India vs England Test series, England tour of India 2012


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India vs England Test series, England tour of India 2012

England tour India in two stages

England to play four Tests and two Twenty20s before Christmas, 5 ODIs in the New Year

The ECB announced the itinerary for England’s 2012/13 winter tours of India which will include four Tests and two Twenty20s before Christmas and five one-day internationals in the New Year. England are scheduled to depart the UK on October 25 for a three-day training camp at the International Cricket Council Global Cricket Academy in Dubai before playing three first-class matches in India ahead of the four-Test series. India has a packed cricket schedule this year. Pakistan tour India in the middle of England's tour to India.

India vs England Test Cricket Series 2012

4th Test India vs England at Nagpur

Nagpur Test, day five: England seal historic series win in India [IND-ENG:1-2(4/4)]

Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell both hit centuries as England won a series in India for the first time since 1984-85 - when the present England skipper Alastair Cook was barely a month old. He also became the first man to score a century in each of his first five Tests as England captain during the course of this series.
Day five: England 330 (Pietersen 73, Root 73, Prior 57, Swann 56, Chawla 4-69) and 352/4 decl (Trott 143, Bell 116*) drew with India 326/9 decl (Kohli 103, Dhoni 99, Anderson 4-81)

Nagpur Test, day four: England well in sight of a series win

Jonathan Trott (66 not out) and Ian Bell (24 no) added 67 for the fourth wicket to take England closer to a series victory in Nagpur. Earlier in the morning, the Indian tail added just 29 runs in 13 overs in 62 minutes to get within four runs of England's first innings total, before declaring at 326/9.
Day four, stumps: England 330 (Pietersen 73, Root 73, Chawla 4-69) and 161/3 (Trott 66*, Bell 24*) lead India 326/9 decl (Kohli 103, Dhoni 99) by 165 runs

Nagpur Test, day three: Kohli, Dhoni lead India's fight back

A marathon stand of 198 between Dhoni and Kohli helped India fight back against England on day three. However the last session belonged to England as they took 3 wickets. Mahendra Dhoni was run out for 99 and Virat Kohli was lbw for 103 right after the drinks break. India finished the day three on 297/8, 33 runs behind England.
Day three, stumps: India 297/8 (Kohli 103, Dhoni 99) trail England 330 (Pietersen 73, Root 73, Chawla 4-69) by 33 runs

Nagpur Test, day one: Kevin Pietersen leads England fightback

India made a strong start in their quest to level the four-match series after reducing England to 199/5 at stumps on day one in Nagpur. Pietersen's 73 helped England recover from 16/2 early in the morning. He shared an 86-run partnership for the third wicket with Jonathan Trott. For England, Bresnan and batsman Root who is making his debut, in for Finn and Patel. India pick leg-spinner Chawla & Jadeja in the final Test match of the series.India Test XI: Gambhir, Sehwag, Pujara, Tendulkar, Kohli, Jadeja, Dhoni (C/W), Ashwin, Chawla, Ishant Sharma, OjhaEngland Test XI: Cook (Captain), Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Root, Prior (Wicket Keeper), Bresnan, Swann, Anderson, Panesar
Day one: England 199/5 (Pietersen 73) in 97 overs vs India

Nagpur Test: Zaheer, Yuvraj dropped

Sachin Tendulkar, 39, kept his spot as India dropped Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh from their Test squad following the seven-wicket defeat by England in the third Test. Fast bowler Parvinder Awana and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja receive their first Test call-ups, while leg-spinner Piyush Chawla replaces Harbhajan. Ravindra Jadeja hit two triple centuries in the Ranji Trophy and was recently in the news for being the first Indian to hit three triple centuries. Parvinder Awana was among the top three wicket-takers last season and has already got two five-for in the two Ranji Trophy matches this season. India Squad for Nagpur Test: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin Piyush Chawla, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Dinda, M Vijay, Parvinder Awana.


