Displaying incredible resilience, India's bowlers managed to wrap up England for 292, securing a 106-run victory in the second Test on Day 4. This result brings the five-match series to a 1-1 deadlock under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. With the series now wide open, the pressure mounts for the third Test, where both teams will be desperate to take the lead. The heroes of the match were Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin, whose three-wicket hauls were pivotal to the win.
Indian bowlers showed a great never-give-up attitude and produced a brilliant effort to bowl out England for 292, winning the second Test by 106 runs on Day 4. With a comfortable win, Rohit Sharma-led side has leveled the five-match series 1-1. India’s win has spiced up the Test series as both teams will look to deliver their best and win the third Test to take a lead. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin starred for India with excellent bowling performances, taking three wickets each.
England appeared to be dominating the early stages of Day 4, with their top order batting comfortably and keeping the Indian bowlers at bay. However, India staged a dramatic comeback late in the first session, taking a series of quick wickets to shift the momentum. The comeback started with Axar Patel dismissing Rehan Ahmed (23) LBW, followed quickly by Ashwin removing Ollie Pope (23) via a brilliant slip catch by Rohit Sharma.
Ashwin continued his onslaught in the following over, sending Joe Root back to the pavilion. India's grip on the game tightened when Kuldeep Yadav and Bumrah struck in quick succession. Kuldeep ended the impressive 73-run knock of Zak Crawley, and immediately after, Bumrah managed to outsmart the dangerous Jonny Bairstow.
Captain Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes attempted to stabilize the innings and push through to the tea break. However, a stunning direct hit by Shreyas Iyer ended Stokes' resistance. Tom Hartley then tried to revive the innings, putting together a 55-run stand with Foakes (36) before Bumrah claimed the latter's wicket. Mukesh Kumar then joined the party by dismissing Shoaib Bashir, and the match finally concluded when Bumrah cleaned up Hartley (36), marking his ninth wicket of the match.