IND vs ENG: Team India levels the series with 106-run win in Visakhapatnam
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Image Source : GettyAfter losing the opening Test match, India put in a near-perfect performance, especially with the ball, to level the five-match series in Visakhapatnam. Defending 398 runs in the fourth innings, the Indian bowlers made sure they never let England off the hook and kept picking wickets at regular intervals much to the delight of the Indian fans.
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Zak Crawley was yet again class apart for England scoring 73 runs off 132 balls with eight fours and a six to his name. His dismissal in the 42nd over sparked the outrage among English fans with even Ben Stokes admitting that the technology got it wrong this time.
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Ravi Ashwin was the wrecker-in-chief again picking up three wickets in the second innings as he dismissed the likes of Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Joe Root to leave England reeling. However, the off-spinner couldn't complete the 500-wicket mark in his career as he was stranded at 499 scalps at the end of the second Test. Nevertheless, it was a fine effort from Ashwin yet again in this Test.
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England were 106 runs within the target and one has to say, Ben Stokes' dismissal proved very costly for them. If he had stuck around in the middle for a little more time with Ben Foakes, the match could've gone closer. But his poor running and Shreyas Iyer's excellent direct hit certainly killed the game for England.
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After setting up the game for India in the first innings with a six-wicket haul, it was absolutely fitting for Bumrah to finish the game castling Tom Hartley. He also won the player of the match award for his brilliant nine wickets in the Test match.