15 Feb 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 4 of 5 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India.

Series 2-1

India vs England

India 445 ao off 130.5ov  Rohit 131 off 196, 14 fours, 3 sixes, Jadeja 112  off 225, 9 fours, 2 sixes, Khan 62 off 66, 9 fours, 1 six,  Jurel 46 ogg 104, 2 fours, 3 sixes,  Wood 3-114, Hartley 1-109, Root 1-70, Ahmed 2-85, Anderson 1-61.

England 319 ao, 71.1 ov Duckett 153 no off 151, 23 fours, 2 sixes, Pope 39 off 55, 5 fours, 1six, Stokes 41 off 89, 6 fours, R Ashwin 1-37, Siraj 4-84, Burma 1-54, Kuldeep 2-77, Jadeja 2-51.

India 430–4  dec off 98ov Jaiswal 214 no  off 236, 14f ours, 12 sixes, Gill 91 off 151, 9 fours, 2 sixes, S Khan 68 off 72,  6 fours, 3 sixes, Root 1-111, Hartley 1-78, Ahmed 1-108.

England 122ao off 39.4 ov. Crawley 11 off 26, 2 fours, Stokes 15 off 39, 1 four, Foakes 16 off 39, 2 fours, Hartley 16 off 36,  2 fours, 1 six,  Wood 33 off 15, 6 fours,  1 six Jadeja 41-5 Kuideep 2-19, Burmah 1-18, R Ashwin 1-19.

India win by 434 runs.

On the fourth day of the Third Test in Rajkot England capitulated massively  by 434 runs, the worst performance since captain Ben Stokes and coach  Brendon  McCullum took over.

Earlier England were shocked as Yashasvi Jaiswal makes a brilliant double century with the help of 12 sixes and 14 fours. And gill 91, S Khan 68 no propels India to 430-4 declared. 

Crawley lbw to Burmah, Pope nicks Jadeja to slip, Barstow lbw to Jadeja, and Duckett run out by Siraj with England 29-4. England’s defeat the largest in terms of runs since 1934, for an embarrassing 122 as a result of irresponsible strokes and India’s biggest win of all time as the hosts takes 2-1 lead in the series. England’s fightback which began on Saturday with a golden opportunity to take control of the match, only to be crushed by Sunday evening where crucial dropped chances, misused the decision of review system and at time saw their bowling dismantled by the India batting.

The fourth Test is on Friday in Ranchi, where India has an unbeaten home record that stretches back to 2012, where England must regroup.