English cricket team in India in 2008–09

English cricket team in India in 2008–09
 
  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)

Harbhajan Singh (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.[1]

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[2] and arrived in Chennai the next day.[3] 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

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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

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14 November 2008
Scorecard
India 
387/5 (50 overs)
v
 England
229 (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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Test series

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1st Test

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11–15 December 2008
Scorecard
v
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.[4]

2nd Test

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19–23 December 2008
Scorecard
v
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.

Tour Matches

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Mumbai XI vs England XI

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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

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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)

References

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  1. ^ "England call off India one-dayers". BBC News. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  2. ^ "England will tour with full squad". Cric Info. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  3. ^ "England team arrives in Chennai". Cric Info. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Statistical highlights: 1st Test, Day 2". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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