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India vs England 2008-09 Cricket Series

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IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 5: Tendulkar guides India to record breaking win (IND 1:0)

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 103 as India achieved the fourth-highest run chase in history to stun England by six wickets in the first Test at Chennai on Monday.

The hosts surpassed the seemingly improbable victory target of 387 on a wearing wicket with 20.3 overs to spare on the fifth and final day to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Tendulkar, 35, swept off-spinner Graeme Swann to fine-leg for the winning boundary that also brought up his 41st Test century amid loud cheers from 30,000 home fans at the Chidambaram stadium.
Left-hander Yuvraj Singh chipped in with 85 not out in a fifth-wicket stand of 163 with Tendulkar to dash England's hopes after Kevin Pietersen's men dominated a major part of the match with both bat and ball.
The top three run chases in history are the 418-7 by the West Indies against Australia in 2003, 406-4 by India against the West Indies in 1976 and 404-3 by Australia against England in 1948.
India's victory was set up the previous day by flamboyant opener Virender Sehwag, who smashed 83 off 68 balls with 11 fours and four sixes to leave the hosts 131-1 at the close.
The second Test starts in the northern town of Mohali on Friday.

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 5: India 241 & 387 for 4 beat England 316 & 311 for 9d by 6 wickets

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 4: England on top in cricket despite Sehwag blitz

Virender Sehwag smashed a quickfire 83 off 68 balls as India made a spirited start in their chase of a history-defying target in the first Test against England at Chennai on Sunday.
The hosts ended the fourth day's play at 131 for one in their second innings after being set 387 to win by England captain Kevin Pietersen, a target never achieved before on Indian soil. England declared their second innings at 311-9 soon after tea, the total revolving around Andrew Strauss' second century in the match and 108 from Paul Collingwood.
The aggressive Sehwag plundered 11 boundaries and four sixes in a whirlwind opening stand of 117 with Gautam Gambhir, whose own contribution in the partnership was 29.
England broke through six overs before close when Sehwag was given leg-before by umpire Daryl Harper while trying to sweep off-spinner Graeme Swann. Gambhir was unbeaten at stumps on 41 and Rahul Dravid was on two, with India needing a further 256 runs from 90 overs on the final day to take the lead in the two-Test series.
The highest fourth innings total to win a match on Indian soil is 276-5 by the West Indies at New Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla ground during the 1987-88 season.

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 4: England 316 & 311 for 9d v India 241 & 131 for 1

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 3: Andrew Strauss builds England's lead

Andrew Strauss guided England into a commanding position in the opening Test today and kept himself on course for his own slice of cricket history.
The Middlesex left-hander finished the third day at the Chepauk Stadium unbeaten on 73 having led the tourists to 172 for three and a daunting 247-run lead over India.
It kept him on course to become only the 10th England player in history to hit centuries in both innings of a Test following the crucial 123 he recorded in the first innings.
His 256-minute innings, which included five boundaries, ensured England were able to withstand an Indian fightback in the afternoon session when they lost two wickets in six balls and slumped to 43 for three having secured a 75-run first innings lead.

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 3: England 316 & 172 for 3 v India 241

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 2: India 155 for 6 at close of second day

Two wickets from Graeme Swann in his first over in Test cricket helped reduce India to 155-6 on the second day of the Chennai Test.
India trail England's 316 by 161 runs and will be disappointed after bowling the tourists out for what was perceived to be a below-par total. From their overnight 229-5 England's tail failed to wag after Andrew Flintoff (18) was dismissed without scoring this morning.
The tail offered little resistance with the exception of recalled Matt Prior, who got his renewed England career off to a positive start with an unbeaten 53 not out. His cautious innings included just one boundary.

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 2: India 155 for 6 v England 316

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 1: India fight back after Strauss century

England opener Andrew Strauss hit 123 in the first Test on Thursday as cricket returned to centrestage in India after the Mumbai terror attacks.
The left-hander's 13th century after a first-wicket stand of 118 with Alastair Cook (52) lifted England to 229-5 by stumps on the opening day at the heavily guarded Chidambaram stadium. Andrew Flintoff was unbeaten on 18 and nightwatchman James Anderson was on two.
India fought back in the final session with four wickets to end the day with honours even on a barren wicket that is expected to turn later in the match.
The 45,000-seater stadium wore a deserted look as less than 1,000 fans watched the Test start just a fortnight after the Mumbai attacks that left 172 dead and injured more than 300.
England, who abandoned the one-day series and flew home after the attacks, agreed to return for the two-Test series after security checks and a shift in venues.

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai, Day 1: England 229 for 5 v India

IND v ENG, 1st Test, Chennai: Rain threatens India-England cricket Test

Bad weather could disrupt the first Test between India and England, which is scheduled to start on Thursday.
Persistent rain since early Tuesday drenched the outfield at the Chidambaram stadium, denying India a full practice drill in the morning session. Kevin Pietersen's England, who trained later in the afternoon as the rains stopped for a brief period, also had a curtailed net session.
Forecasts suggest heavy rain over the next three days as a cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal moves towards this southern city, raising fears of a truncated match.
Parthasarthy Kannan, the chief groundsman at the stadium, was quoted in local papers as saying the heavy rains last month and the latest storm had hampered the preparation of the wicket.

