Dhruv-Gil shine as India take unassailable 3-1 lead in Test series after beating England by 5 wickets in 4th Test
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IND vs ENG 4th Test : IND vs ENG 4th Test: In the fourth match of the 5-match Test series between India and England, India defeated England by 5 wickets to take an unassailable lead of 3-1 in the series. England gave India a target of 192 runs to win. Which India had achieved before the tea break. Shubman Gill scored 52 runs and Dhruv Jurrell remained unbeaten on 39 runs. With this win, the Indian team has taken an unbeaten lead of 3-1 in the 5-match Test series. The fifth and final Test match will be played at Dharamshala from March 7.
A fantastic victory in Ranchi for #TeamIndia 😎
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 26, 2024
India clinch the series 3⃣-1⃣ with the final Test to be played in Dharamsala 👏👏
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/FUbQ3MhXfH #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/5I7rENrl5d
India won the 17th series in a row
This is the 17th consecutive series win for the Indian team at home. After losing to Alastair Cook-led England in the year 2012, the Indian team has continued to perform well at home. India have won 38 of the 47 Test matches played since then. Meanwhile, he had to face defeat against Australia and England.
Rohit scored a fifty
While chasing, captain Rohit Sharma and Yashaswi Jaiswal gave India a great start with a partnership of 84 runs. Both the batsmen had added 40 runs together by the end of the third day's play. After the third day, it looked like India would win the match easily, but on the fourth day, the English bowlers tightened their grip and sent half the Indian team back to the pavilion for 120. In such a situation Dhruv Jurrell and Shubman Gill did not disappoint the fans and led India out of trouble and led to victory. Gill and Jurel put on an unbeaten partnership of 72 runs for the sixth wicket.
Dhruv Jurel impressed everyone with resilient knocks with the bat in both the innings 👏👏
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 26, 2024
He becomes the Player of the Match in Ranchi 🏆
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/FUbQ3MhXfH #TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/SBu4LVbn7C
Dhruv Jurel played an important role by scoring 90 runs in the first innings
Dhruv Jurel made an important contribution for India by scoring 90 runs in the first innings. Due to which India crossed the mark of 300 runs and scored 307 runs. In the first innings, India lost 7 wickets at a score of 177. But from here Kuldeep Yadav and Jurel put on a vital partnership of 76 for the 8th wicket. After 7 wickets it looked like England would have a lead of over 100 runs, but Jurrell did not let that happen.
India's trouble increased on the fourth day
Chasing the target of 192 runs given by England, the Indian team was seen in a great rhythm at the beginning. At the end of the third day, India scored 40 runs without losing a single wicket. Now India needed 152 runs to win. But on the fourth day, the stakes were reversed. India got their first blow in the second innings in the form of Yashaswi Jaiswal, who was caught out by James Anderson off part-time spinner Joe Root. Jaiswal scored 37 runs with the help of 5 fours. Shortly after Yashaswina's dismissal, Rohit completed his fifty. Rohit scored 55 runs and was dismissed by Tom Hartley. India then also lost the wicket of Rajat Patidar, who could not even open his account.
Shoaib Bashir took 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls
After lunch, Shoaib Bashir dismissed Ravindra Jadeja and Sarfaraz Khan on 2 consecutive balls to make the match exciting. In such a situation Dhruv Jurrell and Shubman Gill did not disappoint the fans and led India out of trouble and led to victory. Gill and Jurel put on an unbeaten partnership of 72 runs for the sixth wicket. Meanwhile, Gill scored a fifty (52*) with the help of 2 sixes. While Jurel scored 39* runs with the help of 2 fours.
Ashwin and Bashir took 5 wickets each
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and English spinner Shoaib Bashir took 5 wickets each in the Ranchi Test. Bashir took 5 wickets in India's first innings. Then Ashwin took 5 wickets in England's second innings.
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