IND vs ENG 5th Test HIGHLIGHTS: India Defeat England By An Innings & 64 Runs, Win Series 4-1
IND vs ENG 5th Test, Highlights: India have floored England in the Dharamsala Test to win by an innings and 64 runs, claiming the series by 4-1.
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India vs England 5th Test, Dharamsala: After a long 10-day gap, India and England are poised to face off in the fifth and final Test of the ongoing five-match India...More
India secure a resounding victory, sealing it by an innings and 64 runs. Bumrah chuffingly celebrates, pumping his fist, while Rohit gracefully joins the team to extend congratulations. This remarkable comeback by the hosts will be remembered for various reasons – the absence of key players like Kohli, KL Rahul and Jadeja, Ashwin missing a portion of the series, injury concerns for key performers, resting Bumrah and Siraj and the team bouncing back from losing the first Test in Hyderabad to clinch the series with a convincing 4-1 win. They deserve every bit of appreciation.
Kuldeep Yadav bags the Player of the Match award for his 7-wicket haul and some healthy contribution with the bat down the order.
Yashasvi Jaiswal bags the Player of the Series award for his exceptional batting show throughout the series. He scored 712 in 9 innings with an average of 89.00.
Kuldeep Yadav claims the wicket of Root, caught by Bumrah!! Root departs after scoring 84 runs off 128 balls, including 12 boundaries. India win the Test by an innings and 64 runs. Claim the series by 4-1.
Jadeja dismisses Shoaib Bashir, bowled out! Shoaib Bashir departs after scoring 13 runs off 29 balls, including 3 boundaries. India need just one wicket to claim the series by 4-1.
Amidst all the chaos that England batters find themselves in, Joe Root brings up his fifty. England are 157-8 after 37 overs.
Another one bites the dust as Bumrah claims the wicket of Mark Wood, caught lbw! Bumrah strikes twice in the over. India are on cusp of another Test victory. England have been dismal today.
Bumrah dismisses Tom Hartley, trapped lbw! The decision appears straightforward, and Hartley opts not to review. England are 141-7 after 34.2 overs.
Another one goes packing for England and Ashwin is the chief architect of England's debacle as he claims his fifth for the innings. Tom Hartley is the new batter in for England.
Kuldeep Yadav bowls the first over after the single remaining delivery post-lunch was bowled by R Ashwin. Yadav concedes two runs in the over, England are 105-5 after 24 overs.
Welcome back to the post-lunch session. As we commence the second session, the question lingers: Can England hold their ground until Tea? The Indian team appear confident and in high spirits as they step onto the field.
That will be Lunch on Day 3. We may very well be in for an early finish to the Test series as England are already half a side down and there are still two sessions to go. Ashwin ended Stokes' wretched Test tour with bat with an outsanding slider bowl that went past England captain's poor defenses. Stay tuned as we well be back with the live action in around 40 minutes.
Ashwin sends Stokes packing, disturbing the stumps! Stokes departs after scoring 2 runs off 10 balls, falling victim to Ashwin's bowling prowess.
Kuldeep Yadav dismisses Bairstow with a superbly executed plan, trapping him leg-before-wicket! This concludes the entertaining innings from Jonny Bairstow, who scored 39 runs off 31 balls, including 3 boundaries and 3 sixes. Bairstow departs after being adjudged lbw off Kuldeep Yadav's delivery. Ben Stokes is the new batter in. England are 92-4 after 18 overs.
Ashwin claims another wicket as Ollie Pope is caught by Jaiswal! England are in a spot of bother here!
Ashwin strikes as Crawley edges onec to the backward short leg, caught by Sarfaraz Khan! Crawley departs after scoring 1 run off 16 balls, falling victim to Ashwin's bowling prowess. Joe Root is the new batter in. England are 23-2 after 6 overs.
Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack from the other end. Ben Duckett faces the veteran Indian spinner. And it is a wicket for the spinner in the very first over! Ducket's knocked over! Ollie Pope is the new batter in. England are 2-1 after 2 overs.
Crawley and Duckett are at the crease, with Crawley taking the strike. Bumrah is set to start the proceeeding for the Indian bowling attack. The stage is set for an intriguing battle between the bat and the ball. England are 0-0 after 1 over.
Shoaib Bashir dismisses Bumrah, stumped by Ben Foakes! This marks a five-wicket haul for Shoaib Bashir and India are all out for 477 in 124.1 overs. India have a significant lead of 259 runs.
Anderson to Kuldeep Yadav, caught by Foakes!! A historic moment unfolds as James Michael Anderson claims his 700th Test wicket, solidifying his status as the king of swing. This remarkable achievement adds another illustrious milestone to Anderson's illustrious cricket career. India are 477-9 in 124 overs.
