full, on the pads, flicked away to the left of square leg for the single that seals it
India vs England, 3rd Test at Kolkata, Dec 05 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
3rd Test, Eden Gardens, December 05 - 09, 2012, England tour of India
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That's it from Kolkata. England can celebrate long into the Kolkata night. India will move straight to the selection-committee meeting. Will tough calls be made? We will know soon. England 2-1. Can't lose the series now. But they will be disgusted if they go back with a drawn series. We will see you in Nagpur. Until then goodbye from me, Sidharth Monga, Andrew McGlashan, Alan Gardner and Alex Winter. Cheers
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"We need to give bowlers a few more runs," says MS Dhoni. "We haven't scored consistently over 300. On this wicket we should have scored 450 or above. The batsmen who got starts didn't make it matter. In the second innings, it was like a landslide we couldn't stop. We have everything to play for in Nagpur. Everybody needs to pull up their socks. OF course the better team won. They bowled in the right area,s they fielded well... They played well but we need to retaliate"
"Everyone performed," says Alastair Cook. "To keep India to 300 on that wicket was a great effort. Credit to all the hard work we have out in. It was a touch morning session yesterday. Credit to the way Sehwag and Gambhir played. We knew we needed to strike early, that's what Graeme Swann did. Nice to contribute to the team success. To score runs out here you need to bat long period. I needed some luck. We have to recover well, this win has taken a lot out of us. A big thank you to the Barmy Army, it means a long for us. This is long way from home, we need all the support. We will try to win the series in Nagpur, we can't be complacent"
Cook is also the Man of the Match
10.05am I'm back. Great scenes of joy for England. India in their dressing room. Contemplation will be the theme there.
"Congrats England... Now we will wait for the "Reverse-revenge-series"...." Jai makes fun of the propaganda
9.55am The England players in a tight huddle in the balcony. It's an easy win despite the stutter today. England have taken a 2-1 lead. The first time India have lost back-to-back Tests at home since 1999-2000. The Barmy Army sings, the England players rejoice, what sweet joy to win an away Test, and then follow it with another. Bell allows himself a quiet fist-pump. They walk on to the field to savour the moment. They will go on a victory lap surely? They have a wonderful bunch of fans who have travelled with them through the ridiculous and the sublime. I'll be back before you miss me
12.1
1
Ashwin to Bell, 1 run
We deserve to watch a Bell cover drive against the turn to end this match
end of over 125 runs
ENG: 40/3CRR: 3.33
Nick Compton9 (30b 1x4)
Ian Bell27 (27b 4x4)
Pragyan Ojha 6-3-10-1
Ravichandran Ashwin 6-1-30-2
11.6
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Ojha to Compton, no run
arm ball, outside off, another stutter, they think they want the single to point, but finally decide against it. All safe
11.5
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Ojha to Compton, no run
flat, on off, solid defensive shot again
11.4
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Ojha to Compton, no run
pushed back to Ojha
11.3
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Ojha to Compton, no run
solid front-foot defensive. Compton likes this ground. In no hurry to get off the field
11.2
1
Ojha to Bell, 1 run
on the pads, helped around the corner, worked away for a single around the corner. Scores are level
11.1
4
Ojha to Bell, FOUR runs
Shot, Bell. Lovely shot. Picks the length of a flat ball early, rocks back, and cuts this away through point
end of over 115 runs
ENG: 35/3CRR: 3.18
Ian Bell22 (25b 3x4)
Nick Compton9 (26b 1x4)
Ravichandran Ashwin 6-1-30-2
Pragyan Ojha 5-3-5-1
10.6
1
Ashwin to Bell, 1 run
tossed up again, on the pads, worked away for a single
10.5
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Ashwin to Bell, no run
a bit of overspin of this one, Bell is forward and is hit on the inside half of the bat
10.4
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Ashwin to Bell, no run
sharp offbreak from outside off, Bell stays back to defend
10.3
4
Ashwin to Bell, FOUR runs
lovely shot. Flighted outside off, bell comes forward, drives with an open face, against the turn, and through covers
10.2
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Ashwin to Bell, no run
driven down the ground, Sharma makes a diving save at mid-on
10.1
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Ashwin to Bell, no run
flighted on off, defended solidly
end of over 101 run
ENG: 30/3CRR: 3.00
Nick Compton9 (26b 1x4)
Ian Bell17 (19b 2x4)
Pragyan Ojha 5-3-5-1
Ravichandran Ashwin 5-1-25-2
9.6
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Ojha to Compton, no run
flighted on off, solid front-foot defensive
9.5
1
Ojha to Bell, 1 run
arm ball, runs off the inside half of the bat for a single
9.4
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Ojha to Bell, no run
tossed up on off, solid front-foot defensive
9.3
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Ojha to Bell, no run
flatter ball, pushed through, 92ks, punched away to cover
9.2
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Ojha to Bell, no run
flighted delivery, middle and leg, turning away, defended solidly
9.1
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Ojha to Bell, no run
length ball, on off, angling in, defended
Two sixes away
end of over 911 runs
ENG: 29/3CRR: 3.22
Nick Compton9 (25b 1x4)
Ian Bell16 (14b 2x4)
Ravichandran Ashwin 5-1-25-2
Pragyan Ojha 4-3-4-1
8.6
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Ashwin to Compton, no run
flighted offbreak, kicked away
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