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Axar Patel takes five wickets in the second inning as England pitched 164 on the fourth day in Chennai after a cameo from Moeen Ali (43 of 18); Four-game series tied 1-1 ahead of the third day-night test in Ahmedabad starting Wednesday, February 24
Last update: 02/16/21 7:29 am
Virat Kohli’s Indian team defeated England by 317 runs in the second test in Chennai (Image Credit – BCCI)
England crashed with a 317-run loss to India in Test 2 after being eliminated by 164 on the fourth day as the hosts drew 1-1 in the four-game series.
England, who started Tuesday’s game in Chennai 53-3 in their theoretical 482 quest for victory, was knocked out early in the second session in 54.2 overs when Kuldeep Yadav had Moeen Ali (43 of 18) acrobatically leave him. perplexed Rishabh Pant.
Moeen fell swaying, hitting three sixes in a row off Axar Patel of five wickets (5-60) and five overall during a throbbing cameo, with England captain Joe Root (33) the only other batter to pass 26.
England captain Joe Root made 33 on day four in Chennai (Image Credit – BCCI)
Ravichandran Ashwin (3-53) raised his wicket tally in the match to eight, but failed to become the fourth player in Trials to complete a century and tour 10 wickets in the same game, a club that includes Sir Ian Botham, who accomplished the feat against India in Mumbai in 1980.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (against Zimbabwe at Khulna in 2014) and Pakistani legend Imran Khan (against India at Faisalabad in 1983) are the other two players to make the famous double.
India’s resounding victory, a week after they were thrashed by 227 runs in the first test, snapped England’s six-match winning streak in overseas tests and ensured that the teams will head to the third test day-night. in Ahmedabad from February 24.
Ravichandran Ashwin hit a hundred and bagged eight wickets in the game during an excellent performance in every way (Pic credit – BCCI)
England could welcome paddlers James Anderson and Jofra Archer for that game, the duo missed Test 2 due to halftime and an elbow injury respectively, while Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood and Sam Curran will be available after being rotated for the first two tests. .
Joe Root’s team will also expect a better pitch than the much-maligned Chennai turner, not that that should be a reason for their total defeat in the second round.
India simply played cricket better, albeit under conditions they are most familiar with, racking up 615 runs from their combined 181.4 overs compared to England’s 298 from their 114.1.
Rohit Sharma scored 161 in India’s first inning of 329 after Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to hit (Credit Pic – BCCI)
Virat Kohli was lucky enough to win the draw, but his men made the most of that advantage by going 300-6 on the first day, an effort backed by Rohit Sharma’s 161, the seventh test of the opener against England.
India added just 29 runs to their score on the second day, but their total looked formidable and thus showed that England was torpedoed by 134 in 59.5 overs in response: Ashwin (5-43) the main destroyer when the men de Root set their first lowest record. -scores in India.
The home team held a 195 lead after the first inning, a lead they increased to 481 on the third day after making 286 in their second innings: Ashwin (106) and Kohli (62) regained their team from 106-6 with a seventh wicket position of 96 before Ashwin moved on to complete a fifth hundred of 134 balls.
England’s seemingly impossible task was made even more difficult when starters Dom Sibley (3) and Rory Burns (25) stumbled on the third night – night watchman Jack Leach (0) suffered the same fate.
Ashwin was a key difference maker in the test (Credit Pic – BCCI)
Root and Dan Lawrence (26) made it through the first six overs on day four, only for Lawrence to be then brilliantly stumped by Pant on the side of the leg after advancing on Ashwin from the first ball of the seventh.
Ashwin spun his first installment of the day between Lawrence’s legs and the blind Pant removed his bail.
Ashwin then had Ben Stokes (8) caught in a slide by Kohli after the England hitter slid onto his playing pad for spin that didn’t materialize, while Ollie Pope (12) was caught on the sweep. of Axar.
Ben Foakes (2) was also sweeping Kuldeep at lunchtime – the bowler pocketed a late wicket after Mohammed Siraj dropped Root from his bowling alley as the England captain made a reverse sweep at 32.
Root then laid a rather unplayable ball from Axar to Ajinkya Rahane on the slip after the break and when the same bowler pinned Olly Stone lbw for a duck, England was 126-9.
Moeen’s innings did provide some fun at the end, but this was a punishment loss for England after the highs of the first test.
Ben Foakes held up wonderfully for England in Test 2 (Image Credit – BCCI)
There were still some positives, mainly the exceptional maintenance of the Foakes grounds, the eight grounds of spinner Moeen Ali and the save with the bat and the skill and pace of the fast pitcher Stone, as the trio appeared in their first tests since 2019.
The series is now fascinatingly geared up with two Trials remaining, as is the battle to be New Zealand’s opponents in the World Trials Championship Final at Lord’s in late June.
England must win the last two events to qualify, while India must triumph at least 2-1, with any other set of results, meaning Australia will face the Black Caps at the House of Cricket.
However, the first focus of England and India is the pink ball test in Ahmedabad, before the series concludes in the same place with a regular game starting Thursday, March 4.
Follow the text commentary of the third day-night test between India and England in Ahmedabad on skysports.com and the Sky Sports app starting at 8.30am. From Wednesday February 24th.
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