2nd Test: India defeat England by 317 runs, level series 1-1

Team India celebrate a wicket during the second Test in Chennai. Picture/ PTI

Team India defeated England by a huge margin of 317 runs after a brilliant all-round performance by bowlers and batsmen in the second Test match in Chennai today. The four-match Test series is now levelled 1-1. The victory is one of Team India's biggest Test wins in terms of runs.

England spinner Moeen Ali put on a stellar show with his quickfire 43 runs of 18 balls which included 3 boundaries and 5 sixes. Ali was the final man to be dismissed after he was stumped by Rishabh Pant off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav. His score was the highest individual score by and England player in the second Test.

India had earlier reduced the visitors to 116 for 7 in pursuit of 482 at lunch on the fourth day.

Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel have picked up three wickets each so far, while left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav struck at the stroke of lunch, getting Ben Foakes (2) to mistime a sweep for a catch to Patel.

At lunch, skipper Joe Root was holding fort on 33 (90 balls, 3 fours) with England adding 63 runs in the first session. The side was 53/3 overnight.

Closer to the lunch break, Root, on 31, survived when Mohammed Siraj dropped a sitter in the point region after the England skipper went for a reverse sweep off Kuldeep.

Earlier, local star Ashwin struck with his first ball of the day when he had Dan Lawrence (26, 53 balls, 2X4, 1X6) stumped brilliantly by Rishabh Pant off a delivery wide down the leg-side.
Stokes (8), usually an aggressive player, was defensive on Tuesday.

After pottering around for 51 balls and failing to get going, he fell to Ashwin.

His defensive prod resulted in an inside edge and lobbed to Virat Kohli who dived forward to take a good catch.

Ollie Pope (12), who looked to score unlike a defensive Stokes, ventured to play a slog-sweep which led to his dismissal as the top edge flew to Ishant Sharma in the deep to give Patel his third wicket.

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