Jaiswal, Jadeja power India to big win over Eng

A five-wicket haul by spinner Ravindra Jadeja and top-notch knocks from skipper Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, double centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal and debutant Sarfaraz Khan made England’s ‘Bazball’ brand of cricket surrender to Team India in their home conditions, losing by 434 runs in the third Test at Rajkot on Sunday. India is now 2-1 up in the five-match series. England started the final session at 18/2, with Ollie Pope unbeaten on the crease. Openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett could not score much. Pope was joined by Joe Root at the other end. However, spinner Ravindra Jadeja gave no chance to the fresh duo to breathe as he first got Ollie caught by skipper Rohit at slips for just three. Then he trapped Jonny Bairstow for just four runs, continuing his horrid run. England slipped to 28/4. Root was joined by England’s skipper and crisis man Ben Stokes. The duo took England to 50-run mark in 21 overs. However, Jadeja gave yet another jolt to the visitors, removing Root for just seven with yet another leg-before-wicket. England had lost half their side for just 50 runs. Kuldeep also joined the spin party, first trapping skipper Stokes leg-before-wicket for just 15 and later getting Rehan Ahmed caught at the boundary for zero. England slipped to an extremely worrisome 50/7. Tom Hartley and Ben Foakes attempted yet another rebuild for a cause almost lost. Jadeja managed to take his fourth wicket, removing Foakes for 16. England was reduced to 82/8 thanks to a fine catch by wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel. Ravichandran Ashwin took the next wicket of Hartley for 16, castling his stumps to sink England to 91/9. India ended England’s inning at just 122 runs, with Jadeja getting the final and his fifth wicket and Jaiswal taking the catch to remove Mark Wood for 33. India won the match by 434 runs. Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers with 5/41. Kuldeep took 2/19 while Ashwin and Bumrah got a wicket each