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Buoyed by their Gabba win final month, India have been anticipated to pose a tricky struggle amid the obstacles in opposition to England in Chennai on a tricky ultimate day within the sequence opener however crumbled beneath the mastery of James Anderson, who together with Jack Leach helped the guests fold the may hosts to register an astounding 227-run win. The spinner drew first blood on the ultimate morning earlier than a panoramic spell from Anderson castled down India’s center order cheaply. Virat Kohli waged a lone battle with a valiant 72 however shedding 5 wickets within the opening session left India with a bleak alternative for a comeback. Ben Stokes finally eliminated the captain earlier than Leach and Jofra Archer completed up the tail at hand England a 1-0 lead and hope of a berth within the World Championship ultimate.
3 wins for England now in India since 2010 which is probably the most for any visiting workforce, two of which have been a part of their historic 2012/13 sequence win, India’s solely blip of their superb house file throughout the interval. The win additionally made them the third workforce after Australia and South Africa to bag 4 wins in India because the begin of this century, with England having one of the best win-loss ratio of 0.5.
6 consecutive wins for England in Asia which is the second-longest streak by a non-asian workforce after Australia’s run of seven victories between 2002 and 2004. England had earlier defeated Sri Lanka in back-to-back excursions – 3-0 in 2018 and 2-0 in 2021 earlier than the Chennai win.
one hundred pc file for Root the captain, on Asian soil. The subsequent finest win proportion belongs to Tony Grieg – 60 per cent with three wins in 5 Tests. With six wins in Asia, Root now stands third after Graeme Smith (8 wins in 21 Tests) and Clive Lloyd (7 wins in 17 Tests) within the listing of most wins by a visiting captain in Asia.
26 wins for Root in 47 video games now takes him to the highest of England’s all-time listing with most wins by a captain alongside Michael Vaughan.
343 wickets is Anderson’s tally after turning 30, which is probably the most for any quick bowler, surpassing West Indies’ Courtney Walsh (341 wickets). Overall, he stands fourth on the listing after Rangana Herath (398), Muttiah Muralitharan (388) and Shane Warne (386).
