India’s all-round show earns 2-0 lead

India 417 (Jadeja 90, Ashwin 72, Kohli 62, Jayant 55, Pujara 51, Stokes 5-73, Rashid 4-118) and 104 for 2 (Parthiv 67*) beat England 283 (Bairstow 89) and 236 (Root 78, Hameed 59*) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details

It took, perhaps, a little longer than may have been expected but India duly cantered to an eight-wicket victory in Mohali and unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. That it was not until after tea that they knocked off the runs was largely down to a resilient display from Haseeb Hameed, batting at No. 8 due to his finger injury which was confirmed as tour-ending, who ended unbeaten on 59 but the target was swiftly dealt with by Parthiv Patel’s 54-ball 67.

Hameed’s innings put into context the wasteful batting that had pockmarked England’s performance. They were chasing the game since the opening session, when they handed three wickets of the four wickets to fall for India, who only briefly let them back into the contest during that frenetic period after tea on the second day when they lost 3 for 8.

England began the fourth day 56 behind with six wickets hand and though Joe Root helped England erase the deficit during the morning session by then two further wickets had been shipped. When Root departed for 78, sharply held a slip, there were visions of a swift conclusion to the match but Hameed dug in and Chris Woakes played positively to persuade India that the new ball was needed. It was used with potent effect by Mohammed Shami who claimed two wickets in three deliveries. Hameed was eventually left stranded when James Anderson was slow coming back for a second run.

M Vijay’s diminishing returns since his century in Rajkot continued when he fell for a duck, edging a short ball from Woakes to slip, but Parthiv led …

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