India v England 2nd Test
England tour of India - 2008 (2008/09) · Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh · 19 December 2008
Match drawn
Match drawn. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 179 for India. Harbhajan Singh took 4/68.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 2008 (2008/09)
- Ground
- Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Chandigarh (then Punjab Cricket Association Stadium)
- Dates
- 19 December 2008 to 23 December 2008
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Gautam Gambhir
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), Kevin Pietersen (England)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 453 all out. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 179 off 348 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 136. Andrew Flintoff took 3 for 54 for England. The innings was built on a 314-run stand for the second wicket between Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir, 69% of the total.
England replied with 302 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 144 off 201 balls, and Andrew Flintoff made 62. Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 68 for India. The innings was built on a 149-run stand for the fifth wicket between Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen, 49% of the total. From 280 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 22 runs, to 302 for 10. India led by 151 on first innings.
India made 251 for 7 declared in their second innings. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 97 off 229 balls, and Yuvraj Singh made 86. The innings was built on a 153-run stand for the fifth wicket between Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir, 61% of the total.
Set 403 to win, England made 64 for 1. Ian Bell top-scored with 24 not out off 70 balls.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 453 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Alastair Cook b Graeme Swann | 179 | 348 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Matt Prior b Stuart Broad | 0 | 3 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Monty Panesar b Graeme Swann | 136 | 328 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Graeme Swann | 11 | 26 |
| VVS Laxman | lbw b Andrew Flintoff | 0 | 24 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Matt Prior b Monty Panesar | 27 | 66 |
| MS Dhoni | c Owais Shah b James Anderson | 29 | 73 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Graeme Swann b Monty Panesar | 24 | 21 |
| Zaheer Khan | b Andrew Flintoff | 7 | 21 |
| Amit Mishra | b Andrew Flintoff | 23 | 31 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 1 | 15 |
Extras 16 · Total 453 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 32 | 5 | 84 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 26 | 9 | 84 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 30.2 | 10 | 54 | 3 |
| Monty Panesar | 23 | 2 | 89 | 2 |
| Graeme Swann | 45 | 11 | 122 | 3 |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Virender Sehwag, 1.6 ov), 2-320 (Gautam Gambhir, 109.5 ov), 3-329 (Rahul Dravid, 113.3 ov), 4-337 (Sachin Tendulkar, 119.4 ov), 5-339 (VVS Laxman, 120.6 ov), 6-379 (Yuvraj Singh, 140.3 ov), 7-418 (MS Dhoni, 146.5 ov), 8-418 (Harbhajan Singh, 147.2 ov), 9-446 (Zaheer Khan, 154.3 ov), 10-453 (Amit Mishra, 158.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (6) and Virender Sehwag (0) | 6 | 12 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (130) and Gautam Gambhir (173) | 314 | 652 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (3) and Rahul Dravid (6) | 9 | 22 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (8) and VVS Laxman (0) | 8 | 37 |
| fifth | VVS Laxman (0) and Yuvraj Singh (2) | 2 | 8 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (14) and Yuvraj Singh (25) | 40 | 118 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (24) and MS Dhoni (15) | 39 | 38 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Zaheer Khan (0) | 0 | 3 |
| ninth | Zaheer Khan (7) and Amit Mishra (21) | 28 | 43 |
| tenth | Amit Mishra (2) and Ishant Sharma (1) | 7 | 23 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 302 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 3 |
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 50 | 67 |
| Ian Bell | b Ishant Sharma | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 144 | 201 |
| Paul Collingwood | c MS Dhoni b Amit Mishra | 11 | 30 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Gautam Gambhir b Amit Mishra | 62 | 132 |
| James Anderson | not out | 8 | 30 |
| Matt Prior | c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 8 |
| Stuart Broad | b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 9 |
| Graeme Swann | b Zaheer Khan | 3 | 9 |
| Monty Panesar | c Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 5 | 16 |
Extras 15 · Total 302 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 21 | 3 | 76 | 3 |
| Ishant Sharma | 12 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 20.5 | 2 | 68 | 4 |
| Amit Mishra | 24 | 0 | 75 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 0.3 ov), 2-1 (Ian Bell, 1.1 ov), 3-104 (Alastair Cook, 21.6 ov), 4-131 (Paul Collingwood, 30.3 ov), 5-280 (Kevin Pietersen, 71.1 ov), 6-282 (Andrew Flintoff, 72.6 ov), 7-285 (Matt Prior, 75.1 ov), 8-290 (Stuart Broad, 77.4 ov), 9-293 (Graeme Swann, 80.3 ov), 10-302 (Monty Panesar, 83.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (0) and Alastair Cook (0) | 0 | 3 |
| second | Ian Bell (1) and Alastair Cook (0) | 1 | 4 |
| third | Kevin Pietersen (50) and Alastair Cook (50) | 103 | 127 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (11) and Kevin Pietersen (12) | 27 | 51 |
| fifth | Andrew Flintoff (61) and Kevin Pietersen (82) | 149 | 246 |
| sixth | Andrew Flintoff (1) and James Anderson (1) | 2 | 11 |
| seventh | James Anderson (1) and Matt Prior (2) | 3 | 13 |
| eighth | James Anderson (3) and Stuart Broad (1) | 5 | 16 |
| ninth | Graeme Swann (3) and James Anderson (0) | 3 | 17 |
| tenth | Monty Panesar (5) and James Anderson (3) | 9 | 20 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 251 FOR 7 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Ian Bell b Graeme Swann | 97 | 229 |
| Virender Sehwag | run out (Ian Bell) | 17 | 17 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Stuart Broad | 0 | 19 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Graeme Swann b James Anderson | 5 | 22 |
| VVS Laxman | run out (Andrew Flintoff, Matt Prior) | 15 | 49 |
| Yuvraj Singh | run out (Ian Bell) | 86 | 93 |
| MS Dhoni | c & b Monty Panesar | 0 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 5 | 10 |
Did not bat: Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma
Extras 26 · Total 251 for 7 declared
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 19 | 8 | 51 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 14 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 13 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 17 | 3 | 49 | 1 |
| Monty Panesar | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Virender Sehwag, 5.5 ov), 2-36 (Rahul Dravid, 11.6 ov), 3-44 (Sachin Tendulkar, 19.4 ov), 4-80 (VVS Laxman, 38.1 ov), 5-233 (Yuvraj Singh, 67.5 ov), 6-241 (MS Dhoni, 69.1 ov), 7-251 (Gautam Gambhir, 72.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (13) and Virender Sehwag (17) | 30 | 34 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (0) and Gautam Gambhir (5) | 6 | 37 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (5) and Gautam Gambhir (3) | 8 | 46 |
| fourth | VVS Laxman (15) and Gautam Gambhir (12) | 36 | 113 |
| fifth | Yuvraj Singh (86) and Gautam Gambhir (56) | 153 | 178 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (0) and Gautam Gambhir (4) | 8 | 8 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (5) and Gautam Gambhir (4) | 10 | 23 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 64 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | not out | 21 | 83 |
| Alastair Cook | c VVS Laxman b Ishant Sharma | 10 | 19 |
| Ian Bell | not out | 24 | 70 |
Did not bat: Matt Prior, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Monty Panesar
Extras 9 · Total 64 for 1
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Amit Mishra | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| MS Dhoni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Alastair Cook, 7.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (6) and Alastair Cook (10) | 18 | 45 |
| second | Andrew Strauss (15) and Ian Bell (24) | 46 | 127 |
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