Men's Test · England in India Test Series · Match 1

India v England

11 Dec 2008 to 15 Dec 2008 · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

India won by 6 wickets

India387/4 (98.3 ov)

India batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
G Gambhircaught b JM Anderson	caught b JM Anderson	66	139	7	0	47.5
V Sehwaglbw b GP Swann	lbw b GP Swann	83	68	11	4	122.1
R Dravidcaught b A Flintoff	caught b A Flintoff	4	19	0	0	21.1
SR Tendulkar*not out	not out	103	196	9	0	52.6
VVS Laxmancaught b GP Swann	caught b GP Swann	26	42	4	0	61.9
Yuvraj Singh*not out	not out	85	131	8	1	64.9
Extras	20 (b 5, lb 11, nb 4)
Total	387/4 (98.3 ov)

Did not bat: MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, A Mishra, I Sharma

Fall of wickets: 1-117 (V Sehwag, 22.6 ov), 2-141 (R Dravid, 31.2 ov), 3-183 (G Gambhir, 43.5 ov), 4-224 (VVS Laxman, 56.4 ov)

England bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
SJ Harmison	10	0	48	0	4.80	0
JM Anderson	11	1	51	1	4.64	0
MS Panesar	27	4	105	0	3.89	0
A Flintoff	22	1	64	1	2.91	4
GP Swann	28.3	2	103	2	3.61	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.