England's tour of India ends in a crushing defeat by an innings and 64 runs inside three days in the fifth Test in Dharamsala.
England's tour of India ended in woeful fashion as some spineless top-order batting resulted in a massive defeat inside three days in the fifth Test in Dharamsala.
With Shoaib Bashir completing his second five-wicket haul of the series, India were bowled out for 477. In blameless conditions, England's minimum requirement was to drag the match into a fourth day. While this is England's first series defeat under Stokes, this loss is their seventh in 12 Tests and ends a poor winter across formats that also included a meek defence of the 50-over World Cup.
The disappointment for England comes from the chances they squandered in each of the second, third and fourth Tests. Like last summer's drawn Ashes, England's return could have been better. Kuldeep prodded an edge, wicketkeeper Foakes took the catch and Anderson celebrated by waving the ball to the crowd. After Bashir had Jasprit Bumrah stumped by Foakes' sharp hands, England had the opportunity to end the tour with a positive batting showing.
He eked 28 runs out of a partnership with Hartley and added another 48 with the determined Bashir. Root was on 78 when he was joined by last-man Anderson, eventually holing out to Kuldeep as he hunted a century.Kuldeep Yadav's five-wicket haul on day one helped set India on course for victory Taking the new ball, Ashwin ran riot for his 36th five-wicket haul in Tests - a record for an Indian bowler. He preyed on the fragilities in the techniques of Duckett and Pope, and laid a trap for Crawley. Ashwin has dismissed Stokes more times than any other bowler in Tests and bowled the captain on the stroke of lunch to effectively end any notion of India batting again.
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