India vanquished England by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth Test to win the series 3-1 and qualified for the World Test Championship final. Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel both took five wickets. Ashwin became the first and only Indian cricketer to get thirty wickets in a test series two times in his career.
On Day 3 of the fourth and final Test match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, a determined Team India defeated England to win the four-match series 2-1.just like the previous two Tests, this one did not last the full five days, as the hosts totally outclassed the visitors with a superb show of cricket.
India won the four-match series 3-1 and a spot in the inaugural World Test Championship final on Saturday, defeating England by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test. After bowling the visitors out for 205 in their first innings, India’s Rishabh Pant (101) and Washington Sundar (96 not out) set the tone for the big victory. In the second innings, Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel each took five wickets to help India dismiss England for 135.
After conceding a 160-run lead on day three of the match, England needed a massively strengthened batting effort in the second innings, but they were bundled out for 135 in the final session, by the fantastic display of spin bowling from the duo of Axar and Ashwin
India just needed a draw to qualify for the WTC final, but a win puts them in first place with 490 points, putting them in the top position for the summit clash. In the race, India won 12 out of 17 Tests, lost four, and drew one.
India faced a damage in the series when they were defeated the first Test against England by 227 runs. India’s chances of competing in the WTC final would have been shattered if they had lost another game in the series. The Kohli-led side, on the other hand, fought back, winning the remaining matches and securing a place in the summit clash.
The fourth Test had to be won or drawn for India. If Kohli and his teammates had lost, Australia, who were in third place with 69.2 percentage points, would have qualified for the tournament final.
Now, India will be in the WTC finals between 18 and 22 June at Lord’s, and will be facing Kane Williamson’s New Zealand.
