The result ensured India won the series 3-1, coming backremarkably after losing the first Test.
After Rishabh Pant had tilted the scales in favour of thehosts with an awesome century on Friday, Washington Sundar (96 not out) andAxar Patel (43) rubbed it in further, staying at the crease for one-and-a-halfhour that blew away whatever hopes England had of making a comeback on Fridayevening.
The two batted for 91 minutes on Saturday morning andfrustrated England for 20.4 overs to take the game further away as Indiafinished on 365, which was 160 runs ahead of the visiting side.
The lead was too much for England, who had to face 67 overson the third day. And they succumbed under pressure even though the surfacedidn't play as many tricks as the ones during the previous two Test matches.
Between lunch and tea, India picked six wickets - three eachby R. Ashwin and Axar Patel as England, starting the post-lunch session at sixwithout loss, went to tea at 91 for six.
Their captain and batting mainstay Joe Root, who has failedto get even one fifty after his double century in the first Test, was also dismissedin the second session for 30 and with his dismissal, England's hopes of makinga match dissipated into thin air.
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To the Indian bowlers' credit, they maintained a tight line,not giving any room as England tried their best to get away but just couldn'tfind any shot or area to score runs consistently.
Patel took a couple more wickets soon after tea to completehis fourth five-wicket haul in three Test matches. This was his thirdfive-wicket haul in the two Tests at his home venue in Motera. His series haulstood at 27 in three Tests while Ashwin's haul was 32 scalps in four Tests.Ashwin took his third fifer in the series on Saturday.
"I thought on this pitch - unlike the previous twopitches - you had to vary your pace a bit to get wickets," said Patelafter the match.
By the time the day meandered to an end and the shadowslengthened it was only the little-known Daniel Lawrence who was giving atutorial to the other England players on how to play spin. After his 46 in thefirst innings, he made 50 -- his half-century coming off 93 balls, in thesecond, trying to give England some consolation of making India bat again. Withno support he failed.
England: 205 and 135 (Daniel Lawrence 50, Joe Root 30, R.Ashwin 5/47, Axar Patel 5/48); India: 365 (Rishabh Pant 101, Washington Sundar96 not out, Rohit Sharma 49, Axar Patel 43, Ben Stokes 4/89, James Anderson3/44)
Result: India won by an innings and 25 runs