Monday 26 November 2012

England beat India in 2nd Test match


10:45 AM, NOVEMBER 26, 2012 England defeated India by 10 wicktes in second Test at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai to level four match series 1-1. India was bowled out for 142 runs in their second innings setting 57-run target for England. India were all out for 142 in their second innings, setting England a target of 57 runs, which it achieved without losing any wicket. Earlier, India could add only 25 runs on Day 4 of the play, Gautam Gambhir was top scorer for India with 65 runs. Spinners Monty Panesar took 6 wickets and Greame Swann scapled 4 for England. Third Test would be played in Kolkata from December 5. India were all out for 142 in their second innings, setting England a target of 57 on the fourth day of the second cricket Test in Mumbai on Monday. Gautam Gambhir tried to keep India's hope alive but finally fell to Graeme Swann for 65 runs. At the end of Day Three, England were on the threshold of perhaps their greatest win on Indian soil. After taking a lead of 86, Monty Panesar cut through to leave India reeling at 117 for seven. Opener Gautam Gambhir played a lone hand with an unbeaten half-century. How Panesar would love to take this turf with him wherever he plays! It has suited his style of bowling; he has understood the right pace to bowl and has hit the right areas. To cap a brilliant performance, the left-arm spinner grabbed his second fifer of the game to claim a well-deserved 10-wicket match haul.

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