England vs India 3rd Test at Birmingham, 10 Aug, 2011

Toss: England,who choose to bowl first
India 224/10 (62.2)  &  244/10 (55.3)
England 710/7 (188.1)
England won by an innings and 242 runs
Man of the Match: AN Cook
  • MS Dhoni 74 * (79)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, misses his flick shot to a pitched up delivery down the legside.

Over 0.2PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, gets forward in defence around off and is beaten by the late away swing.

Over 0.3PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, gets squared up on the backfoot and pushes it towards point.

Over 0.4PS Kumar to AJ Straussno runs, goes back for a flick and is hit on the back pad infront of middle but the ball had pitched outside leg. 

Over 0.5PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, goes back and flicks it off his pads to squareleg.

Over 0.6PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1S Sreesanth to AN Cook, no runs, strides forward and leaves a pitched up delivery just outside off.

Over 1.2S Sreesanth to AN Cook, no runs, leaves a swinging half volley outside off.

Over 1.3S Sreesanth to AN Cookno runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.

Over 1.4S Sreesanth to AN Cookno runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.

Over 1.5S Sreesanth to AN Cookno runs, gets forward and leaves the wide away swinger outside off to the wicket keeper.

Over 1.6S Sreesanth to AN Cook, no runs, gets forward and leaves a widish full length away swinger to the keeper.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, gets forward and tucks the inswinger towards squareleg.

Over 2.2PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, gets half forward and pushes it towards point.

Over 2.3PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, goes back and defends it towards point.

Over 2.4PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, stays in the crease and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.

Over 2.5PS Kumar to AJ Strauss, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.

Over 2.6PS Kumar from round the sticks to AJ Strauss, no runs, gets forward and defends it towards mid off.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1S Sreesanth to AN Cook, no runs, goes back for a cut and chops it off the bottom edge towards the keeper.

Over 3.2S Sreesanth to AN Cook, no runs, gets forward and defends it to the right of the bowler.

Over 3.3S Sreesanth to AN Cook, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.

Over 3.4S Sreesanth to AN Cook, no runs, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.

Over 3.5S Sreesanth to AN Cook, 1 run, leans forward and plays a forcing cut shot towards point where Gambhir dives to his right to save a certain boundary but cannot prevent the tight single.

Over 3.6S Sreesanth to AJ Strauss, no runs, goes back and leaves it outside off.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1PS Kumar to AN Cook, 2 runs, shuffles back and punches it wristily to the left of mid on and gets a couple.

Over 4.2PS Kumar to AN Cook, no runs, gets half forward and is hit on the backpad by one that came back with the angle but the impact was outside the line of off to survive the lbw.

Over 4.3PS Kumar to AN Cook, no runs, goes back and pushes it towards mid on.

Over 4.4PS Kumar to AN Cook, no runs, gets forward and defends it to the left of the bowler.

Over 4.5PS Kumar to AN Cook, no runs, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.

Over 4.6PS Kumar to AN Cook, 2 run, gets forward and pushes it through extra covers and picks up a couple.

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