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
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir c IJL Trott b MS Panesar |
c IJL Trott b MS Panesar | 60 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 48.39 |
| V Sehwag run out (ST Finn, MJ Prior) |
run out (ST Finn, MJ Prior) | 23 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 88.46 |
| CA Pujara b MS Panesar |
b MS Panesar | 16 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| SR Tendulkar c MJ Prior b JM Anderson |
c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 76 | 155 | 13 | 0 | 49.03 |
| V Kohli c GP Swann b JM Anderson |
c GP Swann b JM Anderson | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Yuvraj Singh c AN Cook b GP Swann |
c AN Cook b GP Swann | 32 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 59.26 |
| MS Dhoni c GP Swann b ST Finn |
c GP Swann b ST Finn | 52 | 114 | 5 | 2 | 45.61 |
| R Ashwin b JM Anderson |
b JM Anderson | 21 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 48.84 |
| Z Khan lbw b MS Panesar |
lbw b MS Panesar | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| I Sharma b MS Panesar |
b MS Panesar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PP Ojha not out |
not out | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 13, w 5, nb 1) | 24 | ||||
| Total | 105 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 28 | 7 | 89 | 3 | 3.18 | 134 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ST Finn | 21 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 3.48 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MS Panesar | 40 | 13 | 90 | 4 | 2.25 | 197 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Swann | 16 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 2.88 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cook run out (V Kohli) |
run out (V Kohli) | 190 | 377 | 23 | 2 | 50.40 |
| NRD Compton lbw b PP Ojha |
lbw b PP Ojha | 57 | 137 | 6 | 1 | 41.61 |
| IJL Trott c MS Dhoni b PP Ojha |
c MS Dhoni b PP Ojha | 87 | 223 | 10 | 0 | 39.01 |
| KP Pietersen lbw b R Ashwin |
lbw b R Ashwin | 54 | 85 | 9 | 1 | 63.53 |
| IR Bell c MS Dhoni b I Sharma |
c MS Dhoni b I Sharma | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21.74 |
| SR Patel c V Sehwag b PP Ojha |
c V Sehwag b PP Ojha | 33 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 70.21 |
| MJ Prior c MS Dhoni b Z Khan |
c MS Dhoni b Z Khan | 41 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 83.67 |
| GP Swann c V Sehwag b PP Ojha |
c V Sehwag b PP Ojha | 21 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 45.65 |
| ST Finn not out |
not out | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| JM Anderson c V Sehwag b R Ashwin |
c V Sehwag b R Ashwin | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| MS Panesar lbw b R Ashwin |
lbw b R Ashwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 13, lb 4, w 0, nb 5) | 22 | ||||
| Total | 167.3 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 31 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 3.03 | 140 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I Sharma | 29 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 2.69 | 148 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| R Ashwin | 52.3 | 9 | 183 | 3 | 3.49 | 219 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PP Ojha | 52 | 10 | 142 | 4 | 2.73 | 242 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir c MJ Prior b ST Finn |
c MJ Prior b ST Finn | 40 | 104 | 4 | 1 | 38.46 |
| V Sehwag b GP Swann |
b GP Swann | 49 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 85.96 |
| CA Pujara run out (IR Bell) |
run out (IR Bell) | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 |
| SR Tendulkar c IJL Trott b GP Swann |
c IJL Trott b GP Swann | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| V Kohli c MJ Prior b ST Finn |
c MJ Prior b ST Finn | 20 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Yuvraj Singh b JM Anderson |
b JM Anderson | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 64.71 |
| MS Dhoni c AN Cook b JM Anderson |
c AN Cook b JM Anderson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R Ashwin not out |
not out | 91 | 157 | 15 | 0 | 57.96 |
| Z Khan lbw b ST Finn |
lbw b ST Finn | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| I Sharma b MS Panesar |
b MS Panesar | 10 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 18.87 |
| PP Ojha b JM Anderson |
b JM Anderson | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 2, w 0, nb 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 84.4 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 15.4 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 2.43 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Finn | 18 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 2.50 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MS Panesar | 22 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 3.41 | 95 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Swann | 28 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 2.50 | 133 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Patel | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cook st MS Dhoni b R Ashwin |
st MS Dhoni b R Ashwin | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| NRD Compton not out |
not out | 9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| IJL Trott lbw b PP Ojha |
lbw b PP Ojha | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| KP Pietersen c MS Dhoni b R Ashwin |
c MS Dhoni b R Ashwin | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IR Bell not out |
not out | 28 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0) | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12.1 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)
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- Match
- 3rd Test · England in India Test Series 2012
- Venue
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 5 Dec 2012 to 9 Dec 2012
- Toss
- India, elected to bat first
- Result
- England won by 7 wickets
- Player of the match
- AN Cook
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2012/13
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.