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India thrashed England by an innings and 36 runs in the fourth Test on Monday to claim the five-match series 3-0.

England were bowled out for 195 in the morning session of the fifth day, after resuming on the overnight score of to 182/6 in their second innings, and still trailing by 49 runs.

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Jonny Bairstow (51) was the first to get out in the morning, followed by Ben Stokes (18), Adil Rashid (2), James Anderson (2).

Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dismantled England, picking up 6/55 in the second innings to take 12 wickets in the match.

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Superb batting by captain Virat Kohli (167, 81) and a solid bowling by spinners helped India beat England by 246 runs in the second cricket Test match. India take 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
Ravichandran Ashwin also came up with an outstanding all round peformance.

Chasing 405, England lost wickets at frequent intervals on the fifth and final day to end their second innings at 158.

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Rookie off-spinner Jayant Yadav enjoyed a memorable Test debut with figures of 3-30 while star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also bagged three wickets.

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami and left-arm pacer Ravindra Jadeja claimed two wickets each.

England skipper Alistair Cook top scored for his team with 54 runs.

Jonny Bairstow remained unbeaten on 34.

India captain Virat Kohli, who has been in excellent form with the bat in recent times, was adjudged the Man of the Match.

Kohli had scored 167 runs in the first innings and 81 in the second. Ashwin was the most successful among the Indian bowlers with a total of eight wickets in the match.

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Resuming at the overnight score of 87/2, England lost Ben Duckett in only the sixth over of the day. The left-hander went for a sweep off an Ashwin delivery but was outfoxed by the extra bounce as the ball looped up for an easy catch to wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha.

Duckett’s dismissal triggered a middle-order collapse for England.Moeen Ali was the next to go, defending patiently to score a mere two runs off 31 balls before Jadeja induced an edge to Virat Kohli at backward short leg.

Ben Stokes joined Root in the middle and continued with the English strategy of adopting an overtly defensive strategy in a desperate bid to stave off defeat.

He battled for 33 deliveries for his six runs but Jayant Yadav put an end to his innings with a delivery that turned in sharply after pitching and beat the outside edge before crashing into the stumps.

England suffered another crucial in the very next over when Joe Root also went back to the pavilion. Root, who lasted 107 deliveries for his 25 runs, was trapped leg before by an inswinger from Shami.

Shami also dismissed Adil Rashid with a short-pitched delivery just before lunch and an Indian win was only a matter of time from there.

The third Test begins at Mohali on November 26.

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Ashwin picks up his his 22nd 5-wicket haul, Virat scores another half century as India reached 98 for three in their 2nd innings to take a 298-run lead at the end of the third day’s play in the second cricket Test against England.  

Earlier in the day, India bowled out England for 255 in their first innings as the visitors trailed India by 200 runs.

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In the second innings, captain Virat Kohli led from the front with an unbeaten 56, forging a 58-run fourth-wicket stand with Ajinkya Rahane (22*).

Signalling the end of the cold war with his successor Ravichandran Ashwin, seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday hoped the Chennai tweaker would shatter all records and predicted a 3-0 win for India in the ongoing five-match cricket Test series against England.

During the New Zealand series, Harbhajan had indirectly taunted Ashwin’s success with the cherry by raising fingers at the spinning pitches being made in the last four years.

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“Records are made to be broken and I wish Ashwin, (Ravindra) Jadeja and all others should surpass us with their achievements and wish the same for future generations too,” the 36-year-old told reporters on the sidelines of an Advanced Hair Studio (AHS) event.

“We have all the capable spinners in the team who can take wickets on any sort of track. What you need to do is just be more patient and bowl a tight line according to the field.

On Thursday, England went on to pile up a mammoth 537 with three of their batters — Joe Root (124), Moeen Ali (117) and Ben Stokes (128) — hitting big hundreds despite India playing three of their premier spinners in the XI.

Defending the Indian spinners’ inability to bundle out the visitors cheaply, Harbhajan said: “They are all good spinners but sometimes when you try too many things which don’t work in your favour. Its one of those days when you don’t click and I would wish them all the luck for the series, which still is very very young.”

“Every match is a new challenge and so is every series. England have a very good young side and we can expect a tough fight in the series. But I will still back India to win the series 3-0”

Commenting on the track at Rajkot, the Punjab spinner said: “To be honest, I haven’t seen the wicket yet, obviously I have seen the score which shows it must be a pretty good wicket to bat on.”

“Its a totally different track from what we have seen in the last five years, where teams have come and scored 500 runs in one innings.”

