5 instances when India's lower order rescued the team

#4 Against England in Mohali (2016)

Ravindra Jadeja contributed an invaluable 90 to the team total

After dismissing England for a modest total of 283 runs, India looked set to take the game away from the visitors as they reached 148/2 at Tea on the second day. But England came back strongly by picking four quick wickets after the interval. The hosts' total read 204/6 and England had a great opportunity to take a handy first innings lead.

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The spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Jayant Yadav then rescued India with the scores of 72, 90 and 55 respectively. The vital partnerships by the tail took India to a formidable score of 417 which consequently helped them gain an important lead of 134 runs. The spinners then combined well with the ball to bowl England out for 236 runs. India easily chased down the target of 103 runs to register a eight-wicket win.

First Innings - From 204/6 to 417 all out

Percent of runs scored by the lower order - 51.08