India won Test Series by 1-0 after 2nd Test Drawn

India won the 2 match test seies by 1-0 against England after 2nd match ended in a boring draw on 5th and final day at Chandigadh, Mohali on Tuesday, 23rd December, 2008. India won the 1st test at Chennai last week and thus won the short match series.

5th day also got delayed due to fog as both Yuraj and Gambhir started positively scored quick runs but India delayed in declaration for the centuries of Yuraj and Gambhir but unfortunately the both out on 86 and 97 runs respectively and India declared their inning on 251/7. India set a traget of 403 runs in 44 overs possible on the last day of the match.

England then payed safely with the loss of cook's wicket and ended the day on 64/1. England lost the series but they played well and appreciated their return to India after Mumbai Terror attack.

Gautam Gambhir declared Man of the Match for his innings of 179 and 97 runs while Zaheer Khan awarded Man of the Series for its fine bowling in the series specially reverse swing.

Match Summary:

India 1st Inning - 453 all out in 158.2 overs.

England 1st Inning - 302 all out in 83.5 overs.

India 2nd Inning - 251/7 in 73 overs.

England 1st Inning - 64/1 in 28 overs.

Toss - India, who chose to bat first.

Result - Match drawn.

Man of The Match - Gautam Gambhir (India).

Man of The Series - Zaheer Khan (India).

Series - India led the 2-match series 1-0.