The fourth Test between India and England turned out to be an exciting affair because the hosts sealed a series-clinching 3-1 victory, in Ranchi on Sunday. Dhruv Jurel shone with the bat as soon as once more as India gained by 5 wickets.
India’s batter Dhruv Jurel greets England’s gamers after the fourth Test.(PTI)
Chasing 192, India misplaced 5 wickets for 36 runs, and have been decreased to 120/5. But Shubman Gill and Jurel got here to the house aspect’s rescue with a sixth-wicket unbeaten partnership of 72 runs which took them previous the ending line.
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Here are some key stats from the fourth Test match:
– This is the seventh time India has gained a collection after being 0-1 down.
– This is the seventeenth successive collection win for India at dwelling.
– Meanwhile, that is the primary collection defeat for England underneath Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
– To make issues worse for England, that is the primary time they’ve misplaced three Tests in succession.
– Since 2013, that is the primary profitable 150-plus chase in India. The final time it occurred was in opposition to Australia in Delhi in March 2013, the place India gained by six wickets.
– At dwelling, there was 33 cases India has needed to chase 200. They have come out on high 30 instances and drawn thrice.
– This can also be the tenth Test defeat for Ben Stokes, Joe Root and James Anderson in India – the joint-most for a participant alongside Ricky Ponting.
– India conceded a primary innings lead of 46 runs in Ranchi. It was the seventh-highest first innings lead when batting second in Tests that they overturned to win. The Ranchi Test can also be the thirteenth time India have gained batting second, regardless of conceding a first-innings lead.
– Yashasvi Jaiswal has registered 971 runs in his eight-match Test profession. These are essentially the most runs by a Indian batter after eight Tests, overtaking Sunil Gavaskar’s 938 runs. The younger opener’s tally can also be the second-highest by any batter within the first eight Tests, behind Don Bradman’s 1210.
– At solely 23 years, 33 days of age, Dhruv Jurel grew to become the fifth-youngest wicketkeeper to win the Player of the Match award, and the second-youngest India participant. Ajay Ratra was 20 years and 148 days previous when he gained the award in 2002 in opposition to West Indies.
– Rohit Sharma scored 55 runs within the chase, which is his highest within the fourth innings in Tests. He solely had one 50-plus rating in all first-class cricket within the fourth innings earlier than this knock. He bought 52 vs Australia within the 2021 Sydney Test.
– India’s no.4-no.6 batters managed to muster solely 4 runs within the fourth innings in Ranchi, which can also be the fewest by any workforce in a profitable run chase in Tests. The earlier lowest was 12 by New Zealand vs West Indies in 1980.
The fifth and closing Test match is scheduled to start on March 7, in Dharamshala. With pleasure at stake, England shall be searching for a comfort win. Meanwhile, India will look to experiment with their enjoying XI.
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