India defeat England in third test to go 2-1 up in series
Team India defeated England by 157 runs in the fourth match of the 5-match Test series. The bowlers of India have won this match being played at the Oval ground in London. With this, India now has a 2-1 lead in the Test series. In this entire match, Indian scored a come from behind win over the hosts.
Strong performance by bowlers
In this match, Team India had set a target of 368 runs in front of England. In the beginning, the English team seemed to have the upper hand. But after lunch the bowlers reversed the course of the match. Shardul Thakur gave the first blow to England, after which the players breathed a sigh of relief. By lunch, England had lost two wickets and the match could have gone to anyone. But after lunch the Indian bowlers did wonders.
Bumrah and Jadeja did not allow the England batsmen to stay on the crease. At the right time, both the bowlers ensured victory for the team. Bumrah appeared in his form and bowled two batsmen. Jadeja also spread the magic of his spin. After that, Shardul Thakur dismissed Captain Joe Root and brought Team India closer to victory. Umesh Yadav also did not lag behind and he also created a ruckus. Jadeja, Bumrah, Shardul took 2-2 wickets in their name. At the same time, Umesh Yadav took the maximum 3 wickets.
Batsmen setup second innings
In the first innings of this match, where the Indian batsmen were bundled out quickly, in the second innings everyone did wonders. Team’s hitman opener Rohit Sharma played a brilliant century of 127 runs. At the same time, Cheteshwar Pujara played an innings of 61 runs. Apart from this, Rishabh Pant scored 50 and Shardul Thakur scored 60 runs. At the same time, captain Virat Kohli played an innings of 44 runs. Team India managed to make 466 in the second innings only on the strength of the batsmen’s excellent performance.
Team India got a lead of 387 runs
In the second innings of Team India, apart from Rohit Pujara, Kohli also contributed 44 runs. After which Shardul Thakur and Pant carried forward the innings and made a century partnership. Shardul Thakur scored 60 runs while Pant scored 50 runs. Due to which Team India took a lead of 387 runs.
