player of the match
India
India 1st INNINGS
| BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Cook b Swann | 179 | 348 | 466 | 25 | 1 | 51.43 | ||
| Virender Sehwag | c †Prior b Broad | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Rahul Dravid | c Panesar b Swann | 136 | 328 | 471 | 19 | 0 | 41.46 | ||
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Swann | 11 | 26 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 42.30 | ||
| VVS Laxman | lbw b Flintoff | 0 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Yuvraj Singh | c †Prior b Panesar | 27 | 66 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 40.90 | ||
| MS Dhoni (c)† | c sub (OA Shah) b Anderson | 29 | 73 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 39.72 | ||
| Harbhajan Singh | c Swann b Panesar | 24 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 114.28 | ||
| Zaheer Khan | b Flintoff | 7 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Amit Mishra | b Flintoff | 23 | 31 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 74.19 | ||
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | ||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 5, nb 6) | 16 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (158.2 Ov, RR: 2.86, 680 Mts) | 453 | |||||||
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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 32 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 2.62 | 157 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | 26 | 9 | 84 | 1 | 3.23 | 124 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 30.2 | 10 | 54 | 3 | 1.78 | 153 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Monty Panesar | 23 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 3.86 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 45 | 11 | 122 | 3 | 2.71 | 209 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England 1st INNINGS
| BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | lbw b Khan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Khan | 50 | 67 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 74.62 | ||
| Ian Bell | b Sharma | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Kevin Pietersen (c) | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 144 | 201 | 309 | 17 | 1 | 71.64 | ||
| Paul Collingwood | c †Dhoni b Mishra | 11 | 30 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 36.66 | ||
| Andrew Flintoff | c Gambhir b Mishra | 62 | 132 | 183 | 6 | 1 | 46.96 | ||
| James Anderson | not out | 8 | 30 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 26.66 | ||
| Matt Prior † | c †Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Stuart Broad | b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
| Graeme Swann | b Khan | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Monty Panesar | c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 5 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 7, nb 6, w 1) | 15 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (83.5 Ov, RR: 3.60, 368 Mts) | 302 | |||||||
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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 21 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 3.61 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 12 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 4.58 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3.33 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 20.5 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 3.26 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amit Mishra | 24 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 3.12 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
India 2nd INNINGS
| BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Bell b Swann | 97 | 229 | 330 | 6 | 0 | 42.35 | ||
| Virender Sehwag | run out (Bell) | 17 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Rahul Dravid | b Broad | 0 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Swann b Anderson | 5 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 22.72 | ||
| VVS Laxman | run out (Flintoff/†Prior) | 15 | 49 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 30.61 | ||
| Yuvraj Singh | run out (Bell) | 86 | 93 | 134 | 6 | 4 | 92.47 | ||
| MS Dhoni (c)† | c & b Panesar | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 10, lb 8, nb 3, w 5) | 26 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (73 Ov, RR: 3.43, 330 Mts) | 251/7d | |||||||
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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 19 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 2.68 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 14 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 3.57 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 13 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 3.00 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Graeme Swann | 17 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 2.88 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monty Panesar | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.40 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd INNINGS (target: 403 runs)
| BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | not out | 21 | 83 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 25.30 | ||
| Alastair Cook | c Laxman b Sharma | 10 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 52.63 | ||
| Ian Bell | not out | 24 | 70 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 34.28 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, nb 4, w 1) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (28 Ov, RR: 2.28, 103 Mts) | 64/1 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Alastair Cook, 7.2 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1.40 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2.27 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amit Mishra | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2.00 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MS Dhoni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
| Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh | |
| Toss | India, elected to bat first |
| Series | England tour of India |
| Season | 2008/09 |