India vs England 3rd Test Scorecard

England won the toss and decided to bat
England 1st Innings - All out
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Cook lbw b I Sharma
1
28 0 0
Compton c Dhoni b I Sharma
3
12 0 0
Trott
 
b Jadeja
44
133 7 0
Pietersen c Ojha b Jadeja
73
188 10 0
Bell c Kohli b Chawla
1
28 0 0
Root c and b Chawla
73
229 4 0
Prior
 
b Ashwin
57
142 6 0
Bresnan lbw b I Sharma
0
2 0 0
Swann lbw b Chawla
56
91 6 2
Anderson c Pujara b Chawla
4
17 0 0
Panesar not out
 
1
5 0 0
Extras
 
5b 12lb 17
 
Total
 
all out 330 (145.5 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
I Sharma 28.0 9 49 3
Ojha 35.0 12 71 0
Jadeja 37.0 17 58 2
Chawla 21.5 1 69 4
Ashwin 24.0 3 66 1
Fall of wicket
 
3 Compton
16 Cook
102 Trott
119 Bell
139 Pietersen
242 Prior
242 Bresnan
302 Root
325 Swann
330 Anderson

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India 1st Innings - Declared
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Gambhir c Prior b Anderson
37
93 4 0
Sehwag
 
b Anderson
0
2 0 0
Pujara c Bell b Swann
26
72 3 0
Tendulkar
 
b Anderson
2
13 0 0
Kohli lbw b Swann
103
295 11 0
Dhoni run out (Cook)
 
99
246 8 1
Jadeja lbw b Anderson
12
31 2 0
Ashwin not out
 
29
65 0 0
Chawla
 
b Swann
1
2 0 0
Ojha
 
b Panesar
3
32 0 0
I Sharma not out
 
2
7 0 0
Extras
 
5b 7lb 12
 
Total
 
for 9 326 (143.0 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Anderson 32.0 5 81 4
Bresnan 26.0 5 69 0
Panesar 52.0 15 81 1
Swann 31.0 10 76 3
Trott 1.0 0 2 0
Root 1.0 0 5 0
Fall of wicket
 
1 Sehwag
59 Pujara
64 Tendulkar
71 Gambhir
269 Kohli
288 Jadeja
295 Dhoni
297 Chawla
317 Ojha

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England 2nd Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Cook c Dhoni b Ashwin
13
93 1 0
Compton lbw b Ojha
34
135 1 0
Trott c Kohli b Ashwin
143
310 18 0
Pietersen
 
b Jadeja
6
30 1 0
Bell not out
 
116
306 16 1
Root not out
 
20
56 1 1
Extras
 
6nb 8b 6lb 20
 
Total
 
for 4 352 (154.0 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
I Sharma 15.0 3 42 0
Ojha 40.0 14 70 1
Ashwin 38.0 11 99 2
Chawla 26.0 6 64 0
Jadeja 33.0 17 59 1
Gambhir 2.0 0 4 0
Fall of wicket
 
48 Cook
81 Compton
94 Pietersen
302 Trott


3rd Test India vs England at Kolkata

Kolkata Test, day five: England beat India by 7 wickets [IND-ENG:1-2(3/4)]

Chasing a modest 41-run target, England stuttered as they lost three quick wickets, but in the end won in 12.1 overs to take a 2-1 series lead. This was India's first back-to-back Test losses at home since 1999-2000.
Day five: England 523 (Cook 190, Trott 87, Compton 57, Pietersen 54) and 41/3 beat India 316 (Sachin 76, Gambhir 60, Dhoni 52, Panesar 4-90) and 247 (Ashwin 91*) by 7 wickets

Kolkata Test, day four: India avoid innings defeat in Eden Test

Ravichandran Ashwin's unbeaten 83 ensured that England will need to bat again on day five to secure victory in the third Test with India. Along with Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha remained unbeaten on three as India ended the day at 239 for nine.Earlier in the morning, India took four wickets for 14 runs to bowl out England for 523 runs and restrict the first innings lead to 207 runs.
Day four: India 316 (Sachin 76, Gambhir 60, Dhoni 52, Panesar 4-90) and 239/9 (Ashwin 83*) lead England 523 (Cook 190, Trott 87, Compton 57, Pietersen 54) in 167.3 overs by 32 runs