James Anderson comes on from the other end to Jasprit Bumrah. Just one run off the second over of Day 3.
Bumrah is on the strike for India and Shoaib Bahsir starts for England. Bumrah gives the strike to Kuldeep by taking a single and Kuldeep returns the favour. India are 475-8 after 121 overs
Welcome to live coverage on Day 3 of the India vs England 5th and final Test of the series in the picturesque Dharamsala. The pivotal question looms: will India breach the 500-run mark, or can England orchestrate a swift cleanup? Eyes are on players like Crawley/Duckett to continue their strong series form or will India dismantle England's lineup like they did in the first innings and in Rajkot and Ranchi. A quick English collapse could see an early end to today's play.
Ben Stokes, a disappointment with the bat this series, showcased his prowess with the ball yesterday. Known for turning games around, can he muster one more batting performance to salvage England's pride? His commitment to making Test cricket entertaining and fiercely fought is evident. England have made minor comebacks earlier in the series but can they sign off on a similar high note in these improved batting conditions? The stage is set for a captivating day of cricket in Dharamsala. We are just about 15 minutes away from live action on Day 3.
That's the end of the day's play on Friday (March 8). India finish on 473/8, lead England by 255 runs. Hundreds from Rohit and Gill perhaps the biggest batting highlights of the day from India's perspective.
Last Over Of Day 2 then. Almost had a wicket in the penultimate over but Ben Stokes couldn't hold on to a catch off the bowling of Bashir. Kuldeep survives. Wood bowling the last over.
Partnership Worth 40 Already between Kuldeep And Bumrah. Bashir bowling the penultimate over of the innings.
Last 3 Overs remaining in the day then. Wood into the attack. Bumah and Kuldeep have done well, adding invaluable runs in the partnership. Doens't seem to be a rush as far as declaration is concerned. Lots of time remaining in the match.
Kuldeep and Bumrah out in the middle for India.
Hartley Removes Jadeja and Ashwin in the same over to reduce India to 8 Down for 428.
Fourth wicket for Bashir. This time it's that of the wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel. The stumper goes for the big one but does not manage to clear long. He gets out caught for 15 off 24 deliveries. IND- 427/6 after 100.4 Overs. India's lead worth over 200 already.
Dhruv Jurel joins Ravindra Jadeja in the middle.
And there's the second wicket, two quick wickets falling in quick succession at the start of a session for the second time on Day 2. It's Bashir who gets rid of Padikkal whose stumps are rattled and he will walk back for 65 off 103 deliveries.
With Padikkal crossing the 50-run mark, this is the first time that each of India's top 5 have gotten to a half-century against England.
The two spinners Bashir and Hartley are the two spinners operating from the two ends at the moment.
Jadeja is the new batter in who has come at the fall of Sarfaraz.
Padikkal With Half-Century On Debut. Gets there with a six. It has taken him 83 balls to get to the landmark.
Wicket first ball. It's nothing more than a guide to the slip cordan where Joe Root accepts the catch. Not the kind of start India would have wanted. Sarfaraz Khan falls for 56 off 60. Shoaib Bashir produces the wicket. IND- 376/4 after 84.1 Overs.
India- 376/3 after 84 overs and it's Tea! Devdutt Padikkal- 44* off 77 balls. Sarfaraz Khan- 56* off 59 deliveries. Two wickets in that session with both Rohit and Gill getting out in quick succession but after that it has all been about the India. India lead by 158 runs.
Anderson To Bowl Final Over Of Session. Fair to say, this was another session that belonged to India despite the two quick wickets in initial minutes.
The second new ball was taken and although it was Bashir who bowled the first over from it. Anderson was back for a second spell.
Gets to the half-century in 55 balls does Sarfaraz. He has upped the ante after getting set and India's lead is nearing 150. 148 at this stage to be precise. IND- 366/3 after 81 overs.
Mark Wood into the attack from the other end.
Three boundaries in that over off the bat of Devdutt Padikkal off James Anderson. First a loose drive which England wouldn't mind owing to the element of the risk with that full length but the next two dominant ones from the southpaw. 12 off the over. IND- 313/3 after 69 overs.
300 comes up for India in the 68th over. Their lead worth 82 runs.
Stokes and Anderson continuing for England at the moment after those two wickets in quick succession. Boundaries have come but not many of them with the ease and conviction with which they were coming when Rohit and Gill were batting together.
New man at the wicket is Sarfaraz Khan. A brilliant passage of play from India's point of view this.
India lose both the set batters in quick succession. This time it's James Anderson who gets rid of Shubman Gill. Yet again it's the top of off stump which has been disturbed by a peach of a delivery from the veteran pacer who moves to 699 Test scalps. India-279/3 after 62.2 Overs as Gill departs for 110 for 150.
