England have defeated India by 319 runs in the Second NPower Test Match. India bowled out England for 221 in the first innings of the match. India went on to start their innings trailing by 221. They were hoping for the bats to show its magic and get a high scoring total to put the English team in some pressure, but the Indian team only managed to put a total of 288, with an awesome knock of 117 by opening batsman Rahul Dravid. India brought their innings to a close with a lead of 67 runs. England went onto start their second innings trailing by a score of 67. The Indian team expected their bowlers to finish off the work quickly like in the first innings, but things did not really go as planned for the Indian team. The English team put on a huge total of 544, with big help from some of their experienced players e.g. Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, and Matt Prior. England brought their second innings to a close with a lead 477 runs, setting India a target of 478 runs to win. With 2 days still left in the test match, the English team were planning to close out the Indian team quickly and take a 2-0 Lead in the test series. They were successful in their plan when they bowled out India for a very low score of 158, winning the test match by 319 runs and clinching a 2-0 lead in the NPower test series. In my opinion, Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan, both put on a match winning performance. Stuart Broad scored 104 runs and took 8 wickets in the whole match, while Tim Bresnan scored 101 runs and took 7 wickets. Honestly the Indian team, even with such a strong batting line up, failed epicly to show that they are the World Champions. England really out-classed this team who has just won the 2011 Cricket World Cup in the Subcontinent 4 months ago. The English team have truly shown that they are not an easy to defeat and will continue to do so in the upcoming Natwest ODI Series.
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