Match summary
India played England in the 2nd Test, England in India Test Series 2008 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, from 19 Dec 2008 to 23 Dec 2008. Match drawn.
India won the toss and chose to bat first. India made 453 in 158.2 overs, England made 302 in 83.5 overs, India made 251/7 declared in 73 overs, England made 64/1 in 28 overs.
Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 276 runs in the match; Harbhajan Singh took 4/93 in the match; Gautam Gambhir was named player of the match.
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir c AN Cook b GP Swann |
c AN Cook b GP Swann | 179 | 348 | 25 | 1 | 51.44 |
| V Sehwag c MJ Prior b SCJ Broad |
c MJ Prior b SCJ Broad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R Dravid c MS Panesar b GP Swann |
c MS Panesar b GP Swann | 136 | 328 | 19 | 0 | 41.46 |
| SR Tendulkar lbw b GP Swann |
lbw b GP Swann | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.31 |
| VVS Laxman lbw b A Flintoff |
lbw b A Flintoff | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yuvraj Singh c MJ Prior b MS Panesar |
c MJ Prior b MS Panesar | 27 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 40.91 |
| MS Dhoni c OA Shah b JM Anderson |
c OA Shah b JM Anderson | 29 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 39.73 |
| Harbhajan Singh c GP Swann b MS Panesar |
c GP Swann b MS Panesar | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Z Khan b A Flintoff |
b A Flintoff | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| A Mishra b A Flintoff |
b A Flintoff | 23 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 74.19 |
| I Sharma not out |
not out | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 5, w 0, nb 6) | 16 | ||||
| Total | 158.2 Ov (RR: 2.86) | 453/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (V Sehwag, 1.6 ov), 2-320 (G Gambhir, 109.5 ov), 3-329 (R Dravid, 113.3 ov), 4-337 (SR 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 (Z Khan, 154.3 ov), 10-453 (A Mishra, 158.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 32 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 2.63 | 157 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SCJ Broad | 26 | 9 | 84 | 1 | 3.23 | 124 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Flintoff | 30.2 | 10 | 54 | 3 | 1.78 | 153 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MS Panesar | 23 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 3.87 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Swann | 45 | 11 | 122 | 3 | 2.71 | 209 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PD Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Strauss lbw b Z Khan |
lbw b Z Khan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| AN Cook lbw b Z Khan |
lbw b Z Khan | 50 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 74.63 |
| IR Bell b I Sharma |
b I Sharma | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| KP Pietersen lbw b Harbhajan Singh |
lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 144 | 201 | 17 | 1 | 71.64 |
| PD Collingwood c MS Dhoni b A Mishra |
c MS Dhoni b A Mishra | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 36.67 |
| A Flintoff c G Gambhir b A Mishra |
c G Gambhir b A Mishra | 62 | 132 | 6 | 1 | 46.97 |
| JM Anderson not out |
not out | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| MJ Prior c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh |
c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| SCJ Broad b Harbhajan Singh |
b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| GP Swann b Z Khan |
b Z Khan | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| MS Panesar c G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh |
c G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 7, w 1, nb 6) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 83.5 Ov (RR: 3.60) | 302/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (AJ Strauss, 0.3 ov), 2-1 (IR Bell, 1.1 ov), 3-104 (AN Cook, 21.6 ov), 4-131 (PD Collingwood, 30.3 ov), 5-280 (KP Pietersen, 71.1 ov), 6-282 (A Flintoff, 72.6 ov), 7-285 (MJ Prior, 75.1 ov), 8-290 (SCJ Broad, 77.4 ov), 9-293 (GP Swann, 80.3 ov), 10-302 (MS Panesar, 83.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 21 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 3.62 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| I 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 |
| A Mishra | 24 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 3.13 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir c IR Bell b GP Swann |
c IR Bell b GP Swann | 97 | 229 | 6 | 0 | 42.36 |
| V Sehwag run out (IR Bell) |
run out (IR Bell) | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| R Dravid b SCJ Broad |
b SCJ Broad | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SR Tendulkar c GP Swann b JM Anderson |
c GP Swann b JM Anderson | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22.73 |
| VVS Laxman run out (A Flintoff, MJ Prior) |
run out (A Flintoff, MJ Prior) | 15 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 30.61 |
| Yuvraj Singh run out (IR Bell) |
run out (IR Bell) | 86 | 93 | 6 | 4 | 92.47 |
| MS Dhoni c & b MS Panesar |
c & b MS Panesar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harbhajan Singh not out |
not out | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (b 10, lb 8, w 5, nb 3) | 26 | ||||
| Total | 73 Ov (RR: 3.44) | 251/7 | ||||
Did not bat: I Sharma, A Mishra, Z Khan
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (V Sehwag, 5.5 ov), 2-36 (R Dravid, 11.6 ov), 3-44 (SR 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 (G Gambhir, 72.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 19 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 2.68 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad | 14 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 3.57 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| A Flintoff | 13 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 3.00 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GP Swann | 17 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 2.88 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MS Panesar | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.40 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
England Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Strauss not out |
not out | 21 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 25.30 |
| AN Cook c VVS Laxman b I Sharma |
c VVS Laxman b I Sharma | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 52.63 |
| IR Bell not out |
not out | 24 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 34.29 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 0, w 1, nb 4) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 28 Ov (RR: 2.29) | 64/1 | ||||
Did not bat: MJ Prior, GP Swann, KP Pietersen, MS Panesar, PD Collingwood, JM Anderson, A Flintoff, SCJ Broad
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (AN Cook, 7.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I 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 |
| A 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 |
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- Match
- 2nd Test · England in India Test Series 2008
- Venue
- Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
- Date
- 19 Dec 2008 to 23 Dec 2008
- Toss
- India, elected to bat first
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- G Gambhir
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2008/09
Frequently asked questions
Who won the India vs England match on 19 Dec 2008?
Match drawn.
Who was player of the match in India vs England?
Gautam Gambhir.
Who scored the most runs in India vs England?
Gautam Gambhir (India) with 276 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in India vs England?
Harbhajan Singh, with 4/93.
Who won the toss in India vs England?
India, who chose to bat first.
Where was India vs England played?
At Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.