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Pataudi TrophyMatch 3 · Test

England beat India by 266 runs

The Rose Bowl, Southampton, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England569/7d & 205/4d40.4 ov
India330 & 17866.4 ov
England won by 266 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England made 569 for 7 declared, Ian Bell 167 from 256 balls and Gary Ballance 156 from 288 balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 for 101.

India were bowled out for 330, Ajinkya Rahane 54 from 113 balls and MS Dhoni 50 from 113 balls. James Anderson took 5 for 53.

England made 205 for 4 declared, Alastair Cook 70 not out from 114 balls and Joe Root 56 from 41 balls. Ravindra Jadeja took 3 for 52.

India were bowled out for 178, Ajinkya Rahane 52 not out from 121 balls. Moeen Ali took 6 for 67.

England won by 266 runs.

Key performers

England 1st innings

569/7d(163.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cookc †MS Dhoni b RA Jadejac †MS Dhoni b RA Jadeja952319041.13
Sam Robsonc RA Jadeja b Mohammed Shamic RA Jadeja b Mohammed Shami26594044.07
Gary Ballancec †MS Dhoni b RG Sharmac †MS Dhoni b RG Sharma15628824054.17
Ian Bellc Pankaj Singh b B Kumarc Pankaj Singh b B Kumar16725619365.23
Joe Rootc †MS Dhoni b B Kumarc †MS Dhoni b B Kumar3250012.00
Moeen Alic AM Rahane b B Kumarc AM Rahane b B Kumar12281042.86
Jos Buttler †b RA Jadejab RA Jadeja858393102.41
Chris Woakesnot outnot out7*120058.33
Extras(b 5, lb 11, w 2)(b 5, lb 11, w 2)18
Total163.4 Ov (RR 3.48)163.4 Ov (RR 3.48)569/7d
Fall of wickets: 55-1 (SD Robson, 20.5 ov), 213-2 (AN Cook, 76 ov), 355-3 (GS Ballance, 116.5 ov), 378-4 (JE Root, 127.2 ov), 420-5 (MM Ali, 135.5 ov), 526-6 (IR Bell, 158.3 ov), 569-7 (JC Buttler, 163.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Bhuvneshwar Kumar371010132.7317310020
Mohammed Shami33412313.7314013000
Pankaj Singh37814603.9516423200
Rohit Sharma902612.89383000
Ravindra Jadeja45.41015323.3520217400
Shikhar Dhawan20402.0080000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 29(66) & SD Robson 26(59)55125
2ndGS Ballance 86(166) & AN Cook 66(165)158331
3rdGS Ballance 70(122) & IR Bell 67(123)142245
4thJE Root 3(25) & IR Bell 18(38)2363
5thMM Ali 12(28) & IR Bell 30(23)4251
6thJC Buttler 50(64) & IR Bell 52(72)106136
7thJC Buttler 35(19) & CR Woakes 7(12)4331

