India v England 3rd Test
England tour of India - 2021 (2020/21) · Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad · 24 February 2021
India won by 10 wickets
India won by 10 wickets. Rohit Sharma top-scored with 66 for India. Axar Patel took 6/38.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 2021 (2020/21)
- Ground
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Dates
- 24 February 2021 to 25 February 2021
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 10 wickets
- Player of the match
- Axar Patel
- Captains
- Joe Root (England), Virat Kohli (India)
- Umpires
- AK Chaudhary and Nitin Menon
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 112 all out. Zak Crawley top-scored with 53 off 84 balls. Axar Patel took 6 for 38 for India. From 74 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 98 for 8.
India replied with 145 all out. Rohit Sharma top-scored with 66 off 96 balls. Joe Root took 5 for 8 for England. From 114 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 20 runs, to 134 for 9. India led by 33 on first innings.
England made 81 all out in their second innings. Ben Stokes top-scored with 25 off 34 balls. Axar Patel took 5 for 32 for India. From 56 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 81 for 10.
Set 49 to win, India made 49 for 0. Rohit Sharma top-scored with 25 not out off 25 balls.
India won by 10 wickets.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 112 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | lbw b Axar Patel | 53 | 84 |
| Dom Sibley | c Rohit Sharma b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 7 |
| Jonny Bairstow | lbw b Axar Patel | 0 | 9 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 17 | 37 |
| Ben Stokes | lbw b Axar Patel | 6 | 24 |
| Ollie Pope | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 | 12 |
| Ben Foakes | b Axar Patel | 12 | 58 |
| Jofra Archer | b Axar Patel | 11 | 18 |
| Jack Leach | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Ravichandran Ashwin | 3 | 14 |
| Stuart Broad | c Jasprit Bumrah b Axar Patel | 3 | 29 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 6 · Total 112 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 21.4 | 6 | 38 | 6 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 16 | 6 | 26 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Dom Sibley, 2.3 ov), 2-27 (Jonny Bairstow, 6.1 ov), 3-74 (Joe Root, 21.5 ov), 4-80 (Zak Crawley, 24.4 ov), 5-81 (Ollie Pope, 27.4 ov), 6-81 (Ben Stokes, 28.5 ov), 7-93 (Jofra Archer, 34.2 ov), 8-98 (Jack Leach, 37.3 ov), 9-105 (Stuart Broad, 46.3 ov), 10-112 (Ben Foakes, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dom Sibley (0) and Zak Crawley (0) | 2 | 16 |
| second | Jonny Bairstow (0) and Zak Crawley (23) | 25 | 23 |
| third | Joe Root (17) and Zak Crawley (30) | 47 | 94 |
| fourth | Ben Stokes (6) and Zak Crawley (0) | 6 | 17 |
| fifth | Ben Stokes (0) and Ollie Pope (1) | 1 | 18 |
| sixth | Ben Stokes (0) and Ben Foakes (0) | 0 | 7 |
| seventh | Ben Foakes (1) and Jofra Archer (11) | 12 | 33 |
| eighth | Ben Foakes (2) and Jack Leach (3) | 5 | 19 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (3) and Ben Foakes (3) | 7 | 54 |
| tenth | James Anderson (0) and Ben Foakes (6) | 7 | 14 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 145 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b Jack Leach | 66 | 96 |
| Shubman Gill | c Zak Crawley b Jofra Archer | 11 | 51 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | lbw b Jack Leach | 0 | 4 |
| Virat Kohli | b Jack Leach | 27 | 58 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | lbw b Jack Leach | 7 | 25 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Ben Foakes b Joe Root | 1 | 8 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Zak Crawley b Joe Root | 17 | 32 |
| Washington Sundar | b Joe Root | 0 | 12 |
| Axar Patel | c Dom Sibley b Joe Root | 0 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 10 | 20 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | lbw b Joe Root | 1 | 12 |
Extras 5 · Total 145 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 13 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Jack Leach | 20 | 2 | 54 | 4 |
| Ben Stokes | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 6.2 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Shubman Gill, 14.6 ov), 2-34 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 15.5 ov), 3-98 (Virat Kohli, 32.2 ov), 4-114 (Ajinkya Rahane, 38.2 ov), 5-115 (Rohit Sharma, 40.1 ov), 6-117 (Rishabh Pant, 41.1 ov), 7-125 (Washington Sundar, 45.1 ov), 8-125 (Axar Patel, 45.3 ov), 9-134 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 49.2 ov), 10-145 (Jasprit Bumrah, 53.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rohit Sharma (22) and Shubman Gill (11) | 33 | 90 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (0) and Rohit Sharma (1) | 1 | 5 |
| third | Rohit Sharma (34) and Virat Kohli (27) | 64 | 99 |
| fourth | Rohit Sharma (9) and Ajinkya Rahane (7) | 16 | 36 |
| fifth | Rohit Sharma (0) and Rishabh Pant (1) | 1 | 11 |
| sixth | Ravichandran Ashwin (2) and Rishabh Pant (0) | 2 | 6 |
| seventh | Ravichandran Ashwin (8) and Washington Sundar (0) | 8 | 24 |
| eighth | Ravichandran Ashwin (0) and Axar Patel (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Ravichandran Ashwin (7) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 9 | 23 |
| tenth | Ishant Sharma (10) and Jasprit Bumrah (1) | 11 | 24 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 81 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | b Axar Patel | 0 | 1 |
| Dom Sibley | c Rishabh Pant b Axar Patel | 7 | 25 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b Axar Patel | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Axar Patel | 19 | 45 |
| Ben Stokes | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 25 | 34 |
| Ollie Pope | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 12 | 15 |
| Ben Foakes | lbw b Axar Patel | 8 | 28 |
| Jofra Archer | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Leach | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 9 | 22 |
| Stuart Broad | not out | 1 | 7 |
| James Anderson | c Rishabh Pant b Washington Sundar | 0 | 3 |
Extras 0 · Total 81 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axar Patel | 15 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 15 | 3 | 48 | 4 |
| Washington Sundar | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Zak Crawley, 0.1 ov), 2-0 (Jonny Bairstow, 0.3 ov), 3-19 (Dom Sibley, 8.3 ov), 4-50 (Ben Stokes, 17.2 ov), 5-56 (Joe Root, 18.5 ov), 6-66 (Ollie Pope, 21.6 ov), 7-68 (Jofra Archer, 23.2 ov), 8-80 (Ben Foakes, 28.2 ov), 9-80 (Jack Leach, 29.4 ov), 10-81 (James Anderson, 30.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dom Sibley (0) and Zak Crawley (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Jonny Bairstow (0) and Dom Sibley (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Joe Root (12) and Dom Sibley (7) | 19 | 48 |
| fourth | Joe Root (6) and Ben Stokes (25) | 31 | 53 |
| fifth | Joe Root (1) and Ollie Pope (5) | 6 | 9 |
| sixth | Ben Foakes (3) and Ollie Pope (7) | 10 | 19 |
| seventh | Ben Foakes (2) and Jofra Archer (0) | 2 | 8 |
| eighth | Ben Foakes (3) and Jack Leach (9) | 12 | 30 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (0) and Jack Leach (0) | 0 | 8 |
| tenth | James Anderson (0) and Stuart Broad (1) | 1 | 6 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 49 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | not out | 25 | 25 |
| Shubman Gill | not out | 15 | 21 |
Did not bat: Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma
Extras 9 · Total 49 for 0
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Leach | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 3.4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rohit Sharma (25) and Shubman Gill (15) | 49 | 46 |
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