India beat England by 8 wickets, lead series 2-0

Mohali : Ravindra Jadeja's sparkling allround performance floored England and handed India an unbeatable 2-0 series after they cantered home to a comprehensive eight-wicket win in the third Test on Tuesday.

Top-ranked India surpassed the 103-run target in the final session of the fourth day at Mohali with recalled opener Parthiv Patel (67 not out) hitting the winning runs.

England seamer Chris Woakes had struck early to send back opener Murali Vijay for nought but the wicket was just a small glitch on India's road to victory.

Patel and Cheteshwar Pujara (25) then put on an 81-run partnership to enable the hosts register their second straight win of the five-match series.

The first Test in Rajkot ended in a draw before India won the Visakhapatnam game by 246 runs.

Patel, returning to the Test side after an eight-year gap, struck 11 fours and a six off 54 balls on way to his fifth Test half-century. 

Skipper Virat Kohli, who was at the other end when stumps were drawn, hugged Patel to celebrate his team's well-earned victory. 

It was the steely lower-order resistance from the Indian batsmen and a combined effort by their bowlers that set up victory for the Kohli-led side.

Left-handed Jadeja scored a career-best 90 in India's 417-run first innings total before finishing with a match haul of four wickets.

Jadeja's knock surpassed his previous-best of 68 he made against the same opposition at Lord's in 2014.

Ashwin, who claimed three wickets in England's second essay, also hit 72 with three other Indian batsmen making half-centuries.