Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill
110(150) 12x4 - 5x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 23 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
4 4 14 23 8 11 16 30
RG Sharma
RG Sharma
103(162) 13x4 - 3x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 22 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
4 15 14 6 11 10 20 23

Best performances - Bowlers

Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav
O15
M1
R72
W5
Eco4.80
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
R Ashwin
R Ashwin
O14
M0
R77
W5
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
3W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W1W

Match Details

Toss

England , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

India won the 5-match series 4-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30

Match days

7,8,9 March 2024 (5-day match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

India 12, England 0

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Alan Gardner

2.50pm: In the foothills of the Himalayas, our journey has reached its end. England came to India looking to scale a peak no visiting team has conquered in more than a decade... and well, they didn't get much beyond base camp, if we're honest. But they gave it a good crack, and wound up with a three-day defeat which means we can all get on the golf course. So for that, let's be grateful. Thanks, as always, for sticking with us through the series. From myself and Monga, Miller and the scorers, it's cheerio for now. The IPL is incoming and you might not even have to hear the word "Bazball" for a few months. Small mercies. Bye!

2.30pm: Time to hear from Ben Stokes: "Since the first Test match, we're man enough to say we've been outplayed. We've got so much cricket coming up, taking the positives is something I'm looking forward to and driving this team forward. There have been small moments when we've not been able to wrestle momentum back. It's about trying to understand those moments and be a bit more relentless. [Aggressive batting?] When India get on top, men around the bat, the quality of bowlers like Ashwin, Jadeja, Kuldeep... you've got to find ways of pushing men out and then comes with risk. It can be your downfall but if the intent is there, you hold your hands up. [Positives?] Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett continued their formidable partnership. Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley showed their quality. We've seen Joe Root come into form. Nice to be back bowling, too. [Anderson 700] Amazing to be on the field. 700 wickets as a seamer is phenomenal. He's someone every young kids looks up to and want to emulate. He's as fit as I've ever seen him. Great to watch."

Player of the Match is Kuldeep Yadav: [Best bowling?] "I think, yes. Hard work from the last couple of years, getting the reward. I liked the Zak Crawley wicket. Focusing on the length, landing the ball on a good length. Not thinking about the batter. Length, the pace that I'm bowling and the rhythm. [Batting improvements] The batting coach helped be a lot, not only the skill aspect but the mental aspect."

Player of the Series is Yashasvi Jaiswal: "Really enjoyed it, gave me a lot of experiences. Really happy with the way I played. [Sixes] Thinking to play my shots, if I think I can score runs, I will take it on. Trying to play one match at a time, enjoy it and do something to help my team."

India captain Rohit Sharma: "When you win a Test, everything has to fall into place. Lot of things we did right through the match. [Absent stars] At some stage people are going to go, we know that. All these guys are short on experience but they've played a lot of cricket. We've got to nurture them and make them understand the game. When put under pressure they responded pretty well. Credit goes to the entire team for that. We talk about scoring runs, but it is as important to take 20 wickets to win the Test match. Everyone, all the bowlers came and responded. They wanted to make a difference with the ball in hand. [Kuldeep] We know he has a lot of potential, can be a match-winner. He has something about him. Since his knee injury he has come back, he's putting a lot on the ball now. Most pleasing was his batting! [Jaiswal] The guy's got a long way to go, wants to take on the bowlers. The talent, the shots, he puts bowlers under pressure. He's come a long way and will understand what he needs to do. Top series for him, likes to score big."

2.25pm: We are meandering our way towards the presentations in Dharamsala - there's going to be a lot of gongs to hand out, I suspect. But Andrew Miller's report is in, so that's something. And if you're an England fan looking for something to smile about - other than the everlasting magnificence of the HPCA Stadium backdrop - then Miller has also updated James Anderson's milestone moments in the wake of his ascent to 700

2.05pm: Bazball came, Bazball saw, Bazball was conquered. After all the talking, India have swept England away - and that despite going 1-0 down and losing the services of a number of regular first-teamers. You might argue the teams were slightly more closely matched than 4-1 suggests, with England missing opportunities throughout, but you can't quibble with the overall arc of the narrative

Time for a word with R Ashwin, who claimed match figures of 9 for 128 in his 100th Test: "Very happy, can't really put a wrapper on how I'm feeling. Lot happened, lot of talk about the 100th Test. Overwhelmed, a lot of well-wishers have come forward. Win the Test and take wickets, what more can a bowler ask for? Tried different actions, speeds, releases through the series. You need that skillset in India. Pleased with how the ball came out today, even though I went for a few. Cricket is a game played between your ears. Looks like a lot is happening because the new ball is biting off the surface. [Experimentation] Not insecure about what people feel about me. We have to get criticised. I take it on board, I lock away what I learn. If I'm confident of trying and executing something, I will try that. The amount of cricket we play, and the analysis, batters will line you up if you don't change. Sticking to one method won't work. [Bowling with Kuldeep] From the far end there was more bite, from the other end more speed. With the new ball I got some bounce and kick today. The way the ball is coming out of Kuldeep's hand is unbelievable, I can't be more happy for somebody."

48.1
W
Kuldeep Yadav to Root, OUT, Root on the charge... holes out to long-on! Bumrah is the man back, he steadies himself and holds the catch before unleashing a bout of fist pumps. India tie the bow on a 4-1 series win that has been coming since the close on day one. No last-gasp hundred for Root, no red ink either

JE Root c Bumrah b Kuldeep Yadav 84 (175m 128b 12x4 0x6) SR: 65.62

Elsewhere, PV Sindhu went down in a marathon thriller against the reigning Olympic champion at the test event for Paris Games. But even a close, heartbreaking loss like this one is actually a very encouraging sign for India's most successful badminton player

END OF OVER:
48 | 1 Run | ENG: 195/9

  • James Anderson0 (5b)
  • Joe Root84 (127b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja9-1-25-1
  • Kuldeep Yadav14-0-40-1
47.6
0
Jadeja to Anderson, no run, darted on off stump, Anderson blocks doughtily

"England won a test match on their last trip to India too. They didn't need Bazball to do that." No, Dave. But this series has been much more fun that that one was, right?

47.5
0
Jadeja to Anderson, no run, thick-edged past the leg-side catchers

Two balls for Anderson to negotiate. Slip, leg slip and short leg

47.4
1
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, tossed up outside off and he pushes one through the covers
47.3
0
Jadeja to Root, no run, slows it down a touch, 92kph, Root blocks again
47.2
0
Jadeja to Root, no run, tight lines, 98kph from Jaddu. Tapped back down the track

England 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2BM DuckettZ Crawley
2nd19Z CrawleyOJ Pope
3rd15JE RootOJ Pope
4th56JM BairstowJE Root
5th11JE RootBA Stokes
6th10JE RootBT Foakes
7th28JE RootTW Hartley
8th0JE RootMA Wood
9th48JE RootShoaib Bashir
10th6JM AndersonJE Root