Hardik Pandya’s maiden five-wicket haul and Virat Kohli’s gritty 23rd Test century laid the foundation of a 203-run win over England in the third Test in Nottingham.
Victory came in the first session of the fifth day on Wednesday 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.
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.