Chennai, Mohali to host Tests

The two-match Test series between India and England has been rescheduled and would be played at Chennai (December 11-15) and Mohali (December 19-23), the Cricket Board announced.
BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan said in a media release that England have agreed to resume their tour of India that was halted after the first five ODIs were completed following the terror attack in Mumbai.
However, the final word on the tour would be given only after the England and Wales Cricket Board send their security consultant for discussions with the authorities in India.
England were originally scheduled to play the Test matches at Ahmedabad and Mumbai on the same dates before the Mumbai terror attack.

India vs England 2008-09 Cricket Series

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Scores

England 1st Innings 316 all out (128.4 overs)	England 2nd Innings 311 for 9 (105.5 overs)
India 1st Innings 241 all out (69.4 overs)	India 2nd Innings 387 for 4 (98.3 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c and b	Mishra	123	233	15	0
Cook	c Zaheer	b Harbhajan	52	116	5	0
Bell	lbw	b Zaheer	17	51	1	0
Pietersen	c and b	Zaheer	4	33	0	0
Collingwood	c Gambhir	b Harbhajan	9	26	1	0
Flintoff	c Gambhir	b Mishra	18	75	2	0
Anderson	c Yuvraj	b Mishra	19	82	2	0
Prior	not out		53	102	1	0
Swann	c Dravid	b Harbhajan	1	6	0	0
S Harmison	c Dhoni	b Yuvraj	6	23	0	0
Panesar	lbw	b I Sharma	6	26	0	0
Extras		1nb 7lb	8
Total		all out	316	(128.4 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Zaheer 21.0 9 41 2 I Sharma 19.4 4 32 1 Harbhajan 38.0 2 96 3 Mishra 34.0 6 99 3 Yuvraj 15.0 2 33 1 Sehwag 1.0 0 8 0

Fall of wicket   118 Cook 164 Bell 180 Pietersen 195 Collingwood 221 Strauss 229 Flintoff 271 Anderson 277 Swann 304 S Harmison 316 Panesar

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	lbw	b Swann	19	43	3	0
Sehwag		b Anderson	9	16	2	0
Dravid	lbw	b Swann	3	24	0	0
Tendulkar	c and b	Flintoff	37	48	4	1
Laxman	c and b	Panesar	24	60	3	0
Yuvraj	c Flintoff	b S Harmison	14	41	2	0
Dhoni	c Pietersen	b Panesar	53	82	5	0
Harbhajan	c Bell	b Panesar	40	58	7	0
Zaheer	lbw	b Flintoff	1	15	0	0
Mishra		b Flintoff	12	18	2	0
I Sharma	not out		8	19	0	0
Extras		6nb 4b 11lb	21
Total		all out	241	(69.4 ovs)

Bowler O M R W S Harmison 11.0 1 42 1 Anderson 11.0 3 28 1 Flintoff 18.4 2 49 3 Swann 10.0 0 42 2 Panesar 19.0 4 65 3

Fall of wicket   16 Sehwag 34 Gambhir 37 Dravid 98 Laxman 102 Tendulkar 137 Yuvraj 212 Harbhajan 217 Zaheer 219 Dhoni 241 Mishra

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c Laxman	b Harbhajan	108	244	8	0
Cook	c Dhoni	b I Sharma	9	30	1	0
Bell	c Gambhir	b Mishra	7	13	1	0
Pietersen	lbw	b Yuvraj	1	5	0	0
Collingwood	lbw	b Zaheer	108	250	9	0
Flintoff	c Dhoni	b I Sharma	4	11	0	0
Prior	c Sehwag	b I Sharma	33	56	2	0
Swann		b Zaheer	7	21	0	0
S Harmison		b Zaheer	1	8	0	0
Anderson	not out		1	4	0	0
Extras		7nb 2w 10b 13lb	32
Total		for 9	311	(105.5 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Zaheer 27.0 7 40 3 I Sharma 22.5 1 57 3 Mishra 17.0 1 66 1 Yuvraj 3.0 1 12 1 Harbhajan 30.0 3 91 1 Sehwag 6.0 0 22 0

Fall of wicket   28 Cook 42 Bell 43 Pietersen 257 Strauss 262 Flintoff 277 Collingwood 297 Swann 301 S Harmison 311 Prior

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c Collingwood	b Anderson	66	139	7	0
Sehwag	lbw	b Swann	83	68	11	4
Dravid	c Prior	b Flintoff	4	19	0	0
Tendulkar	not out		103	196	9	0
Laxman	c Bell	b Swann	26	42	4	0
Yuvraj	not out		85	131	8	1
Extras		4nb 4b 12lb	20
Total		for 4	387	(98.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W S Harmison 10.0 0 48 0 Anderson 11.0 1 51 1 Panesar 27.0 4 105 0 Flintoff 22.0 1 64 1 Swann 28.3 2 103 2

Fall of wicket   117 Sehwag 141 Dravid 183 Gambhir 224 Laxman

Umpires: B F Bowden, D J Harper
India: Sehwag, Gambhir, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Yuvraj, Dhoni (C/W), Harbhajan, Zaheer, I Sharma, Mishra
England: Cook, Strauss, Bell, Pietersen (C), Collingwood, Flintoff, Prior (W), S Harmison, Anderson, Panesar, Swann