Kolkata Test, day three: Cook misses double ton but England in command

England continued to dominate India on the third day of the third Test at Eden Gardens, ending the day at 509/6, a lead of 193 runs. England's captain Alastair Cook fell 10 short of what would have been his third double-century, but his team is in prime position to push for victory, and a 2-1 series lead.
Day three, stumps: England 509/6 (Cook 190, Trott 87, Compton 57, Pietersen 54) in 163 overs lead India 316 (Sachin 76, Gambhir 60, Dhoni 52, Panesar 4-90) by 193 runs

Kolkata Test, day two: Alastair Cook's record century puts England in control against India

Alastair Cook became England's leading century maker (23 tons), moving ahead of Boycott, Colin Cowdrey, Wally Hammond and current team-mate Kevin Pietersen, as he reached his fifth consecutive Test hundred as captain. Cook made 136 not out as England reached 216/1 in reply to India's 316 all out at the close of day two at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Earlier, MS Dhoni hit a crucial half century for India, batting with the tail to take India to 316 from the overnight score of 273 for seven.
Day two: England 216/1 (Cook 136*, Compton 57) in 73 overs trail India 316 (Sachin 76, Gambhir 60, Dhoni 52, Panesar 4-90) by 100 runs


Kolkata Test, day one: Sachin fifty leads Indian fightback

Sachin Tendulkar scored his 66th Test fifty, his first in ten innings, on the first day of the 3rd test but England claimed the honours by reducing a jittery India to 273 for seven. James Anderson took three wickets and Monty Panesar two. For India, Gautam Gambhir made 60 and was involved in the run-out of Virender Sehwag. At stumps Dhoni was on 22 and Zaheer Khan on 0. India XI: Sehwag, Gambhir, Pujara, Tendulkar, Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni (C/W), Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ojha, Ishant Sharma England XI: Cook (Captain), Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Patel, Prior (Wicket Keeper), Swann, Panesar, Anderson, Finn
Day one: India 273/7 (Gambhir 60, Sachin 76) in 90 overs vs England


India vs England 3rd Test Scorecard

India won the toss and decided to bat
India 1st Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Gambhir c Trott b Panesar
60
124 12 0
Sehwag run out (Finn)
 
23
26 3 0
Pujara
 
b Panesar
16
48 2 0
Tendulkar c Prior b Anderson
76
155 13 0
Kohli c Swann b Anderson
6
24 1 0
Yuvraj Singh c Cook b Swann
32
54 4 1
Dhoni c Swann b Finn
52
114 5 2
Ashwin
 
b Anderson
21
43 2 0
Zaheer Khan lbw b Panesar
6
21 1 0
Ishant Sharma
 
b Panesar
0
3 0 0
Ojha not out
 
0
19 0 0
Extras
 
1nb 5w 5b 13lb 24
 
Total
 
all out 316 (105.0 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Anderson 28.0 7 89 3
Finn 21.0 2 73 1
Panesar 40.0 13 90 4
Swann 16.0 3 46 1
Fall of wicket
 
47 Sehwag
88 Pujara
117 Gambhir
136 Kohli
215 Yuvraj Singh
230 Tendulkar
268 Ashwin
292 Zaheer Khan
296 Ishant Sharma
316 Dhoni
England 1st Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Cook run out (Kohli)
 
190
377 23 2
Compton lbw b Ojha
57
137 6 1
Trott c Dhoni b Ojha
87
223 10 0
Pietersen lbw b Ashwin
54
85 9 1
Bell c Dhoni b Ishant Sharma
5
23 0 0
Patel c Sehwag b Ojha
33
47 5 0
Prior c Dhoni b Zaheer Khan
41
49 6 1
Swann c Sehwag b Ojha
21
46 3 0
Finn not out
 