“I haven’t seen that in the last four years, either the wicket is really good or England have batted very well,” he added.

Harbhajan further revealed that he will return to cricket in Punjab’s next Ranji Trophy game from November 21 after spending “quality” time with his new-born daughter.

“Yea I took a break to spend time with my daughter and family. I will be back to cricket in Punjab’s next Ranji Trophy game from November 21.”

Asked if he is ready for the England series if the need arises, he said: “I am not ready at the moment but from November 21, I will be ready, no matter it is for the Test series or the ODIs.”

Medium pacer Mohit Sharma, who was also present at the event said he is currently focussed on leading the Haryana side back to the Elite group in the Ranji Trophy.

The 28-year-old is in great nick after taking two back to back five-wicket hauls in Haryana’s last two matches.

“Personally I am taking one series at a time. I am currently captaining Haryana in the domestic competition and the focus is on collecting as many points to get back to the Elite Group. So as of now, I am thinking more for the team rather than individual benefits,” he said.

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India retained its numero uno spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings while premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also continued to top the bowlers’ list.

After completing a 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand at home, India clinched the No.1 spot from arch foes Pakistan. The Virat Kohli-led side with 115 points currently lead Misbah-ul-Haq’s brigade by four points.

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Australia with 108 points occupy the third spot followed by England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and the West Indies with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe completing the list.

Meanwhile, Ashwin, who during the series against New Zealand became the second fastest to grab 200 wickets, maintained his position with 900 points, with South African pace spearhead Dale Steyn (878) and England’s James Anderson (861) completing the top three.

Ashwin’s spin partner Ravindra Jadeja was at seventh place with 805 points.

Ashwin also retained his top spot among the all-rounders with 451 points, with Jadeja occupying the fifth place with 292 points.

Among the batsmen, Ajinkya Rahane was the top-ranked Indian batsman at sixth with 825 points, while Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Kohli were holding the 15th and 17th spots, respectively.

Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan leapfrogged Kiwi captain Kane Williamson, England batsman Joe Root and South Africa’s Hashim Amla, to rise three spots to the second position on the batters’ list which is headed by Australia skipper Steve Smith.

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Former India opener Aakash Chopra said that Indian seamers out-bowling their New Zealand counterparts in the recently concluded three-match Test series is a great feeling and is unrivalled.
“Indian seamers out-bowled Kiwi seamers in the second Test. There can’t be a happier feeling than this,” Chopra tweeted.

Although Kiwi pacers – Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Neil Wagner – took more wickets combined (21) in the three matches, their Indian counterparts especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami effected more damage in their combined scalps of 14. Umesh Yadav picked up two wickets in his two Tests.

Chopra also lauded wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha for his contribution with the willow in the lower order which proved vital in winning the Eden Test. “All good teams have their wicketkeepers contributing with the bat…Saha’s knocks in Eden were special. Big gain.”

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India were heavily criticised last season for producing dust bowls at home and winning matches. This time, as Chopra wrote, the Virat Kohli-led side reached the summit of Test Championship rankings by playing on spin-friendly pitches. “Wins on a spinner friendly pitch (not a dust bowl), a seamer friendly pitch (Eden) and a nice batting surface (Indore),” tweeted the 39-year old who has played 10 Tests for the country.

The right-hander who was known to strap down and bat for long along with the dashing Virender Sehwag at the other end, concluded by lauding the efforts of the willowers in the third Test in Indore.

“One good batting surface (Indore) and Indian batsmen filled their boots. Shows hunger and resolve. Captain setting the standard with the bat,” the cricketer-turned commentator said.

A perfect Dussehra gift for the Indian fans; a 3-0 whitewash by Team India as they mauled New Zealand by 321 runs in the third and final Test at Indore.

Ravichandran Ashwin once again single-handedly triggered another batting collapse of the Kiwis, to return with career-best figures of 7/59 in the visitors’ second innings, bundling them out for a paltry 153 in response to the mammoth target of 475. Ashwin, who took six wickets in the first innings of the Test, took his overall tally to 13 in the match, besides pushing a total to 27 scalps in the three Tests. 

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With the 3-0 clean sweep, India have now stamped their authority and clinched the No 1 ICC Test ranking from Pakistan. They had already bagged the top spot after winning the second Test at Kolkata.

The Chennai tweaker was well assisted by left-armer Ravindra Jadeja, who took two wickets in the second innings, while pacer Umesh Yadav chipped in with one wicket. Ashwin was adjudged both the Man of the Match and Series for his heroics with the cherry during the series. Such was the havoc wrought by the Indian spinners that the entire New Zealand second innings were wrapped up virtually in one session. 