India 1st innings

330(106.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Murali Vijayb SCJ Broadb SCJ Broad35955036.84
Shikhar Dhawanc AN Cook b JM Andersonc AN Cook b JM Anderson6171035.29
Cheteshwar Pujarac †JC Buttler b SCJ Broadc †JC Buttler b SCJ Broad24523046.15
Virat Kohlic AN Cook b JM Andersonc AN Cook b JM Anderson39753052.00
Ajinkya Rahanec sub (SP Terry) b MM Alic sub (SP Terry) b MM Ali541135047.79
Rohit Sharmac SCJ Broad b MM Alic SCJ Broad b MM Ali28613045.90
MS Dhoni †c †JC Buttler b JM Andersonc †JC Buttler b JM Anderson501135144.25
Ravindra Jadejalbw b JM Andersonlbw b JM Anderson31526059.62
Bhuvneshwar Kumarc GS Ballance b SCJ Broadc GS Ballance b SCJ Broad19354054.29
Mohammed Shamic †JC Buttler b JM Andersonc †JC Buttler b JM Anderson5151033.33
Pankaj Singhnot outnot out1*90011.11
Extras(b 16, lb 14, w 8)(b 16, lb 14, w 8)38
Total106.1 Ov (RR 3.11)106.1 Ov (RR 3.11)330
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (S Dhawan, 6.3 ov), 56-2 (CA Pujara, 23.2 ov), 88-3 (M Vijay, 29.5 ov), 136-4 (V Kohli, 48 ov), 210-5 (RG Sharma, 66.2 ov), 217-6 (AM Rahane, 70.1 ov), 275-7 (RA Jadeja, 88.1 ov), 313-8 (B Kumar, 98.4 ov), 329-9 (MS Dhoni, 104.2 ov), 330-10 (Mohammed Shami, 106.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson26.1105352.031358000
Stuart Broad2576632.641198000
Chris Jordan1745903.47818040
Chris Woakes2086003.00967000
Moeen Ali1806223.44765100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stM Vijay 11(22) & S Dhawan 6(17)1739
2ndCA Pujara 24(52) & M Vijay 11(49)39101
3rdV Kohli 10(15) & M Vijay 13(24)3239
4thAM Rahane 18(49) & V Kohli 29(60)48109
5thAM Rahane 32(49) & RG Sharma 28(61)74110
6thMS Dhoni 3(8) & AM Rahane 4(15)723
7thRA Jadeja 31(52) & MS Dhoni 23(56)58108
8thB Kumar 19(35) & MS Dhoni 19(28)3863
9thMohammed Shami 5(13) & MS Dhoni 5(21)1634
10thPankaj Singh 1(9) & Mohammed Shami 0(2)111

England 2nd innings

205/4d(40.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sam Robsonc S Dhawan b B Kumarc S Dhawan b B Kumar13202065.00
Alastair Cooknot outnot out70*1147061.40
Gary Ballancec CA Pujara b RA Jadejac CA Pujara b RA Jadeja38485179.17
Ian Bellb RA Jadejab RA Jadeja232140109.52
Joe Rootb RA Jadejab RA Jadeja564190136.59
Extras(b 4, w 1)(b 4, w 1)5
Total40.4 Ov (RR 5.04)40.4 Ov (RR 5.04)205/4d
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (SD Robson, 6.4 ov), 80-2 (GS Ballance, 20.5 ov), 106-3 (IR Bell, 26.2 ov), 205-4 (JE Root, 40.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Bhuvneshwar Kumar1005915.90358000
Pankaj Singh1043303.30444000
Mohammed Shami402406.00144010
Rohit Sharma503206.40143100
Ravindra Jadeja10.415234.88388000
Murali Vijay10101.0050000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSD Robson 13(20) & AN Cook 9(20)2240
2ndGS Ballance 38(48) & AN Cook 20(37)5885
3rdIR Bell 23(21) & AN Cook 3(12)2633
4thJE Root 56(41) & AN Cook 38(45)9986

