IND vs ENG / 269-run partnership between Root and Bairstow England beat India by 7 wickets

IND vs ENG: India's dream of winning the Test series in England after 15 years was shattered. England beat Team India by 7 wickets in Birmingham Test. Thanks to the 269-run partnership for the fourth wicket between in-form Joe Root (142) and Jonny Bairstow (114), England chased down the target of 378 runs for the loss of three wickets. With this, the five-Test series has been leveled at 2-2.

Root's bat rocked

Joe Root scored the 28th century of his Test career on the fifth day. After 2021, this England batsman has scored 11 centuries in 47 innings. Root's 9th century was against India. The Indian team was all-out for 245 runs in the second innings and England got the target of 378 runs.

It felt like the target was big, but the Indian bowlers were washed first by the England openers. Alex Lees and Jack Crowley put on 107 runs for the first wicket, although after that 3 batsmen returned to the pavilion within 2 runs and it seemed that India had returned to the match, but it did not happen. Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root changed the whole match.

Bumrah took two wickets then India lost two reviews.

Team India's captain Jasprit Bumrah took both the opening wickets of England on the fourth day of the match. Before tee, he bowled Jack Crawley on a personal score of 46 runs. At the same time, on the very first ball after the tee, Ollie Pope was caught behind the wicket. England were still unable to cope with both the blows, when a brilliant throw from Mohammed Shami sent Alex Lees to the pavilion after running out.

After this India lost 2 reviews in two overs. LBW appealed for Joe Root off Ravindra Jadeja's ball, but the umpire gave not-out. The Indian players felt rooted out and took the review. The replays clearly showed that the ball was going outside the leg stump.

In the next over, Shami's ball once again made a strong appeal for LBW by the Indian players. This time too the batsman was the root. It was clearly visible in the replays that the ball was going over the stump and once again Root was saved and Team India lost its two reviews.

Pant-Pujara scored the most runs

Cheteshwar Pujara scored the most runs for India in the second innings. He played an innings of 66 runs. During this, 8 fours came from his bat. Stuart Broad sent Pujara to the pavilion. Cheteshwar wanted to play Broad's slammed ball in the direction of Point, but Alex Lees, standing there, took a simple catch.

At the same time, Rishabh, who scored 146 runs in the first innings, also scored a half-century in the second innings. He was dismissed for 57 runs in 86 balls. This was the 10th fifty of his Test career. He was made his victim by Jack Leach.

Shreyas Iyer once again failed to play a big innings. He wanted to pull a short ball from Matthew Potts, but gave a simple catch to James Anderson. 19 runs came off Iyer's bat. Ben Stokes took 4 wickets for England.