AHMEDABAD AFP: India crushed England by an innings and 25 runs inside three days on Saturday to win the fourth Test and seal their series 3-1.
Spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed all 10 wickets to dismiss England for 135 in their second innings in Ahmedabad as Dan Lawrence made 50.
England fell for 205 on day one with India replying with 365.
Virat Kohli’s India bounced back from an opening defeat to win three in a row and book their meeting with New Zealand in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s in June.
Scores:
England: 205 and 135 (Joe Root 30, Dan Lawrence 50, Axar Patel 5/48, Ravi Ashwin 5/47)
India: 294/7 overnight 365 (Rishabh Pant 101, Washington Sundar 96 n.o. Axar Patel 43, James Anderson 3/44, Ben Stokes 4/89, Jack Leach 2/89)