7 Mar 2024 Men’s International Test Match Series Day 3 of 5 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala, India

India 477 ao off 124.1ov. Rohit 103 off 162, 13 fours, 3 sixes, Gill 110 off 150, 12 fours, 5 sixes, Jaiswal 57 off 58, 5 fours, 3 sixes, Padikkal 65 off 103, 10 fours, 1 six, S Khan 56 off 60, 8 fours, 1 six, Anderson 2-60, Hartley 2-126, Bashir 5-173, Stokes 1-17.

England First innings 218 ao off 57.4ov Crawley 79 off 108, 11 fours, 1 six, Bairstow 29 off 18, 2 fours, 2 sixes, Root 26 off 56, 4 fours, Kuldeep 5-72, R Ashwin 4-51.

England Second Innings195 ao off 48.1ov Root 84 off 128, 12 fours, Bairstow 39 off 31, 3 fours, 3 sixes, Hartley 20 off 24, 4 fours, R. Ashwin 5-77,  Burma 2-38, Kuldeep 2-40, Jade 1-25

India win by an Innings and 64 runs.

England’s tour of India ended in a massive defeat inside three days in the fifth Test in Dharmsala. Needing 259 to make the Home side bat again, England were all out for 195 to lose by an innings and 64 runs and hand India 4-1 series victory. England were 113 for 6 only Root’s 84 to coax run from the tail enders.

Bashir ended with his second five-wicket haul of the series as India were bowled out for 477.

England folded to off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who marked his 100 wicket with a 5-wicket haul for 77 runs. Duckett and Pope got out to horrible strokes, Crawley turned to leg slip, Ben Stokes defence was weak, while Ben Foakes got out slogging in between, Bairstow scored 39 off 31 before Kuldeep trapped him, only Root scoring 84.

This is England’s first series defeat under Stokes, their seventh loss in 12 Tests. England must turn their focus for defending T20 World Cup in June and the next Test with the West Indies at Lords in July.

James Anderson had Kuldeep Yadav caught behind the wicket to become the first bowler to take 700 wickets. 

Earlier, Sarfaraz and Padikkal hit fifties to restore India’s total dominance. Under moves to 699 wickets by bowling Gill for sparkling 110. Rohit bowled by Stokes for 103, England captain’s first ball in 251 days.