The Indian cricket team toured England from 21 July to 16 September 2011.[1] The tour consisted of one Twenty20 International (T20I), five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and four Test matches, as well as a number of matches against English county sides.[2] The opening Test at Lord's was the 2,000th Test.[3] England's victory in the Third Test put them number one in the world rankings.[4]
| Indian cricket team in England in 2011 | |||
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| India | England | ||
| Dates | 21 July – 16 September 2011 | ||
| Captains | MS Dhoni |
Andrew Strauss (Test) Alastair Cook (ODI) Stuart Broad (T20I) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 4-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Rahul Dravid (461) | Kevin Pietersen (533) | |
| Most wickets | Praveen Kumar (15) | Stuart Broad (25) | |
| Player of the series | Rahul Dravid (Ind) and Stuart Broad (Eng) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | England won the 5-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | MS Dhoni (236) | Ravi Bopara (197) | |
| Most wickets | Ravichandran Ashwin (6) | Graeme Swann (8) | |
| Player of the series | MS Dhoni (Ind) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | England won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ajinkya Rahane (61) | Eoin Morgan (49) | |
| Most wickets | Munaf Patel (2) | Jade Dernbach (4) | |
| Player of the series | Jade Dernbach (Eng) | ||
Squads
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England[10]
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India[11]
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England[10]
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India[11]
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† Virat Kohli, Pragyan Ojha and RP Singh replaced the injured Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan, respectively, for the third and fourth Test matches.
‡ Ravindra Jadeja replaced the injured Gautam Gambhir for the ODI series.
Tour matches
editFirst-class: Somerset v Indians
edit15–17 July
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- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
India rested a number of their Test players for their first match of the tour; Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar and Harbhajan Singh were all left out of the team. The weakened bowling attack showed on the first day of the match, when Somerset scored 329 for the loss of two wickets from a rain-reduced 75 overs. Andrew Strauss, the England Test captain and Middlesex player,[12] opened the innings as a guest batsman for Somerset, showed aggression initially, scoring 78 runs out of an opening partnership of 101, before getting out. Andrew McGlashan, summarising the day for ESPNcricinfo, described his innings as "commanding", and his shots "in good working order".[13] After Strauss' dismissal, his opening partner Arul Suppiah began to score more freely, and reached his century off 179 balls, scoring his second 50 from just 57 deliveries.[14] Suppiah and Nick Compton put on a second wicket partnership of 223 before Compton was dismissed for 88.[13] Suppiah reached 156, his highest first-class score before he was out, and Somerset eventually declared their innings closed at 425/3.
In reply, the Indians struggled with the bat during the second, rain affected day; Somerset's Charl Willoughby took five wickets against a batting line-up which showed its lack of match practice.[15] On the third morning, Suresh Raina controlled the strike well to bat his way to a century and stake his claim for a place in first Test, dominating a final wicket partnership of 84. Somerset once more look assured with the bat during their second innings, in which Strauss reached a century, eventually finishing 109 not out, and Peter Trego scored a rapid 85 runs from 57 balls. Somerset declared at tea on the final day, leaving India only a short period to bat in the second innings.[16] The match finished as a draw, but Somerset coach Andrew Hurry suggested that Somerset had "bullied" India, and that it had been "a perfect three days" for Strauss.[17]
Two-day: Northamptonshire v Indians
editList A: Sussex Sharks v Indians
edit 25 August
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- Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced match to 45 overs per side.
List A: Kent Spitfires v Indians
edit 26 August
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- Kent won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced match to 20 overs per side.
Twenty 20: Leicestershire Foxes v Indians
edit 29 August
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- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
Test series
editEngland won the Test series 4–0, their third whitewash in series of more than three Test matches. In winning the series by more than two clear matches, England took India's place at the top of the ICC Test Championship, while India dropped to third place. The men of the series were England's Stuart Broad – who took 25 wickets in the series – and Rahul Dravid – who scored three centuries.
1st Test
edit21–25 July 2011
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain and bad light on day 1 reduced play to 49.2 overs.
This match was the 2,000th Test in the history of cricket and the 100th between India and England. India's tour got off to the worst possible start with Zaheer Khan injuring himself on the first morning, leaving India with just three regular bowlers for the rest of the match. England made the most of the numerical advantage with Pietersen scoring a double-century as England declared with the score on 474/8. India responded well initially, but were soon bundled out for 286 with Rahul Dravid's century being the saving grace. England worked themselves into a position of control in the second innings, with India's bowling lacking any penetration. India were bowled out on the final day of the Test with nearly 30 overs to spare.[18]
2nd Test
editIn their first innings, England were 124/8 at one point and looked sure to be dismissed for a very low first innings score. Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann then had a partnership of 73 runs and salvaged the innings for England who were eventually dismissed for 221. In reply, India reached a dominant score of 267/4 with Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh sharing a partnership of 128 runs before England bowler Stuart Broad took a hat-trick, dismissing MS Dhoni (caught Anderson), Harbhajan Singh (lbw) and Praveen Kumar (bowled) and finished with his best Test figures to date, with 6 for 46.[19] This hat-trick was part of a remarkable spell of 16 balls in which Broad got five wickets without conceding a run. India were eventually also dismissed for less than 300, with 288. Ian Bell was involved in a controversial run-out decision with the final delivery before tea on the third day when he was on 139 not out.[20] Bell walked off the field, believing that the previous shot played by Eoin Morgan had gone to the boundary for four. However, the ball had been kept in play and was thrown back to the middle, where India removed the bails. It was referred to the third umpire, Billy Bowden, who gave Bell out.[20] During the tea interval, England captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower met with the Indian captain Dhoni and their coach Duncan Fletcher and they agreed to withdraw the appeal.[20] Bell was eventually dismissed for 159. England continued to bat strongly with tail-ender Tim Bresnan getting 90 runs. England were eventually bowled out for 544, setting India a target of 478 runs to win. India's response to this target was poor and they slumped to 68/6 at tea on day 4. England dismissed India's top second innings scorer, Sachin Tendulkar for 56 soon after tea. England wrapped the game up in the evening session, finally dismissing India for 158 runs, winning by 319 runs.
