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ENG vs IND 5th Test Highlights: Root-Bairstow lead England to historic win

England vs India 5th Test Highlights: Former English captain Joe Root alongside his Yorkshire compatriot Jonny Bairstow led his side to a historic chase of 378 runs against India at Edgbaston

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Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow have added 150* for the fourth wicket. Photo: Twitter

3 min read Last Updated : Jul 05 2022 | 5:44 PM IST
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5:39 PM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Match Summary

 
The match was built up as a test of Bazball theory of England where they believe that they can be brave enough to chase down any target on a wicket which has always shown some help for spinners and even pacers in the fourth innings. Not only did they live by the Bazball theory, but England went on to chase down a historic target of 378, the highest ever by the English team in its Test history. 
 
This win has come up after England conceded a first-innings lead of 132 considering how their batting collapsed in the first innings. To concede 416 in the first innings, then getting all out on 284 and then coming back to get the opposition all out for 245 and chase down 378 shows character and determination that has been infused into this English side by their new coach Brendon McCullum. 
 

5:28 PM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Player of the Match: Jonny Bairstow

 
There were no prizes for guessing when Jonny Bairstow was announced Player of the Match for this fifth (rescheduled Test) of the five-match series between hosts England and India. Bairstow, who lit up the English Summer alongside skipper Ben Stokes against New Zealand early last month, hit a Lonewolf hundred in the first innings to get England to a respectable total and then in the second innings, backed up that century with yet another century in a match-winning partnership of 269 runs alongside Joe Root. 
 

5:04 PM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 5 Live Updates: Root-Bairstow lead England to victory

 
Former English captain Joe Root alongside his Yorkshire compatriot Jonny Bairstow led his side to a historic chase of 378 runs against India at Edgbaston, Birmingham. On Day 5, England needed 119 runs with seven wickets in hand and Bairstow and Root batting at 72 and 76 respectively. It took only about one and half hours for the duo to not only achieve their individual milestone hundreds but also get the team over the line and square the five-match series 2-2. 
 

4:50 PM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 5 Live Updates: England square the series 2-2

4:46 PM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 5 Live Updates: Victory for England

4:44 PM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 5 Live Updates: Bairstow back up first inning century with another one in the second

4:13 PM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 5 Live Updates: Target comes to below 50 for England

 
The English batters have just marauded the Indian bowlers and they look in a hurry to finish the game. At the start of the fifth day, they needed 119  runs and within 72 minutes of play, the target has come down to 36 with Joe Root batting at 125 and Jonny Bairstow at 97, waiting to get his hundred. 
 

4:10 PM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 5 Live Updates: Test century number 28 for run-machine Root

4:07 PM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 5 Live Updates: England start on a great note

2:49 AM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 4 Live Updates: Summary of the day

 
England are in a commanding position at the end of Day 4's play as they need only 119 more runs to win and have seven wickets in hand. Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow, the two English batters at the crease have already added 150 for the fourth wicket. Earlier in the day, India could add only 120 more to their overnight score of 125/3 and got all out for 245. 
 

2:28 AM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 4 Live Updates: End of Day’s play, England need 119 more on final day to win

2:27 AM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 4 Live Updates: Earlier Bairstow was dropped by Vihari off Siraj

2:25 AM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 4 Live Updates: No respite for Indian bowlers, Root-Bairstow are unstoppable

2:19 AM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 4 Live Updates: Joe Root is a man on a mission, get another fifty

2:18 AM

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 4 Live Updates: Century in the first innings, now a fifty for Bairstow

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First Published: Jul 04 2022 | 2:46 PM IST

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