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Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah Seal Victory as India Crush England in Dharamsala, Securing Series 4-1

James Anderson became the first pacer in Test history to record 700 wickets for England to begin the day, but the jubilation soon faded. Exactly four hours, to be exact. Some would even argue for less since, once India’s spinners, led by Ravichandran Ashwin, put England five down after the lunch break on the third day of the fifth Test in Dharamsala, it was clear what was going to happen. India won the Test match by an innings and 64 runs in less than three days, taking the series 4-1. It took 48.1 overs to knock England out in their second innings. After the first Test, an Indian series win seemed dubious, much less with a 4-1 margin. Even though they gave up a 190-run advantage in the first inning, England’s bazballers turned history on its head by defeating India in Hyderabad in the opening game of the series.

Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Shami were absent from India. Virat Kohli was also absent from the series because of personal matters. Ankles kept giving way. KL Following a quadriceps injury in the opening test, Rahul was ruled out of the series. Because of a hamstring strain, Ravindra Jadeja was unable to participate in the second test. In the middle of the third Test, Ravichandran Ashwin had to return home to take care of his unwell mother. Ben Stokes’s wildly energetic captaincy was giving the impression that Rohit Sharma’s collected and composed manner was carefree, even lacking in ideas at times. However, both India and Rohit retaliated. In each test, he discovered heroes: here with Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav in Ranchi, Jasprit Bumrah in Vizag, and him and Jadeja in Rajkot. And, dare we say it, Yashasvi Jaiswal, who set a record-breaking 712 runs in five Tests during the series.

Ashwin breaks records in the 100th Test.

Referring back to the events of Saturday in Dharamsala, England quickly claimed the last two England wickets, but overcoming the 259-run deficit was always going to be extremely difficult. The second innings for England proceeded quite quickly as the batsmen mostly tried to survive by attacking the Indian spinners, but they were unsuccessful once more. Ben Stokes (2), the captain of England, looked pitiful after getting hit by Ashwin with a straighter shot right before lunch. He spoke briefly with Shubman Gill, who was stationed at first slip and became distracted as a result. Bumrah led the side in the middle and opened the bowling alongside Ashwin, as Rohit Sharma was unable to play because of a sore back.

Ashwin defeated England’s opening batsman Ben Duckett (2) in his 100th Test match. After having trouble defending against Ashwin in the previous games, the southpaw attempted a counterattack by charging down the wicket, but he was unable to get close to the ball’s pitch, which led to his bowled dismissal. The pitch offered a reasonable bit of turn and bounce, and Ashwin had a leg slip in place for Zak Crawley (0). At leg-slip, Sarfaraz Khan’s hands received a direct deflection from the England opener, who gained an inside edge on the pads. Ashwin’s third victim was 19-year-old Ollie Pope, a tentative starter. Once again, an England batsman made a mistake in judgment by attempting an outrageous sweep off a delivery that was on the shorter side and went right to the arm. Joining Joe Root in the middle, Jonny Bairstow (39 off 31), playing his 100th Test, moved straight up and attacked.

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Bairstow used his spin to his advantage, hitting three massive sixes off Ashwin on the onside before Kuldeep Yadav declared him leg-before wicket. Bairstow performed another boom-and-bust knock in the series. He spoke with Shubman Gill, who was stationed at first slip, for a short while and became distracted. After noon, Ashwin got rid of Ben Fokes to record the greatest five-wicket haul by an Indian ever—36. Then it was Jasprit Bumrah’s chance to perform a magic trick. With two thunderbolt bowls, he sent Mark Wood and Tom Hartley back. Jadeja put a stunning end to Shoaib Bashir’s stay. When he made a last-ditch effort to reach his century, Root was the last wicket to fall—the only batter from England who attempted to take his time and manipulate the situation.

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