# English cricket team in India in 2008–09

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.
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 and arrived in Chennai the next day. At Chennai, Andrew Strauss hit 123 and 108, strokeful for the former England skipper. Sachin Tendulkar slammed 103* ,with Yuvraj Singh at 85*,chased the record target of 387,guiding India to a victory by 6 wickets.

## 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

* 14 November 2008 Scorecard
| India 387/5 (50 overs) | v | England 229 (37.4 overs) |
| Yuvraj Singh 138 (78) Steve Harmison 2/75 (10 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 63 (56) Zaheer Khan 3/26 (7 overs) |
* India won by 158 runs Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh

### 2nd ODI

* 17 November 2008 Scorecard
| India 292/9 (50 overs) | v | England 238 (47 overs) |
| Yuvraj Singh 118 (122) Stuart Broad 4/55 (10 overs) | | Owais Shah 58 (78) Yuvraj Singh 4/28 (10 overs) |
* India won by 54 runs Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh

### 3rd ODI

* 20 November 2008 Sorecard
| England 240 (48.4 overs) | v | India 198/5 (40 overs) |
| Ravi Bopara 60 (82) Harbhajan Singh 3/31 (10 overs) | | Virender Sehwag 68 (76) Andrew Flintoff 3/31 (9 overs) |
* India won by 16 runs (D/L) Green Park, Kanpur Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh

### 4th ODI

* 23 November 2008 Scorecard
| India 166/4 (22 overs) | v | England 178/8 (22 overs) |
| Virender Sehwag 69 (57) Graeme Swann 2/21 (2 overs) | | Owais Shah 72 (48) Zaheer Khan 2/20 (5 overs) |
* India won by 19 runs (D/L) M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Daryl Harper (AUS) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag

### 5th ODI

* 26 November 2008 Scorecard
| England 270/4 (50 overs) | v | India 273/4 (43.4 overs) |
| Kevin Pietersen 111* (128) Zaheer Khan 2/60 (10 overs) | | Virender Sehwag 91 (73) Ravi Bopara 1/42 (6 overs) |
* India won by 6 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Daryl Harper (AUS) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag
* 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 2008 Scorecard
* India won by 6 wickets MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Ind)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Graeme Swann (Eng) made his Test debut.
* Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the second batsman to score 2,000 Test runs against England.

### 2nd Test

* 19–23 December 2008 Scorecard
* Match drawn Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir (Ind)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* 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 2008 Scorecard
| England 297/4 (50 overs) | v | 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) |
* England XI won by 122 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Amiesh Saheba & MR Singh
* 12 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding)

### Mumbai Cricket Association XI vs England XI

* 11 November 2008 Scorecard
| Mumbai Cricket Association XI 222/7 (50 overs) | v | England 98 (25 overs) |
| Sushant Marathe 65 (98) Steve Harmison 2/38 (10 overs) | | Graeme Swann 24* (31) Kshemal Waingankar 5/37 (8 overs) |
* Mumbai Cricket Association XI won by 124 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Amiesh Saheba & MR Singh
* 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