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India vs England 5th Test Day 3: Ravichandran Ashwin Secures Five Wickets in His 100th Test

Ben Stokes was bowled out for two by Ravichandran Ashwin, who has now claimed his fourth wicket of the day. Ben Foakes has now joined Joe Root, and England’s five-down batting lineup depends on this duo for consistency. Conversely, individuals such as Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav want to quickly remove England from power. Earlier against England, India scored 477 runs and took a 259-run lead thanks to centuries from Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma. Rohit scored 103 and Gill scored 110 for India. In addition, Sarfaraz Khan, Devdutt Padikkal, and Yashasvi Jaiswal all broke half-centuries.

Although Root was given an LBW appeal by India, the ball struck his bat before the pad. Using one on Root makes sense, even if it was more out of hope than expectation, since you had three reviews to work with. Root flicks the last ball to a leg-side boundary rider to give himself two runs off the Kuldeep over. Hartley scores four runs after edging Ashwin’s last ball over first slip, but it serves as an unnecessary reminder of the threat Ashwin presents.

Ravichandran Ashwin’s Four-Wicket Haul Puts England on the Backfoot

After India was bowled out for 477, Ravichandran Ashwin’s four-wicket haul broke the back of England’s second innings. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley were quickly dismissed by Ashwin, and then Ben Stokes, the captain, and Ollie Pope were out at lunchtime. Jonny Bairstow was leg-before trapped by Kuldeep Yadav on 39, in the meantime. On day three, England swiftly eliminated India’s tail thanks to Jimmy Anderson’s 700th Test wicket and Shoaib Bashir’s five-wicket haul. India concluded with 259 runs. India had a 255-run advantage when play resumed.

At one stage in the match, Ben Stokes and James Anderson eliminated Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, respectively, and India were coasting. Subsequently, Sarfaraz Khan and rookie Devdutt Padikkal scored 65 and 57, respectively, as India went from 376/4 to 428/8 following a short collapse.

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Day 2 ended with India scoring 473/8 at Stumps thanks to the efforts of Bumrah and Yadav, who kept the visitors at bay. Ravindra Jadeja (15), Dhruv Jurel (15), and Ravichandran Ashwin (0) could not contribute much to the score. With four wickets, English bowler Shoaib Bashir was the best.

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