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Virat Kohli-led Team India qualified for the final of the World Test Championship after decimating England by an innings and 25 runs in the 4th Test.
#TeamIndia win the fourth & final @Paytm #INDvENG Test & seal a place in the ICC World Test Championship Final! 👍👍
5⃣ wickets each for @akshar2026 & @ashwinravi99 in the second innings! 👌👌
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/9KnAXjaKfb pic.twitter.com/YgsoG5LIUW
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 6, 2021
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The home side had to either win or draw the series-finale and they moved into the WTC final in the most dominant manner.
Spinners continued to rule the roost in the final innings as well – both R Ashwin and Axar Patel bagged five-fors. Indian spinners made an immediate impact and pushed the visitors on the back foot with 6 wickets in a single session.
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Root scored 30 off 72 while Jonny Bairstow failed to open his account. Ben Stokes (2), Zak Crawley (5), Dominic Sibley (3), and Ollie Pope (15) were others who failed the spin test.
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Dan Lawrence, who walked to bat at 7, was the only batsmen to touch the 50-run mark. The right-handed batsman delayed the defeat by batting for 95 balls.
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He, along with Ben Foakes (13 off 46), showed some resistance as the duo batted together for 18 overs for 44 runs for the 7th wicket. England lost the next 3 wickets in the next 11.4 overs and were bundled out for 135.
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Earlier in the day, India added 71 runs to their overnight total of 294/7 and finished at 365. Washington Sundar once again missed out on a well-deserved century as he ran out of partners at the other end. The 21-year-old remained unbeaten on 96 off 174.
CONCLUSION
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With a win in the 4th Test, India finished the series with a 3-1 win. Their only defeat came in the opening Test, where England batted for 190.1 overs in the first innings.
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It’s Team India’s second consecutive Test series win over England at home. The two teams are also slated to play 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs, starting March 12.
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The Virat Kohli-led side will be facing Kane Williamson’s New Zealand in the summit clash of Test Championship at Lord’s in June.
A moment to cherish for #TeamIndia 🇮🇳🇮🇳
ICC World Test Championship Final – Here we come 😎💪🏻@Paytm #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/BzRL9l1iMH
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 6, 2021
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