India versus England 2nd Test 4th Day: India registers an emphatic win to level the series

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The Indian Cricket Team ripped through England’s batting order to register an emphatic win on the fourth day of the 2nd Test match played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday. With this win, India move to 2nd in the ICC Test Championship points table.

Starting on the overnight score of 53 for 3, Dan Lawrence and Joe Root started off decently against Ishant and Axar Patel. Both played with decent technique despite the ball beating the bat. After the initial spell, R Ashwin struck immediately on his first ball dismissing Lawrence with a brilliant stumping by Pant.

Ben Stokes came to the crease and looked decent enough with solid defensive technique. Joe Root looked comfortable. Ashwin got Stokes for the 10th in his Test career with an inside edge with Virat Kohli taking a good diving catch. Ollie Pope showed some intent against hitting good strokes. Axar Patel was bought into the attack and dismissed Pope trying to sweep providing an easy catch to Ishant Sharma at deep midwicket.

Kuldeep Yadav was bought into the attack by Kohli. Mohammed Siraj dropped a simple chance at backward point to get rid of Joe Root. At the stroke of lunch break, Yadav struck to dismiss Foakes. England went into the lunch break at 116 for 7.

Soon after the lunch break, Axar Patel produced a beauty to dismiss England captain Joe Root. Patel was superb with his line and length not allowing the visitor's score runs easily. Moeen Ali enjoyed 3 successive sixes of Patel’s over. Patel dismissed Olly Stone to pick his 5th wicket in the debut Test match. Moeen Ali took on the Indian bowlers hitting them for big shots. Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Moeen Ali stumped by Pant to help India register an emphatic 317 runs win.

India 329 in 95.5 overs (Rohit Sharma 161, Rahane 67, Pant 58*, Olly Stone 3/47, Leach 2/78, Moeen Ali 4/128) and 286 in 85.5 overs ( R Ashwin 106, Kohli 62, Jack Leach 4/100, Moeen Ali 4/98) beat England 134 in 59.5 overs ( Foakes 42*, Pope 22, Ashwin 5/43) and 164 in 54.2 overs ( Moeen Ali 43, Root 33, Axar Patel 5/60, Ashwin 3/53) by 317 runs  

For his 106 and 8 wickets in the match, R Ashwin was named the man of the match award. The third Test match will be a day-night affair starting from 24th Feb at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.










India register an emphatic 317 runs in the 2nd Test match to level the series at 1-1 

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