England won the delayed fifth Test against India by seven wickets at Edgbaston on Tuesday evening in the series. In the sports news, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow scored centuries without being dismissed to help England win the game.
The Indian cricket team fell by seven wickets on the final day of the postponed fifth Test against England. Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root scored hundreds without being dismissed to help England win by an enormous margin.
Bairstow scored his third consecutive, sixth of the year, and 12th total century in the end. It took him 138 balls, and there was tension in the 1990s as Root accelerated through the gears.
Shortly before midday, Root, who captained England in the first four Tests of the series last summer, struck the winning runs. England’s fourth run chase of over 250 runs this summer improved their record and surpassed Ben Stokes’ 359 at Headingley in the 2019 Ashes.
This is England’s fourth consecutive home victory under captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. The aggressive manner in which England played contributed to their victory, yet India is responsible for the loss.
England needed to score 119 runs on the final day of the match to win after falling behind by 378 runs. Bairstow’s undefeated 114 consisted of 15 fours and one six, while Root’s unbeaten 142 consisted of 19 fours and one six. For the fourth wicket, they amassed a staggering 269 runs.
England’s previous highest run chase was in 2019 when they defeated Australia by 359 runs in an Ashes test courtesy of Stokes’ magnificent undefeated century.
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The batters’ lack of effort significantly caused India’s humbling defeat at Edgbaston during the second innings and the bowlers’ ineffective strategies and tactics. Some superstars and young athletes whose careers depend on them have performed poorly.
The Indians have now lost three consecutive away Test matches under head coach Rahul Dravid. But unfortunately, things are not going according to plan.
In addition, the team missed out on a chance to rise in the World Test Championship standings by accumulating more percentage points. India has lost four games, won six, and tied two in this WTC cycle. Nevertheless, they are still in third place with a percentage point of 53.47, barely ahead of Pakistan.
Australia and South Africa remain in first and second place, respectively, and are anticipated to reach the WTC final in this second cycle.
England has won four consecutive games, placing them eighth in the World Test Championship standings.
They currently have a record of five wins, seven defeats, and four draws, good for a 33.33 percent win percentage.
Highlights
In the rescheduled fifth Test match, India lost by seven wickets at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Tuesday. The hosts reached their target of 378 runs in their fourth innings because Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow were undefeated at the fourth wicket with 269 runs.
Under gloomy conditions, India’s seamers could not manage the initial reverse swing. This offered England’s in-form duo an excessive number of opportunities to strike the boundary, which they did.
This is their finest last-innings chase in a Test match. Bairstow reached 114 and was not out, while Root remained not out at 142. On Tuesday, the hosts resumed their innings with a score of 259 for 3. Root and Bairstow scored runs swiftly for England by annihilating the Indian spinners.
Root eventually won the day’s most difficult struggle. As the requisite runs were soon accomplished, he played more dangerous strokes, including another magnificent reverse-ramp for six, and reached his 28th Test century in 136 balls.
After India’s second innings concluded with 245 runs the previous day, England set a victory target of 378 runs. After England won the delayed fifth Test, the five-match series between England and India is now tied at 2-2.
Bairstow scored his third consecutive, sixth of the year, and 12th total century in the end. It took him 138 balls, and there was tension in the 1990s as Root accelerated through the gears.
Shortly before midday, Root, who captained England in the first four Tests of the series last summer, struck the winning runs. England’s fourth run chase of over 250 runs this summer improved their record and surpassed Ben Stokes’ 359 at Headingley in the 2019 Ashes.
