New Delhi: Team India won the second consecutive match at Narendra Modi stadium in Motera. India vanquished England by an innings and 25 runs in fourth Test to clinch series 3-1. With this, India has qualified for World Test Championship final. #TeamIndia complete an innings & 2⃣5⃣-run win as @ashwinravi99 picks up his 3⃣0⃣th five-wicket haul in Tests. ?? India bag the series 3-1 & march into the ICC World Test Championship Final. ??@Paytm #INDvENG Scorecard ? https://t.co/9KnAXjaKfb pic.twitter.com/ucvQxZPLUQ — BCCI (@BCCI) March 6, 2021 With this victory at the Narendra Modi Stadium, India has booked its spot for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. At Tea on Day Three, England's second innings score read 91/6 and the visitors still trail by 69 runs. Dan Lawrence and Ben Foakes were unbeaten on 19 and 11 respectively at the end of the second session. The turn of the event started in the post-lunch session as skipper Virat Kohli brought spinner - Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel -- from both ends. Zak Crawley and Dom Sibley continued the innings from 6/0. In the second over after the commencement of the session, Ashwin scalped the wicket of Crawley (5) who was caught at first slip by Ajinkya Rahane. LIVE STREAMING HERE: On the next ball, Ashwin picked Jonny Bairstow on a golden duck, piling further misery on the visitors. Sibley added a brief 10-run stand for the fourth-wicket stand with skipper Joe Root before he was dismissed by Axar at his individual score of 3. All-rounder Ben Stokes, who had scored a gritty half-century in the first innings, tried to revive England innings along with the skipper. However, Axar sent Stokes (2) back to the pavilion to scalp his second wicket of the innings. England was then left reeling at 30/4. https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1368145321088356352 Ollie Pope (15), who walked in to bat at number six, played some shots to release pressure and added 35 runs alongside root. However, Pope's stay was shortlived as he was out stumped by Axar in the 25th over of the innings. In the next over, Root's 30-run stint was also ended by Ashwin as he caught the visiting skipper in front of the wickets. At that point, India totally gained the upper hand over Englishmen and dominated the session. https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1368147234039099393 Lawrence and Foakes then made sure that England did not lose any further wicket till the end of the session. Earlier, resuming the third day on 294/7, India got bundled out for 365 in the morning session, taking a substantial 160-run lead. Rishabh Pant (101) and Washington Sundar (96 not out) were the top scorers while Rohit Sharma and Axar made useful contributions of 49 and 43 each. Brief Scores: England 205 and 91/6 at Tea (Joe Root 30, Ravichandran Ashwin 3-35, Axar Patel 3-28); India 365 (Rishabh Pant 101, Washington Sundar 96*) (ANI)
