Following stellar performances by Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Sarfaraz Khan, India clinched a historic victory against England by 434 runs in the third Test match. This marks India’s biggest win in Test cricket in terms of runs. England, chasing the target of 557 runs set by India, crumbled to 122 runs. In the second innings of the Rajkot Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal recorded a double century, while Shubman Gill fell short of a century by 9 runs. Sarfaraz Khan also played a brisk inning. Ravindra Jadeja took 5 wickets in the second innings. With this win, India now leads the 5-match series 2-1.
Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant inning, scoring an unbeaten 214 runs with the help of 14 fours and 12 sixes in the second innings. Shubman Gill made 91 runs off 151 balls before getting out, while Sarfaraz Khan contributed with a solid 68 runs from 72 balls. After scoring 445 runs in the first innings, Team India declared their second innings at 430 for 4 wickets. England had scored 319 runs in their first innings. With a lead of 126 runs in the first innings, the Indian team set a target of 557 runs for the visiting England team.
