India conquers Oval after 80 Years with a thumping Victory!
From the first innings on the first day to the last session on the last day, the indian side has put in a total team effort to ensure a solid win. When india was called to bat and wickets began to tumble at one end, virat kohli steadied the ship with a half-century, and when he was gone, Lord shardul thakur took over and played a spectacular performance, assuring India's first innings total was respectable.
Bumrah's two wickets in his first over, combined with Umesh's dismissal of the in-form Joe Root, allowed india to claw their way back to the top. Along with Woakes, Pope came in and helped his team build a lead of over 99 runs. The indian starters followed their game plan and safely managed the new ball before rahul was bowled by Anderson, but the 99-run advantage is not as big as they imagined. Rohit and Pujara put on a good 150-run partnership for the guests, with the latter scoring his first Overseas tonne with a magnificent six.
With Rohit and Pujara went as a result of the second new ball, the side was once again in serious trouble, but Virat kept things under control and the scoreboard moving until he was knocked. pant and Lord Thakur teamed up once more to score a century stand, which was followed by the Tailenders' brilliant performance, which saw them post a 367-run advantage before being bowled out.
The ball does nothing except turn when it lands on Jadeja's foot imprints because the track is flat. The english openers easily navigated the final session of the fourth day, little realizing that they were in for a massive surprise from the never-to-be-underestimated team.
Shardul Thakur once again proves his worth by extracting the first blood after Rory reaches the half-century mark. From then on, wickets began to fall at regular intervals as the hosts, who were looking dominant with 100 for no loss at one point, were reduced to 147/6 thanks to Bumrah's blistering spell, which toyed Bairstow and Ollie Pope.
Root and Woakes began to play and guard every ball that was sent at them till shardul thakur yet again demonstrated his bowling prowess by knocking Joe Root's stumps out. Going into the last test with a 2-1 series lead, india will be fired up to finish the series on a high note and win the series.