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

Karun Nair walks off to wild applause. He soaks it in. Taking big gulps. Savouring his effort. He is not a certainty in this Indian XI, but how are you going to keep out a triple-centurion? He takes in the handshakes from the opposition. Cook comes up. Root comes up. Practically everyone. He gets his hair mussed up by Virat Kohli as he goes into the dressing room. India spoilt for batting riches. After all, they made 759 - their highest ever Test score - with Cheteshwar Pujara making 15, M Vijay 29 and Kohli 15.

England have about 16 minutes to play before stumps. They've been kept on the field for 190.4 overs. They've conceded a total none of their predecessors have. Their spirits must be broken. Their bodies must be tired. And now they have to bat and save this Test? India have taken a 282-run lead.

bliss: "Kudos to Karun, thats the way to trouble selectors and players who are complacent in the playing XI.. definitely sparks competitiveness within the team."

MK: "Sensational batting this from Karun. For a player fighting for a place in the team, this has to be described as the best of the lot. Waddda Player, Take a bow!"

avi: "Say Al, what is the procedure to drop a triple centurion from the side when everybody presumably returns for the next test? Has it ever happened before?" I checked statsguru. It slapped me in the face. So... uh...

190.4
4
Rashid to Nair, FOUR, misfield at point and that's the triple-hundred! Only the third player in Test history, and the first Indian, to turn his maiden hundred into a triple. The shot, a shot he will remember for a very very long time, is a cut. It was wide, he chased it, it was a bit uppish, which was why Cook dived forward for a catch. Fell short and spilled through him. India declare as well.
190.3
0
Rashid to Nair, no run, appeal for lbw as Nair looks for the sweep, a shot that has been very productive for him. Misses it this time.

Rashid again, he got Rahul for 199. Short third man, point, short cover, cover point, everyone up

190.2
1
Rashid to Yadav, 1 run, squirts it off the outside edge through point
190.1
0
Rashid to Yadav, no run, googly first ball, pitching on off stump and cutting into Umesh. He was defending well outside the line and is beaten

Into the 190th over of the innings, over 750 runs scored, but we have to wait for one more run

END OF OVER:
190 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 754/7

  • Karun Nair299 (379b)
  • Umesh Yadav0 (0b)
  • Liam Dawson43-4-129-2
  • Adil Rashid29-1-148-1
189.6
0
Dawson to Nair, no run, tossed up outside leg, goes for the hack-sweep, standing up with a vertical bat, but the ball, possibly, deflects off the wicketkeeper to short third man. A nervous Karun tries to pinch the strike again, but he can't

Umesh Yadav is at the non-strikers'. Nair has the strike on 299, and everyone is up. Smart phones are out to capture the moment

189.5
W
Dawson to Jadeja, OUT, heaved to the man at long-on, good catch from Ball, moving across to his left and diving. Length ball, looks to biff it. Doesn't quite time it. They've also crossed, so Nair will be on strike on 299.

RA Jadeja c Ball b Dawson 51 (88m 55b 1x4 2x6) SR: 92.72

189.4
1
Dawson to Nair, 1 run, pats it into the covers to move into 299

India players in whites now. Declaration, presumably, after the 300

189.3
0
Dawson to Nair, no run, moves back to a length ball on leg stump and tries to flick it away. Can't pull it off and a round of "ooooohhhs" ring across the ground
189.2
1
Dawson to Jadeja, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, pushed to mid-on

Enigma's Fan: "Salute from an English fan. I think it is a good statement from India, they are telling the world it is not all Kohli and Pujara, they have other batsmen too."

189.1
1
Dawson to Nair, 1 run, clipped through square leg, Nair was looking for a couple, but Jadeja saw the fielder at midwicket making quick stride to it. This is the highest total against England in Tests

Nair three short of a triple century. And debutant Liam Dawson to bowl

END OF OVER:
189 | 4 Runs | IND: 751/6

  • Ravindra Jadeja50 (53b)
  • Karun Nair297 (375b)
  • Adil Rashid29-1-148-1
  • Moeen Ali41-1-190-1
188.6
0
Rashid to Jadeja, no run, shortish and outside off as Rashid bowls around the wicket, pushed back down the pitch
188.5
1
Rashid to Nair, 1 run, shortish and on middle, punched to deep midwicket
188.4
0
Rashid to Nair, no run, beats Nair as he looks for runs against a flighted delivery outside off, which turns sharply away
188.3
1
Rashid to Jadeja, 1 run, shortish on leg stump, Jadeja clips it behind square leg for a little fifty and out comes the sword dance. England have seen this for the third time, after Lord's and Mohali. Three times too many, they'd say. But Chennai laps it up
188.2
1
Rashid to Nair, 1 run, chip over the top, but long-on is back, easy single

Four men on the deep on the leg side. Two on the off side. The cameras trained, the crowd primed. History awaits

188.1
1
Rashid to Jadeja, 1 run, short and wide, Jadeja cracks it to deep point

Surisetty: "Jadeja was on 34 when Nair made 250, in a span of 4 runs from Jadeja he moved to 294. Is he on beast mode ?"

END OF OVER:
188 | 11 Runs | IND: 747/6

  • Ravindra Jadeja48 (50b)
  • Karun Nair295 (372b)
  • Moeen Ali41-1-190-1
  • Adil Rashid28-1-144-1
187.6
1
Ali to Jadeja, 1 run, short and on middle, pulled away to deep midwicket
187.5
1
Ali to Nair, 1 run, flighted on leg stump, clipped to deep square leg

Nair one hit away... Only two men have turned their maiden century into a triple. Garry Sobers and Bob Simpson

187.4
1
Ali to Jadeja, 1 run, shortish and outside off, cut to deep point
187.3
0
Ali to Jadeja, no run, flighted just outside leg, defended
187.2
2
Ali to Jadeja, 2 runs, shortish and outside off, cut to deep point and they sneak a risky two. Karun is in danger of getting run out... but he survives because of a weak throw

Match Coverage

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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.