Faced with a Herculean task, the New Zealanders failed to provide any kind of resistance to the Indian spinners on a track which gradually turned slow and low as the days progressed. 

Senior batsman Ross Taylor (32), opener Martin Guptill (29), skipper Kane Williamson (27) and stumper B.J. Watling (23 not out) got the kind of starts but failed to capitalise in their hurry for quick runs, which worked in favour of the hosts to wrap up the match on the fourth day.

Earlier, riding on Cheteshwar Pujara’s brilliant 101 and opener Gautam Gambhir’s 56-ball 50, India declared their second innings at 216/3 with an overall lead of 474 runs, just before the tea break.

Pujara was unbeaten on 101 runs off 148 balls with Ajinkya Rahane (23 not out) batting at the other end when Kohli decided to declare the innings midway through the post-lunch session.

The Saurashtra batsman, who has been in good form in this series, thus completed the seventh century of his Test career. He has also scored three half-centuries during the series.

Among the Kiwi bowlers, off-spinner Jeetan Patel was the only one to bag wickets with figures of 2/56. Patel trapped Kohli leg before shortly after lunch with a delivery that turned and hit the Indian captain on the pads after pitching just outside off stump. 

The Kiwi spinner of Indian origin had dismissed Gambhir during the morning session. The third wicket, that of Murali Vijay, fell to a run-out. During the morning session, Gambhir and Pujara hit half-centuries to carry India to a dominant position at lunch.

Gambhir (50), who has won back his place in the team after quite a long gap, completed his half-century off just 56 deliveries before being sent back to the pavilion by Kiwi spinner Jeetan Patel.

Earlier in the match, Kohli’s (211) second double ton and Rahane’s brilliant 188 guided India to a mammoth 557/5 declared before Ashwin stepped up with six wickets to skittle the visitors out for 299 and give the hosts a 258-run lead.

Both the teams will now face off in a five-match One-Day International (ODI) series. The first match is slated for October 16 at the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium at Dharamsala.

Complete Scorecard

India 1st innings
Murali Vijay c Latham b Patel 10
Gautam Gambhir lbw b Boult 29
Chetestwar Pujara b Santner 41
Virat Kohli lbw b Patel 211
Ajinkya Rahane c Watling b Boult 188
Rohit Sharma not out 51
Ravindra Jadeja not out 17

Extras 10 (b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 2)
Total 557/5 (in 169 overs; 721 mins)

Fall of wickets 1-26 (Vijay, 4.5 overs), 2-60 (Gambhir, 19.5 overs), 3-100 (Pujara, 35.6 overs), 4-465 (Kohli, 147.6 overs), 5-504 (Rahane, 159.1 overs)

Bowling:
Trent Boult 32-2-113-2, MJ Henry 35-3-127-0, Jeetan Patel 40-5-120-2, Michell Santner 44-4-137-1, J Neesham 18-1-53-0

New Zealand 1st innings

MJ Guptill run out (Ashwin) 72
TWM Latham c & b Ashwin 53
KS Williamson b Ashwin 8
LRPL Taylor c Rahane b Ashwin 0
L Ronchi c Rahane b Ashwin 0
JDS Neesham lbw b Ashwin 71
BJ Watling† c Rahane b Jadeja 23
MJ Santner c Kohli b Jadeja 22
JS Patel run out (Ashwin) 18
MJ Henry not out 15
TA Boult c Pujara b Ashwin 0

Extras 17 (b 6, lb 5, w 1, pen 5)
Total 229/10 (in 90.2 overs; 352 mins)

Fall of wickets 1-118 (Latham, 34.2 overs), 2-134 (Williamson, 42.6 overs), 3-140 (Taylor, 44.5 overs), 4-148 (Guptill, 46.6 overs), 5-148 (Ronchi, 48.1 overs), 6-201 (Watling, 62.6 ov), 7-253 (Santner, 78.6 overs), 8-276 (Neesham, 86.2 overs), 9-294 (Patel, 88.2 overs), 10-299 (Boult, 90.2 overs)

Bowling: Mohammed Shami 13-1-40-0, UT Yadav 15-1-55-0, R Ashwin 27.2-5-81-6, RA Jadeja 28-5-80-2, M Vijay 7-0-27-0.

