Team India on Monday (September 6) registered an emphatic 157-run victory over England in the fourth Test at the Oval.
Chasing 368 in the fourth innings, the hosts were placed at 131/2 till lunch break on Day 5. But the Indian bowlers turned things around in the second session to leave England reeling at 193/8.
Jasprit Bumrah (2-27) and Ravindra Jadeja (2-50) took two wickets each in the post-lunch session while Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur (2-22) picked up one scalp each. In the final session, Umesh (3-60) completed the formalities as India bundled out England for 210 in 92.2 overs.
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It was a special win for the visitors as they bounced back after being dismissed for a paltry 191 in the first innings on Day 1.
Having conceded a first-innings lead of 99 runs, India rode on Rohit Sharma’s stunning 127 and half-centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara (61), Shardul Thakur (60) and Rishabh Pant (50) to pile up 466 in their second innings.
For his maiden overseas Test ton, Rohit earned the Player-of-the-Match award while the tourists took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
The members of the Indian cricket team were pretty thrilled after the victory. They took to micro-blogging site Twitter to rejoice their success.
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