India 2nd innings

178(66.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Murali Vijayrun out (SCJ Broad)run out (SCJ Broad)12351034.29
Shikhar Dhawanc CJ Jordan b JE Rootc CJ Jordan b JE Root37856043.53
Cheteshwar Pujarac CJ Jordan b MM Alic CJ Jordan b MM Ali260033.33
Virat Kohlic †JC Buttler b MM Alic †JC Buttler b MM Ali28563050.00
Ajinkya Rahanenot outnot out52*1217042.98
Rohit Sharmac †JC Buttler b JM Andersonc †JC Buttler b JM Anderson6280021.43
MS Dhoni †c †JC Buttler b JM Andersonc †JC Buttler b JM Anderson6111054.55
Ravindra Jadejab MM Alib MM Ali15432034.88
Bhuvneshwar Kumarc JM Anderson b MM Alic JM Anderson b MM Ali04000.00
Mohammed Shamib MM Alib MM Ali04000.00
Pankaj Singhb MM Alib MM Ali9720128.57
Extras(b 4, lb 6, w 1)(b 4, lb 6, w 1)11
Total66.4 Ov (RR 2.67)66.4 Ov (RR 2.67) · Target 445178
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (M Vijay, 11.1 ov), 29-2 (CA Pujara, 12.2 ov), 80-3 (S Dhawan, 29 ov), 89-4 (V Kohli, 32.2 ov), 112-5 (RG Sharma, 43.3 ov), 120-6 (MS Dhoni, 47.2 ov), 152-7 (RA Jadeja, 60.1 ov), 152-8 (B Kumar, 60.5 ov), 154-9 (Mohammed Shami, 63 ov), 178-10 (Pankaj Singh, 66.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson1452421.71701000
Stuart Broad1362201.69682010
Chris Woakes1132302.09553000
Moeen Ali20.446763.249711000
Chris Jordan502204.40214000
Joe Root20512.5080000
Gary Ballance10505.0041000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stM Vijay 12(35) & S Dhawan 10(32)2667
2ndCA Pujara 2(6) & S Dhawan 1(1)37
3rdV Kohli 21(48) & S Dhawan 26(52)51100
4thV Kohli 7(8) & AM Rahane 2(12)920
5thRG Sharma 6(28) & AM Rahane 16(39)2367
6thMS Dhoni 6(11) & AM Rahane 2(12)823
7thRA Jadeja 15(43) & AM Rahane 15(34)3277
8thB Kumar 0(4) & AM Rahane 0(0)04
9thMohammed Shami 0(4) & AM Rahane 2(9)213
10thAM Rahane 15(15) & Pankaj Singh 9(7)2422

Commentary

End of innings: IND 178 (66.4 ov)
66.4W
MM Ali to Pankaj Singh, OUT
Pankaj Singh b MM Ali 9(7) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 178/10 (66.4 ov)
66.30
MM Ali to Pankaj Singh, no run
66.24
MM Ali to Pankaj Singh, FOUR
66.14
MM Ali to Pankaj Singh, FOUR
End of over 665 runsIND 170/9001004
AM Rahane 52(121)Pankaj Singh 1(3)CR Woakes 11-3-23-0
65.64
CR Woakes to AM Rahane, FOUR
FIFTY for AM Rahane (52 off 121)
65.50
CR Woakes to AM Rahane, no run
65.40
CR Woakes to AM Rahane, no run
65.31
CR Woakes to Pankaj Singh, 1 run
65.20
CR Woakes to Pankaj Singh, no run
65.10
CR Woakes to Pankaj Singh, no run
End of over 658 runsIND 165/9000044
AM Rahane 48(118)Pankaj Singh 0(0)MM Ali 20-4-59-5
64.64
MM Ali to AM Rahane, FOUR
64.54
MM Ali to AM Rahane, FOUR
64.40
MM Ali to AM Rahane, no run
64.30
MM Ali to AM Rahane, no run
64.20
MM Ali to AM Rahane, no run
64.10
MM Ali to AM Rahane, no run
End of over 643 runsIND 157/9002001
AM Rahane 40(112)Pankaj Singh 0(0)CR Woakes 10-3-18-0
63.61
CR Woakes to AM Rahane, 1 run
63.50
CR Woakes to AM Rahane, no run
63.40
CR Woakes to AM Rahane, no run
63.32
CR Woakes to AM Rahane, 2 runs
63.20
CR Woakes to AM Rahane, no run
63.10
CR Woakes to AM Rahane, no run
End of over 631 run, 1 wktIND 154/900010W
AM Rahane 37(106)MM Ali 19-4-51-5
62.6W
MM Ali to Mohammed Shami, OUT
Mohammed Shami b MM Ali 0(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 154/9 (63 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for MM Ali
62.50
MM Ali to Mohammed Shami, no run
62.41
MM Ali to AM Rahane, 1 run