| English cricket team in India in 2008–09 | |||
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| India | England | ||
| Dates | 9 November – 23 December 2008 | ||
| Captains | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Kevin Pietersen | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Gautam Gambhir (361) | Andrew Strauss (252) | |
| Most wickets |
Zaheer Khan (8) | Graeme Swann (8) | |
| Player of the series | Zaheer Khan | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 7-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Yuvraj Singh (325) | Owais Shah (236) | |
| Most wickets | Yuvraj Singh (8) | Stuart Broad (7) | |
| Player of the series | Yuvraj Singh | ||
The England cricket team toured India from 9 November 2008 to 23 December 2008 and played 2 Test matches and 5 One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Following the attacks in Mumbai on 26 November, the final 2 ODIs against India were cancelled, India taking the series 5–0.
As a result of the Mumbai Attacks the Test matches were moved from Ahmedabad and Mumbai to Chennai and Mohali. England flew home initially and then attended a training camp in Abu Dhabi. On 7 December the England team decided to participate in the 2 match Test series and arrived in Chennai the next day. At Chennai, Andrew Strauss hit 123 and 108, strokeful for the former England skipper. Sachin Tendulkar slammed 103* ,with Yuvraj Singh at 85*,chased the record target of 387,guiding India to a victory by 6 wickets.
ODI series
India won the series 5–0. The last 2 scheduled ODIs were cancelled, following the attacks in Mumbai. The player of the series was Yuvraj Singh, who hit 2 centuries, on his way to 325 runs at an average of 65.00. India secured large winning margins in the first 3 matches, and the last. The fourth and closest match included a controversial application of the Duckworth-Lewis method, prompting the England camp to suggest a rethink of its methodologies.
1st ODI
| 14 November 2008 Scorecard |
India  387/5 (50 overs) |
v |  England229 (37.4 overs) |
| Yuvraj Singh 138 (78) Steve Harmison 2/75 (10 overs) |
Kevin Pietersen 63 (56) Zaheer Khan 3/26 (7 overs) |
| India won by 158 runs Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh |
2nd ODI
| 17 November 2008 Scorecard |
| India 292/9 (50 overs) |
v | England 238 (47 overs) |
| Yuvraj Singh 118 (122) Stuart Broad 4/55 (10 overs) |
Owais Shah 58 (78) Yuvraj Singh 4/28 (10 overs) |
| India won by 54 runs Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh |
3rd ODI
| 20 November 2008 Sorecard |
| England 240 (48.4 overs) |
v | India 198/5 (40 overs) |
| Ravi Bopara 60 (82) Harbhajan Singh 3/31 (10 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 68 (76) Andrew Flintoff 3/31 (9 overs) |
| India won by 16 runs (D/L) Green Park, Kanpur Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh |
4th ODI
| 23 November 2008 Scorecard |
| India 166/4 (22 overs) |
v | England 178/8 (22 overs) |
| Virender Sehwag 69 (57) Graeme Swann 2/21 (2 overs) |
Owais Shah 72 (48) Zaheer Khan 2/20 (5 overs) |
| India won by 19 runs (D/L) M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Daryl Harper (AUS) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag |
5th ODI
| 26 November 2008 Scorecard |
| England 270/4 (50 overs) |
v | India 273/4 (43.4 overs) |
| Kevin Pietersen 111* (128) Zaheer Khan 2/60 (10 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 91 (73) Ravi Bopara 1/42 (6 overs) |
| India won by 6 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Daryl Harper (AUS) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag |
- 2 further ODIs were scheduled for Guwahati (29 November) and Delhi (2 December) but were cancelled for security reasons following the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Test series
1st Test
| 11–15 December 2008 Scorecard |
| England
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v | India
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| 316 (128.4 overs) Andrew Strauss 123 (233) Harbhajan Singh 3/96 (38 overs) |
241 (69.4 overs) Mahendra Singh Dhoni 53 (82) Andrew Flintoff 3/49 (18.4 overs) | |
| 311/9d (105.5 overs) Andrew Strauss 108 (244) Paul Collingwood 108 (250) Zaheer Khan 3/40 (27 overs) |
387/4 (98.3 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 103* (196) Graeme Swann 2/103 (28.3 overs) |
| India won by 6 wickets MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Graeme Swann (Eng) made his Test debut.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the second batsman to score 2,000 Test runs against England.
2nd Test
| 19–23 December 2008 Scorecard |
| India
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v | England
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| 453 (158.2 overs) Gautam Gambhir 179 (348) Andrew Flintoff 3/54 (30.2 overs) |
302 (83.5 overs) Kevin Pietersen 144 (201) Harbhajan Singh 4/68 (20.5 overs) | |
| 251/7d (73 overs) Gautam Gambhir 97 (229) Monty Panesar 1/44 (10 overs) |
64/1 (28 overs) Ian Bell 24* (70) Ishant Sharma 1/7 (5 overs) |
| Match drawn Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- The Test matches were originally scheduled for Ahmedabad and Mumbai but were moved to Chennai and Mohali following the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Tour Matches
Mumbai XI vs England XI
| 9 November 2008 Scorecard |
| England 297/4 (50 overs) |
v | Mumbai XI 175/8 (50 overs) |
| Andrew Flintoff 100* (85) Vineet Sinha 1/32 (6.2 overs) |
Abhijit Shetye 50 (118) James Anderson 3/15 (8 overs) |
| England XI won by 122 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Amiesh Saheba & MR Singh |
- 12 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Mumbai Cricket Association XI vs England XI
| 11 November 2008 Scorecard |
| Mumbai Cricket Association XI 222/7 (50 overs) |
v | England 98 (25 overs) |
| Sushant Marathe 65 (98) Steve Harmison 2/38 (10 overs) |
Graeme Swann 24* (31) Kshemal Waingankar 5/37 (8 overs) |
| Mumbai Cricket Association XI won by 124 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Amiesh Saheba & MR Singh |
- Players per side: Mumbai 13 (11 batting, 11 fielding); England 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
- A first class tour match was also planned but was cancelled following the 2008 Mumbai attacks
References
- "England call off India one-dayers". BBC News. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- "England will tour with full squad". Cric Info. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- "England team arrives in Chennai". Cric Info. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- "Statistical highlights: 1st Test, Day 2". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
External links
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