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England v India 3rd Test

India tour of England - 2011 (2011) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 10 August 2011

England won by an innings and 242 runs

England won by an innings and 242 runs. Alastair Cook top-scored with 294 for England. Stuart Broad took 4/53.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 2011 (2011)
Ground
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates
10 August 2011 to 13 August 2011
Toss
England, chose to field
Result
England won by an innings and 242 runs
Player of the match
Alastair Cook
Captains
MS Dhoni (India), Andrew Strauss (England)
Umpires
SJA Taufel and SJ Davis
Match referee
RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field.

India batted first and made 224 all out. MS Dhoni top-scored with 77 off 96 balls. Stuart Broad took 4 for 53 for England. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 280 across 8 Tests.

England replied with 710 for 7 declared. Alastair Cook top-scored with 294 off 545 balls, and Eoin Morgan made 104. Amit Mishra took 3 for 150 for India. The innings was built on a 222-run stand for the fourth wicket between Alastair Cook and Eoin Morgan. England led by 486 on first innings.

India made 244 all out in their second innings. MS Dhoni top-scored with 74 not out off 79 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 40. James Anderson took 4 for 85 for England.

England won by an innings and 242 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Edgbaston across the 55 Tests in our archive. England's 710 is the highest total at Edgbaston. Alastair Cook's 294 is the highest individual score at Edgbaston.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 224 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirb Tim Bresnan3864
Virender Sehwagc Matt Prior b Stuart Broad01
Rahul Dravidb Tim Bresnan2268
Sachin Tendulkarc James Anderson b Stuart Broad18
VVS Laxmanc Stuart Broad b Tim Bresnan3041
Suresh Rainab James Anderson421
MS Dhonic Andrew Strauss b Stuart Broad7796
Amit Mishrac Matt Prior b Stuart Broad413
Praveen Kumarc Matt Prior b Tim Bresnan2639
Ishant Sharmac Alastair Cook b James Anderson419
Sreesanthnot out04

Extras 18 · Total 224 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson21.23692
Stuart Broad176534
Tim Bresnan204624
Graeme Swann40220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Virender Sehwag, 1.1 ov), 2-59 (Gautam Gambhir, 19.5 ov), 3-60 (Sachin Tendulkar, 22.1 ov), 4-75 (Rahul Dravid, 26.2 ov), 5-92 (Suresh Raina, 33.1 ov), 6-100 (VVS Laxman, 34.4 ov), 7-111 (Amit Mishra, 39.3 ov), 8-195 (Praveen Kumar, 53.3 ov), 9-224 (MS Dhoni, 61.2 ov), 10-224 (Ishant Sharma, 62.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (8) and Virender Sehwag (0)87
secondRahul Dravid (20) and Gautam Gambhir (30)51112
thirdSachin Tendulkar (1) and Rahul Dravid (0)114
fourthRahul Dravid (2) and VVS Laxman (13)1525
fifthVVS Laxman (9) and Suresh Raina (4)1741
sixthVVS Laxman (8) and MS Dhoni (0)89
seventhMS Dhoni (6) and Amit Mishra (4)1129
eighthMS Dhoni (49) and Praveen Kumar (26)8484
ninthMS Dhoni (22) and Ishant Sharma (4)2947
tenthSreesanth (0) and Ishant Sharma (0)06
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 710 FOR 7 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Straussb Amit Mishra87176
Alastair Cookc Suresh Raina b Ishant Sharma294545
Ian Bellb Praveen Kumar3443
Kevin Pietersenlbw b Praveen Kumar6378
Eoin Morganc Virender Sehwag b Suresh Raina104199
Ravi Boparalbw b Amit Mishra715
Matt Priorc Sachin Tendulkar b Amit Mishra511
Tim Bresnannot out5375

Did not bat: James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann

Extras 63 · Total 710 for 7 declared

Bowler (India)OMRW
Praveen Kumar4013982
Sreesanth3641580
Ishant Sharma37.171591
Amit Mishra4321503
Suresh Raina281831
Sachin Tendulkar40170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-186 (Andrew Strauss, 55.6 ov), 2-252 (Ian Bell, 70.2 ov), 3-374 (Kevin Pietersen, 92.6 ov), 4-596 (Eoin Morgan, 160.5 ov), 5-605 (Ravi Bopara, 163.4 ov), 6-613 (Matt Prior, 165.6 ov), 7-710 (Alastair Cook, 188.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAndrew Strauss (87) and Alastair Cook (71)186343
secondIan Bell (34) and Alastair Cook (29)6689
thirdKevin Pietersen (63) and Alastair Cook (52)122138
fourthAlastair Cook (95) and Eoin Morgan (104)222408
fifthRavi Bopara (7) and Alastair Cook (2)917
sixthMatt Prior (5) and Alastair Cook (3)814
seventhTim Bresnan (53) and Alastair Cook (42)97133
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 244 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirc Graeme Swann b James Anderson1442
Virender Sehwagc Andrew Strauss b James Anderson01
Rahul Dravidc Matt Prior b James Anderson1839
Sachin Tendulkarrun out (Graeme Swann)4060
VVS Laxmanc Matt Prior b James Anderson221
Suresh Rainalbw b Graeme Swann1024
MS Dhoninot out7479
Amit Mishrac Stuart Broad b Graeme Swann2228
Praveen Kumarc Ravi Bopara b Stuart Broad4018
Ishant Sharmalbw b Stuart Broad08
Sreesanthc Kevin Pietersen b Tim Bresnan513

Extras 19 · Total 244 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson183854
Stuart Broad124282
Tim Bresnan10.33191
Graeme Swann131882
Kevin Pietersen20120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Virender Sehwag, 0.2 ov), 2-35 (Gautam Gambhir, 13.1 ov), 3-40 (Rahul Dravid, 15.2 ov), 4-56 (VVS Laxman, 21.3 ov), 5-87 (Suresh Raina, 28.6 ov), 6-89 (Sachin Tendulkar, 32.2 ov), 7-130 (Amit Mishra, 40.5 ov), 8-205 (Praveen Kumar, 48.2 ov), 9-221 (Ishant Sharma, 50.4 ov), 10-244 (Sreesanth, 55.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (3) and Virender Sehwag (0)32
secondRahul Dravid (18) and Gautam Gambhir (11)3277
thirdSachin Tendulkar (5) and Rahul Dravid (0)513
fourthSachin Tendulkar (14) and VVS Laxman (2)1637
fifthSachin Tendulkar (20) and Suresh Raina (10)3145
sixthSachin Tendulkar (1) and MS Dhoni (1)220
seventhMS Dhoni (15) and Amit Mishra (22)4151
eighthMS Dhoni (28) and Praveen Kumar (40)7545
ninthMS Dhoni (12) and Ishant Sharma (0)1614
tenthMS Dhoni (18) and Sreesanth (5)2329
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