India 2nd innings

M Vijay run out (Guptill/†Watling) 19
G Gambhir c Guptill b Patel 50
CA Pujara not out 101
V Kohli lbw b Patel 17
AM Rahane not out 23

Extras 6 (b 4, lb 1, w 1)
Total 216/3 dec (in 49 overs)

Fall of wickets 0-11* (Gambhir, retired not out, 2.5 overs), 1-34 (Vijay, 13.4 overs), 2-110 (Gambhir, 29.6 overs), 3-158 (Kohli, 39.6 overs)

Bowling: TA Boult 7-0-35-0, JS Patel 14-0-56-2, MJ Santner 17-1-71-0, MJ Henry 7-1-22-0, JDS Neesham 4-0-27-0.

New Zealand 2nd innings (Target: 475)

TWM Latham lbw b Yadav 6
MJ Guptill lbw b Jadeja 29
KS Williamson lbw b Ashwin 27
LRPL Taylor b Ashwin 32
L Ronchi b Ashwin 15
JDS Neesham c Kohli b Jadeja 0
BJ Watling not out 23
MJ Santner b Ashwin 14
JS Patel b Ashwin 0
MJ Henry c Mohammed Shami b Ashwin 0
TA Boult c & b Ashwin 4

Extras 3 (b 2, nb 1)
Total 153 (in 44.5 overs)

Fall of wickets 1-7 (Latham, 1.4 overs), 2-42 (Williamson, 10.6 overs), 3-80 (Taylor, 18.3 overs), 4-102 (Ronchi, 22.4 overs), 5-103 (Neesham, 23.4 overs), 6-112 (Guptill, 25.3 overs), 7-136 (Santner, 32.5 overs), 8-138 (Patel, 34.1 overs), 9-138 (Henry, 34.4 overs), 10-153 (Boult, 44.5 overs)

Bowling  
Mohammed Shami 7-0-34-0, UT Yadav 8-4-13-1, R Ashwin 13.5-2-59-7, RA Jadeja 16-3-45-2

Ravichandran Ashwin (6/81) put India in the driver’s seat. Ashwin’s 20th haul of five wickets or more, put India in a commanding position, reaching 18/0 to take an overall lead of 276 runs over New Zealand at stumps on day three of the third and final Test. 

Ashwin led the Indian charge with six wickets and two brilliant run-outs along with left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/80) to bundle out the visitors for a paltry 299 just after the tea break in response to India’s first innings total of 557/5 declared.

Despite taking a huge lead and in a position to enforce the follow on, India skipper Virat Kohli opted to bat for a second time. Opener Murali Vijay (11) and one down Cheteshwar Pujara (1) were at the crease when the umpires decided to unsettle the bails. Pujara had to rush to the middle after veteran opener Gautam Gambhir (6) was forced to return to the pavilion with a shoulder injury.

Playing in his 39th Test, Ashwin ran through the Kiwi top order comprising Tom Latham (52), Kane Williamson (8), Ross Taylor (0), Luke Ronchi (0) and James Neesham (71) besides running out top scorer Martin Guptil (72) and Jeetan Patel (18). He later dismissed tailender Trent Boult (0) to finish things off in style. 

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Jadeja complimented his senior partner well by packing back stumper B.J. Watling (23) and Mitchell Santner (22). Already on the backfoot after losing the series 0-2, the Kiwis got off to a good start with openers Guptill and Latham, who put on 118 runs but ran out of steam once Kohli introduced spin from both ends.

Apart from the opening partnership, Neesham was involved in two vital stands — 53 for the sixth wicket with Watling and 52 for the seventh wicket with Santner but that was not enough to take the visitors anywhere near the Indian total.

Earlier, resuming the day at 28 for no loss, the visitors had just lost the wicket of Latham when Ashwin trapped him plumb in front in the morning session as they went for lunch at 125/1.

The Indians wrested the upper hand early on in the post-lunch session when New Zealand lost three wickets in four overs. The Chennai tweaker picked up his second wicket when Williamson dragged the ball onto his stumps while attempting a cut.

The off-spinner then sent Taylor back to the pavilion in his very next over before a straight drive by Ronchi deflected off his hand to hit the stumps at the non-striker’s end and catch Guptill out of his crease.

Ashwin then picked up his fourth wicket when Ajinkya Rahane showed some excellent fielding at first slip to send back Ronchi. Watling and Neesham then tried to bring the Kiwi innings back on track. But Jadeja found Watling’s outside edge with a delivery that turned away sharply after pitching to put the visitors into further trouble just before the tea break.

After the tea break, it was a one way traffic for India as both the spinners lost little time in taking the remaining four wickets before Kohli opted against enforcing the follow-on.

Eyeing a 3-0 whitewash, India will now aim to consolidate their lead and give a stiff target when they come out to bat.

