The last and final test match of the series which was not played last year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in the Indian camp was played in England in the absence of the regular captain Rohit Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah led team India and a fast bowler is becoming a captain of the side after a long 35 years. India showcased a decent performance in the game but they did not able to win the game or draw the match. England registered 7 wickets victory over India and levelled the series. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match.
England won the toss and elected to field first and that made Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara came out to start the proceedings but the opening pair were not able to offer a strong foundation as they went back to the pavilion after scoring 17 and 13 respectively.
Hanuma Vihari was out in the third position and he added 20 runs in his account and Virat Kohli played at his regular position and that is fourth in the batting lineup. Virat Kohli disappointed fans once again as he went back to the pavilion for just 11 and India was in the trouble. Shreyas Iyer also went back to the pavilion for just 15.
However, Rishabh Pant showcased an incredible performance in the game as he smashed 146 runs from just 111 deliveries along with Ravindra Jadeja who smashed 104. The performance of these two batsmen held for India to reach a decent total.
Having said that, Mohammed Shami contributed by smashing 16 runs in his account and the captain Jasprit Bumrah smashed 31 runs in his account and he made a world record of scoring 35 runs in an over in the test match as added runs with some bonus in the form of no balls and wide delivery which helped him to score a huge amount of runs in a single over.
In the first innings of England, team India showcase 10 incredible bowling performance as England was all out for just 284 and Jonny Bairstow was the star in the England batting lineup as he smashed 106.
India came out to post a massive total in front of England in the second innings but lost Shubman Gill for just 4. But his partner Cheteshwar Pujara showcased his character and smashed 66 in his account.
Hanuma Vihari and Virat Kohli went back to the pavilion after scoring 11 and 20 runs in their account. Rishabh Pant played wonderful innings in the second innings as well and he smashed 57 runs in his account. Shreyas Iyer added 19 in his account while Ravindra Jadeja smashed 23. India finished their innings at 245.
English started really well in the second innings as Alex Lees added 56 runs in his account while his partner Zak Crawley scored 46.
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow showcased an amazing performance and killed all the hopes of team India to win the game as they smashed 142 and 114 runs respectively and that was enough for England to register a victory in the game with the 7 wickets in their hand.
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