Anderson and Leach inspires England win
International Test Match Series, India vs England at Chennai.
England 1st innings 578 ao off 150.1ov Root 217 off 377, 19 fours, 2 sixes, Stokes 82 off 118, 10 four, 3 sixes, Sibley 87 off 286, 12 fours, Bumrah 3-84, R Ashwin 3-146, Nadeem 2-167, I Sharma 2-52.
India First Innings 337 ao off 95.5ov, Pujara 73 off 143, 11 fours, Pant 91 off 88, 9 fours, 5 sixes, Sundar 85 off 138, 12 fours, 2 sixes, Ashwin 31 pff 91, 3 fours, 1six, Bess 4-76, Leach 2-105, Archer 2-75, Anderson 2-46.
England 2nd Innings 178ao off 45.3ov Root 40 off 32, 7 fours, Pope 28 off 32, 3 fours, Bess 25 off 55, 3 fours, Butler 24 off 40, 2 fours, 1 six, R Ashwin 6-61, Nadeem 2-66, I Sharma 1-24, Bumrah 1-26.
India Second Innings 192 ao off 58.1ov, Kohli 72 off 104, 9 fours, Gill 50 off 83, 7 fours, 1six, Anderson 3-17, Leach 4-76
England win by 227 runs
Anderson bowled Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane in an incredible over of reverse swing and had Rishabh Pant soon after with a middle-order Indian collapse who lost four wickets for 15 runs. Although Virat Kohli held England up in the afternoon session with 72 he was bowled by one that scuttled low from Ben Stokes.,
Leach claimed Cheteshwar Pujara and saw off Ravichandran Aswin who put on 54 with Kohli.
Jofra Archer had Jasprit Bumrah caught behind 35 minutes before tea to wrap up a famous win and take a 1-0 lead into the second match of the four-test series which begins on Saturday at the same ground.
Virat Kohli’s side had lost one of their last 35 home Tests, a run going back to their last series defeat on home soil against England under Alastair Cook in 2012. England are unbeaten in 11 Tests under Joe Root’s captaincy and Root equalled Michael Vaughan’s record of 26 Tests wins as England captain.
Leach removed Pujara with a fine ball that turned and bounced, but Gill making 50 from 81 balls and Kohli 72,
England Captain Joe Root “ This win will be right up there. It was always important to start well, India will have been full of confidence on the back of their achievements in Australia and are at fine team at home but for us to perform as we did was exceptional”.
Indian captain Virat Kohli “We didn’t put enough pressure on England. At the end of the day, it is the mindset of if you feel good, you can bat well and bowl well, and that is something we need to get back into. There will be hiccups, but we are always a side that is looking to improve. We’ll be looking to bounce back.”