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Sports Tuesday, September 7, 2021 15 After win at Lord’s, India triumph at the Oval to go 2-1 up in series

Agencies All-rounder Shardul and Bumrah steal show as India thrash England by 157 runs in first win at Oval in 50 years

India bowlers delivered big time on the last day of the Scoreboard fourth Test at the Kia Oval India (1st Innings): 191 on Monday as the genius of England (1st innings): 290 mercurial Jasprit Bumrah, India (2nd innings): 466 and all-round performance by England (2nd innings; Overnight 77/0) Shardul Thakur in the match Rory Burns c Pant b Thakur ...... 50 Haseeb Hameed b Jadeja ...... 63 helped visitors in defeating Run Out (Sub) ...... 5 England by 157 runs to gain an b Thakur ...... 36 unassailable lead of 2-1 in the Ollie Pope b Bumrah ...... 2 series. This is also India’s first Jonny Bairstow b Bumrah...... 0 win at the Kia Oval in 50 years. c (Sub) b Jadeja ...... 0 After suffering an innings c Rahul b Yadav ...... 18 defeat at Headingley, India Craig Overton b Yadav ...... 10 made a terrific comeback Ollie Robinson ...... 10 James Anderson c Pant b Yadav ...... 2 into contest, recovering from Extras: (2b 5lb 7nb)...... 14 127/7 at one stage on the Total: (All Out, 92.2 overs) ...... 210 opening day to secure only Fall of : 1-100 Burns, 2-120 Malan, their second Test victory at 3-141 Hameed, 4-146 Pope, 5-146 Bairstow, The Oval. The win took them 6-147 Ali, 7-182 Root, 8-193 Woakes, 9-202 to the top of the ICC World Overton, 10-210 Anderson. Test Championship 2021-23 : Umesh Yadav 18.2-2-60-3 (2nb), table. Jasprit Bumrah 22-9-27-2, 30-11-50-2 (5nb), Mohammed Siraj 14-0- In what panned out to be 44-0, Shardul Thakur 8-1-22-2. a thrilling day of Test crick- Toss: England. et, India took the honours Result: India won by 157 runs. in the second session as the Man-of-The-Match: (India) genius of mercurial Bumrah Next Match: Old Trafford from Sept 10. put the visitors on the cusp of a famous comeback victory length , Root looked against England and gaining to run it down to the third the series lead. man, but it got an inside edge With the match accelerating of him and crashed into the towards its conclusion, England leg stump. Root went back af- started the second session two ter scoring 36. wickets down with a set batter Just before Tea, Umesh in Haseeb Hameed at the crease Yadav got the key of and their in-form batter along- England’s James Anderson (C) reacts after losing his wicket to Umesh Yadav on the and final fifth day of the fourth Test match against India at the Oval ground in London on Woakes, caught by one of the side him in Joe Root. Two hours Monday. India won the Test to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.(AFP) two fielders catching at short later, they were eight down. midwicket. Craig Overton At Tea, England’s score beating him and knocking the ing yorker into the base of Yadav at short leg. is currently unbeaten at the read 193/8 going into the last top of off stump. The England England lost 6 wickets for 62 runs in 25.1 overs during the stumps to send Jonny England skipper Joe crease as the second session session of the match with two batsman struggled to score all the afternoon session, a turnaround that swung the Bairstow back into the pa- Root tried to hold the charge came to an end. wickets in the bag. England morning, adding just 19 runs match India’s way. vilion for a . Moeen Ali against Indian bowlers with On Sunday, openers Ha- lost 6 wickets for 62 runs in to his overnight score in 102 soon followed Bairstow into Chris Woakes on another meed and Burns had provided 25.1 overs during the after- balls. two runs. The Indian bowler Test wickets in his 24th Test the pavilion for a duck as he side with the duo passing England with a solid start in noon session. Ollie Pope, who came into cleaned Pope on an inswinging - Kapil Dev previously led the threw his wicket to Jadeja for the 30 run mark but Thakur the final session after India Just after the lunch, it bat at five, failed to leave a delivery to leave the hosts in way, reaching it in his 25th. the second time in the match. who returned to bowling on were bowled out for 466 in the was Jadeja who pushed hosts mark as he became the 100th deep trouble. Bumrah became In his next over Bumrah England all-rounder pushed 81st over struck immediately second innings. onto the back foot as he took wicket of Jasprit Bumrah the fastest Indian seamer to struck again as he crashed forward tentatively and gave with the old ball to break will begin in the priced scalp of Hameed by in after scoring reach the landmark of 100 the 142 kph reverse inswing- an inside edge to Suryakumar the stand. With the back of a on 10 September.

