England v India 5th Investec Test
India tour of England - 2014 (2014) · Kennington Oval, London · 15 August 2014
England won by an innings and 244 runs
England won by an innings and 244 runs. Joe Root top-scored with 149* for England. Chris Jordan took 4/18.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of England - 2014 (2014)
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Dates
- 15 August 2014 to 17 August 2014
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by an innings and 244 runs
- Player of the match
- Joe Root
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), Alastair Cook (England)
- Umpires
- HDPK Dharmasena and PR Reiffel
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 148 all out. MS Dhoni top-scored with 82 off 140 balls. Chris Woakes took 3 for 30 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 28 for 4. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 364 across 10 Tests.
England replied with 486 all out. Joe Root top-scored with 149 not out off 165 balls, and Alastair Cook made 79. Ishant Sharma took 4 for 96 for India. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the second wicket between Alastair Cook and Gary Ballance. England led by 338 on first innings.
India made 94 all out in their second innings. Stuart Binny top-scored with 25 not out off 28 balls. Chris Jordan took 4 for 18 for England. From 45 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 74 for 8.
England won by an innings and 244 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 148 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | c Joe Root b Chris Woakes | 18 | 64 |
| Gautam Gambhir | c Jos Buttler b James Anderson | 0 | 1 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | b Stuart Broad | 4 | 19 |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Chris Jordan | 6 | 18 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c & b Chris Jordan | 0 | 8 |
| MS Dhoni | c Chris Woakes b Stuart Broad | 82 | 140 |
| Stuart Binny | c Alastair Cook b James Anderson | 5 | 30 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Joe Root b Chris Woakes | 13 | 17 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | c Jos Buttler b Chris Jordan | 5 | 11 |
| Varun Aaron | c & b Chris Woakes | 1 | 17 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 7 | 42 |
Extras 7 · Total 148 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 17 | 4 | 51 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | 15.1 | 4 | 27 | 2 |
| Chris Jordan | 14 | 7 | 32 | 3 |
| Chris Woakes | 14 | 7 | 30 | 3 |
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Gautam Gambhir, 0.4 ov), 2-10 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 5.6 ov), 3-26 (Virat Kohli, 13.4 ov), 4-28 (Ajinkya Rahane, 15.6 ov), 5-36 (Murali Vijay, 18.5 ov), 6-44 (Stuart Binny, 30.3 ov), 7-68 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 36.4 ov), 8-79 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 39.1 ov), 9-90 (Varun Aaron, 44.5 ov), 10-148 (MS Dhoni, 61.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (0) and Murali Vijay (3) | 3 | 4 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (4) and Murali Vijay (3) | 7 | 32 |
| third | Murali Vijay (6) and Virat Kohli (6) | 16 | 46 |
| fourth | Murali Vijay (2) and Ajinkya Rahane (0) | 2 | 14 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (4) and Murali Vijay (4) | 8 | 17 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (2) and Stuart Binny (5) | 8 | 70 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (11) and Ravichandran Ashwin (13) | 24 | 37 |
| eighth | MS Dhoni (5) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5) | 11 | 15 |
| ninth | MS Dhoni (10) and Varun Aaron (1) | 11 | 34 |
| tenth | MS Dhoni (50) and Ishant Sharma (7) | 58 | 98 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 486 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c Murali Vijay b Varun Aaron | 79 | 183 |
| Sam Robson | b Varun Aaron | 37 | 70 |
| Gary Ballance | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Ravichandran Ashwin | 64 | 117 |
| Ian Bell | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 7 | 16 |
| Joe Root | not out | 149 | 165 |
| Moeen Ali | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 14 | 24 |
| Jos Buttler | c Ravichandran Ashwin b Ishant Sharma | 45 | 73 |
| Chris Woakes | c MS Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Jordan | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 20 | 33 |
| Stuart Broad | c Virat Kohli b Ishant Sharma | 37 | 21 |
| James Anderson | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 | 5 |
Extras 33 · Total 486 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 24 | 3 | 86 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 30 | 8 | 96 | 4 |
| Varun Aaron | 29 | 1 | 153 | 2 |
| Stuart Binny | 12 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 21.3 | 2 | 72 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-66 (Sam Robson, 20.5 ov), 2-191 (Alastair Cook, 57.4 ov), 3-201 (Gary Ballance, 62.5 ov), 4-204 (Ian Bell, 63.1 ov), 5-229 (Moeen Ali, 68.6 ov), 6-309 (Jos Buttler, 93.4 ov), 7-318 (Chris Woakes, 94.5 ov), 8-400 (Chris Jordan, 107.2 ov), 9-463 (Stuart Broad, 113.6 ov), 10-486 (James Anderson, 116.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (24) and Sam Robson (37) | 66 | 125 |
| second | Alastair Cook (55) and Gary Ballance (59) | 125 | 228 |
| third | Ian Bell (5) and Gary Ballance (5) | 10 | 31 |
| fourth | Ian Bell (2) and Joe Root (0) | 3 | 3 |
| fifth | Moeen Ali (14) and Joe Root (7) | 25 | 35 |
| sixth | Joe Root (31) and Jos Buttler (45) | 80 | 149 |
| seventh | Chris Woakes (0) and Joe Root (9) | 9 | 7 |
| eighth | Chris Jordan (20) and Joe Root (55) | 82 | 76 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (37) and Joe Root (25) | 63 | 41 |
| tenth | James Anderson (1) and Joe Root (22) | 23 | 15 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 94 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | lbw b James Anderson | 2 | 16 |
| Gautam Gambhir | run out (Chris Woakes) | 3 | 19 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Jos Buttler b James Anderson | 11 | 19 |
| Virat Kohli | c Alastair Cook b Chris Jordan | 20 | 54 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Gary Ballance b Stuart Broad | 4 | 15 |
| MS Dhoni | c Sam Robson b Chris Woakes | 0 | 5 |
| Stuart Binny | not out | 25 | 28 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Ian Bell b Chris Jordan | 7 | 9 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | c Ian Bell b Chris Jordan | 4 | 4 |
| Varun Aaron | run out (Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler) | 1 | 3 |
| Ishant Sharma | c Moeen Ali b Chris Jordan | 2 | 4 |
Extras 15 · Total 94 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 8 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | 10 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Chris Woakes | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Chris Jordan | 4.2 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Murali Vijay, 4.5 ov), 2-9 (Gautam Gambhir, 6.1 ov), 3-30 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 12.5 ov), 4-45 (Ajinkya Rahane, 17.5 ov), 5-46 (MS Dhoni, 18.4 ov), 6-62 (Virat Kohli, 23.2 ov), 7-70 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 25.2 ov), 8-74 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 25.6 ov), 9-84 (Varun Aaron, 26.6 ov), 10-94 (Ishant Sharma, 29.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (0) and Murali Vijay (2) | 6 | 29 |
| second | Gautam Gambhir (3) and Cheteshwar Pujara (0) | 3 | 7 |
| third | Cheteshwar Pujara (11) and Virat Kohli (10) | 21 | 40 |
| fourth | Virat Kohli (6) and Ajinkya Rahane (4) | 15 | 30 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (0) and Virat Kohli (0) | 1 | 5 |
| sixth | Stuart Binny (12) and Virat Kohli (4) | 16 | 28 |
| seventh | Stuart Binny (1) and Ravichandran Ashwin (7) | 8 | 12 |
| eighth | Stuart Binny (0) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4) | 4 | 4 |
| ninth | Stuart Binny (5) and Varun Aaron (0) | 10 | 5 |
| tenth | Stuart Binny (7) and Ishant Sharma (2) | 10 | 14 |
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