India completed a dominant performance against England in the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala, winning by an innings and 64 runs on the third day. This was India’s 10th consecutive Test series win at home, and their fourth 4-1 series win in the last five years.
The star of the show was Ravichandran Ashwin, who took his 30th five-wicket haul in his 100th Test, finishing with 5/77 in the second innings. Ashwin also scored a valuable 47 with the bat and was named the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series for his all-round brilliance.
England, who were bowled out for 218 in the first innings, resumed their second innings at 103/5, still trailing by 156 runs. Joe Root, who was unbeaten on 34, tried to resist the Indian attack, but found little support from the other end. Ashwin dismissed Ben Stokes and Mark Wood in quick succession, before Jasprit Bumrah wrapped up the tail with two wickets in two balls. Root remained not out on 66, but it was a futile effort as England were all out for 213.
India had declared their first innings at 477/9, after Subman Gill and Rohit Sharma scored centuries on the second day. Gill made 110, his second Test hundred, while Sharma scored 103, his ninth Test ton. Devdutt Padikkal also chipped in with 65, as India piled on the runs against a hapless England bowling attack. Shoaib Bashir was the only bowler to take five wickets, but he conceded 173 runs in the process.
India had already won the series after winning the first, third and fourth Tests in Chennai, Ahmedabad and Mumbai respectively. England’s only win came in the second Test in Chennai, where they won by 227 runs. India will now play New Zealand in the World Test Championship final in June, while England will tour Australia for the Ashes later this year.
Records created in today’s match between India and England.
Here are some of them:
India’s win by an innings and 64 runs was their largest against England in terms of runs, surpassing their previous record of an innings and 46 runs in Mumbai in 2021.
1. Rohit Sharma
the India captain, made several records in today’s cricket match against England in Dharamsala. Here are some of them:
- He scored his 12th Test century, which is the most by an Indian opener against England, along with Sunil Gavaskar.
- He scored his 35th international century after turning 30, which is the most by an Indian, along with Sachin Tendulkar.
- He scored his 43rd international century as an opener, which is the third-most in the world, behind David Warner and Sachin Tendulkar.
- He scored his 48th international century, which is the fourth-most by an Indian, along with Rahul Dravid.
- He scored his 6th Test century since 2021, which is the most by an Indian in this period.
Rohit Sharma’s century helped India to take a huge lead over England and put them in a commanding position to win the match and the series.
2. Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin became the first player to score 400 runs and take 40 wickets in a Test series. He also became the fastest to reach 450 Test wickets, in his 100th match, breaking the record of Dale Steyn who did it in 103 matches.
3. Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his second century of the series, equalling the record of Steve Smith and Virat Kohli for the most hundreds in a Test series. He also became the youngest player to score 1000 Test runs, at the age of 19 years and 217 days, breaking the record of Sachin Tendulkar who did it at 19 years and 317 days.
4. Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav took his 30th five-wicket haul in his 100th Test, becoming the second spinner after Muttiah Muralitharan to achieve this feat. He also reached 50 Test wickets in 11 matches, the fastest by an Indian spinner and the third-fastest overall, behind George Lohmann and Charlie Turner.
England lost their 10th consecutive Test in India, their worst losing streak in any country. They also lost their fourth consecutive Test series in India by a margin of 4-1, matching their worst series defeat in India.