India now leads the series 2-1, and heads to Ranchi for the next game, which begins in February. India may have registered its biggest Test win in terms of runs, may England is an opposition against which you can never let your guard down.
However, returning to winning big at home, after a couple of relatively close games, will give India the confidence to seal the series in Ranchi.
England Defeated By 434 Runs
Team India defeated England by 434 runs. In the match played in Rajkot, India scored 445 runs in the first innings. After this, the second innings was declared after scoring 430 runs. In response, the England team was all out after scoring 319 runs in the first innings and 122 runs in the second innings. Team India has registered the biggest win in Test history in terms of runs.
England’s Second Biggest Defeat In Runs
This is England’s second-biggest defeat in terms of runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a double-century for India. He scored an unbeaten 214 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma had scored a century in the first innings. He had scored 131 runs. Ravindra Jadeja had scored 112 runs.
Team India Made a Great Comeback On Third Day
It is noteworthy that Team India made a strong comeback on the third day of the Rajkot Test. After scoring 445 runs in the first innings, Indian bowlers were failing in front of the baseball on the second day. By the end of the second day’s play, England had scored 207 runs after losing two wickets in just 35 overs.
With this win, Team India has gone 2-1 ahead in the series. Now the fourth match of the series will be played in Ranchi from 23rd February.