Qatar SC complete QTTA League TITLE hat-trick Indian cricket fraternity elated with memorable Oval victory ANI to 100 Test wickets has been The aggression. The confi- London phenomenal #ENGvIND,” dence. The intent,” wrote wrote Jay Shah, the Secretary Surya Kumar Yadav. The Indian cricketing com- of Board of Control for Cricket “We needed to respond, munity was elated after Vi- in India. and the only way we were go- rat Kohli and boys defeated “This is a very special Test ing to do it was as a team. We England on the last day of the Match win. After being 127/7 will enjoy this moment and fourth Test at the Kia Oval on on the first day, not many look to finish things on the Monday by 157 runs. teams can make a comeback best note in the 5th,” Rishabh “What a comeback! The and win a away test the way Pant tweeted. boys just kept bouncing back Team India have done. That “Proud to be part of an- after every setback. What a is why this is a very special In- other memorable victory! In- way to stamp authority on the dian Team. Congratulations to credible fight and belief shown last day when England were everyone for playing their part by the entire team. Onwards 77/0. Way to go guys! Let’s in a memorable win,” wrote and upwards! #InItTogether make it 3-1. #ENGvIND” for- VVS Laxman. #AlwaysBelieve #IndVsEng,” mer Indian cricketer Sachin “The beauty of Test crick- wrote Cheteshwar Pujara. Tendulkar tweeted. et. Team INDIA reaching new “As “spectators” of Test “Great show ..The skill heights every series That’s it, Cricket, just stop worrying is the difference but the big- that’s the tweet #ENGvIND,” about team selection and gest difference is the absorb- tweeted . other nonsense and start ap- ing power of pressure..indian lead team have preciating the competition, cricket is far ahead then the now gained a 2-1 lead in the passion, skill and patriotism rest @BCCI,” President of the five-match series after losing unfolding in front of your eyes. Board of Control for Cricket in the third Test at Headingley. You’re missing a good game!” India, Saurav Ganguly tweeted “Tough situations build tweeted AB de Villiers. “If Lord’s was special, to- strong people. Onto the next “Well played India, well Khalil bin Ahmed Al Mohannadi, President of the Qatari and Arab Table Tennis Federations, presenting the winners’ trophy to Sheikh Suhaim day’s win at The Oval is spec- one. #TeamIndia,” Indian Captained @imVkohli and bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Vice-President of Qatar Club, and members of the Club’s Table Tennis Committee, Khalid Al Mawlawi and Muhammad Al tacular. #TeamIndia thrives Virat Kohli tweeted. amazing skill and guts from Mughaiseeb, as Qatar SC players celebrate after winning their third QTTA League title in a row yesterday. Qatar SC, undefeated throughout the on challenges and loves to “A victory for the ages! a few individuals. Also well League, were crowned champions when they beat Al Sadd 4-2 with one more round remaining at the Lusail Multipurpose Hall. overcome them. Congratula- Well done, boys #teamin- played @root66 & England! tions to the entire group for dia #mshami11,” Mohammed Great ad for our beautiful an incredible performance. @ Shami tweeted. game! Excited for the finale,” Jaspritbumrah93’s journey “This victory feels sweeter added AB de Villiers. Spell of the summer so far: Warne hails Bumrah ANI was outstanding and the spell Former India bowler Ir- London of the summer so far. A class fan Pathan is next on the list, above any other fast bowler in having reached 100 wickets in Legendary spinner Shane this test match on a flat wicket! 28 matches while pacer Mo- Warne on Monday showered Outstanding,” Warne tweeted. hammad Shami occupies the praise on Jasprit Bumrah after Former England skipper fourth spot. the bowler became the fast- in the sec- “What a way to reach the est Indian pacer to reach 100 ond session predicted that In- milestone!@Jaspritbumrah93 wickets in the longest format dia would go 2-1 up. bowls a beauty as Pope is of the game. “This really is incred- bowled. Among Indian pac- Bumrah achieved the feat ible bowling by @Jaspritbum- ers, he is the quickest to reach in the ongoing fourth Test rah93 !! Test cricket bowling the mark of 100 Test wickets,” against England when he re- at its best ... India about to go BCCI tweeted. moved Ollie Pope for 2 in the 2-1 up,” Vaughan tweeted. Seasoned off-spinner second session of the final day. With Pope’s wicket, Bum- is the Warne termed the out- rah broke former Indian skip- fastest Indian bowler to reach India’s Jasprit Bumrah became standing bowling by Bumrah per Kapil Dev’s record. Kapil 100 wickets. He had achieved the fastest Indian pacer to reach as the “spell of the summer.” had taken 25 Tests to reach 100 the feat in just 18 games dur- 100 wickets in the longest “Take a bow @Jaspritbum- wickets while Bumrah achieved ing the West Indies tour of In- India’s captain Virat Kohli (L) celebrates with his deputy as England’s James Anderson format of the game. (AFP) rah93! That spell of 6.3.6.2 the milestone in his 24th game. dia in 2013. walks off ater lost his wicket at the Oval cricket ground in London on Monday. (AFP)