XtraTime Web Desk: It took less than three overs on the final day of the third test at Trent Bridge as India thumped England by a huge margin of 203 runs. With this win the Men in Blue has reduced the margin 1-2 with two test still left in the five-match Test series. The World No.1 test side needed just one wicket to win the third test and they took the last wicket in the third over of the day, as Ashwin grabbed the wicket of James Anderson on his fifth ball of the over.
Earlier on day 4 at one stage England were tottering at 62 for 4 in the second innings while chasing a mammoth of a total of 521 runs to win. Then came Jos Buttler and star all-rounder Ben Stokes together. They shared a partnership of 169 runs for the 5th wicket t frustrate the Indian bowling for almost four hours of day’s play.
Buttler scored his maiden ton before getting out to Bumrah. At one stage England didn’t lose any wicket in between lunch and tea. But after the 80th over the second new ball changed everything as Bumrah took back to back wickets of Buttler and Jonny Bairstow to get India back into the game. Last match centurion Chris Woakes too didn’t understand his bouncer and gave an easy catch to Rishabh Pant on just 4. Ben Stokes who was holding the other end got out too on 62 as he faced to understand a quick one from Hardik Pandya and gave a catch to KL Rahul at slips.