| English cricket team in India in 2008–09 | |||||
| England | India | ||||
| Dates | 9 November – 23 December 2008 | ||||
| Captains | Kevin Pietersen | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | |||
| Test series | |||||
| Result | India won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||||
| Most runs | Andrew Strauss (252) | Gautam Gambhir (314) | |||
| Most wickets | Graeme Swann (8) | Zaheer Khan (8) Harbhajan Singh (8) |
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| Player of the series | Zaheer Khan | ||||
| One Day International series | |||||
| Result | India won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||||
| Most runs | Owais Shah (236) | Yuvraj Singh (325) | |||
| Most wickets | Stuart Broad (7) | Zaheer Khan (8) | |||
| 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]
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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.
| 14 November Scorecard |
India 387/5 (50 overs) |
v | England 229 all out (37.4 overs) |
India won by 158 runs Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh |
| Yuvraj Singh 138* (78) Steve Harmison 2/75 (10 overs) |
Kevin Pietersen 63 (56) Zaheer Khan 3/26 (7 overs) |
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| 17 November Scorecard |
India 292/9 (50 overs) |
v | England 238 all out (47 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 |
| Yuvraj Singh 118 (122) Stuart Broad 4/55 (10 overs) |
Owais Shah 58 (78) Yuvraj Singh 4/28 (10 overs) |
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| 20 November Scorecard |
England 240 all out (48.4 overs) |
v | India 198/5 (40 overs) |
India won by 16 runs (D/L) Green Park, Kanpur Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh |
| Ravi Bopara 60 (82) Harbhajan Singh 3/31 (10 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 68 (76) Andrew Flintoff 3/31 (9 overs) |
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| 23 November Scorecard |
India 166/4 (22 overs) |
v | England 178/8 (22 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 |
| Virender Sehwag 69 (57) Graeme Swann 2/21 (2 overs) |
Owais Shah 72 (48) Zaheer Khan 2/20 (5 overs) |
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| 26 November Scorecard |
England 270/4 (50 overs) |
v | India 273/4 (43.4 overs) |
India won by 6 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Daryl Harper (AUS) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag |
| Kevin Pietersen 111* (128) Zaheer Khan 2/60 (10 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 91 (73) Ravi Bopara 1/42 (6 overs) |
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| 11 December - 15 December Scorecard |
England 316 (128.4 overs) |
v | India 241 (69.4 overs) |
India won by 6 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) & Daryl Harper (AUS) Player of the Match: Virender Sehwag |
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| Andrew Strauss 123 (233) Harbhajan Singh 3/96 (38) |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni 53 (82) Andrew Flintoff 3/49 (18.4) |
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| 311/9d (105.5 overs) | 387/4 (98.3 overs) | ||||
| Andrew Strauss 108 (244) Paul Collingwood 108 (250) Zaheer Khan 3/40 (27) |
Sachin Tendulkar 103* (196) Graeme Swann 2/103 (28.3 overs) |
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| 19 December - 23 December Scorecard |
India 453 (158.2 overs) |
v | England 302 (83.5 overs) |
Match drawn Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) & Daryl Harper (AUS) Player of the Match: Gautam Gambhir |
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| Gautam Gambhir 179 (348) Rahul Dravid 136 (328) Andrew Flintoff 3/54 (30.2 overs) |
Kevin Pietersen 144 (201) Harbhajan Singh 4/68 (20.5 overs) |
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| 251/7d (73 overs) | 64/1 (28 overs) | ||||
| Gautam Gambhir 97 (229) Monty Panesar 1/44 (10 overs) |
Ian Bell 24* (70) Ishant Sharma 1/7 (5 overs) |
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| 9 November Scorecard |
England 297/4 (50 overs) |
v | Mumbai XI 175/8 (50 overs) |
England XI won by 122 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Amiesh Saheba & MR Singh |
| Andrew Flintoff 100* (85) Vineet Sinha 1/32 (6.2 overs) |
Abhijit Shetye 50 (118) James Anderson 3/15 (8 overs) |
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| 11 November Scorecard |
Mumbai Cricket Association XI 222/7 (50 overs) |
v | England 98 (25 overs) |
Mumbai Cricket Association XI won by 124 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Amiesh Saheba & MR Singh |
| Sushant Marathe 65 (98) Steve Harmison 2/38 (10 overs) |
Graeme Swann 24* (31) Kshemal Waingankar 5/37 (8 overs) |
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