 "Rohit Sharma Captain of India and Ravindra Jadeja of India after winning the fourth day of the 3rd Test match between India and England held at the Niranjan Shah Stadium Rajkot on the 18th February 2024
Photo by Faheem Hussain / Sportzpics for BCCI")
India’s dominance over England in the third Test in Rajkot can be ascertained by many metrics. Twin centuries, by Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, in the first innings. Four-fer for Mohammed Siraj. An unbeaten 214 for Yashasvi Jaiswal in the second innings. Consecutive fifties for debutant Sarfaraz Khan. 91 runs for Shubman Gill. Only one England batter breaching the 20-run mark in the second innings. Or, fifer for Ravindra Jadeja.
Jaiswal’s unbeaten double century and Jadeja’s five wicket haul are arguably at the top of the options as India trounced England by 434 runs to lead the series 2-1.
Chasing 557 runs for victory, England batting fell like a pack of cards to lose eight wickets in the final session and get bundled out for mere 122 on day four.
Jadeja got Mark Wood out for 33 as the final wicket. Fittingly, Jaiswal completed the dismissal with a safe catch in the deep as two of India’s key players in Rajkot got the job done.
A look at the key statistics and records from the third India-England Test:
Biggest Test wins for India by runs
434 vs Eng Rajkot 2024
372 vs NZ Mumbai WS 2021
337 vs SA Delhi 2015
321 vs NZ Indore 2016
320 vs Aus Mohali 2008
Biggest Test defeats for England by runs
Impact Shorts
More Shorts562 vs Aus The Oval 1934
434 vs Ind Rajkot 2024
425 vs WI Manchester 1976
409 vs Aus Lord’s 1948
405 vs Aus Lord’s 2015
# It is only the second instance of Ben Stokes losing back-to-back Tests as captain. The first came against Australia at Edgabston and Lord’s in 2023