2024-02-18 19:45:47
After losing the first Test of the five-match series, India had only to turn around. Rohit Sharma’s team has done that job very well. Not only did they turn around, they blew away England in a record day. India won the Rajkot Test by 434 runs. Which is the biggest in their Test history.
Yasaswi Jaiswal was the key to India’s victory in this match. He retired after scoring a century due to back discomfort, but came back and scored a double century in Daput. With his innings and the contribution of the rest, India set the target of dismissing the opponent for 550. England faced the challenge of climbing the mountain, they could not stand in front of the bowling of the hosts.
India showed dominance throughout the match in Rajkot. After scoring 445 runs in the first innings, they stopped the English team for 319 runs. India declared the second innings at 430 for 4 after making the target as big as possible on the fourth day. England’s target is 557 runs. Chasing a huge target, they were bowled out for 122 runs.
Ben Duckett was run out early in chasing the target thrown by India. Ben Duckett pushes the ball to mid-on to get a run. But Jack Crowley did not answer his call. By that time, Duckett had gone out, there was no way back. But he tried. Dhruv did not get along with Jurel.
After that, Crulio could not survive. Bumrah sends him back. Then Olli Pope was LBW by Ravindra Jadeja. Jonny Bairstow also joined the procession of teammates. Root returned as the fifth batsman after the team scored 50 runs. England also lost Ben Stokes and Rehan Ahmed by the same run.
Ben Foakes and Tom Hartley put up some resistance, but Jadeja’s fourth victim had Foakes to stop. Tom Hartley comes with the wicket of Ravichandran Ashwin. Mark Wood Jadeja’s fifth victim gave India the joy of victory.
Jadeja is the hero of this match. This all-rounder has shown great bat-ball. After scoring a century in the first innings, he crushed the English with the ball. He took 5 wickets for 41 runs. He is also man of the match with a total of 7 wickets after 112 runs.
With this win, India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The remaining two matches of the series are to save the series for England.
Summary Score:
India: 1st innings 445 and 2nd innings 430/4 (declared)
England: 1st innings 319 and 2nd innings 122
Results: India won by 434 runs
Man of the Match: Ravindra Jadeja
Series: India lead 2-1 in the 5-match series.