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Patna : India crushed England by 10 wickets in 3rd test in less than two days on February 25, 2021, at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to take a 2-1 lead in four-match test series. England had won the first test while India won the next two keeping their hope for qualifying for the WTC Final alive. Axar Patel, a player from Gujarat, was named Player Of The Match for taking 11 wickets 70 runs in the match.
Chasing a target of 49 run to win this match, India scored 49/0 in just in just 7.4 overs with Rohit Sharma scoring an unbeaten 25 in 25 balls hitting 3 fours and 1 six while his opening partner Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 15 in 21 balls with 1 four and 1 six. Rohit, in fact, hit England Captain Joe Root, who had taken 5/8 in 6.2 overs in India’s first innings, for two consecutive fours and one ball later for a glorious six, in his 4th over. Root finished finished with 0/25 in 3.4 overs in 2nd innings.
Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reached 400 wickets mark in his career in this match. Fast Ishant Sharma played his 100th test match in this test. Axar Patel, on the other hand, has taken 18 wickets in two tests. Axar made his test debut in 2nd test at Chennai and took 7 wickets in that match. Thirty wickets including 20 England wickets fell in this match in less than two days.