English cricket team in India in 2008–09
| English cricket team in India in 2008–09 | |||||
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| 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 (361) | |||
| Most wickets | Graeme Swann (8) | Zaheer Khan (8) Harbhajan Singh (8) | |||
| 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]
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
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
- 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 Scorecard |
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2nd Test
| 19–23 December Scorecard |
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- 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 Scorecard |
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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) |
- 12 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Mumbai Cricket Association XI vs England XI
11 November Scorecard |
| Mumbai Cricket Association XI 222/7 (50 overs) |
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| Graeme Swann 24* (31) Kshemal Waingankar 5/37 (8 overs) |
- 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 2008-11-27.
- ↑ "England will tour with full squad". Cric Info. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ↑ "England team arrives in Chennai". Cric Info. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
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