Twitter Reactions: India thrash England by 203 runs to make it 2-1 in the series
It took only 17 balls for the visitors to wrap up the proceedings.
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India have finally managed to pick last England’s wicket on the final morning of the third Test match at Trent Bridge. It is a brilliant comeback from them given the way they were humbled at Lord’s. This Test proved to be a perfect script for the visitors as most of their batsmen scored runs and importantly, countered the swing bowling very well. However, it was Ravi Ashwin who won the game for India in the morning by scalping James Anderson in the third over of the day.
The match should’ve finished on the fourth day itself after they collapsed in the final session from being 231/4 to 241/8. But the lower order of the hosts, as they often do, frustrated the opposition by scoring some quick runs even as the crowd also enjoyed to the hilt. Adil Rashid‘s batting abilities came to the fore superbly and he enjoyed his stay in the middle. At stumps, he was unbeaten on 30 off 54 deliveries and stitched a partnership of 50 runs with Stuart Broad.
A quick end to the proceedings
The unbeaten duo of Anderson and Rashid strode out to the middle with an aim to stretch the game as much as possible on the fifth morning. On the other hand, the Indians were keen to win the game as it was only a formality. Hardik Pandya began the day for them as Anderson played him out with the not much real fuss. Rashid also added a few runs in the next over of Mohammed Shami after which Virat Kohli brought Ashwin into the attack to end the proceedings.
The offie, who didn’t look 100% in this game, didn’t disappoint his skipper and turned one big from wide of the crease to take the edge of the left-hander as Ajinkya Rahane managed to pouch it to confirm that there was no more drama in the game. England were eventually bowled out for 317 runs and India stunningly came back in the series with a 203-run victory.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Well done! Congratulations to the Indian cricket team on the resounding win at Trent Bridge. Great team effort to win this after being 2-0 down, must be an exciting remaining 2 test matches . Best wishes.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 22, 2018
Job done..Big win.. Congratulations Team India for winning the 3rd Test.. lots of positives going forward✅ indian seamers❤️ 🔥🔥🔥 🔥
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 22, 2018
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— Siddharth Kaul (@sidkaul22) August 22, 2018
Wow! Another thing to be proud of in this Test.👍 pic.twitter.com/rgFOyJdqyb
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) August 22, 2018
India have been tremendous this week … Batted,Bowled & Caught better than England … It’s great for Test Cricket to have such a close series … #ENGvIND
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 22, 2018
And it's all over. Congratulations India.for the great fight back to win this test. This was a clinical victory and good to see so many players contributing well.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) August 22, 2018
Super comeback. Most worries sorted. India heads to two venues with a better spin v pace record. Well done, 🇮🇳
Now, do the unthinkable of winning the series from 0-2 down. #EngvInd— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 22, 2018
17 balls then and it is 2-1 with 2 to play in the series. Wonderful comeback after the huge defeat at Lord's
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 22, 2018
India win the 3rd Test by 203 runs.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/YkNJjsGRlQ
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 22, 2018
Many congratulations to the Indian team on the victory at Trent Bridge. They showed a lot of character after being 2-0 down and am very happy with the way most of the batsmen applied themselves, and the bowlers were clinical too. Well deserved ! #ENGvIND
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 22, 2018
Trent Bridge conquered, two matches to go.. #ENGvIND
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) August 22, 2018
We have done it. Great gift by Indian cricket team on Eid. #ENGvIND
— Mukhar Ghosh (@captain_Mukhar) August 22, 2018
With Moeen Ali scoring runs and taking wickets at Scarborough are Yorkshire actually trolling Adil Rashid? #ENGvIND
— Jamie Ramage (@famousstrauss) August 22, 2018
Good Morning @MichaelVaughan 😂😂.That's Team India For You🔥.#ENGvIND
— Ashutosh Pratap (@ashutosh_p_) August 22, 2018
Take a bow India! Winning the test after the horror of Lord's and losing the toss in this one is great show of character. Here's to many more wins overseas! 🤗🇮🇳 #ENGvIND
— Priyanka 💃 (@The_Priyanka__) August 22, 2018
Big win for #TeamIndia especially in the circumstances when they lost both the first and second test !! And very well deserved win as well #ENGvIND #TrentBridgeTest
— Gourav (@Gourav_2706) August 22, 2018
Congratulation Team India for historic Test win. Well played boys and good to see the way our bowlers bowl. Perfect Edi for us. May you continue such onwards @imVkohli @BCCI #TeamIndia #ENGvIND #TrentBridgeTest
— Sarfaraj Nawaj( سرفراز نواز) (@snawaj66) August 22, 2018
Finally. After Lords, this was quite something! Hopefully, we have buried the ghosts of 2014 for good! #ENGvIND
— Blessen Varghese (@blessenv) August 22, 2018
Indian captains to win Tests in South Africa and England
Rahul Dravid (Johannesburg in 2006 & Trent Bridge in 2007)
MS Dhoni (Durban in 2010 & Lord's in 2014)
Virat Kohli (Johannesburg & Trent Bridge in 2018)#ENGvIND— JSK (@imjsk27) August 22, 2018
Lagaan wasool liya.. angrezo se.. finally.
Done n dusted.. 🇮🇳🇮🇳#India wins by 203 runs.. 🏏😊#ENGvIND 🏏
— Misal Raj 🇮🇳 (@MisalRaj_) August 22, 2018
So just ten minutes then. Glad Ashwin got the final wicket, he deserved to not finish empty handed. Series still alive at 2-1. #EngvInd
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) August 22, 2018
Test over. Less than 15 mins play. Totally absurd, but it's the quirks I love in Test cricket. Long may it continue! #ENGvIND
— Andrew Harrison (@andyhamamatsu) August 22, 2018
Boys were eager to feast on Biryani. #EidMubarak #ENGvIND
— Medium to rare (@porkoholic) August 22, 2018
With this match India defeated two countries (fans) in a single test match. #EngvInd
— Prince Sanghvi🏏🇮🇳 (@princesanghavi) August 22, 2018
Special mention to Ashwin. Couldn't take the number of wickets he should have, but contained runs very well. Spinning well on a track which is favouring the pacers is never easy. Well done! #ENGvIND
— Jaanvi 🏏 (@ThatCricketBuff) August 22, 2018
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