6 ov), 3-11 (Sachin Tendulkar, 6.5 ov), 4-76 (Sourav Ganguly, 28.5 ov), 5-89 (Rahul Dravid, 34.4 ov), 6-158 (MS Dhoni, 54.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Wasim Jaffer (0) and Dinesh Karthik (8)	10	15
second	Rahul Dravid (0) and Dinesh Karthik (0)	0	10
third	Sachin Tendulkar (1) and Rahul Dravid (0)	1	17
fourth	Sourav Ganguly (57) and Rahul Dravid (5)	65	135
fifth	Rahul Dravid (7) and VVS Laxman (6)	13	35
sixth	VVS Laxman (27) and MS Dhoni (36)	69	123
seventh	Anil Kumble (8) and VVS Laxman (13)	22	19

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 369 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	c VVS Laxman b RP Singh	32	113
Alastair Cook	c VVS Laxman b Anil Kumble	43	85
Michael Vaughan	c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth	42	95
Kevin Pietersen	c Dinesh Karthik b Sreesanth	101	159
Paul Collingwood	lbw b Sreesanth	40	81
Ian Bell	lbw b Anil Kumble	67	62
Matt Prior	not out	12	64
Ryan Sidebottom	not out	3	15

Did not bat: Chris Tremlett, Monty Panesar, James Anderson

Extras 29 · Total 369 for 6

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Zaheer Khan	20	3	59	0
Sreesanth	21	7	53	3
Anil Kumble	37	9	123	2
RP Singh	13	2	50	1
Sachin Tendulkar	19	0	78	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-79 (Andrew Strauss, 31.4 ov), 2-86 (Alastair Cook, 34.1 ov), 3-152 (Michael Vaughan, 60.4 ov), 4-266 (Paul Collingwood, 84.1 ov), 5-289 (Kevin Pietersen, 88.6 ov), 6-363 (Ian Bell, 105.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (32) and Alastair Cook (39)	79	191
second	Michael Vaughan (2) and Alastair Cook (4)	7	16
third	Michael Vaughan (40) and Kevin Pietersen (22)	66	162
fourth	Paul Collingwood (40) and Kevin Pietersen (64)	114	146
fifth	Ian Bell (7) and Kevin Pietersen (15)	23	29
sixth	Ian Bell (60) and Matt Prior (12)	74	99
seventh	Ryan Sidebottom (3) and Matt Prior (0)	6	31

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