India beat England in the fifth and final Test match of the series by an innings and 64 runs at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamshala on Saturday (March 9). In what was only the third day of the Test, England's second innings was bundled out for 195 runs, well short of the 259-run first innings lead that India had taken in the match, implying no need for the Indian batters to walk out to bat for the second time.
During England's second innings when the result seemed more or less certain with the England scoreboard reading 157/8 in the 38th over and Joe Root batting with Shoaib Bashir, Sarfaraz Khan, who was stationed as a close-in fielder, sledged Bashir encouraging him to finish the match early. The Mumbai batter's comment was caught on the stump mic. "Maar yaar jaldi, snow pe chalte hai upar, ghumke aayenge, chal!," he was heard saying which loosely translates to "Hit it quickly and finish the game, we will go up on the snow for a walk."
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IND vs ENG: Sarfaraz Khan Impresses In Debut Series
Notably, the series will be remembered for several youngsters making their debuts and leaving a mark when they got their chance, most notably for Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel. Sarfaraz scored a half-century in each of his two innings of his debut Test in Rajkot. Overall, he finished with 200 runs in 5 innings at an average of 50.00 at a strike rate of 79.37, a run tally he accumulated with the help of 24 fours and 5 sixes.
As a result of India's youngsters coming good, India managed to overcome from a 0-1 scoreline to go on to win the series 4-1. Yashasvi Jaiswal with 712 runs from 9 innings ended up getting the Player Of the Series recognition.