Matthew Hayden predicts India vs England Test series scoreline

India recorded their highest margin Test victory during the third IND vs ENG Test played in Rajkot. The Three Lions were wrapped up for 122 runs in their second innings and weren’t able to chase down 557 runs. Rohit Sharma and Co. thrashed the visitors by a margin of 434 runs after all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja grabbed a fifer and wrote the script of India’s historic win at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.

Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden believes that India will win the five-match series against England after the record-breaking win in the Rajkot Test. While speaking to Star Sports, Hayden stated that it is India all the way out in the ongoing series and added that after seeing the result in Rajkot he understood why the Rohit Sharma-led side took a lot of energy out of the touring team.

Matthew Hayden predicts India vs England Test series scoreline

Matthew Hayden said, “I think it’s India all the way (the result of the series). I was looking at the result this morning and thought that India, as a touring side, is a challenge for this reason. It’s a battle of energy and conservation of that resource which is very limited.”

England were in a strong position to win the second IND vs ENG Test match at the end of Day 2. The Three Lions were 207/2 at the end of Day 2 in just 35 overs and showcased a brilliant example of attacking cricket. Ben Duckett had smashed a brilliant century and put the Indian team under pressure.

However, it was the Indian bowlers, who wrapped up the three lions within 120 runs on Day 3 and then put up a smashing batting display after leading by 132 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal hammered the English bowlers to all the parts of the ground and smashed his second consecutive double hundred of the series.

While India set up a target of 557 runs for England to chase down in the second innings, the three lions fell off brutally against the Indian bowlers. Ravindra Jadeja led the script of India’s fabulous bowling display and picked up a five-wicket haul. The English batsmen lost 8 wickets for just 95 runs and went through a disastrous batting collapse.

India also made huge gains in the ongoing World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle after winning the third Test against England. The Indian team is currently placed in the 2nd spot of the WTC standings after New Zealand and would be aiming to play another final of the biggest Test event.

The fourth Test match gets underway at Ranchi’s JSCA Stadium next Friday. In addition to maintaining their 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The team captained by Rohit Sharma will aim to win both the series and the fourth Test in Ranchi.

England have showcased brilliant competition to India in the series so far. Also, they have played the Indian spinners pretty well, which is way better than they expected ahead of the series.

The pitch has also been an aspect of the ongoing IND vs ENG Test series. The surfaces have been friendly for the spinners, pacers, and batsmen, which has been essential in the current result of the series.