WICKET!! Ben Stokes you beauty. Once again it's the England captain who has produced a wicket first ball. First ball in international cricket in a long time and it's beaten a set Rohit Sharma to rattle his off stump, second over after lunch. IND- 275/2 after 61.1 Overs.
Welcome back to the live coverage of IND vs ENG 5th Test, Day 2, as we enter the post-lunch session of the match. England need nothing less than a miracle for them to even think of a win from this stage of the game as India are all over England.
That will be the Lunch on Day 2 of the India vs England 5th Test in Dharamsala. India are comfortably miles ahead of England and Ben Stokes & co. will need nothing short of a miracle to so much as even come close to winning this Test. India are 264-1 after 60 overs at Lunch on Day 2.
What a way to bring up a century this!! Gill hits a boundary off Shoaib Bashir's bowl to reach his 4th Test hundred.
Century Number 12 for Indian captain Rohit Sharma! A captain's innings, indeed. He never let any bowler settle and threw them all off their lines and lengths.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill take India past England's lead as both the players near their respective centuries. India are 251-1 after 54 overs.
Rohit Sharm-Shubman Gill partnership brings up India's 200 with just a loss of one wicket. India are 202-1 after 44 overs.
Shubman Gill brings up his 7th Test fifty in just 64 balls as India continue mounting pressure on an innocuous England bowling attack.
Ben Stokes brings Mark Wood into the attack and he is greeted by Shubman Gill with utter disdain as he hits him for back-to-back glorious boundaries. India are 180-1 after 38 overs.
Sharma started India's charge as he hit Bashir for a six on the very first ball of his second over. Shubman Gill was quick to follow as well, as he took England's veteran, James Anderson, and hit him for a six and a four. India are 161-1 after 34 overs.
James Anderson starts from the other end for England. Shubman Gill on strike. First runs for India from the bat of Gill as he nudges the ball towards mid-wicket region for a single, followed by another single off Rohit's bat. India are 137-1 after 32 overs.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill continue for India. Rohit plays the first over of Day 2 bowled by Shoaib Bashir. All defence, no risk.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will resume their innings at their current scores of 52 and 26, respectively, as India would seek to put more pressure on England in the ongoing Test match in Dharamshala. India will resume at the score of 135-1 after 30 overs. Stay tuned as in just a little undrer 10 minutes, we will have the live action coming your way.
England's vulnerability against high-quality spin was evident as Kuldeep Yadav's fourth five-wicket haul in Tests helped India bowl England out for 218 on day one of the fifth and final Test in Dharamshala. Opting to bat, England struggled, totally opposite with India's performance as they confidently reached 135 for one at stumps. In his 100th Test, R Ashwin played a crucial role, securing four wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja contributed with one, cleaning up the visitor's tail shortly after tea.
Greetings, everyone! Welcome to the second day of the fifth Test match between India and England. Keep in touch for live scores and updates on the ongoing game.
That's stumps on Day 1 then. India finish at 135/1, trailing England by 83 runs but with 9 wickets in hand. Earlier, Kuldeep scalped a fifer, Ashwin returned with four while Jadeja picked up a wicket to clean England up for 218. A Day that belonged to India!
Bashir Bowling The Penultimate over of the day. Rohit and Gill out for India. Surely India looking to head to stumps with no further damage.
12 balls to go on Day 1 of the fifth Test. IND- 126/1 after 28 overs.
And now a fifty for Rohit. Gets there off 77 balls. India in a solid position in this match, having already taken an unassialable lead
And finally a breakthrough for England as Yashasvi Jaiswal departs after completing yet another half-century. Bashir gets rid of the left-hander for 57 off 58 who gets out stumped. IND- 104/1
India are 72/0. Nicely placed. Still about an hour to go. Rohit Sharma- 39* off 48 deliveries. Yashasvi Jaiswal- 33* off 42 balls.
The Indian openers are pretty clear with the way they go about their business. They have attacked everything that has come their way and as a result, India have got off to a flying start. Past the 50 mark already.
Mark Wood and James Anderson share the new ball for England. Anderson on 698 Test wickets.
Rohit, Jaiswal Open For India after England are all out for 218.
As easy as it comes. Ashwin gets the job done first over after tea. Gets rid of Foakes and Anderson and England are all out for 218 on Day 1. Ashwin finishes with a four-fer in the first innings of his 100th Test.
That's Tea on Day 1. England- 194/8 after 55 overs. What a session this for India. While England were in with a chance to dictate the terms in this match, they have imploded. All the wickets falling to spinners. Kuldeep has completed a fifer. Ashwin with 2 and Jadeja with 1. Seems like India will come out to bat in the final session on Day 1 unless Foakes and Bashir with Anderson to follow pull off something extraordinary.
