3rd Test · England in India Test Series 2012 · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 5 Dec 2012 to 9 Dec 2012
India 316 & 247
England 523 & 41/3
England won by 7 wickets
Player of the match: AN Cook

Match summary

India played England in the 3rd Test, England in India Test Series 2012 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, from 5 Dec 2012 to 9 Dec 2012. England won by 7 wickets.

India won the toss and chose to bat first. India made 316 in 105 overs, England made 523 in 167.3 overs, India made 247 in 84.4 overs, England made 41/3 in 12.1 overs.

Alastair Cook top-scored with 191 runs in the match; James Anderson took 6/127 in the match; Alastair Cook was named player of the match.

India Innings

316/10 (105 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
G Gambhir
c IJL Trott b MS Panesar
c IJL Trott b MS Panesar 60124 12048.39
V Sehwag
run out (ST Finn, MJ Prior)
run out (ST Finn, MJ Prior) 2326 3088.46
CA Pujara
b MS Panesar
b MS Panesar 1648 2033.33
SR Tendulkar
c MJ Prior b JM Anderson
c MJ Prior b JM Anderson 76155 13049.03
V Kohli
c GP Swann b JM Anderson
c GP Swann b JM Anderson 624 1025.00
Yuvraj Singh
c AN Cook b GP Swann
c AN Cook b GP Swann 3254 4159.26
MS Dhoni
c GP Swann b ST Finn
c GP Swann b ST Finn 52114 5245.61
R Ashwin
b JM Anderson
b JM Anderson 2143 2048.84
Z Khan
lbw b MS Panesar
lbw b MS Panesar 621 1028.57
I Sharma
b MS Panesar
b MS Panesar 03 000.00
PP Ojha
not out
not out 019 000.00
Extras(b 5, lb 13, w 5, nb 1)24
Total105 Ov (RR: 3.01)316/10

Fall of wickets: 1-47 (V Sehwag, 10.1 ov), 2-88 (CA Pujara, 25.4 ov), 3-117 (G Gambhir, 41.1 ov), 4-136 (V Kohli, 48.4 ov), 5-215 (Yuvraj Singh, 68.3 ov), 6-230 (SR Tendulkar, 74.1 ov), 7-268 (R Ashwin, 88.3 ov), 8-292 (Z Khan, 93.6 ov), 9-296 (I Sharma, 95.3 ov), 10-316 (MS Dhoni, 104.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
JM Anderson 28789 33.18 134150 10
ST Finn 21273 13.48 91110 01
MS Panesar 401390 42.25 19793 00
GP Swann 16346 12.88 7780 00

England Innings

523/10 (167.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
AN Cook
run out (V Kohli)
run out (V Kohli) 190377 23250.40
NRD Compton
lbw b PP Ojha
lbw b PP Ojha 57137 6141.61
IJL Trott
c MS Dhoni b PP Ojha
c MS Dhoni b PP Ojha 87223 10039.01
KP Pietersen
lbw b R Ashwin
lbw b R Ashwin 5485 9163.53
IR Bell
c MS Dhoni b I Sharma
c MS Dhoni b I Sharma 523 0021.74
SR Patel
c V Sehwag b PP Ojha
c V Sehwag b PP Ojha 3347 5070.21
MJ Prior
c MS Dhoni b Z Khan
c MS Dhoni b Z Khan 4149 6183.67
GP Swann
c V Sehwag b PP Ojha
c V Sehwag b PP Ojha 2146 3045.65
ST Finn
not out
not out 413 1030.77
JM Anderson
c V Sehwag b R Ashwin
c V Sehwag b R Ashwin 99 10100.00
MS Panesar
lbw b R Ashwin
lbw b R Ashwin 01 000.00
Extras(b 13, lb 4, w 0, nb 5)22
Total167.3 Ov (RR: 3.12)523/10

