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In the end, English skipper Joe Root winning the toss and batting first meant nothing as the visitors were completely outplayed in the game. Chasing 49 for a win, India raced home with 10 wickets in the bag as Rohit Sharma (25) and Shubman Gill (15) finished the proceedings quickly. Rohit finished it off in style by sending Root into the mid-wicket stands. The win has taken India one step closer to the final of the World Test Championship. But the star of the show was hometown boy Axar as he finished with 11 wickets in the game (six in the first innings and five in the second). Senior partner Ashwin wasn't to be left too far behind as he picked four wickets to finish with 7 in the game. Interestingly, the off-spinner also became the second-fastest to 400 Test wickets during England's second innings when he trapped Jofra Archer plumb in front. Root and Jack Leach's domination in the opening session on the second day was indication enough that the English batsmen would have their … [Read more...] about India vs England, 3rd Test: Ashwin, Axar Patel show powers hosts 10-wicket win, 2-1 series lead

England succumbed to a 10-wicket defeat inside two days in the third day-night Test against India, after an extraordinary second day's play which saw 17 wickets fall for 176 runs. England were bowled out for 81 in their second innings on a treacherous turning track, and that was after some earlier heroics from Joe Root - claiming a maiden Test five-for - saw India collapse to 145 all out in the morning. It left the home side a slender target of 49 to chase, never enough runs for England to play with and defeat knocks them out of contention in the ICC World Test Championship, while they now trail 2-1 in the series heading into the final Test back at the Narendra Modi Stadium next Thursday. Third Test scorecard: India vs England Day Two in Ahmedabad - as it happened India had started the day 99-3 in their first innings, trailing the tourists by only 13, but they too came unstuck to spin, losing their final seven wickets for 31 runs, with Root returning remarkable … [Read more...] about India vs England: Joe Root’s side suffer 10-wicket defeat inside two days after extraordinary afternoon in Ahmedabad

Team India registered a historic 10-wicket win over England in the third Test match at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahemdabad on Thursday. It was the first Test match at the refurbished Motera Stadium which is now renamed after India’s current Prime Minister. The iconic stadium has a capacity of 132000 people. India dominated the visitors and beat them on the second day of the Test match to create history. In the first two sessions on Day 2, 17 wickets fell as India lost seven while England were just restricted on just 81. Chasing a target of 49 runs, Indian openers decided to play with an attacking approach to guide the hosts to a comfortable win. Rohit Sharam remained unbeaten on 25 runs while Shubman Gill scored 15*. Axar Patel, who was playing his second Test match was named Man of the Match for picking his maiden 10-wicket haul. Axar finished the match with 11 wickets as he scalped 6 in the first innings and 5 in the second. Here are some interesting stats from the third Test … [Read more...] about Stats Attack: India Register Win Under Two Days For 2nd Time in History; Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin Script New Records

World champion and Olympic silver medallist Sindhu, who had won the prestigious title in 2018, has been clubbed in Group 'B' alongside top-ranked Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei and home favourites Ratchanok Intanon and Pornpawee Chochuwong. Sindhu's comeback to international badminton after the coronavirus-induced break was not as good as she would have expected. The Indian, who has been training in London for the last few months, couldn't go the distance after losing a close opening match in Thailand Open, the first of the Asia leg. In the second event last week, Sindhu suffered a demoralising straight game defeat against former world champion Ratchanok in the quarterfinals and she will have to gather herself as she opens her campaign against magician Tzu Ying, who reached the finals in both the Thailand Opens. Former world number one Srikanth, on the other hand, has been clubbed in Group 'B' with Denmark's Anders Antonsen, Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei and Hong Kong's NG Ka … [Read more...] about PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth look to turn the tide at BWF World Tour Finals

After the success in Chennai, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin starred once again as they helped India beat England by 10 wickets on Thursday at the Motera in Ahmedabad. Both Axar and Ashwin started off from where they left in the second Test in Chennai as they picked 18 out of the 20 English wickets among them to wrap up the game in under two days. First, it started with the English batting collapse on the first day after they won the toss. The tourists were shot out for 112 runs as local hero Axar picked up six wickets. Ashwin chipped in with three while 100th Test man Ishant Sharma got things started with the first wicket of Dom Sibley in the first over of the match and that set the tone. For England, Zak Crawley playing his first game of the tour, showed class as he hit a brilliant 53 before he was trapped in front. In command of the match, Indian openers had the duty of ensuring India do not lose wickets till the end of the day. Unfortunately, the hosts lost the wicket of … [Read more...] about Ind vs Eng 3rd Test, Match Report: Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin Knock England Out of WTC Final Race as India Take 2-1 Lead