England crushed India by 266 runs on the fifth and final day of the third cricket Test at Southampton today to level the five-match series 1-1. The Indian batting show was pathetic with Jadeja 15, Murali Vijay 12, Pankaj Singh nine, captain Dhoni and Rohit Sharma six each, Pujara two, and B. Kumar and Mohd. Shami joining the flop show with a duck each . Ajinkya Rahane was the lone fighter with 52 not out. Dhawan 37 and Kohili 28 were the other notable contributors.Earlier, England had declared their first innings at 569 and 205 for four. In reply India were skittled out for 330 in their first innings and bundled out at a paltry score of 178 in their 2nd innings while chasing 445 runs for a win.For England Moeen Ali claimed six wickets. J. M.Anderson was adjudged man of the match. Cricket Expert Atul Vedade is of the opinion that India who are considered specialist team to handle spinners, have been found wanting this time against a rather upcoming spinner, Moeen Ali ; and they will have to be more cautious in coming matches.
News On AIR | August 1, 2014 10:01 AM
Moeen helps Eng crush India by 266 runs to level series