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IND vs ENG, 2nd Test, Day 4: India thumps England for 317 run win, second in WTC points table

February 16, 2021

An outright domination from Virat Kohli and Co. as they draw back level with a characteristic performance to prevail in the conditions. England have been ousted, perhaps right after Rohit Sharma's whirlwind 161 that led India to 329 in the first innings.

India's spinners with talisman Ravichandran Ashwin leading the pack, snapped the Englishmen into a quagmire on a tricky pitch that obeyed every charm of the host. England's plans were further deflated when Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin took the game away in the second innings with two clinical innings of the highest order. Ashwin's 5th Test hundred was the icing on the cake as India reworked its plans to torment England with a massive target on board.

Joe Root's men let themselves down once again with the willow as the Indian spinners grew in confidence to dismantle England early on in the chase on Day 3 before the obvious was set for Tuesday at the cauldron.

Debutant Axar Patel's precision was unmatched his fifer broke the English resistance without a sweat as India etched its biggest-ever win over England. Come 24th February, a new challenge beckons at a historical venue in Ahmedabad. India has put its formidable foe in self-doubt after a historical win in the first Test and that just adorns the Pink Ball contest for a greater Test!