Shoaib Bashir (3-79) finished with eight wickets in just his second Test match. The 20-year-old bagged two runs off two balls as India slumped to 120 for 5 after a middle-order collapse of 5 for 36.Shubman Gill (No. 52) and Dhruv Jhuler (No. 39) lead the hosts to series victory with his decisive six-wicket stand
9:44, UK, Monday 26 February 2024
India defeated Ben Stokes' side by five wickets in a thrilling finale of the 4th Test in Ranchi, clinching a series victory over England.
England threatened a stunning comeback victory just after lunch on the fourth day, reducing the hosts trailing 192 points to 120-5. On this occasion, the brilliant Shoaib Bashir (3-79) took two wickets in two balls.
However, just like in the first innings, Indian wicketkeeper Dhruv Jhuler (No. 39) made an even more important contribution with an unbroken 72 with Shubman Gill (No. 52) for the sixth wicket. The run partnership proved decisive.
Gill, who had been playing an unrestricted 119 deliveries, suddenly broke into the match when he smashed Bashir for a pair of six-ouncers in the same over and hit a winning fifty before India got the remaining eight runs they needed. was terminated. alarm.
India appeared to be on track for the victory target as they resumed the morning match at 40-0, with openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal taking their partnership to 84 without a run. .
England desperately played the ball to Joe Root (1-26). Root showed his golden touch as he dismissed Jaiswal for 37 off the third ball of the day. James Anderson, 41, made a spectacular diving catch. Short third.
Rohit, 55, continued to look calm at the other end, bringing in a 69-ball fifty, but Tom Hartley (1-70) made the decisive breakthrough, luring the Indian captain into the back-seat.
This wicket soon brought another and Rajat Patidar's miserable form in the series continued with a six-ball duck and one to Ollie Pope at short leg in Basheer's next over.
Gill and Ravindra Jadeja (4) held out until lunch, but in the second over after the interval, Jadeja's patience was broken as he picked out Jonny Bairstow at midwicket from a full toss, gifting England their fourth point. did.
It then became five balls as Pope pocketed another ball to see off Sarfaraz Khan, and Bashir suddenly scored a hat-trick, scoring one-eighth of the match in just his second Test.
The 20-year-old bowled as well as expected, almost tucking his hat-trick between Jurrell's bat and pad.
However, while the momentum seemed to be with England, India started with no bounds until the 31st over and Jurrell and Gill's stubborn stand gradually gave India back the lead.
The knock was Jurrell's second of the Test after his first-innings 90 limited England's lead to just 46 when it looked like England would have a sizable advantage heading into the third day. It was a knock to change.
This is another case of what happens for the tourists who had chances in all three games but lost three in a row.
As a result, India won the series and will go into next week's final Test in Dharamshala with an unshakable 3-1 lead.
Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain praised both India and England's performances in the thrilling Test series, saying the hosts deserved to win and lead 3-1 with still Tests remaining. Stated
Stokes: The sky is the limit for Bashir
England captain Ben Stokes:
“It was a great Test match. When you look at the scorecard, it says India won by five wickets, but that doesn't do justice to the whole game, the ups and downs.
“I would like to pay huge tribute to the spinners for their performance throughout the Test match and especially today.
“It was unbelievable to be exposed to a situation like that so early in their careers. I couldn't be more proud of not just those two guys in particular, but the whole team and what they threw at us throughout this past week. I can't think of anything in India.
“Shoaib Bashir, what a story and what a journey. To come here and become the first professional to take five wickets in a Test match against India is amazing. The limits of that man. is empty.
“When you go into a series, of course you want to win. I've been here for two years and my message has been consistent.
“It's not the output, it's the input. Everyone is dedicated and we haven't left anything behind on the field. That's all you can ask for.”
Finn “deeply believed” England would win
Former England seamer Stephen Finn told TNT Sports:
“We didn't lose the game today; we lost yesterday.
“India have to be given a lot of credit for the resilience with which they fought to get back into the game from the position they were in on the second day.
“If five wickets had fallen for 36 runs in the middle order, there would have been panic in the dressing room. There was a time when I really believed England were going to win today. The way they were circling Just by feeling it, they really felt like it was “effective.''
“Two young, inexperienced spinners got nervous in the bottom of the fourth inning when the team was behind on the final day of the game.
“England did a really good job to keep this game going for a long time. It took a real lesson from Gill and Jurrell to see them off.”
India vs England match result
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