Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 26 : Indian youngsters Shubman Gill
and Dhruv Jurel’s remarkable effort with the bat took the hosts across the finishing line and clinched the series with a five-wicket victory in the fourth Test against England on Monday.
He dismissed Jadeja for 4 and, on the next ball, got Sarfaraz Khan for a golden duck. Jurel came in and had a few nervous moments but settled on quickly.
As England made India work hard for each run, both batters showed grit throughout their stay as the equation slowly started to come down. With 20 runs needed, Gill opened his arms and struck back-to-back sixes to bring India within touching distance of victory.
He raised his bat for a well deserved half century and the crowd stood up to applaud the 24-year-old for his valiant effort.
Jurel scored a boundary and then picked up a double to get India across the finishing line and seal the series.
Gill and Jurel remained unbeaten with scores of 52 and 39, respectively.
In the first session, England managed to blow the game wide open by picking up three wickets.
The opening duo of skipper Rohit Sharma and young gun Yashasvi Jasiwal showed signs of taking the game away within a blink of an eye after a slow start to the game.
Rohit started to accelerate after he cleared the boundary line in James Anderson’s over. Jaiswal joined the party as he followed up with a four.
Confidence was a factor that was evident during their stay, but Jaiswal’s in a moment of rush sliced the ball in Joe Root’s over and Anderson took a brilliant diving catch to break the 84-run stand.