4
13 1 0
Anderson c Sehwag b Ashwin
9
9 1 0
Panesar lbw b Ashwin
0
1 0 0
Extras
 
5nb 13b 4lb 22
 
Total
 
all out 523 (167.3 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Zaheer Khan 31.0 6 94 1
Ishant Sharma 29.0 8 78 1
Ashwin 52.3 9 183 3
Ojha 52.0 10 142 4
Yuvraj Singh 3.0 1 9 0
Fall of wicket
 
165 Compton
338 Trott
359 Cook
395 Bell
420 Pietersen
453 Patel
510 Swann
510 Prior
523 Anderson
523 Panesar
India 2nd Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Gambhir c Prior b Finn
40
104 4 1
Sehwag
 
b Swann
49
57 7 0
Pujara run out (Bell)
 
8
22 2 0
Tendulkar c Trott b Swann
5
6 1 0
Kohli c Prior b Finn
20
60 3 0
Yuvraj Singh
 
b Anderson
11
17 2 0
Dhoni c Cook b Anderson
0
3 0 0
Ashwin not out
 
91
157 15 0
Zaheer Khan lbw b Finn
0
4 0 0
Ishant Sharma
 
b Panesar
10
53 2 0
Ojha
 
b Anderson
3
25 0 0
Extras
 
8b 2lb 10
 
Total
 
all out 247 (84.4 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Anderson 15.4 4 38 3
Finn 18.0 6 45 3
Panesar 22.0 1 75 1
Swann 28.0 9 70 2
Patel 1.0 0 9 0
Fall of wicket
 
86 Sehwag
98 Pujara
103 Gambhir
107 Tendulkar
122 Yuvraj Singh
122 Dhoni
155 Kohli
159 Zaheer Khan
197 Ishant Sharma
247 Ojha
England 2nd Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Cook st Dhoni b Ashwin
1
4 0 0
Compton not out
 
9
30 1 0
Trott lbw b Ojha
3
6 0 0
Pietersen c Dhoni b Ashwin
0
5 0 0
Bell not out
 
28
28 4 0
Extras
 
0
 
Total
 
for 3 41 (12.1 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Ashwin 6.1 1 31 2
Ojha 6.0 3 10 1
Fall of wicket
 
4 Cook
7 Trott
8 Pietersen


2nd Test India vs England at Mumbai

Mumbai Test, day four: India crash to humiliating ten-wicket defeat [IND-ENG:1-1(2/4)]

England inflicted a humiliating ten-wicket defeat upon India on the 4th day of the second Test match at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, to level the four-Test series 1-1. England openers captain Alastair Cook (18*) and Nick Compton (30*) knocked down the required 57 runs in 9.4 overs.
Day four: England 413 (Alastair Cook 122, Kevin Pietersen 186, Ojha 5-143) and 58/0 beat India 327 (Pujara 135, Ashwin 68, Swann 4-70, Panesar 5-118) and 142 (Gambhir 65, Panesar 6-81) by 10 wickets

Mumbai Test, day three: Monty Panesar's spin take England near massive Test victory over India

Gautam Gambhir was on a determined 53 and Harbhajan Singh on a single at the end of play on day three after Panesar finished the day on 5-61. India slumped to 117 for seven at stumps in their second innings after Pragyan Ojha took 5-143 to help dismiss England at tea for 413 – a lead of 86. Alastair Cook (122) and Kevin Pietersen (186) struck record-equalling 22nd Test centuries after resuming the day on 178 for two. Both men drew level with three all-time great English batsmen - Wally Hammond, Geoff Boycott and Colin Cowdrey. Top English Batsmen - the 22-ton club
Tests Runs Ave
Walter Hammond (19 June 1903 – 1 July 1965) 85 7,249 58.45
Alastair Cook (born 25 December 1984) 85* 6,894 49.24
Kevin Pietersen (born 27 June 1980) 90* 7,281 49.86
Colin Cowdrey (24 December 1932 – 4 December 2000) 114 7,624 44.06
Geoff Boycott (born 21 October 1940) 108 8,114 47.72
Day three: India 327 (Pujara 135, Ashwin 68, Swann 4-70, Panesar 5-118) and 117/7 (Gambhir 53*, Panesar 5-61) lead England 413 (Alastair Cook 122, Kevin Pietersen 186, Ojha 5-143) by 31 runs

