Gill, Jurel Steer India To Beat England

Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel's steady partnership helped India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test of the five-match series on Monday in Ranchi. Chasing 192. India got an amazing start with Rohit Sharma scoring 55 and Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring 37. However, India started losing wickets in quick successions, but Gill (52*) and Jurel (39*) stitched an unbeaten partnership and took their side across the line.

Fighting knocks from Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel help India clinch the series ????#WTC25 | #INDvENG ????: https://t.co/1fyhIEFZh7 pic.twitter.com/MBwrolITo0 — ICC (@ICC) February 26, 2024

For England, Shoaib Bashir scalped three wickets. With this win, India have gained an unassailable 3-1 lead over England in the five-match series. This is England's first Test series loss in the Bazball era. Also first test series defeat for Ben Stokes as England captain.

Stokes had gone unbeaten in six Test series prior to the India tour. With this win, India also extended their winning run in Test series at home to 17, having last lost a home Test series 12 years ago.

It was the youngsters that stepped up for India in the absence of some big-name players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and KL Rahul, to clinch the series in Ranchi.