At stumps, India opener Murali Vijay (11) and Cheteshwar Pujara (1) were at the crease and the hosts had an overall lead of 276 runs.

Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir (6) was forced to return to the pavilion with a shoulder injury.
Earlier, Ashwin led the Indian charge with six wickets and two brilliant run-outs along with left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/80) to bundle out the visitors for a paltry 299 in response to India’s first innings total of 557/5 declared.

Following is the scorecard after the third day’s play of the third and final Test between India and New Zealand:

India 1st innings: 557/5 declared

New Zealand 1st innings:
Martin Guptill run out (Ashwin) 72
Tom Latham c & b Ashwin 53
Kane Williamson b Ashwin 8
Ross Taylor c Rahane b Ashwin 0
Luke Ronchi c Rahane b Ashwin 0
James Neesham lbw b Ashwin 71
B.J. Watling c Rahane b Jadeja 23
Mitchell Santner c Kohli b Jadeja 22
Jeetan Patel run out (Ashwin) 18
Matt Henry not out 15
Trent Boult c Pujara b Ashwin 0
Extras (b 6, lb 5, w 1, pen 5) 17
Total (all out; 90.2 overs) 299

Fall of wickets: 1-118 (Latham, 34.2 ov), 2-134 (Williamson, 42.6 ov), 3-140 (Taylor, 44.5 ov), 4-148 (Guptill, 46.6 ov), 5-148 (Ronchi, 48.1 ov), 6-201 (Watling, 62.6 ov), 7-253 (Santner, 78.6 ov), 8-276 (Neesham, 86.2 ov), 9-294 (Patel, 88.2 ov), 10-299 (Boult, 90.2 ov)

Bowling: Mohammed Shami 13-1-40-0, Umesh Yadav 15-1-55-0, Ravichandran Ashwin 27.2-5-81-6, Ravindra Jadeja 28-5-80-2, Murali Vijay 7-0-27-0

India 2nd innings:
Murali Vijay not out 11
Gautam Gambhir retired hurt 6
Cheteshwar Pujara not out 1
Extras 0
Total (0 wickets; 6 overs) 18

Fall of wickets: 0-11* (Gambhir, retired not out, 2.5 ov)

Bowling : Trent Boult 3-0-9-0, Jeetan Patel 2-0-8-0, Mitchell Santner 1-0-1-0

Indian top order fired to give the hosts a 215-run lead at stumps on Day 3 of the first Test against New Zealand. Murali Vijay (64*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (50*) were at the crease. K L Rahul made a quick fire 38.

Earlier Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja bundled out the tourists for 262.

Jadeja finished with yet another five-for, while Ashwin scalped four wickets as both the spinners together accounted for nine wickets to give the hosts a 56 run lead in the first innings.

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The Indian bowlers came back strongly on the third day, after a bad second day’s play. Skipper Virat Kohli’s decision of starting the day’s proceedings with spinners paid off well for the hosts.

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Resuming the day from 152 for one, Kiwi batters got off to a bad start as both the Indian spinners created problems for them with their turn and bounce.

The disciplined bowling of Ashwin got him a wicket at the start as he plumbed overnight batsman Tom Latham at 58 while Jadeja struck the new man Ross Taylor in the very next over via leg before.

Just when the Kiwi batters seemed good at the crease, Ashwin produced another beauty to rip off dangerous Kane Williamson’s off stump. New Zealand were now reeling at 170/4 in just eight overs.

The Kiwi’s middle-order Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner and B Watling somehow tried to hold their innings together but only managed to score 38, 32 and 21 respectively.

After that there was no looking back for India as Jadeja ran through the visitor’s lower-order, taking three wickets in an over to wrap up the innings.

Brief score:

India (First Innings) 318 and 159 for 1 (Rahul 38, Vijay 64*, Pujara 50*, Ish Sodhi 1/0) vs
New Zealand 262 (Williamson 75, Latham 58, Jadeja 5-73, Ashwin 4-93).

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Electing to bat first, the host could manage 196 all out. This is the West Indies’ shortest fist innings score against India after electing to bat first. Indian pacers Ishant Sharma and Mohd Shami took two wickets each.

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Rahul got an opportunity to be in the playing XI, after Murali Vijay had to sit out due to an injury. The reserve Test opened capitalised the opportunity with both hands. His 75 not out came in 114 balls and studded with ten boundaries. His 50 came off in only 58 balls. At stumps on day one, India had reached 126 for 1 with Cheteshwar Pujara batting on 18 along side Rahul.