Mumbai Test, day two: Cook & Pietersen defy India spin

England's Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen overcame a trial by spin in an unbroken stand of 110 as England reached 178-2 on day two. Cook batted for 251 minutes and faced 209 balls, striking a six and ten fours, while the more aggressive Pietersen was batting on 62 after a stay of 127 minutes during which he faced 85 balls and hit nine fours. A century for either player would be their 22nd in Tests, equalling the England record held by Geoffrey Boycott, Colin Cowdrey and Walter Hammond.Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara was out - stumped Prior bowled Swann for 135 - for the first time in the series. In between, he scored 382 runs in just under 17 hours, facing 790 balls spread across three innings. India were all out for 327 with Ashwin (68), Harbhajan Singh (21), Zaheer Khan (11) all scoring useful runs towards the end. Swann took four for 70, while Panesar ended up with five for 129.
Day two: England 178/2 (Cook 87*, Pietersen 62*) trail India 327 (Pujara 135, Ashwin 68, Swann 4-70, Panesar 5-118) by 149 runs

Mumbai Test, day one: Panesar (4-91) upstaged by Pujara (114*)

Cheteshwar Pujara cracked his second consecutive Test century and remained unbeaten on 114 on a turning track at the Wankhede Stadium. Along with Ravichandran Ashwin (60 batting), Pujara took India to a comfortable 266/6 at close after they were reeling at 119/5 at one stage. Earlier, Monty Panesar removed Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar as India took lunch on 87/3 on day one after Dhoni won the toss in Sehwag's 100th test match. Sehwag managed 30, and Sachin Tendulkar - perhaps playing on his home ground at the highest level for the last time - just eight. Panesar, back for his first Test in eight months after a clamour for his inclusion, ended the day with four for 91. India XI: Sehwag, Gambhir, Pujara, Tendulkar, Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni (C/W), Harbhajan Singh, Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ojha England XI: Cook (Captain), Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bairstow, Patel, Prior (Wicket Keeper), Broad, Swann, Anderson, Panesar
Day one, stumps: India 266/6 (Pujara 114*, Ashwin 60*, Panesar 4-91) vs England

India vs England 1st Test Scorecard

India won the toss and decided to bat
India 1st Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Gambhir lbw b Anderson
4
2 1 0
Sehwag
 
b Panesar
30
43 4 0
Pujara st Prior b Swann
135
350 12 0
Tendulkar
 
b Panesar
8
12 1 0
Kohli c Compton b Panesar
19
55 3 0
Yuvraj Singh
 
b Swann
0
2 0 0
Dhoni c Swann b Panesar
29
64 4 0
Ashwin lbw b Panesar
68
114 9 0
Harbhajan Singh lbw b Swann
21
35 2 1
Zaheer Khan c Bairstow b Swann
11
11 1 1
Ojha not out
 
0
4 0 0
Extras
 
1nb 1lb 2
 
Total
 
all out 327 (115.1 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Anderson 18.0 3 61 1
Broad 12.0 1 60 0
Panesar 47.0 12 129 5
Swann 34.1 7 70 4
Patel 4.0 1 6 0
Fall of wicket
 
