The Indian cricket team made an epic comeback to defeat the England cricket team in the fourth match of their ICC World Test Championship series. India won the fourth Test at Kennington Oval in London by 157 runs.
After seeing Team India’s performance on the first day of the Kennington Oval Test match, very few would have expected them to bounce back the way they did. Also, the momentum was on England’s side because they had defeated the visitors by an innings in the previous Test match at Headingley. England took a 99-run first innings lead, courtesy of half-centuries from Chris Woakes and Ollie Pope.
Rohit Sharma leads the epic comeback from Team India
The opening batsman of the Indian cricket team Rohit Sharma inspired the visitors’ epic comeback in the fourth Test match. The right-handed batsman registered his first Test century outside India and scored 127 runs off 256 deliveries. He smashed 14 fours and a six in his knock.
Sharma received support from number three batsman Cheteshwar Pujara. Cheteshwar scored 61 runs, while KL Rahul and Virat Kohli also reached the 40s. In the lower middle order, Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur had a 100-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Shardul, who scored a fifty in the first innings, recorded one half-century. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant also scored a half-century.
England received 368 runs to win the 4th Test match
The home side received an improbable target of 368 runs to take a 2-1 lead at Kennington Oval. They made a good start as opening batsmen Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns scored a fifty each. But the other batsmen could not contribute much.
Some fantastic bowling from the Indian bowlers, especially Jasprit Bumrah, gave India the upper hand. Now, India has an opportunity to win the series by 2-1 or 3-1. Here are some of the best Twitter reactions after India beat England with an epic comeback at Kennington Oval.
Virat Kohli becomes the first Asian captain to win more than one Test match both in Australia and England in Same Test series… 🔥
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) September 6, 2021
in 2021, india have won at the gabba for the first time, at lord's for the third time and at the oval for the second time. decent year! #ENGvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) September 6, 2021
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India's AWAY Test victories after being dismissed for a total of 200 or less batting first in the match…
187/10 beat SAf at Wanderers 2018 by 63 runs
191/10 beat Eng at The Oval 2021 by 157 runs
200/10 beat WI at Kingston 2006 by 49 runs#INDvsEND #IndvEng#ENGvIND #EngvsInd— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 6, 2021
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India win by 157 runs – and will take a 2-1 lead to Manchester. Thoroughly deserved against an outclassed England side.
— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) September 6, 2021
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That is a proper Test win .. !!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 6, 2021
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Team India to all those who thought India is winning on Turning tracks in India and were quick to write off the team.
Respect! pic.twitter.com/fRbUqNGIaX— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 6, 2021
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After this tweet Team India pulled off:
SCG
Gabba
Lord's
Oval. #ENGvIND https://t.co/FT0eFgiau0— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) September 6, 2021
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Rohit Sharma Equals Kohli's Overseas Test Centuries In Winning Cause. One of the greatest match winners india ever produced. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/k6490fjT3g
— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) September 6, 2021
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Before this Test, no side batting first had ever won at the Oval after conceding a lead of 50 runs or more*.
Not any more! India have made the history!!(*excluding 2006 Test that Pak forfeited)#ENGvIND #ENGvsIND
Advertisement— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) September 6, 2021
Brilliant Test match. India have struck a mighty blow and it will take something special at Old Trafford for a battered and bruised England to draw the series now. #ENGvIND
Advertisement— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) September 6, 2021