As far as India are concerned, it's Jadeja and Ashwin who are bowling in tandem at the moment. India would now look to get England all out as soon as possible.
Ben Foakes, Shoaib Bashir In The Middle for England.
Remarkable turnaround this by India. Ashwin gets two wickets in the same over now. England are 8 down all of a sudden. First Stokes was removed by Kuldeep as he completed a fifer before Ashwin removed Hartly and Wood in the same over.
Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes out in the middle for England.
Jadeja gets a wicket and it's that of Joe Root. Missed that ball by a long way and decides againt reviewing it. Replays confirm it would have gone on to hit the leg stump. England 5 down for 175 in 44.2 overs.
Kuldeep has his man. It's Bairstow who falls prey to him this time. Another one of his turners that induced the edge and keeper Jurel makes no mistake. It's a googly that deceives the batter. On his 100th Test, Bairstow feels he hasn't nicked it and goes for the review but there is a spike on ultra edge and England lose their fourth wicket. England- 175/4 after 43.4 overs.
Jadeja had replaced Bumrah after the pacer's burst. The two spinners are operating in tandem at the moment.
Jonny Bairstow has joined Joe Root in the middle.
WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav gets the breakthrough for India and he has got rid of the set Zak Crawley for 79. Goes for the drive but it turns to beat the right-hander and rattles his stumps. ENG- 137/3 after 37.2 overs.
No success yet for Bumrah and Kuldeep operating in tandem in this spell. Root has scored a boundary while Crawley has added a couple more to his name in the early minutes of the second session.
Bumrah From The Other End for India. A move which was being anticipated because of the presence of Root.
Welcome back. It's Joe Root Zak and Crawley who resume England's innings in the post lunch session. Kuldeep Yadav with the ball in hand for India.
India squeezed another wicket just before Lunch on Day 1 as Kuldeep Yadav bagged his second wicket for the day in form of England's Ollie Pope. A googly from Kuldeep had Pope misreading the length of the ball completely leading him to miss the ball completely, wicth Dhruv Jurel completing the rest of the opportunities.
Ollie Pope falls victim to Kuldeep Yadav as he is stumped out. Kuldeep secures his second wicket, providing India with a crucial breakthrough right before the lunch break on day 1. ENG are 100-2 after 25.3 overs.
Zak Crawley brings up another half-century as he takes Kuldeep Yadav on and hits him for a boundary. ENG are 90-1 after 24 overs.
A spectacular catch by Shubman Gill send Ben Duckett packing. Kuldeep Yadav is brought into the attack for the first time and makes his presence felt straightaway as he gets Duckett to sky the ball high towards the cover region. Gill running backwards completes an excellent catch. Ollie Pope is the new batter in. ENG are 64-1 after 18 overs.
R Ashwin comes into the attack for the first time for India in his 100th Test, as he replaces Bumrah. Ben Duckett, though, is unfazed by Ashwin's class and reputation as he takes him on on the very second ball of the over and lap-sweeps him for a boundary. With that boundary, England cross the 50-run mark unscathed. ENG are 51-0 after 15 overs.
Siraj delivers to Crawley and there's a massive appeal for LBW. Although it seemed out, but considering Siraj's wide angle, it becomes a 50-50 decision. Umpire Joel Wilson shakes his head, Jurel is convinced, and Rohit Sharma opts for the review. After checking, no edge is found on the bat but the ball-tracking shows umpire's call. Crawley would breathe a sigh of relief. ENG are 43-0 after 12 overs.
England's Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett have struck some boundaries, a few coming off the edges though, and have established a good base for a long batting partnership that can put England in a good stead to win the Test. ENG are 35-0 after 10 overs.
Lots of oohs and aahs as there are a few play and misses for both, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. But they survive, as England are off to a steady start. ENG are 16-0 after 6 overs.
Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett start for England and Jasprit Bumrah opens the bowling for India on what looks like an absolutely batting-friendly wicket. ENG are 3-0 after 1 over.
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes(w), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Update from BCCI: Rajat Patidar got hit on his left ankle during Team India's practice session on 6th March, 2024. He pulled up sore on the morning of the game and was not available for selection for the 5th Test.
Ben Stokes has won the toss, and England have opted to bat first.
Former England player quips on air that the Dharamsala pitch looks 'An absolute belter'.
Greetings and welcome to our live coverage of the fifth and final Test between India and England, set against the breathtaking backdrop of the hills in Dharamsala.
The current temperature is around 8 degrees Celsius, and the atmosphere is relatively overcast. Although there's a slight chill in the air, the likelihood of rain or snow is minimal. This sets the stage for conditions reminiscent of an English setting, something James Anderson and co. will be licking their lips about.
The crucial toss is just under 15 minutes away, so stay tuned for all the updates.