4 Gambhir
52 Sehwag
60 Tendulkar
118 Kohli
119 Yuvraj Singh
169 Dhoni
280 Ashwin
315 Harbhajan Singh
316 Pujara
327 Zaheer Khan
England 1st Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Cook c Dhoni b Ashwin
122
270 13 1
Compton c Sehwag b Ojha
29
90 4 0
Trott lbw b Ojha
0
6 0 0
Pietersen c Dhoni b Ojha
186
233 20 4
Bairstow c Gambhir b Ojha
9
23 2 0
Patel c Kohli b Ojha
26
42 4 1
Prior run out (Dhoni)
 
21
34 3 0
Broad c Pujara b Harbhajan Singh
6
20 0 0
Swann not out
 
1
4 0 0
Anderson lbw b Harbhajan Singh
2
5 0 0
Panesar c Zaheer Khan b Ashwin
4
2 1 0
Extras
 
1w 4b 2lb 7
 
Total
 
all out 413 (121.3 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Ashwin 42.3 6 145 2
Ojha 40.0 6 143 5
Zaheer Khan 15.0 4 37 0
Harbhajan Singh 21.0 1 74 2
Yuvraj Singh 3.0 0 8 0
Fall of wicket
 
66 Compton
68 Trott
274 Cook
298 Bairstow
357 Patel
382 Pietersen
406 Prior
406 Broad
408 Anderson
413 Panesar
India 2nd Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Gambhir lbw b Swann
65
142 6 0
Sehwag c Swann b Panesar
9
14 1 0
Pujara c Bairstow b Swann
6
5 1 0
Tendulkar lbw b Panesar
8
19 2 0
Kohli c Sub b Swann
7
13 1 0
Yuvraj Singh c Bairstow b Panesar
8
10 1 0
Dhoni c Trott b Panesar
6
17 0 0
Ashwin c Patel b Panesar
11
10 0 1
Harbhajan Singh c Trott b Swann
6
5 1 0
Zaheer Khan c Prior b Panesar
1
11 0 0
Ojha not out
 
6
19 1 0
Extras
 
6b 3lb 9
 
Total
 
all out 142 (44.1 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Anderson 4.0 1 9 0
Panesar 22.0 3 81 6
Swann 18.1 6 43 4
Fall of wicket
 
30 Sehwag
37 Pujara
52 Tendulkar
65 Kohli
78 Yuvraj Singh
92 Dhoni
110 Ashwin
128 Harbhajan Singh
131 Zaheer Khan
142 Gambhir


1st Test India vs England at Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad Test, day five: India trounce England by 9 wickets [IND-ENG:1-0(1/4)]

India won the first cricket Test against England by nine wickets at Motera in Ahmedabad on Monday to take the lead in the four-match series. England lost both Alastair Cook (176) and Matt Prior (91), who kept them alive on day four, to Pragyan Ojha in the morning and soon after were bowled out for 406. Ojha finished with 4-120 and the match ended before lunch on the final day. Set 77 to win, India lost Virender Sehwag (25), but Cheteshwar Pujara (41*) and Virat Kohli (11*) took them to victory inside 16 overs.
Day five, stumps: India 521/8 decl (Sehwag 117, Pujara 206*) and 80/1 beat England 191 (Ojah 5-45) and 406 (follow-on; Cook 176, Prior 91, Ojah 4-120) by 9 wkts

Ahmedabad Test, day four: Cook, Prior give England a 10-runs lead, and hope

Skipper Alistair Cook, who has faced 341 balls and struck 20 fours for his 168 - his 21st Test century, was given splendid support by Matt Prior, who was not out on 84 that came off 190 balls. The 141-run partnership between them helped England wipe out the deficit and score 340 for five at the end of play on the fourth day. After lunch, Umesh Yadav trapped Ian Bell lbw on 22 before the right-armer dismissed new batsman Samit Patel with the very next ball. But Prior came in and steadied the ship with Cook as the tourists reached 264-5 at tea before batting out the evening session.Meanwhile, India opener Gautam Gambhir cut short his stay in Ahmedabad to return home and be with his family following his grandmother's death. He is expected to join the team in Ahmedabad for the final day's play.
Day four, stumps: England 191 (Ojah 5-45) and 340/5 (follow-on; Cook 168*, Prior 84*) lead India 521/8 decl (Sehwag 117, Pujara 206*) by 10 runs

