India vs England 5th Test, IND beat ENG by an innings and 64 runs, win series 4-1
In the fifth and final Test between India and England, the hosts were bowled out for a paltry 64 runs in a little more than an hour by a record 36 wickets in the 100th match of the longest format played by India. Skipper Rohit Sharma did not take part in the play on Day 3 due to a back injury, and was replaced by Yuzvendra Chahal, who picked up two wickets. Yuzvendra Chandrasekhar Yadav also picked up one wicket, while Ravinder Jadeja picked up one. Joe Root was the last English player to get out in this series, scoring 84 runs off 128 balls.
Ravichandran Ashwin Shines As India Win By An Innings And 64 Runs vs England
Centuries from Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, followed by a five-wicket haul from Ravichandran Ashwin, helped India beat England by an innings and 64 runs in the fifth Test in Dharamsala. After England were bowled out for 218, India were bowled out for 477 and took a 259-run lead. England were bowled out for 195 as Ashwin took five wickets. Apart from him, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav scalped two wickets each. In England, Joe Root made 84 runs and Jonny Bairstow made 39 runs. Earlier, Gill and Rohit scored 110 and 103 respectively for India, while Shoaib Bashir registered five wickets for England. With this win, India ended the five-match series against England 4–1.
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The home side were dominant with the ball today. Ashwin began the proceedings with four wickets in quick time to shut down any chances of a win. Kuldeep Yadav managed to get two. Jasprit Bumrah managed to get two wickets in quick time after lunch to keep the momentum rolling and Kuldeep along with Ravindra Jadeja managed to close out the game to seal an emphatic series victory for the home side.
Pitch Report: Sanjay Manjrekar dubs the pitch on Day 3 as ‘trustworthy.’ Nick Knight calls it a flat surface but the batters might be slightly wary of the lateral movement on offer. The odd delivery could stay low and the sensible approach would be to play on the front foot rather than going behind. Nonetheless, it is a fairly good surface to bat on.
India (Playing XI) – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal (In for Rajat Patidar), Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah (In for Akash Deep).
England (Playing XI) – Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (WK), Tom Hartley, Mark Wood (In place of Ollie Robinson), James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir.
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India vs England Live Score: India beat England by innings and 64 runs for 4-1 series win
India vs England Live Score: India beat England by an innings and 64 runs in the final test to win the five-match series 4-1 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.
Having conceded a lead of 259, England were all out for 195 in their second innings on day three of the contest with Joe Root topscoring for them with 84