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IND vs ENG 5th Test, Day 5 Highlights: Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root powers England to 7-wicket win
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Man of Match: Jonny Bairstow (106 & 114*)
England’s Man of the Series: Joe Root (737 Runs)
India’s Man of the Series: Jasprit Bumrah (23 wickets)England beat India by 7 wickets
Centuries by Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root help England beat India by 7 wickets to level the series 2-2.
Twin century for Jonny Bairstow
Another 100 for Jonny Bairstow in just 138 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and one six. Bairstow's knocks in both the innings pushed India out of the match. England on the brink of making it 2-2.
Joe Root hits century
Former England captain Joe Root continued his extraordinary form in the longest form of cricket by slamming his fifth century of the year. With this innings, Root has put England in a dominating position.
Root, Bairstow continue to dominate
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow slammed unbeaten fifties to lead England's mammoth chase of 378 against India on day four of rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston on Monday. At stumps, the hosts were 259/3 in 57 overs, needing just 119 on a sold-out final day to level the five-match series being played for the Pataudi Trophy.
On a day on which rain chose not to interrupt play, England made merry as Root and Bairstow went back to the dressing room after making 76 off 110 balls and 73 off 89 deliveries respectively. Before this, on a pitch that had variable bounce and some turn for spinners, England took out the last seven Indian wickets for 120 runs, with Ben Stokes adding three more scalps, to bowl the visitors out for 245 in 81.5 overs.
Then, the effect of the heavy roller on the pitch was apparent by the terrific opening stand of 107 between Alex Lees (56) and Zak Crawley (46), before a ball change after 20.5 overs fetched India three wickets in as many overs. But Root and Bairstow's unconquered stand of 150 meant the day belonged to the hosts.
India struck on the very first ball after tea as Bumrah enticed Ollie Pope to poke at a back-of-the-length ball coming in, which the batter did. But the ball held its line and took Pope's outer edge behind to Pant, departing without troubling the scorers.
In the next over, Lees inside-edged off Ravindra Jadeja into the leg-side and had no idea where the ball had gone. With Root already running from the non-striker's end, Lees ran belatedly and was run out easily at the non-striker's end.