• India celebrate the wicket of England batsman Zak Crawley during Day 2 of the third Test at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Thursday, February 25. India won the match by 10 wickets. Sportzpics for BCCI
    India celebrate the wicket of England batsman Zak Crawley during Day 2 of the third Test at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Thursday, February 25. India won the match by 10 wickets. Sportzpics for BCCI
  • England's Zak Crawley is bowled by Axar Patel of India. Sportzpics for BCCI
    England's Zak Crawley is bowled by Axar Patel of India. Sportzpics for BCCI
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    Ravichandran Ashwin of India celebrates taking his 400th Test wicket. Sportzpics for BCCI
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    Ravichandran Ashwin of India celebrates the wicket of EWngland batsman Ollie Pope. Sportzpics for BCCI
  • Axar Patel of India celebrates the wicket of England batsman Jonny Bairstow. Sportzpics for BCCI
    Axar Patel of India celebrates the wicket of England batsman Jonny Bairstow. Sportzpics for BCCI
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    Rohit Sharma hit the winning six for India. Sportzpics for BCCI
  • England captain Joe Root celebrates the wicket of Inda batsman Washington Sundar. Sportzpics for BCCI
    England captain Joe Root celebrates the wicket of Inda batsman Washington Sundar. Sportzpics for BCCI
  • Joe Root picked up five wickets for just eight runs to dismiss India for 145 in their first innings in the third Test in Ahmedabad. Sportzpics for BCCI
    Joe Root picked up five wickets for just eight runs to dismiss India for 145 in their first innings in the third Test in Ahmedabad. Sportzpics for BCCI
  • England celebrate the wicket of Washington Sundar. Sportzpics for BCCI
    England celebrate the wicket of Washington Sundar. Sportzpics for BCCI
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    Jack Leach of England celebrates the wicket of Rohit Sharma in Ahmedabad. Sportzpics for BCCI
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    England celebrate Washington Sundar's dismissal. Sportzpics for BCCI
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    England celebrate the wicket of Rishabh Pant. Sportzpics for BCCI

England captain Joe Root decimates India with 5-8 in Ahmedabad Test - in pictures


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England captain Joe Root claimed his maiden Test five-wicket haul as India were bowled out for just 145 on the second day of the the day-night third Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

India's lead was restricted to 33 as England spinners stunned the hosts' batting line-up, crashing from 114-3 to 145 all out.

India resumed on 99-3 and Jack Leach quickly removed Ajinkya Rahane for seven and Rohit Sharma for 66 with his left-arm spin on a viciously turning track.

Root replaced fast bowler James Anderson and struck with his first ball to have Rishabh Pant caught behind for one.

The England captain, playing his 102nd Test, then struck twice in an over to send back Washington Sundar and Axar Patel, both for a duck, and silence the home crowd.

He wrapped up the tail to return figures of five wickets for eight runs in 6.2 overs. The umpires called an early tea after the last wicket fell.

However, England's second innings did not get to a great start. Opener ZakCrawley, comfortably their top scorer on day one, was dismissed to the very first ball of the innings.

Stepping deep in his crease to Axar Patel he was beaten on the outside edge and clean bowled for a golden duck. That was a hammer blow and it was soon followed by another.

Jonny Bairstow was given lbw to the next ball, sweeping over-eagerly but ultimately reprieved when DRS let him off on height, denying Patel a hat-trick across the two innings.

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