See the highlights of the fourth India vs England 4th Test 2021 Highlights. The England tour of India is a four-match Test series that took place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, from March 4 to March 6, 2021.
In a lopsided fourth Test match, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, and Washington Sundar led India to an easy innings and a 25-run victory against England, sealing the four-match series with a 3-1 triumph.
Match Stats
- In Test matches against England, Ravichandran Ashwin’s 5 for 47 was his fifth-best bowling performance.
- With his 5 for 47, Ravichandran Ashwin recorded his 30th five-wicket haul or more wickets for India in Test matches. He also tied James Anderson of England for sixth place on the list of players who have taken five or more wickets in Test matches.
- In Test matches, Axar Patel’s 5 for 48 record was his fourth-best bowling total for India and his fourth-best against England.
- With 32 wickets in this series, Ravichandran Ashwin holds the record for most wickets taken by India in a bilateral four-match Test series and ranks fourth overall.
- England’s 135 was their fifth-worst Test total on Indian soil and their ninth-lowest score against India.
- 23: After surpassing Australia’s Steve Waugh’s previous record of 22 victories in 29 Test matches, Virat Kohli became the skipper with the most victories at home.
- On the first day of the fourth Test match, England was held to 205 before India reached 24 for 1 thanks to the combined 7-wickets of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin.
- On day two of the fourth Test match, India took an 89-run lead thanks to Washington Sundar’s undefeated half-century and Rishabh Pant’s brilliant century.
Ben Stokes led the way with 55, Dan Lawrence with 46, Ollie Pope with 29, and Jonny Bairstow with 28 as England’s first innings amassed 205 for all-out in 75.5 overs.
First Outings Axar Patel, the finest bowler in India, got four wickets for 68 runs in 26 overs, including seven maidens; Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets; Mohammed Siraj took two wickets; and Washington Sundar took one wicket.
In 114.4 overs, India’s first innings amassed 365 for all-out, with Rishabh Pant leading the way with 101 off 118 balls, his third Test century and second century versus England in Tests. He also hit 13 fours and two sixes.
Axar Patel 43, Ajinkya Rahane 27, Cheteshwar Pujara 17, Washington Sundar 96 not out, Rohit Sharma 49, who was one run short of his half-century with seven fours.
Ben Stokes, the finest bowler in England for the first inning, got four wickets for 89 runs in 27.4 overs, including six maidens; James Anderson took three wickets, and Jack Leach took two wickets.
In 54.5 overs, the England 2nd Innings scored 135 for all-out, with Dan Lawrence scoring 50, Joe Root scoring 30, and Ollie Pope scoring 15.
The second inning Ravichandran Ashwin, the finest spinner in India, took five wickets for 47 runs in 22.5 overs, including four maidens.
Axar Patel took five wickets for 48 runs, including six maidens, in twenty-four overs.
For his spectacular 101 runs off 118 balls, including 13 fours and two sixes, Rishabh Pant was awarded Player of the Match.
After taking 32 wickets in the four-match Test series, Ravichandran Ashwin was named player of the series.