| Player Of The Match | Gautam Gambhir |
| Player Of The Series | Zaheer Khan |
| Series result | India won the 2-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 1901 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 09.00 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 14.55-15.15, Close 17.00 |
| Match days | 19,20,21,22,23 December 2008 - day(5-day match) |
| Umpires | Asad RaufDaryl Harper |
| TV Umpire | Suresh Shastri |
| Reserve Umpire | Vishwas Nerurkar |
| Match Referee | Jeff Crowe |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 19 Dec - day 1 -India 1st innings 179/1 (Gautam Gambhir 106*, Rahul Dravid 65*, 72 ov)
Sat, 20 Dec - day 2 -India 1st innings 453
Sun, 21 Dec - day 3 -England 1st innings 282/6 (James Anderson 1*, 73 ov)
Mon, 22 Dec - day 4 -India 2nd innings 134/4 (Gautam Gambhir 44*, Yuvraj Singh 39*, 50 ov)
Tue, 23 Dec - day 5 -England 2nd innings 64/1 (28 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- India 1st innings
- Match Delayed: India - 0/0
- Bad Light: India - 0/0
- Drinks: India - 15/1 in 11.0 overs (G Gambhir 9, R Dravid 3)
- India: 50 runs in 19.5 overs (121 balls), Extras 5
- Lunch: India - 51/1 in 21.0 overs (G Gambhir 35, R Dravid 11)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 120 balls (G Gambhir 30, R Dravid 15, Ex 5)
- G Gambhir: 50 off 101 balls (7 x 4)
- India: 100 runs in 33.1 overs (201 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 216 balls (G Gambhir 56, R Dravid 39, Ex 5)
- Drinks: India - 106/1 in 38.0 overs (G Gambhir 62, R Dravid 39)
- R Dravid: 50 off 151 balls (6 x 4)
- Tea: India - 134/1 in 53.0 overs (G Gambhir 78, R Dravid 50)
- India: 150 runs in 57.6 overs (352 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 350 balls (G Gambhir 86, R Dravid 60, Ex 7)
- G Gambhir: 100 off 214 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: India - 176/1 in 69.0 overs (G Gambhir 105, R Dravid 64)
- Bad Light: India - 179/1 in 72.0 overs (G Gambhir 106, R Dravid 65)
- End Of Day: India - 179/1 in 72.0 overs (G Gambhir 106, R Dravid 65)
Day 2
- New Ball Taken: India 198/1 after 80.1 overs (G Gambhir 119, R Dravid 71)
- India: 200 runs in 80.3 overs (488 balls), Extras 8
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 477 balls (G Gambhir 113, R Dravid 79, Ex 8)
- Drinks: India - 239/1 in 89.0 overs (G Gambhir 131, R Dravid 98)
- R Dravid: 100 off 261 balls (13 x 4)
- India: 250 runs in 94.1 overs (570 balls), Extras 11
- 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 571 balls (G Gambhir 134, R Dravid 106, Ex 11)
- G Gambhir: 150 off 322 balls (21 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 300 runs in 104.6 overs (635 balls), Extras 11
- Lunch: India - 302/1 in 105.0 overs (G Gambhir 167, R Dravid 124)
- 2nd Wicket: 300 runs in 629 balls (G Gambhir 163, R Dravid 129, Ex 11)
- Drinks: India - 337/3 in 119.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 11, VVS Laxman 0)
- India: 350 runs in 130.1 overs (787 balls), Extras 12
- Tea: India - 356/5 in 133.0 overs (Yuvraj Singh 12, MS Dhoni 6)
- India: 400 runs in 144.2 overs (872 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: India - 418/7 in 146.5 overs (Harbhajan Singh 24)
- India: 450 runs in 156.6 overs (948 balls), Extras 16
- Innings Break: India - 453/10 in 158.2 overs (I Sharma 1)
- England 1st innings
- Bad Light: England - 0/0
- End Of Day: England - 0/0
Day 3
- Bad Weather: England - 0/0
- England: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (62 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (AN Cook 20, KP Pietersen 27, Ex 3)
- Lunch: England - 57/2 in 12.0 overs (AN Cook 25, KP Pietersen 28)
- AN Cook: 50 off 56 balls (8 x 4)
- England: 100 runs in 19.1 overs (117 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 110 balls (AN Cook 50, KP Pietersen 49, Ex 3)
- KP Pietersen: 50 off 61 balls (9 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 129/3 in 30.0 overs (KP Pietersen 62, PD Collingwood 9)
- England: 150 runs in 35.3 overs (215 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (KP Pietersen 25, A Flintoff 25, Ex 0)
- England: 200 runs in 44.5 overs (271 balls), Extras 7
- KP Pietersen: 100 off 126 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Tea: England - 211/4 in 48.0 overs (KP Pietersen 106, A Flintoff 36)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 139 balls (KP Pietersen 58, A Flintoff 41, Ex 1)
- England: 250 runs in 61.4 overs (373 balls), Extras 10
- A Flintoff: 50 off 96 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: England - 251/4 in 62.0 overs (KP Pietersen 129, A Flintoff 50)
- End Of Day: England - 282/6 in 73.0 overs (JM Anderson 1)
Day 4
- Bad Weather: England - 282/6 in 73.0 overs (JM Anderson 1)
- England: 300 runs in 82.5 overs (503 balls), Extras 15
- Innings Break: England - 302/10 in 83.5 overs (JM Anderson 8)
- India 2nd innings
- Lunch: India - 9/0 in 2.0 overs (G Gambhir 8, V Sehwag 1)
- Drinks: India - 36/2 in 14.0 overs (G Gambhir 18, SR Tendulkar 0)
- India: 50 runs in 23.3 overs (143 balls), Extras 2
- Tea: India - 56/3 in 25.0 overs (G Gambhir 26, VVS Laxman 6)
- Drinks: India - 90/4 in 40.0 overs (G Gambhir 34, Yuvraj Singh 8)
- India: 100 runs in 44.6 overs (274 balls), Extras 11
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (G Gambhir 10, Yuvraj Singh 38, Ex 4)
- Bad Light: India - 134/4 in 50.0 overs (G Gambhir 44, Yuvraj Singh 39)
- End Of Day: India - 134/4 in 50.0 overs (G Gambhir 44, Yuvraj Singh 39)
Day 5
- Bad Light: India - 134/4 in 50.0 overs (G Gambhir 44, Yuvraj Singh 39)
- India: 150 runs in 54.4 overs (334 balls), Extras 18
- Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 57 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- G Gambhir: 50 off 174 balls (3 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 126 balls (G Gambhir 32, Yuvraj Singh 59, Ex 10)
- India: 200 runs in 60.5 overs (371 balls), Extras 20
- Lunch: India - 216/4 in 63.0 overs (G Gambhir 80, Yuvraj Singh 79)
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 175 balls (G Gambhir 55, Yuvraj Singh 84, Ex 11)
- India: 250 runs in 71.4 overs (437 balls), Extras 26
- England 2nd innings
- Tea: England - 31/1 in 13.0 overs (AJ Strauss 6, IR Bell 8)
- England: 50 runs in 20.4 overs (129 balls), Extras 9