India pulled off a dominant five-wicket win in the fourth Test match towards England on Monday to seal the highly-anticipated sequence by 3-1. Rohit Sharma-led India registered their seventeenth successive Test sequence win at dwelling whereas the guests tasted their maiden sequence defeat underneath Ben Stokes’ management.
Despite lacking senior cricketers, the hosts relied closely on children to clinch a fascinating consequence after defeat in the sequence opener. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel shone with a bat whereas Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav made an affect with a ball to clinch a victory on Ranchi’s sluggish wicket.
India recorded a couple of data after a sequence win but in addition conceded one unwanted milestone in the course of the Ranchi Test. India’s middle order batters (no. 4, 5 and 6) Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan and Ravindra Jadeja didn’t contribute with runs in a memorable match in Ranchi as they managed to scorch solely 47 runs collectively throughout two innings.
This emerged as India’s lowest rating by middle order (no. 4, 5 and 6) in a Test match in the final 40 years and the eighth-lowest of all time. Patidar’s poor type continued as he scored 17 and 0, Jadeja was promised to no.5 after smashing a century in Rajnkot however the veteran scored 12 and 4 in Ranchi.ÂÂ
Sarfaraz Khan, who scored two fifties in his Debut match in Rajkot returned with 14 and 0 in Ranchi Test.ÂÂ
Lowest scores by the middle-order batters in a Test match for India:
- 47 runs vs England, Ranchi, 2024
- 45 runs vs West Indies, Ahmedabad, 1983
- 44 runs vs Pakistan, Karachi – 1978
- 44 runs vs England, Manchester – 1952
- 38 runs vs England, Lord’s, 1936
- 36 runs vs Pakistan, Karachi, 1982
- 17 runs vs England, Lord’s, 1967
- 13 runs vs New Zealand, Hyderabad, 1969
Patidar, Jadeja and Sarfaraz’s 47 runs in Ranchi virtually price India a match however Dhruv Jurel and Shubman Gill stood tall to earn a five-wicket win whereas chasing a 191-run goal on Day 4.ÂÂ
