England beat India at their own game to register a comfortable 10-wicket victory at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann picked up all ten of India's second innings wickets, as the hosts crumbled to 142 all out, to give England a mere 57 runs to chase to even the series 1-1, which they comfortably did.
Following a monumental collapse in the third day, which left India's chances of pulling off anything in the second Test in tatters, the were all out for 142, after beginning the day on 117 for seven.
Gautam Gambhir was the only one who put up any sort of resistance, the left-handed opener the last man out for 65.
England needed only 57 runs to even the series at 1-1, and similar to the first Test in Ahmedabad when India needed a low were set a small target which they duly reached, the visitors notched the runs in under ten overs to seal a memorable victory.
Ironically, this is the first time since India's loss in Mumbai to the same opposition six years ago, that the hosts have lost a Test match after winning the toss.
The day began with little hope for the Indians, despite Gambhir saying a miracle could not be counted out. Harbhajan Singh, who was giving Gambhir company when play began in the morning, did not last too long.
The off-spinner fell to his English counterpart Graeme Swann, caught at slip by Jonathan Trott while trying to cut a delivery that was too close to his body.
Zaheer Khan, after that, lasted only 11 deliveries, with the fast bowler becoming Monty Panesar's sixth victim of the innings. Zaheer top edged Panesar (6 for 81) while going for a slog-sweep, allowing wicketkeeper Matt Prior to take a simple catch.
Gambhir, now knowing the match was as good as over, tried to get as many runs as possible, but fell lbw to Swann, who took the other four wickets in the second innings, thanks to a poor decision from umpire Tony Hill.
"Definitely outplayed," MS Dhoni said during the post-match presentation. "Monty bowled really well. All get turn, but the pace he bowled at made sure that the batsmen were on the front foot."
Kevin Pietersen was named the man of the match for his outstanding hundred in the first innings. "Now that we have won, this hundred is at the top," he said. "Yesterday I said Test hundreds feel a lot better when you win.
"Panesar and Swann were outstanding. Cooky didn't talk about himself, but he was outstanding. What a difference a week makes. The way the boys have come back is great."
