India v England 4th Test
England tour of India - 2021 (2020/21) · Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad · 4 March 2021
India won by an innings and 25 runs
India won by an innings and 25 runs. Rishabh Pant top-scored with 101 for India. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 2021 (2020/21)
- Ground
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Dates
- 4 March 2021 to 6 March 2021
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by an innings and 25 runs
- Player of the match
- Rishabh Pant
- Captains
- Joe Root (England), Virat Kohli (India)
- Umpires
- Nitin Menon and VK Sharma
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 205 all out. Ben Stokes top-scored with 55 off 121 balls, and Dan Lawrence made 46. Axar Patel took 4 for 68 for India.
India replied with 365 all out. Rishabh Pant top-scored with 101 off 118 balls, and Washington Sundar made 96. Ben Stokes took 4 for 89 for England. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the seventh wicket between Washington Sundar and Rishabh Pant. India led by 160 on first innings.
England made 135 all out in their second innings. Dan Lawrence top-scored with 50 off 95 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 for 47 for India. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 30 for 4.
India won by an innings and 25 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 205 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | c Mohammed Siraj b Axar Patel | 9 | 30 |
| Dom Sibley | b Axar Patel | 2 | 8 |
| Jonny Bairstow | lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 28 | 67 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 5 | 9 |
| Ben Stokes | lbw b Washington Sundar | 55 | 121 |
| Ollie Pope | c Shubman Gill b Ravichandran Ashwin | 29 | 87 |
| Dan Lawrence | st Rishabh Pant b Axar Patel | 46 | 74 |
| Ben Foakes | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 | 12 |
| Dom Bess | lbw b Axar Patel | 3 | 16 |
| Jack Leach | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 7 | 17 |
| James Anderson | not out | 10 | 15 |
Extras 10 · Total 205 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 9 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 14 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
| Axar Patel | 26 | 7 | 68 | 4 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 19.5 | 4 | 47 | 3 |
| Washington Sundar | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Dom Sibley, 5.2 ov), 2-15 (Zak Crawley, 7.5 ov), 3-30 (Joe Root, 12.1 ov), 4-78 (Jonny Bairstow, 28.1 ov), 5-121 (Ben Stokes, 46.4 ov), 6-166 (Ollie Pope, 61.3 ov), 7-170 (Ben Foakes, 65.4 ov), 8-188 (Dan Lawrence, 70.1 ov), 9-189 (Dom Bess, 70.4 ov), 10-205 (Jack Leach, 75.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dom Sibley (2) and Zak Crawley (4) | 10 | 32 |
| second | Jonny Bairstow (0) and Zak Crawley (5) | 5 | 15 |
| third | Jonny Bairstow (10) and Joe Root (5) | 15 | 26 |
| fourth | Jonny Bairstow (18) and Ben Stokes (28) | 48 | 97 |
| fifth | Ben Stokes (27) and Ollie Pope (14) | 43 | 111 |
| sixth | Dan Lawrence (28) and Ollie Pope (15) | 45 | 89 |
| seventh | Ben Foakes (1) and Dan Lawrence (3) | 4 | 25 |
| eighth | Dan Lawrence (15) and Dom Bess (3) | 18 | 27 |
| ninth | Jack Leach (1) and Dom Bess (0) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | James Anderson (10) and Jack Leach (6) | 16 | 31 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 365 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | lbw b James Anderson | 0 | 3 |
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b Ben Stokes | 49 | 144 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | lbw b Jack Leach | 17 | 66 |
| Virat Kohli | c Ben Foakes b Ben Stokes | 0 | 8 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Ben Stokes b James Anderson | 27 | 45 |
| Rishabh Pant | c Joe Root b James Anderson | 101 | 118 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Ollie Pope b Jack Leach | 13 | 32 |
| Washington Sundar | not out | 96 | 174 |
| Axar Patel | run out (Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root) | 43 | 97 |
| Ishant Sharma | lbw b Ben Stokes | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammed Siraj | b Ben Stokes | 0 | 3 |
Extras 19 · Total 365 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 25 | 14 | 44 | 3 |
| Ben Stokes | 27.4 | 6 | 89 | 4 |
| Jack Leach | 27 | 5 | 89 | 2 |
| Dom Bess | 17 | 1 | 71 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 18 | 1 | 56 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Shubman Gill, 0.3 ov), 2-40 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 23.6 ov), 3-41 (Virat Kohli, 26.4 ov), 4-80 (Ajinkya Rahane, 37.5 ov), 5-121 (Rohit Sharma, 49.6 ov), 6-146 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 58.1 ov), 7-259 (Rishabh Pant, 84.1 ov), 8-365 (Axar Patel, 113.6 ov), 9-365 (Ishant Sharma, 114.1 ov), 10-365 (Mohammed Siraj, 114.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rohit Sharma (0) and Shubman Gill (0) | 0 | 3 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (17) and Rohit Sharma (20) | 40 | 142 |
| third | Rohit Sharma (1) and Virat Kohli (0) | 1 | 16 |
| fourth | Rohit Sharma (11) and Ajinkya Rahane (27) | 39 | 67 |
| fifth | Rohit Sharma (17) and Rishabh Pant (20) | 41 | 73 |
| sixth | Ravichandran Ashwin (13) and Rishabh Pant (10) | 25 | 49 |
| seventh | Washington Sundar (40) and Rishabh Pant (71) | 113 | 158 |
| eighth | Axar Patel (43) and Washington Sundar (56) | 106 | 179 |
| ninth | Ishant Sharma (0) and Washington Sundar (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Washington Sundar (0) and Mohammed Siraj (0) | 0 | 3 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 135 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 5 | 16 |
| Dom Sibley | c Rishabh Pant b Axar Patel | 3 | 21 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c Rohit Sharma b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 30 | 72 |
| Ben Stokes | c Virat Kohli b Axar Patel | 2 | 9 |
| Ollie Pope | st Rishabh Pant b Axar Patel | 15 | 31 |
| Dan Lawrence | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 50 | 95 |
| Ben Foakes | c Ajinkya Rahane b Axar Patel | 13 | 46 |
| Dom Bess | c Rishabh Pant b Axar Patel | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Leach | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 31 |
| James Anderson | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 12 · Total 135 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 24 | 6 | 48 | 5 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 22.5 | 4 | 47 | 5 |
| Washington Sundar | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Zak Crawley, 4.4 ov), 2-10 (Jonny Bairstow, 4.5 ov), 3-20 (Dom Sibley, 9.6 ov), 4-30 (Ben Stokes, 13.1 ov), 5-65 (Ollie Pope, 24.5 ov), 6-65 (Joe Root, 25.1 ov), 7-109 (Ben Foakes, 43.1 ov), 8-111 (Dom Bess, 45.1 ov), 9-134 (Jack Leach, 54.2 ov), 10-135 (Dan Lawrence, 54.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dom Sibley (1) and Zak Crawley (5) | 10 | 28 |
| second | Jonny Bairstow (0) and Dom Sibley (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Joe Root (8) and Dom Sibley (2) | 10 | 31 |
| fourth | Joe Root (8) and Ben Stokes (2) | 10 | 19 |
| fifth | Joe Root (14) and Ollie Pope (15) | 35 | 70 |
| sixth | Joe Root (0) and Dan Lawrence (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Ben Foakes (13) and Dan Lawrence (30) | 44 | 108 |
| eighth | Dan Lawrence (0) and Dom Bess (2) | 2 | 12 |
| ninth | Jack Leach (2) and Dan Lawrence (20) | 23 | 55 |
| tenth | James Anderson (1) and Dan Lawrence (0) | 1 | 3 |
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