England were on the wrong end of cricketing carnage in Ahmedabad as they succumbed to the embarrassment of a two-day defeat by India.
When Rohit Sharma clubbed the winning six to seal a 10-wicket home win under lights it ended a dizzying day of activity that added up to a hopelessly uneven contest between bat and pink ball but also a deserved victor.
Two-day finishes are rare for a reason – there have been only six others in the last 75 years – and it took a mixture of fine bowling, deeply flawed batting and a pitch unsuitable for long-form matches to add to that list.
England needed to win the series 3-1 if they were to stay in contention for a place in the World Test Championship final on home turf later this summer. With New Zealand already guaranteed to take the field in the inaugural showpiece, the race is now between India and Australia – with the latter not due to play again.
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan got slightly ahead of himself after the current side's success with the ball.
