Twitter Reactions: India thump England by 317 runs and level the four-match series courtesy Axar Patel's five wicket-haul
England were bundled out for just 164 runs in the second innings.
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As expected, India have defeated England by a whopping margin of 317 runs and have made a stunning comeback in the four-match Test series. They also stay well and truly alive in the race to make it to the final of the World Test Championship and will have to win at least one more game in the next two matches while making sure they don’t lose the other one.
Coming into the fourth day of the second Test, England were already reeling at 53/3 and the excitement was only about by when the hosts will seal the victory. And it took only 35.1 overs for India to skittle the opposition as the visitors didn’t show any kind of fight. Dan Lawrence never looked comfortable against the spinning ball and used his feet a lot more on the fourth morning.
But he was premeditating a lot and Ravi Ashwin trapped him down the leg-side getting him stumped. Joe Root and Ben Stokes then denied the hosts a wicket for the most part of the next 13 overs. However, Ashwin once again managed to bluff Stokes, for the 10th time in Tests, and this proved to be the final nail in the coffin as far as England putting up a fight was concerned.
Axar Patel spins the web
After Ashwin, it was time for Axar Patel to take matters into his own hands. Ollie Pope looked jittery during his stay in the middle and when he finally tried to play a sweep shot off the left-arm spinner, he could only top-edge it to the deep mid-wicket fielder. The chinaman Kuldeep Yadav was also amongst the wickets as he dismissed Ben Foakes at the stroke of lunch after finally coming into the attack in the 43rd over of the innings.
Soon after the second session began, Axar managed to pounce the prized wicket of Root who gloved one to Ajinkya Rahane. A ball spit out of the rough and bounced even as the England captain prodded forward. Root though was the only England batsman who looked a bit comfortable as he once again played sweeps and reverse sweeps to perfection scoring 33 runs.
Axar Patel pinned Olly Stone in front of the stumps to become only the sixth Indian spinner to pick a five-wicket haul on debut in Tests. Once the ninth wicket fell, Moeen Ali decided to take the attack to the spinner and he entertained the crowd for some time. He smacked five huge sixes taking on especially Axar hitting him for three consecutive maximums.
He scored 43 in no time but it was only going to be a matter of time and eventually, Kuldeep Yadav bluffed Moeen in flight to get him stumped as England were bundled out for 164 runs in the second innings and India levelled the series in style.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Congratulations @BCCI for winning the 2nd test #INDvENG congratulations @akshar2026 for ur 1st 5 wickets haul..wish you many more
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) February 16, 2021
Badhai ho india ๐ฎ๐ณ,England B Ko harane ke liye ๐
— Kevin Pietersen๐ฆ (@KP24) February 16, 2021
Brilliant comeback #TeamIndia ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ Lots of fighting spirit shown by the boys out there! On to Motera ๐ @BCCI pic.twitter.com/P22MlWHE7S
— Krunal Pandya (@krunalpandya24) February 16, 2021
India will be happy with this emphatic win and also have found their receipe for success. Beware England. Hope someone isn't whining in Yorkshire ๐ #INDvENG #bcci
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) February 16, 2021
The last partnership was 38,highest for England in the match !! 317 run victory is more than a hammering … #INDvsENG !! Well played India … Too much skill for England this week …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 16, 2021
One game each. This series has so much more drama and narrative to come. Compelling yo say the least. I canโt wait for the next two matches. #INDvsENG
— Ian bishop (@irbishi) February 16, 2021
Congratulations on a fifer on debut @akshar2026 ๐๐ knew you'd do well ๐ #INDvsENG https://t.co/szKu0dYGj7
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 16, 2021
Wow what a outstanding debut bro @akshar2026 lots of love, keep doing well and please stay fit bhai ๐ congratulations for 5 wickets haul #indvsEngTestseries2021 #aksharpatel #ChennaiTest
— Khaleel Ahmed (@imK_Ahmed13) February 16, 2021
A fifer on debut is equally magical! ๐คฉ Well bowled Patel. Red ball suiting you on screen @akshar2026 ๐
— Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat) February 16, 2021
The only question left is who is the man of the match .. Rohit or Ashwin ??
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) February 16, 2021
Yesterday it was Foakes, today itโs @RishabhPant17 #brilliant
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) February 16, 2021
When the going got tough the tough got going. Terrific team performance @ImRo45 @ajinkyarahane88 @RishabhPant17 @imVkohli @ashwinravi99 @akshar2026 all superb ๐๐ Building up to be a cracking series. Can't wait for the pink ball test at the new @GCAMotera stadium! #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/ikdh76WWNF
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 16, 2021
That winning feeling! ๐๐
Smiles all round as #TeamIndia beat England in the second @Paytm #INDvENG Test at Chepauk to level the series 1-1. ๐๐
Scorecard ๐ https://t.co/Hr7Zk2kjNC pic.twitter.com/VS4rituuiQ
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2021
Congratulations Team India on superlative win in 2nd Test match #INDvsENG . exceptional performances as team & individuals. Sardar Patel Stadium awaits to witness unparalleled performance of Team India in upcoming tests @BCCI @imVkohli @JayShah #cricket @GCAMotera #testcricket
— Saurashtra Cricket (@saucricket) February 16, 2021
What a fantastic show #TeamIndia. Great comeback. Complete team effort ๐ฅโค๏ธ. On To the next one #pinkballtest๐ @BCCI
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) February 16, 2021
What we see when we see Stokes
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What Ashwin sees when he sees Stokes๐ #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/gPzhUcBvD5— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 16, 2021
Jeez weโve seen some great wicket keeping this game but that stumping by @RishabhPant17 might just be the best of the lot #INDvENG
— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) February 16, 2021
Heartiest Congratulations #TeamIndia for an amazing win at Chepauk. ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ Incredible performance, very well deserved boys. ๐ #INDvENG @BCCI pic.twitter.com/bDdIGio6U2
— Suresh Raina๐ฎ๐ณ (@ImRaina) February 16, 2021
Super team effort ๐ Excellent performances with the bat and the ball. Great win ๐ฎ๐ณ @BCCI pic.twitter.com/uTYl5q895n
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) February 16, 2021
Congralutions @ImRo45 on161 @imVkohli @ashwinravi99 106 & team india for brilliant performance to level the series. #INDvsEND
— Naman Ojha (@namanojha35) February 16, 2021
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