England vs India, Dharamshala 5th Test Highlights:
India triumphs over England in the fifth Test in Dharamshala, clinching the series 4-1. By the third day, the Indian team handed a significant defeat to England. Joe Root stood out for England with 84 runs, becoming the last batsman to be dismissed.
Ravichandran Ashwin clinched 5 wickets in the second innings. Jasprit Bumrah secured 2 successes, while Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja also succeeded in taking a wicket.
England's second innings scoreboard plummets
England's second innings remained lackluster, with wickets falling in quick succession. Early on, Ben Duckett was dismissed by Ashwin, who also took out Jack Crowley and Ollie Pope. All three batsmen were out by the score of 36. Jonny Bairstow attempted memorable shots to celebrate his 100th Test but got trapped in Kuldeep's spin and was declared LBW. Just before lunch, Ashwin also sent England's captain Ben Stokes packing after scoring just 2 runs. After lunch, Ashwin's magic continued as he dismissed England's wicketkeeper Ben Foakes.
The partnership between Tom Hartley (20) and Joe Root was developing when stand-in captain Bumrah dismissed Hartley at 141. Shortly after, Mark Wood also departed.
Ashwin breaks Kumble's record
With 5 wickets in the second innings, Ashwin has achieved this feat 36 times in Test match innings. Thus, Ashwin becomes the Indian player with the most 5-wicket hauls in Test cricket. Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for the most 5-wicket hauls in Test cricket with 67 occurrences. Ashwin has now equaled Sir Richard Hadlee, who has achieved this 36 times, and is just one behind Shane Warne's 37 times.
India's dominance in the India vs England Test series
1st Test: Victory for England by 28 runs in Hyderabad 2nd Test: India triumphs by 106 runs in Vishakhapatnam 3rd Test: India wins by 434 runs in Rajkot 4th Test: India clinches victory by 5 wickets in Ranchi 5th Test: India prevails by an innings and 64 runs in Dharamshala
After centuries from Rohit-Gill and Anderson's 700th wicket, Bashir makes his mark.
Team India was all out for 477 runs in the first innings, adding only 4 runs on the second day. Previously, the England team was bundled out for 218 runs in their first innings. India gained a lead of 259 runs. On the second day, India had scored 473 runs for 8 wickets at stumps. England's Shoaib Bashir took 5 wickets. On the third day, James Anderson completed his 700th wicket by dismissing Kuldeep Yadav.
India's first inning saw the fall of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was out for 57 to Shoaib Bashir. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma scored his 12th Test century in 154 balls. Following Rohit, Shubman Gill completed his fourth Test century in 137 balls. However, post-lunch, India faced consecutive setbacks when Ben Stokes bowled captain Rohit Sharma cleanly, and soon after, Shubman Gill was also bowled by James Anderson.
From there, Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Padikkal managed to stabilize the innings with a 97-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Padikkal scored 65 and Sarfaraz Khan 56. India then continued to lose wickets at regular intervals, reaching eight wickets for 428 runs at one stage. It seemed India might be contained within 450 runs, but Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav prevented further damage on the second day. However, on the third day, the Indian innings quickly wrapped up.
England collapses at 218 in the first innings
The English captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat, but their lineup collapsed in just 57.4 overs with a mere 218 runs on the scoreboard. For India, Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets, and Ashwin celebrated his 100th Test with four wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja claimed one. England's Jack Crowley was the top scorer with 79 runs.
Devdutt Padikkal's impressive debut
India's team saw two changes, with Devdutt Padikkal making his debut and replacing Rajat Patidar, and Aakash Deep being sidelined due to Jasprit Bumrah's return.
Captained by Rohit Sharma, India had already secured the series with a lead of 3-1. The ongoing Test in Dharamshala's Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium marks the 100th Test for both Ravichandran Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow.
India eyes a historic Test record after 112 years
India achieved its seventh comeback victory in Tests after trailing 0-1, aiming to set a historic record if it wins the final match of the series. The record is for winning the last four matches of a five-match Test series after losing the first. This has only happened three times in Test history, first achieved by Australia in 1897-98. India is poised to register its 17th Test series win.
