London, Sept 6 (AFP\/APP):India beat England by 157 runs to win the fourth Test at the Oval on Monday and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
\nThe hosts, set 368 to win, were dismissed for 210 after tea on the last day as India triumphed in a match taking place just over fifty years on from their first Test — and series — win in England at the Oval in 1971.<\/p>\n
England were relatively well-placed at 141-2 after lunch before left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah both struck twice in a spectacular collapse that saw the hosts lose four wickets for six runs in 36 balls.<\/p>\n
Recalled paceman Umesh Yadav, who took 3-60, cleaned up the tail and ended the match when James Anderson was caught behind.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the match, opener Rohit Sharma made 127 — after being missed twice in the slips — for his first Test hundred outside of India as the tourists piled up 466 in their second innings, having conceded a first-innings lead of 99.<\/p>\n
India all-rounder Shardul Thakur, recalled after suffering a hamstring injury in the drawn first Test at Trent Bridge, hit half-centuries in both innings and the paceman also captured the key wicket of England captain Joe Root on Monday.<\/p>\n
India captain Virat Kohli hailed his team’s final-day exploits.
\n“I’m really proud of the character the team has shown, especially this morning,” he told Sky Sports.
\n“It’s definitely among the top three bowling performances I have witnessed as India captain.”<\/p>\n
Root credited India’s bowlers for the skilful use of reverse swing but rued his team’s inability to make their first-innings lead of 99 runs.
\n“They got the ball to reverse and made good use of that. It was a brilliant spell of bowling from Bumrah and that really was the turning point,” Root said.<\/p>\n
The series concludes with the fifth Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, starting on Friday.<\/p>\n
Brief scores
\nIndia 1st Innings 191 (S Thakur 57, V Kohli 50; C Woakes 4-55, O Robinson 3-38)
\nEngland 1st innings 290 (O Pope 81, C Woakes 50; U Yadav 3-76)
\nIndia 2nd Innings 466 (R Sharma 127, C Pujara 61, S Thakur 60, R Pant 50; C Woakes 3-83)
\nEngland 2nd Innings (H Hameed 63, R Burns 50; U Yadav 3-60)<\/p>\n
Result: India won by 157 runs
\nSeries: India lead five-match series 2-1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
London, Sept 6 (AFP\/APP):India beat England by 157 runs to win the fourth Test at the Oval on Monday and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The hosts, set 368 to win, were dismissed for 210 after tea on the last day as […]<\/p>\n
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