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The last time India won inside two days in a Test was in 2018, beating Afghanistan in Bengaluru. Check India vs England highlights and IND vs ENG scorecard here
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India registered only its second Test victory inside two days, overhauling a target of 49 against England in the day-night third game to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match series at Narendra Modi Stadium, popularly known as Motera Stadium on Thursday.
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The last time India won inside two days in a Test was in 2018, beating Afghanistan in Bengaluru. England's previous Test loss inside two days came way back in 1921 against Australia.
There was no end to England's batting woes against the spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin as the side folded for 81 in its second innings. This was the team's lowest Test total against India.
Openers Rohit Sharma (25) and Shubman Gill (15) then completed the formalities in 7.4 overs, barely half an hour into the final session of the day.
ICC World Test Championship
India knocks England out of ICC World Test Championship's final contention. New Zealand has already qualified for the final, scheduled to take place on June 18-22, at Lord’s cricket ground.
ICC WTC final qualification scenario
- If India win or draw the fourth Test against England, WTC final will be: India v New Zealand.
- If England win the fourth Test against India, WTC final will be: Australia v New Zealand.
Check ICC Test championship latest news, schedule and points table here
Earlier, Patel picked five wickets in the English second essay, adding to his outstanding haul of six in the first innings. His became the best bowling performance in a pink-ball match.
Ashwin, on the other hand, added four more to his first-day spoils of three scalps to cross the 400-wicket mark in the longest format.
He became the fourth Indian after Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev (434) and Harbhajan Singh (417) to achieve the feat.
England's scorecard bore a dismal look with all-rounder Ben Stokes 25 and Ollie Pope's 12 being the best contributions.
In the afternoon session, India's first innings folded for 145 with opener Rohit Sharma top-scoring with a 66-run knock. England captain Joe Root returned career-best figures of 5/8 for his team.
ICC World Test Championship points table
| Position | Teams | PCT(%) | Points | Series Won | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | India | 71 | 510 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 70 | 480 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Australia | 69.2 | 390 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | England | 64.1 | 480 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 43.3 | 420 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | South Africa | 30 | 240 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | West Indies | 23.8 | 360 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 16.7 | 240 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
India second innings scorecard
| Batsman | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | not out | 25 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| Shubman Gill | not out | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Total: 49-0 in 7.4 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Jack Leach | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |
| Joe Root | 3.4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Batsman | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Zak Crawley | b Axar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Sibley | c Pant b Axar | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b Axar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Axar | 19 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | lbw b Ashwin | 25 | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| Ollie Pope | b Ashwin | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Foakes | lbw b Axar | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | lbw b Ashwin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | c Rahane b Ashwin | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | not out | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | c Pant b Sundar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 81-10 in 30.4 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Axar Patel | 15 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| R Ashwin | 15 | 3 | 48 | 4 | |
| Washington Sundar | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Batsman | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b Leach | 66 | 96 | 11 | 0 |
| Shubman Gill | c Crawley b Archer | 11 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | lbw b Leach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | b Leach | 27 | 58 | 3 | 0 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | lbw b Leach | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Foakes b Root | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| R Ashwin | c Crawley b Root | 17 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| Washington Sundar | b Root | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | c Sibley b Root | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | lbw b Root | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 145-10 in 53.2 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| James Anderson | 13 | 8 | 20 | 0 | |
| Stuart Broad | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jofra Archer | 5 | 2 | 24 | 1 | |
| Jack Leach | 20 | 2 | 54 | 4 | |
| Ben Stokes | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Joe Root | 6.2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
| Batsman | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Zak Crawley | lbw b Axar | 53 | 84 | 10 | 0 |
| Dominic Sibley | c Rohit b Ishant | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Bairstow | lbw b Axar | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Ashwin | 17 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | lbw b Axar | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Ollie Pope | b Ashwin | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Foakes | b Axar | 12 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | b Axar | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | c Pujara b Ashwin | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | c Bumrah b Axar | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 112-10 in 48.4 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Ishant Sharma | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Axar Patel | 21.4 | 6 | 38 | 6 | |
| R Ashwin | 16 | 6 | 26 | 3 | |
First Published: Feb 25 2021 | 1:21 PM IST
