Feb 26, 2024
TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Five-wicket win
India accomplished a nervy chase to secure a five-wicket victory against England in the fourth Test and claim an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
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The flying start
Chasing a modest 192 for victory, India cruised to 84 for no loss with openers Rohit Sharma (55) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (37) giving them a flying start.
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Shoaib Bashir
The English spinners, led by Shoaib Bashir (3-79), then engineered a collapse that left India reeling at 120-5.
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India openers
Needing 152 runs on day four with all 10 wickets intact, Rohit and in-form opener Jaiswal looked at ease on a pitch, where the odd ball kept low.
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Rohit Sharma
Rohit smacked James Anderson for a six over mid-on and Jaiswal hit spinner Shoaib Bashir for back-to-back fours.
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Joe Root
Joe Root broke the stand in his first over when Jaiswal tried to slice it and Anderson dived full length at short third man to grab the edge.
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The stumping
Rohit brought up his fifty before Hartley drew him out of the crease with a flighted delivery and Ben Foakes whipped off the bails to effect the stumping.
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Sarfaraz Khan
India slumped to 100-3 after Bashir dismissed Rajat Patidar for a duck and after lunch accounted for Ravindra Jadeja and Sarfaraz Khan off successive deliveries.
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Match-winning stand
Shubman Gill (52*) and Dhruv Jurel (39*) combined in an unbroken stand of 72 for the sixth wicket to clinch India's victory on the penultimate day of the contest.
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Ben Stokes
This is 17th successive series win for India at home and England's first series defeat under captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum.
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