3rd Test
edit10–14 August 2011
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Start of play on Day 2 delayed due to wet ground.
- Lunch taken early on Day 3 due to rain.
India were put into bat by England and were reduced to 111 for 7, before making a slight recovery to finish 224 all out on the first day.[21] Alastair Cook made 294, the sixth highest score by an English batsman, as England finished on 710 for 7.[22] Indian batsman Virender Sehwag was dismissed for golden duck in both innings of the match – a king pair.[22] Sachin Tendulkar was run-out on 40, after backing up MS Dhoni, when Dhoni's strike was deflected back onto the stumps by Graeme Swann.[4]
4th Test
edit18–22 August 2011
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain on day 1 limited play to 26 overs.
- Rain on day 3 limited play to 63 overs.
Statistics
editIndividual
edit| Statistic | England | India | ||
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| Most series runs | Kevin Pietersen | 533 | Rahul Dravid | 461 |
| Highest innings | Alastair Cook | 294 | Rahul Dravid | 146* |
| Most centuries | Kevin Pietersen Ian Bell |
2 | Rahul Dravid | 3 |
| Most fifties | Kevin Pietersen Matt Prior Stuart Broad Tim Bresnan |
2 | Sachin Tendulkar MS Dhoni VVS Laxman |
2 |
| Most wickets | Stuart Broad | 25 | Praveen Kumar | 15 |
| Most five-wicket hauls | Stuart Broad James Anderson Tim Bresnan Graeme Swann |
1 | Praveen Kumar | 1 |
| Best innings figures | Stuart Broad | 24.1–8–46–6 | Praveen Kumar | 40.3–10–106–5 |
| Best match figures | Graeme Swann | 69–11–208–9 | Praveen Kumar | 58–13–169–7 |
| Most catches (wicket-keepers excluded) |
Alastair Cook Andrew Strauss |
5 | Rahul Dravid Suresh Raina |
4 |
| Most stumpings | Matt Prior | 1 | none | |
Team
edit| Statistic | England | India |
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| Highest team innings | 710/7d | 300 |
| Lowest team innings | 221 | 158 |
| Tosses won | 2 | 2 |
Other
edit- Kevin Pietersen reached 6,000 Test runs when he reached 172 in the first innings of the First Test.
- Ian Bell reached 5,000 Test runs when he reached 208 in the first innings of the Fourth Test.
T20I series
editOnly T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alex Hales and Jos Buttler (both Eng); Rahul Dravid and Ajinkya Rahane (both Ind) made their T20I debuts.
ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Match abandoned due to heavy rain.
2nd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 23 overs per side due to rain.
3rd ODI
edit 9 September
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- England innings reduced to 43 overs due to rain.
4th ODI
edit5th ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- England innings reduced to 34 overs due to rain.
- Jonny Bairstow (Eng) made his ODI debut.
References
edit- ^ "India tour of England 2011 / Tour Statistics". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "India tour of England 2011 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (21 July 2011). "Jonathan Trott holds up India in first Test at Lord's". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ a b Sheringham, Sam (13 August 2011). "England beat India to become world number one Test side". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "England v India 2011 / England Squad – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "England Squad – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "England Squad – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "England Squad – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "India Squad – Tests". ESPNcricinfo. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ a b "England news: Kevin Pietersen rested for India ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ a b "India One-Day Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "England captain Andrew Strauss to play for Somerset against India to help arrest slump in form". The Daily Telegraph. London. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b McGlashan, Andrew (15 July 2011). "Somerset cash in after Strauss finds form". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "India tour of England, Tour Match: Somerset v Indians at Taunton, Jul 15–17, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ McGlashan, Andrew (16 July 2011). "Willoughby leaves Indians in tatters". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ McGlashan, Andrew (17 July 2011). "Strauss shines as Somerset dominate in draw". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ McGlashan, Andrew (17 July 2011). "Somerset happy to 'bully' India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "England v India, 2011". 30 May 2012.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (30 July 2011). "Stuart Broad hat-trick revives England against India". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ a b c "England's Ian Bell admits naivety over India run out controversy". BBC Sport. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (10 August 2011). "England dominate India in the third Test at Edgbaston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ a b Sheringham, Sam (12 August 2011). "Alastair Cook hits 294 as England make 710–7 against India". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
External links
edit- Tour page at ESPNcricinfo