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England defeated India by a massive margin of 227 runs in the first Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. Outshining India in their own backyard on a pitch helpful for spinners is undoubtedly a huge achievement, and the Joe Root-led side has managed to do that in the𝓀 four-match series openeꦅr.
Chasing the mammoth 420-run target, India were bundled out for 192 runs. Skipper Virat Kohli scored the highest 72 runs for his 🌊side. He looked like a lone warrior fighting for 🦹his troops when the wickets were falling at the other end.
Apart from Kohli, Indian opener Shubman Gill managed to smash 50 runs before James Anderson got rid of him with a sensational delivery. For the visitors, spinner Jack Leach picked up four wickets, while Anderson claimed three and Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Dom Bess bagged one scalp each.
Earlier, England had posted 578 on the board in their first innings and India m☂ade 337 in reply. In the🍸 second essay, the tourists scored 178, giving the hosts a target of 420 runs.
England’s largest wins (by runs) in India:
- 227 – Chennai, 2021*
- 212 – Mumbai, 2006
- 202 – Chennai, 1934
- 200 – Chennai, 1977
Here is how Twitter reacted:
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Credit where credit is due. Not many overseas teams come to India and dominate majority of the test. Many congratulations to and the boys on a famous win. Surely will go down as one of England's best ever wins.
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Memorable performance from England; took advantage of a good toss with a masterful innings from Joe Root and then applied pressure with a balanced and varied attack until India cracked. A g🍨reat win.
— Mike atherton (@Athersmike)
What a stunning victory – massive runs, raw pace, reverse swing, incisive spin when it really counted. Sharp catching, and very astute tactics from Joe Root. One of England's best Test wins in recent memory
— Andrew Miller (@miller_cricket)
Virat Kohli has now lost his last four Tests as captain – the most he has lost in succession (Wellington, Christchurch, Adelaide & Chennai).
In the seven Tests prior to the cur🌠rent streak, heꦚ had won seven in a row, the longest such sequence for an Indian captain.
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)
India’s only fourth d🎉efeat at home in the last 10 years. Lost to England (3) and Australia (1)
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
A picture that’s sums up what we think of our greatest ever bowler ! Well done England that ꦇwas aꦬ complete performance 👏👏👏
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket)
Congratulations on this magnificent win to England. The senior playe💖rs did a lot of the heavy lifting. and led by example. Sets up the rest of t🍸he series rather nicely.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
England wins.
No matter who you were backing, there was a lot to like in this�� cricket match. Ishant Sharma’s 300th Test wicket. Ravi Ashwin’s 6 wicket haul. Joe Root’s 218. Ben Stokes. Long live Test cricket. 🇮🇳🏴�ไ�
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
What a test match!! Well done boys !! Awesome to watch! Another great team performanc🐼e!! 🀅 👌🙌🏴
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20)
One of the great Test Match wi🦋ns for in India!! From winning the Toss they completely bossed the game. Big 1st innings runs, tactics spot on & top class bowling from the and spinners!! Near perfect & a dream start to the series for England!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell)
I'm not sure I've seen a more complete Test win under Joe Root.
There have been walkovers and miracles. But nothi✱ng like that kind of control across five days, against India in India no less
— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E)
And can't emphasize more on the Sri Lanka tour. That tour ensured they were more prepared for this series. India yet again found adapting to conditions tougher than their opposition.
🏴's sixth win away from home.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
Indi𝔍a had only lost one of their previous 35 home Tests. They’d won 12 of those by an innings, including the last four.
England have just beaten them by 227 runs.
This is simply one of England’s greatest ever Test winꩵs.
— Tim Wigmore (@timwig)
Well 𝓰played England. Toughes💖t opposition at home in 3 years.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
– India's 1st Test defeat in Chennai since 1999
– End of India's 8-match winning streak in home Tests
– End of India's 14-match unbeaten streak in home Tests
– 1st Test 5-fer for R Ashwin in a home Test loss (22 fifers)
– 1st home Test defeat for Rohit Sharma (15 Tests)— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Even the stumps got bored and dropped the bails.
— James Smith (@JamesSmith1001)
Guilty, to have underestimated the English but even the most ardent of Indian fans must ask questions of the management whether only the best XI played. India will bounce b🅘ack am sure but only certain amount of accountability can lead the✅m that way.
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
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I don't know what the numbers say; but winning Test matches in Asia these days for visiting teams isn't simple. England have now won three in a row. That is phenomenal preparation and execution.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
This will be India's second home Test loss since Cook's England won 2-1 in 2012, in their 35th home Test since that series. India's preparation for this Test was far from ideal, but this will be one of England's greatest Test wins.
— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket)
India’s last 4 Tests defeats at home:
Vs England, Mumbai, 2012
Vs England, Kolkata, 2012
Vs Australia, Pune, 2017
Vs England, Chennai, 20213 of the last 4 losses are to England.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
A huge 🔯win over India in the first Test has propelled England to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings �💃�
— ICC (@ICC)
Joe Root led from the front & has set the tone for England. Hit a classy 218 & dominated sp🌌inners. Has now won most Tests as captain for England (26–joint most with Vaughan). Anderson, Archer, Bess, Leach & Stokes all bowlers made an impact. This English unit deserved to win
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
If it was Ring of F🍌ire with at the helm at the Wa⭕nkhede. Wonder what’s been playing in the English dressing-room here with at Chepauk
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
Congratulations to , @DomBess99 and the 🐲rest of the൲ England team on a phenomenal win in Chennai 🙌🙌🙌
— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC)
Indౠia’s first Test loss at Chennai sin🌱ce 1999 – against Pakistan
India’s first Test loss on home soil since 2017 – agains𒀰t Australia ♑at Pune
Test wins by overseas teams 𒀰in India in the past 10 years – England 3 and Ausꦚtralia 1
— Fox Sports Lab (@FoxSportsLab)