Fall of wickets: 1-165 (NRD Compton, 52.6 ov), 2-338 (IJL Trott, 119.2 ov), 3-359 (AN Cook, 126.5 ov), 4-395 (IR Bell, 136.5 ov), 5-420 (KP Pietersen, 143.2 ov), 6-453 (SR Patel, 149.6 ov), 7-510 (GP Swann, 163.2 ov), 8-510 (MJ Prior, 164.2 ov), 9-523 (JM Anderson, 167.2 ov), 10-523 (MS Panesar, 167.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Z Khan 31694 13.03 140140 00
I Sharma 29878 12.69 148121 05
R Ashwin 52.39183 33.49 219182 00
PP Ojha 5210142 42.73 242182 00
Yuvraj Singh 319 03.00 1520 00

India Innings

247/10 (84.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
G Gambhir
c MJ Prior b ST Finn
c MJ Prior b ST Finn 40104 4138.46
V Sehwag
b GP Swann
b GP Swann 4957 7085.96
CA Pujara
run out (IR Bell)
run out (IR Bell) 822 2036.36
SR Tendulkar
c IJL Trott b GP Swann
c IJL Trott b GP Swann 56 1083.33
V Kohli
c MJ Prior b ST Finn
c MJ Prior b ST Finn 2060 3033.33
Yuvraj Singh
b JM Anderson
b JM Anderson 1117 2064.71
MS Dhoni
c AN Cook b JM Anderson
c AN Cook b JM Anderson 03 000.00
R Ashwin
not out
not out 91157 15057.96
Z Khan
lbw b ST Finn
lbw b ST Finn 04 000.00
I Sharma
b MS Panesar
b MS Panesar 1053 2018.87
PP Ojha
b JM Anderson
b JM Anderson 325 0012.00
Extras(b 8, lb 2, w 0, nb 0)10
Total84.4 Ov (RR: 2.92)247/10

Fall of wickets: 1-86 (V Sehwag, 21.1 ov), 2-98 (CA Pujara, 28.6 ov), 3-103 (G Gambhir, 30.4 ov), 4-107 (SR Tendulkar, 31.5 ov), 5-122 (Yuvraj Singh, 36.4 ov), 6-122 (MS Dhoni, 38.1 ov), 7-155 (V Kohli, 52.5 ov), 8-159 (Z Khan, 54.3 ov), 9-197 (I Sharma, 72.3 ov), 10-247 (PP Ojha, 84.4 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
JM Anderson 15.4438 32.43 7860 00
ST Finn 18645 32.50 9090 00
MS Panesar 22175 13.41 95101 00
GP Swann 28970 22.50 133100 00
SR Patel 109 09.00 010 00

England Innings

41/3 (12.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
AN Cook
st MS Dhoni b R Ashwin
st MS Dhoni b R Ashwin 14 0025.00
NRD Compton
not out
not out 930 1030.00
IJL Trott
lbw b PP Ojha
lbw b PP Ojha 36 0050.00
KP Pietersen
c MS Dhoni b R Ashwin
c MS Dhoni b R Ashwin 05 000.00
IR Bell
not out
not out 2828 40100.00
Extras(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)0
Total12.1 Ov (RR: 3.37)41/3

Did not bat: MJ Prior, SR Patel, GP Swann, MS Panesar, ST Finn, JM Anderson

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (AN Cook, 0.5 ov), 2-7 (IJL Trott, 3.2 ov), 3-8 (KP Pietersen, 4.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
R Ashwin 6.1131 25.03 2440 00
PP Ojha 6310 11.67 3110 00

Frequently asked questions

Who won the India vs England match on 5 Dec 2012?

England won by 7 wickets.

Who was player of the match in India vs England?

Alastair Cook.

Who scored the most runs in India vs England?

Alastair Cook (England) with 191 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in India vs England?

James Anderson, with 6/127.

Who won the toss in India vs England?

India, who chose to bat first.

Where was India vs England played?

At Eden Gardens, Kolkata.