Indian team, on Monday (February 26), beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test in Ranchi to clinch the five-Test series with one match left. India now leads the series 3-1. With the victory, India has further strengthened its position in the ICC World Test Championship points table (WTC points table).
Chasing 192, the hosts got off to a solid start with openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal adding 84 runs for the first wicket. However, India suffered an inexplicable collapse and lost five wickets in no time to find themselves reeling at 120 for 5.
However, Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel shared an unbeaten stand of 72 runs to take the team home. Gill remained unbeaten with 52 while Jurel scored 39.
Early in the game, England scored 353 runs in the first innings. The visitors were reeling at 112 for 5 at one point before a century from their former captain. Joe root rescued them. Root and Ben Foakes (47) shared a century-plus stand to steady their team’s ship. Root eventually ran out of partners and remained unbeaten on 122.
For India, Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets, while debutant Akash Deep claimed three wickets. With the bat, India advanced to 112 for 2 before a collapse reduced them to 177 for 7. Dhruv Jurel, who made his debut in the last Test, and Kuldeep Yadav rescued India by adding 76 runs for the eighth wicket.
The hosts were eventually bowled out for 307 runs, with Jurel’s 90 being the highest score. For England, Shoaib Bashir took five wickets, while Tom Hartley claimed three. In the second innings, England were bowled out for just 145 runs. Barring Zak Crawley (60), no other England batsman could offer any resistance with the bat.
Updated ICC World Test Championship points table after IND vs ENG 4th Test:
Before the start of the recently concluded fourth Test, India was in second place while England was in eighth place in the ICC World Test Championship points table (WTC points table). In the updated table, India remains in second place although it has surpassed the PCT of 60 and now has a PCT of 64.58.
On the other hand, England is still reeling in eighth place with a PCT of 19.44. New Zealand currently leads the WTC points table with 36 points and a PCT of 75.
Updated ICC World Test Championship Points Table (WTC Points Table):
| Pos. | Equipment | Matches | Cattle | Lost | Drawn | NR | Points | PCT |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75 |
| 2 | India | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 64.58 |
| 3 | Australia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 55 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | fifty |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 36.66 |
| 6 | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | sixteen | 33.33 |
| 7 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | England | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | twenty-one | 19.44 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |