Indian bowlers won an engrossing battle against England's firebrand batting for a series-levelling 106-run victory in the second Test on Monday, blunting 'Bazball' with their resilience in a roller-coaster contest.
WTC Points Table: India Bounce Back With Win Over England, Jump To...
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The Indian cricket team moved up to the second place in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table with a big win over England in the second Test match.
India beat England in the second Test match in Vizag© AFP
England began day four at 67 for one, chasing a record target of 399. They were bowled out for 292 in the extended afternoon session.
The visiting team's no holds barred approach, which has largely been successful, did not work on this occasion as India picked up nine wickets over the course of two sessions to bounce back in the five-match series.
The third Test will be played in Rajkot from February 15.
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Only Zak Crawley's (73 off 132 balls) strategy of mixing caution with aggression worked before the collective efforts of Jasprit Bumrah (3/46), R Ashwin (3/71), Axar Patel (1/75) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/60) yielded the desired results for the hosts who were under pressure going into day four.
(With PTI inputs)
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