India clinch 17th Test series in a row at home; defeat England by 5 wickets in 4th Test
India to a fine five wicket victory over England in the fourth Test at Ranchi.
With this, India clinched the series 3-1, their seventeenth straight Test series win at home and also put a hold on the 'Bazball' storm.
India raced to 84 for no loss before the English spinners rose to destroy the Rohit Sharma-led top order at 120-5.
England spinner Bashir's 3-79 along with his five first innings wickets went in vain as England were unsuccessful in defending 192 runs in the second innings.
Having chosen to bat first, England scored 353 in their first innings, powered by a masterful knock from Joe Root. As for the hosts, Dhruv jurel's 90-run knock and Jaiswal's 73 could lead up to a total of only 307 runs, with Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley taking on the Indian contingent.
The Indian spinners redeemed themselves in the second innings with Ashwin's fine five-for and Kuldeep Yadav's 4-wicket haul restricting the three lions to a mere 145.
With the bat, India in the second innings saw a strong opening stand between the openers and Rohit Sharma scoring a fine 55 before falling prey to Tom Hartley.
Another resilient knock from Jurel of 39 runs empowered India for a spectacular-series-clinching win.
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