India took only 47 balls on the final day to dismiss the remaining England batsmen as the hosts clinched the series by defeating the visitors by in the fourth Test in Mumbai.
Resuming on 182 for 6, still needing 49 runs to make India bat again, the English batsmen proved no match for world number one bowler R Ashwin as he clinched all the four wickets to add another 5-wicket haul to his already impressive list. Virat Kohli’s men started the day emphatically as Ashwin dismissed the in-form Jonny Bairstow in only the third over of the match. Not a single batsmen could provide any resistance as Alastair Cook’s men were folded for 195 to hand India a huge victory by an innings and 36 runs.India have now taken an unassailable lead of 3-0 in the series and will look to continue their dominant run when the final match starts on December 16 in Chennai.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:
Congrats to @imVkohli & @ashwinravi99 – best batsman & bowler in the world right now.
Wonderful to watch. #IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/EQEPbEwcEr— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 12, 2016
T 2470 – INDIA WINS !! Hammers England in test series .. an Innings win .. this is not a Brown wash, its DHO DALA, pachad pachad ke ! pic.twitter.com/v6J70jkPtl
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) December 12, 2016
Just booked flight tickets for 3pm .
1 hour for post match show,1hour to reach airport,45minutes before departure.This will end before lunch— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 12, 2016
Master at the height of his powers. Just admire @ashwinravi99 for now like you did @imVkohli for the last couple of days.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 12, 2016
Death, Taxes, Ashwin taking five-wicket hauls, Kohli scoring centuries….inevitable ???????
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 12, 2016
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Why can't players who play against each other just say 'you know what at the moment X is just playing too well'!!!?? NIGHT ALL ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 11, 2016
Congratulations Team India on a emphatic win?Luv the approach of this team-positive,aggressive&determined? Keep it up boys? #IndvsEng @BCCI
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 12, 2016
Eng lost their last 5 wkts in..
70 balls at Dhaka in October
71 balls at Vizag in November
72 balls at Wankhede in December#IndvsEng— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 12, 2016
England (in 1930 & 2016) & Sri Lanka (2011) are the only sides to lose a Test by an innings after making 400 or more batting first!#IndvEng
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 12, 2016
Congratulations #TeamIndia @BCCI on a comprehensive series victory #INDvENG ????????
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) December 12, 2016
Ashwin takes six as India clinch series against England ashwin and #ViratKohli are like pillars of team?#IndvsEng
— Varshini Chowdary? (@Varshinigaru) December 12, 2016
[MAN OF THE MATCH] @imVkohli:
Runs – 235
Balls – 340
Fours – 25
Sixes – 1
Strike Rate – 69.10
Catches – 2@BCCI #INDvENG #VGVK18FC pic.twitter.com/4jjjV1cDsp— Virat Gang – VK18FC (@ViratGang) December 12, 2016
This #IndvsEng match has really worked as #mondaymotivation this week. Let’s beat the heat at work as well ?
— आलसी & LessCash (@awwlsee) December 12, 2016
Kohli as test captain, unbeaten in last 17 tests…ye hai asli Dada..#respect #IndvsEng
— Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) December 12, 2016
England don’t have enough faith in their defense. They just want to hit their way out.
Haha, Kohli scoring all around.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) December 12, 2016
Let’s be fair – if all the catches had been taken, England would have lost in three days. #IndvEng
— Vithushan (@Vitu_E) December 12, 2016
Captain. Leader. Legend. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/XmvxGyr6zU
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) December 12, 2016
And this Mumbai 2016 win avenges the 2012 loss to a lot of extent. Virat Kohli’s double, Ashwin’s 12-fer. Wankhede remains special.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) December 12, 2016
Kohli Test 100s: 15
Away from home: 9
Anderson test fifers: 21
Away from home: 4#Kohli #IndvEng @jimmy9 @CricCrazyNIKS @DennisCricket_— Viraj Deshpande (@criczest) December 12, 2016
Big big congratulations to the boys and support staff for clinching the series. Home season so far has been brilliant.
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) December 12, 2016
Great win boys, thoroughly enjoyed the series, one more to go guys ?? @BCCI
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) December 12, 2016
India vs England 3-0 ?? @imVkohli @mvj888 #JayantYadav superb batting @ashwinravi99 well done for 6 nd 6 ??keep going guys.plz 4-0?? @BCCI
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 12, 2016
So good to see Indian team playing so well n dominating ,well done on such a great series keep going strong,sky is the limit @BCCI @imVkohli
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 12, 2016
You know what…sometimes you just have to hold your hands up & know the other team are just better than you #fact #realtalk #INDvENG ?
— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) December 12, 2016
Thumping win led by a number of brilliant performances. Congratulations Team India on a deserved win! Chennai next, let's go for 4! #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/Tg1vo8lqBX
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 12, 2016