Ahmedabad Test, day three: Following on, Cook, Compton take England to 111

England openers Alastair Cook (74*) and Nick Compton (34*) defied India's bowling attack to reduce their deficit to 219 runs at stumps on the third day of the first Test against India at Motera in Ahmedabad. Earlier, Pragyan Ojha took five wickets as India bundled out England for 191 runs in the first innings and enforced the follow-on with a massive lead of 330 runs.
Day three, stumps: Englad 191 (Ojah 5-45) and 111/0 (follow-on; Cook 74*) trail India 521/8 decl (Sehwag 117, Pujara 206*) by 219 runs

Ahmedabad Test, day two: Pujara score double, England three down

A Cheteshwar Pujara double hundred and three late wickets put India in complete control of the first Test against England in Ahmedabad. For India, Pujara made an unbeaten 206, with Yuvraj Singh adding 74. Graeme Swann claimed 5-144. England need another 281 runs to avoid the follow on.
Day two, stumps: England 41/3 in 18.0 ov trail India 521/8 decl in 160 overs (Sehwag 117, Pujara 206*) by 480 runs

Ahmedabad Test, day one: Sehwag and Pujara put India in control

Virender Sehwag hit a trademark swift hundred and Cheteshwar Pujara was left unbeaten on 98 overnight as India reached 4 for 323 against England in the first Test. India XI: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Pragyan Ojha. England XI: Alastair Cook (Captain), Nick Compton, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Samit Patel, Matt Prior (Wicket Keeper), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson.
Ahmedabad Test, day one, stumps: India 323/4 in 90 overs (Sehwag 117, Pujara 98*) vs England

Revenge on India's mind

The first match of the four-Test series against England starts in Ahmedabad Motera on Thursday, with India looking to exact revenge for the humiliation they suffered on their last trip to England. Both teams will be without the services of fast bowlers Ishant Sharma (viral fever) and Steven Finn (thigh strain) in the first test. Both Dhoni and Cook expected the dry surface at the Motera stadium to assist spin, but added its unknown quality would generate considerable interest for the two teams. With spin being looked as the decisive factor in this series, there will be huge pressure on the Indian trio of R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh. India XI: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Pragyan Ojha. England XI: Alastair Cook (Captain), Nick Compton, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Samit Patel, Matt Prior (Wicket Keeper), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson.

India vs England 1st Test Scorecard

India won the toss and decided to bat
India 1st Innings - Declared
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Gambhir
 
b Swann
45
111 4 0
Sehwag
 
b Swann
117
117 15 1
Pujara not out
 
206
389 21 0
Tendulkar c Patel b Swann
13
18 2 0
Kohli
 
b Swann
19
67 3 0
Yuvraj Singh c Swann b Patel
74
151 6 2
Dhoni
 
b Swann
5
37 0 0
Ashwin c Prior b Pietersen
23
52 2 0
Zaheer Khan c Trott b Anderson
7
10 1 0
Ojha not out
 
0
9 0 0
Extras
 
1nb 1b 10lb 12
 
Total
 
for 8 521 (160.0 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Anderson 27.0 7 75 1
Broad 24.0 1 97 0
Bresnan 19.0 2 73 0
Swann 51.0 8 144 5
Patel 31.0 3 96 1
Pietersen 8.0 1 25 1
Fall of wicket
 
134 Gambhir
224 Sehwag
250 Tendulkar
283 Kohli
413 Yuvraj Singh
444 Dhoni
510 Ashwin
519 Zaheer Khan
England 1st Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Cook c Sehwag b Ashwin
41
109 7 0
Compton
 
b Ashwin
9
53 0 0
Anderson c Gambhir b Ojha
2
6 0 0
Trott c Pujara b Ashwin
0
4 0 0
Pietersen
 
b Ojha
17
39 2 0
Bell c Tendulkar b Ojha
0
1 0 0
Patel lbw b Yadav
10
49 0 0
Prior
 
b Ojha
48
100 7 0
Bresnan c Kohli b Ojha
19
60 2 0
Broad lbw b Zaheer Khan
25
23 2 1
Swann not out
 
