England have registered a 31-run victory against India on the fourth day of their first Test at Edgbaston.
The visitors were soon all out for 162 in chase of England's 194.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes scalped three crucial wickets on Saturday, that included the dismissals of Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami ending with a figure of 4-40 in the second innings.
The victory gave Joe Root's side a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
The second Test gets underway at Lord's on August 9.
The visitors were soon all out for 162 in chase of England's 194.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes scalped three crucial wickets on Saturday, that included the dismissals of Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami ending with a figure of 4-40 in the second innings.
The victory gave Joe Root's side a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
The second Test gets underway at Lord's on August 9.
He might be a pal but I am not bias in saying @root66 Captaincy this morning was fantastic ... Tactics and mindset spot on ... #ENGvsIND— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 4 August 2018
Indian batting just can’t depend on Virat every now & then Indian batting got to perform better then this ..— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) 4 August 2018
I hope Hindustan make a strong come back in series ..
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) 4 August 2018
Ferocious @benstokes38 was brilliant today, but @CurranSM won this Test for England.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) 4 August 2018
His gutsy, resilient & finally swashbuckling innings turned the game on its head. pic.twitter.com/sEE5KOSF1I
Credit to Ben Stokes, that's what great players do. They own the situation. Kohli did that as long as he was there and it was Stokes who turned it around for him and England. Well deserved!— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) 4 August 2018
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