India produced an all-round performance to beat England by 203 runs in the third Test at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday dedicated his team’s victory in the third Test against England to the victims of the devastating Kerala floods.
“We as a team want to dedicate this win to the flood victims in Kerala. This is our bit we can do as the Indian cricket team. A tough time there,” Kohli said in the post-match presentation after the 203-run win over the home team.
The victory sets up the series perfectly with India reducing the deficit to 2-1. The legendary Donald Bradman’s Australia are the only team to have come back from two Tests down to win a series and Kohli’s men have begun chasing that dream.
Victory came in the first session of the fifth day as the Indian bowlers took all ten English wickets and bundled the hosts out for 317. England were 23 for no loss at the end of the third day but the writing was on the wall for Joe Root and his men after India declared their second innings on 352/7, setting England an almost improbable target of 521 runs to win the match and wrap up the series.
India captain Virat Kohli was awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ award for scoring 200 runs in the Trent Bridge Test.
Kohli missed a century in the first innings scoring 97 runs. However, he scored 103 runs in the second innings to notch up his 23rd Test century.
It was Kohli’s 6th ‘Man of the Match’ award as a captain. With this Man of Match award, Kohli is now second in list of Asian captains with most ‘Man of the Match’ awards
Score Card
IND 329, 352/7 decl
ENG 161, 317-all out (104.5 Ovs)
India won by 203 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Virat Kohli
