15/12Result
5th Test, England tour of India at Chennai, Dec 16-20 2016
India won by an inns & 75 runs
Player of the Match
Karun Nair
Karun NairIndia
15/12Result
5th Test, England tour of India at Chennai, Dec 16-20 2016
India won by an inns & 75 runs
Player of the Match
Karun Nair
Karun NairIndia

3pm: Looks like a fighting total from England. Might they save the draw this time? Joking aside, India know well what they have to do, having seized the high ground so emphatically in Mumbai; but doing it again, without the motivation of needing to seal the series, might be a different matter. If England can remove Kohli for less than 200, that would probably help. Anyway, we'll be cracking on again shortly.

While we wait, time for a call from our friends at Lord's: if you fancy entering the Wisden-MCC Photograph of the Year competition, dig out your best snaps from 2016 and head over here. There are cash prizes on offer and the top three will feature in next year's edition of Wisden.

"Broad making himself getting run out and now Ball wicket, ruined the party for Dawson. He was looking so promising to reach 100 on his debut. Sad, but well done Dawson! Solid innings!" Dawson was probably equally to blame for the run-out, Ankur. But he did a fine job

Here's Adarsh Agarwal: "22 overs to go today. India should come out all guns blazing and scare the hell out of England by reaching 100 in no time!" Ah, the old Sehwag gambit?

157.2
W
Mishra to Ball, OUT, bowled him, the Bosie does it! Lands the wrong'un just where he wanted it and Ball, hanging back, is beaten wafting down the wrong line, hits off stump. A ticklish last-wicket stand of 22 is snuffed out and finally, after 157.2 overs, India will get to have a bat

JT Ball b Mishra 12 (14m 18b 0x4 1x6) SR: 66.66

157.1
1
Mishra to Dawson, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps and nurdled into a gap

Amit Mishra returns, can he clean up the last one?

END OF OVER:
157 | 17 Runs | ENG: 476/9

  • Jake Ball12 (17b)
  • Liam Dawson65 (147b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin44-3-151-1
  • Ravindra Jadeja45-9-106-3

"England scored 400 and lost last time so India is just seeking a bigger challenge by letting them score 500," parps

156.6
2
Ashwin to Ball, 2 runs, Ball makes room and carves a couple more through the off side. England's last pair making merry
156.5
2
Ashwin to Ball, 2 runs, topspinner from Ashwin, did for Broad in Mumbai... but this time he clubs a couple more thorugh the covers, off the splice but it runs away
156.4
6
Ashwin to Ball, SIX, six more! Ball dances down the pitch and smacks Ashwin into the stands over long-on... He's managed to get the ball stuck in a drainpipe, or something. Shot of a Baller

Think Axar may have hurt himself trying to take that catch - Bhuvneshwar Kumar is on in his stead

156.3
0
Ashwin to Ball, no run, gets into line and blocks on the stumps

Apparently, Dawson now has the highest score by a No. 8 on debut for England. Well done him

156.2
1
Ashwin to Dawson, 1 run, tossed up and nurdled off the pads for one more
156.1
6
Ashwin to Dawson, SIX, here comes Dawson, he slugs high into the leg side... but there's a man out there! Axar Patel takes a good two-handed catch above his head, only to then tumble back and land on the rope! He realised that his momentum was taking him on to the boundary but was too late in trying to toss it back - so it's a six, to really rub it in

END OF OVER:
156 | (maiden) | ENG: 459/9

  • Jake Ball2 (13b)
  • Liam Dawson58 (145b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja45-9-106-3
  • Ravichandran Ashwin43-3-134-1
155.6
0
Jadeja to Ball, no run, on the stumps, worked to the leg side
155.5
0
Jadeja to Ball, no run, angled in on the stumps, Ball prods towards extra cover from the crease
155.4
0
Jadeja to Ball, no run, Ball makes room again and throws the hands through a drive into the covers
155.3
0
Jadeja to Ball, no run, tossed up and defended backing away to leg
155.2
0
Jadeja to Ball, no run, darted in on the stumps Ball nudges it to leg

Slip and gully in

155.1
0
Jadeja to Ball, no run, pushed through outside off, Ball drops back and squirts it towards point

"Well then, what about Jake Leach?" Now that's a fair question, Ranjit

END OF OVER:
155 | 2 Runs | ENG: 459/9

  • Liam Dawson58 (145b)
  • Jake Ball2 (7b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin43-3-134-1
  • Ravindra Jadeja44-8-106-3
154.6
0
Ashwin to Dawson, no run, pushed into the leg side and there's nearly another bout of confused running, Ball eventually trotting back to his ground as they elect not to run the single that wasn't there
154.5
0
Ashwin to Dawson, no run, floated up on middle and leg, Dawson leans on a block
154.4
1
Ashwin to Ball, 1 run, tossed up and this time Ball gets his leg-side hoick away for one over midwicket
154.3
0
Ashwin to Ball, no run, makes a bit of room and tries to shovel to leg
154.2
0
Ashwin to Ball, no run, flighted on the stumps, Ball stands tall and prods it away
154.1
1
Ashwin to Dawson, 1 run, Ashwin continues round the wicket, Dawson tickles one off his pads

END OF OVER:
154 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 457/9

  • Liam Dawson57 (142b)
  • Jake Ball1 (4b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja44-8-106-3
  • Ravichandran Ashwin42-3-132-1
153.6
1
Jadeja to Dawson, 1 run, comes forward to punch down the ground
153.5
1
Jadeja to Ball, 1 run, on the stumps and Ball gets a little inside-edged nurdle away to leg for his first run

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Huge total, yet insufficient

0

No. of bigger first inns totals that have resulted in an innings defeat, than England's 477. The previous biggest was 432 by Eng at The Oval in Ashes 2001.

First of the series

0

No. of five-wkt hauls for Jadeja in this series, before this. He has taken a five-for in this innings.

Jadeja, again

6

No. of times Jadeja has dismissed Cook in Tests - most a bowler has dismissed Cook in any series. Cook averaged just 12.50 runs in the series v Jadeja

Jadeja, finally

5

No. of times Cook has been dismissed by Jadeja in this series at an average of 12.20. Kohli introduced him after 19 overs in the morning session.

Expensive drop?

4

Cook's score when he was dropped by Parthiv off Ashwin. He has made 1101 runs at 52.42 on day five of Tests - more than anyone since his debut.

Only the third

2

No. of scores of 200-plus by India batsmen at No. 5 or lower in Tests before Karun Nair. Dhoni and Laxman are the others to do it.

Toss trivialised

4

No. of times India have posted a total of 400-plus in this series after losing the toss. No other team has done it more than thrice in a series.

Mountain scaled

476

The highest 1st-inns deficit overcome by India in Tests against England before this - in Delhi, 1981-82. Overall 477 is their 7th highest against any team.

A rare collection

6

No. of IND batsmen to make 100s in this series - equals their most. Last such instance was against West Indies at home in 1978-79. Overall, 4th such instance.