India managed to register a record-breaking victory against England by 434 runs which came under difficult circumstances in the third Test against Rajkot. Their win in the third Test has set a new record for the biggest margin of victory for India in Test cricket history
After being put on the back foot after the first innings with Ben Duckett’s stellar knock of 153, the loss of Ravichandran Ashwin due to a ‘family medical emergency’, and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s injury concern, the hosts managed to come back strong to register what is a record-breaking win as India took the lead in the ongoing series 2-1.
Yashasvi Jaiswal managed to come back to bat on Day 4 following his century the previous day and went on to score his second consecutive double-century to give the home side a lead of 556 runs to put them back in front. With the ball, it was Ravindra Jadeja who managed to pick up a fifer in addition to his century in the first innings to help bundle out England for just 122 runs, thus registering a record-breaking win by a margin of 434 runs.
This win now makes it their highest margin of victory in Tests beating the previous record of 372 runs that India managed to secure against New Zealand at Mumbai in 2021.
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Their emphatic win at Rajkot also managed to put them in the eighth spot in the overall rankings of the highest margin of victory by runs in Test cricket history. They beat the West Indies’s record win over England by 425 runs at Manchester in 1976.
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With this win, the hosts will look to continue their winning momentum as they look toward the next game which takes place at JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi from February 23 to 28th. With another win in the bag, the hosts will also be able to claim the series victory and maintain their undefeated series record at home which dates back to 2012.
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