3
2 0 0
Extras
 
5b 12lb 17
 
Total
 
all out 191 (74.2 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Ashwin 27.0 9 80 3
Zaheer Khan 15.0 7 23 1
Ojha 22.2 8 45 5
Yuvraj Singh 3.0 0 12 0
Yadav 7.0 2 14 1
Fall of wicket
 
26 Compton
29 Anderson
30 Trott
69 Pietersen
69 Bell
80 Cook
97 Patel
144 Bresnan
187 Broad
191 Prior
England 2nd Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Cook
 
b Ojha
176
374 21 0
Compton lbw b Zaheer Khan
37
128 2 0
Trott c Dhoni b Ojha
17
43 2 0
Pietersen
 
b Ojha
2
6 0 0
Bell lbw b Yadav
22
59 3 0
Patel lbw b Yadav
0
1 0 0
Prior c and b Ojha
91
225 11 0
Bresnan c Sub b Zaheer Khan
20
48 1 0
Broad c and b Yadav
3
11 0 0
Swann
 
b Ashwin
17
31 2 1
Anderson not out
 
0
1 0 0
Extras
 
1w 14b 6lb 21
 
Total
 
all out 406 (154.3 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Yadav 23.0 2 70 3
Ojha 55.0 16 120 4
Ashwin 43.0 9 111 1
Sehwag 1.0 0 1 0
Zaheer Khan 27.3 5 59 2
Tendulkar 1.0 0 8 0
Yuvraj Singh 4.0 0 17 0
Fall of wicket
 
123 Compton
156 Trott
160 Pietersen
199 Bell
199 Patel
356 Prior
365 Cook
378 Broad
406 Swann
406 Bresnan
India 2nd Innings
 
 
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Sehwag c Pietersen b Swann
25
21 1 1
Pujara not out
 
41
51 8 0
Kohli not out
 
14
21 3 0
Extras
 
0
 
Total
 
for 1 80 (15.3 ovs)

Bowler
O
M
R
W
Anderson 2.0 0 10 0
Swann 7.3 1 46 1
Patel 6.0 0 24 0
Fall of wicket
 
57 Sehwag


England Tour of India

India vs England Test and T20 schedule

Oct-Dec 2012

DateMatchVenue
October 25Team departs UK 
October 30-November 1Tour match 1Mumbai, CCI
November 3-5Tour match 2Mumbai, BKC
November 8-11Tour match 3Ahmedabad, Motera ‘B’ Ground
November 15-191st Test - England vs IndiaAhmedabad, Motera
November 23-272nd Test - England vs IndiaMumbai, Wankhede Stadium
December 5-93rd Test - England vs IndiaKolkata, Eden Gardens
December 13-174th Test - England vs IndiaNagpur, Jamtha VCA Stadium
December 201st T20I - England vs IndiaPune, Shara Stadium
December 222nd T20I - England vs IndiaMumbai, Wankhede Stadium
December 23Team departs India 

England ODI schedule - Tour to India 2013

Jan 2013

DateMatchVenue
January 2Team departs UK 
January 6Tour match (D/N)Delhi, Feroze Shah Kotla
January 8Tour matchDelhi, Services Ground
January 111st ODI (D/N) - England vs IndiaRajkot, SCA Stadium
January 152nd ODI (D/N) - England vs IndiaKochi, Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium
January 193rd ODI (D/N) - England vs IndiaRanchi, JSCA International Stadium
January 234th ODI (D/N) - England vs IndiaDharamsala, HPCA Cricket Stadium
January 275th ODI (D/N) - England vs IndiaMohali, PCA Stadium
January 28Team departs India 

Editor: Nishanth Gopinathan.