On the final day, India required 135 runs with six wickets in hand after reeling for 58\/4 at stumps on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Defending a target of 193, Jofra Archer (3-55) and Ben Stokes (3-48) grabbed three apiece, with able support from Brydon Carse (2-30) and Chris Woakes (1-21) pulled off the job for the home side. England won the match by 22 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the five-Test series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cOnce again, a match decided by the finest of margins - 22 runs today. We saw Siraj being consoled. That\u2019s exactly what we want to see. We\u2019ve seen hard-fought cricket over five days, and then handshakes all around. One team had to win, and this time it was England,\u201d Trott said on JioHotstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was so tense - nail-biting stuff. I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve got any nails left! It\u2019s obviously a sad way for the game to end, but someone had to win. I think this is great for Test cricket - a bit of spice, a bit of edginess on the field. As long as the teams get along off the field and there\u2019s no carry-over to the fourth Test, we\u2019re good. It\u2019s been played really hard out there. I can\u2019t wait to see who comes out on top,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Archer began the charge on the final day, setting the tone early on Day 5 by cleaning up Rishabh Pant in just the third over after play resumed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
KL Rahul, who looked solid with a fluent 39 off 58 balls at the top, was next to go - beaten by a sharp nip-backer from Ben Stokes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Archer returned with a moment of brilliance, pulling off a stunning caught-and-bowled to remove Washington Sundar and claim his third wicket, reducing India to 82 for 7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A glimmer of resistance came through Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy, who began to stitch together a promising stand. But just before lunch, Chris Woakes broke the partnership, nudging England closer to the finish line.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After the break, Jasprit Bumrah offered some support to Jadeja, but the fightback ended when the pacer miscued a pull shot off Stokes and found substitute fielder Sam Cook.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jadeja, ranked No.1 among Test all-rounders, continued to show grit, notching his fourth consecutive half-century of the series. However, it wasn\u2019t enough to stop England\u2019s charge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The match wrapped up when Shoaib Bashir floated one in that glanced off Mohammed Siraj\u2019s bat, trickled onto the stumps, and bowled India out for 170 - sealing a memorable win and a series lead for England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jadeja, ranked No.1 among Test all-rounders, continued to show grit, notching his fourth consecutive half-century of the series. However, it wasn\u2019t enough to stop England\u2019s charge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHindsight is a beautiful thing. I think Jadeja played incredibly well. I don\u2019t see the point in overanalysing him. He manoeuvred himself and the team excellently. He\u2019s battled, left well, and had a bit of luck. The ball was spinning away, and yes, there was temptation to attack Bashir. But had he slogged and gotten out, we\u2019d be saying he threw it away. I thought he played exceptionally. The other batters will probably reflect and ask themselves - why couldn\u2019t I have done what Jadeja did to give us a chance?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n