India vs England 4th Test Day 4: Highlights
India had an unusual third day where the English players somehow managed to stand firm and will be looking forward to setting a considerate target for India. India will be playing their second innings on the fourth day after England is done with their second innings. India will have to push hard against England in order to survive in the Test series.
Here are the highlights from Day 4:
# England won by 60 runs.
# India 184-all out. Click here for the detailed scorecard.
# WICKET! India goes down with this. Sam Curran takes the final one for England as he disperses Ashwin!
# Ashwin and Bumrah now holding on towards the end. Ashwin is trying directly for boundaries now and tries that the strike remains with him.
# Jasprit Bumrah comes in at eleven.
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# India 163/9 after 64.2 overs. India need 82 runs to win.
# WICKET!! Looks like England is on a wicket-taking spree here as Moeen Ali sends off Shami. Shami smashes it in the air and Anderson gets it.
# Mohammed Shami is in at ten. India need 85 runs to win.
# India 158/8 after 68 overs. Click here to check the detailed scorecard.
# WICKET!! Another blow for India with Ishant Sharma’s wicket! India now on the verge of getting knocked out from the series. Stokes takes this one for England.
# Ishant Sharma is in at nine.
# India 153/7 after 61 overs. Click here for the detailed scorecard.
# WICKET!! Rahane goes too! Third wicket for Moeen Ali. England becoming more and more confident as they enter back in the game. A long road for India now.
# Ravichandran Ashwin is in at eight.
# India 150/6 after 57 overs. Click here for the detailed scorecard.
# WICKET!! Another one for Moeen Ali. This time it is Pant. He could only manage to score 18 runs. India now in a tight spot.
#Rishabh Pant is in at seven.
# India 131/5 after 54 overs. Click here to check the detailed scorecard.
# WICKET!! Pandya goes without a run. Stokes’delivery knocks him out as Root catches at second slip. Another major blow for India. The team now needs a strong partnership for survival.
# The match resumes after the tea break.
# Tea Break
# India IND 273, 126/4 after 53 overs. Click here for the detailed scorecard.
# India need 119 runs to win. Kohli’s wicket has been a blow for India but the team still has batsmen like Rishabh Pant and Ravichandran Ashwin. India have to now stick at the crease for long and not look for finishing the match off quickly.
# Hardik Pandya is in at six.
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# India 123/4 after 51 overs. India need 122 runs to win.
# WICKET!! Moeen takes the much-needed wicket for England. Kohli sent-off while he started settling. A major blow for India.
# Kohli-Rahane come up with 100-run partnership and Rahane now moving towards his half-century. India staying strong and the target is not looking too far.
# Kohli seems to be handling the Indian ship here as he completes half-century. Kohli 51 off 115 balls.
# India completes 100 runs. Kohli and Rahane also come up with a partnership of 82 runs off 207 balls. While Kohli is slowly nearing his half-century, Rahane is not lagging behind. The Indian side is now seeing stability and if they keep on playing like this, the target is not far.
# India 105/3 after 43 overs. Click here to check the detailed scorecard.
# Kohli is playing with more confidence now. He even makes space to swiftly send the ball for boundaries. Meanwhile, England pacers Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid have not been able to get a wicket till now. Adil is in his 4th over while Moeen has been on for 12 overs now.
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# Kohli becomes the Indian captain with most runs in an away series with 512 runs (still playing). Rahul Dravid scored 496 runs in 2006 against West Indies.
# Kohli-Rahane completes 50 runs partnership off 145 balls. The situation for India seem to be under control for now.
# India 72/3 after 33 overs. India need 173 runs to win.
# England appealing and trying hard to get themselves another wicket. India is still in luck an looking in a better form than the start of the innings.
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# Meanwhile, England lose both the reviews after Moeen Ali thought Kohli being lbw out. The delivery had an impact outside and hence the original decision stayed.
# India 60/3 after 25 overs. India needs 185 runs to win.
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# The match resumes with two slips and a gully for Broad. Kohli and Rahane moving ahead with an almost similar score. This happened on Day 3 with Buttler and Stokes when they were also maintaining almost similar score. The Indian duo is looking to gain a good position for India here.
# Lunch break
# India 273, 46/3 after 20 overs.
# India now looking at a more comfortable situation as before. The teams break for lunch. India still need 199 runs.
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# Crazy moment here when Rahane was given lbw on Curran’s delivery but Skipper kohli asks for a review and the impact was outside off and hence Rahane was not out. Rahane stays.
# England lose a review. Moeen Ali was bowling to Kohli and England reviews for lbw. Umpire’s decision remains and Kohli still at the crease.
# India 42/3 after 17 overs. Click here for the detailed scorecard.
# The Indian side now trying to revive the situation. Kohli looks in control but both Rahane-Kohli will now have to stick to the crease and bring a little more stability to move ahead.
# India needs 220 runs to win. Skipper Kohli will have to show his best performance now as hopes for India are grim.
# Ajinkya Rahane comes to the crease at five.
# India 23/3 after 9 overs. Click here for the detailed scorecard.
# WICKET!! Anderson on a roll here. Anderson takes his second wicket sending off Shikhar Dhawan. Indian batsmen will have to stick on the pitch now and England making their way in the series.
# Virat Kohli is in at four.
# India 17/2 after 7 overs. Click here for the detailed scorecard.
# WICKET!! Major upset for India as their star performer from the previous innings, Pujara sent off early by Anderson. Second wicket for Anderson.
# Cheteshwar Pujara is in at three.
# India 4/1 after 3.1 overs. India needs 241 runs to win.
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# WICKET!! Three overs down and England claim their first wicket by sending off KL Rahul. Broad grabs the first one! Disappointment for the visiting team. England must be looking forward to pacing this spirit up.
# India’s innings comes up. India will be sending Shikhar Dhawan and Lokesh Rahul on the crease to face England pacers. Anderson opens the attack for England.
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# Innings Break – India will have to chase 245 runs in order to secure their win.
# WICKET!! A final blow to England and Curran is sent off too. Curran gets run out and England sums it up at 271.
# England 260/9 after 92 overs. Click here for the detailed scorecard.
# James Anderson is in at eleven.
# WICKET!! The first bowl by Shami and Broad sent off. Amazing start for India! Shami on his hat-trick on the next ball.
# Mohammed Shami on his last delivery of the over. Stuart Broad and Sam Curran will resume the play.
Brief score:
England lead by 223 runs
England 2nd innings: 260/8 (Jos Buttler 69, Joe Root 48/ Mohammed Shami 3/53)
India 1st innings: 273/10 (Cheteshwar Pujara 132*, Virat Kohli 46)
England 1st innings: 246/10 (Sam Curran 78, Moeen Ali 40/ Jasprit Bumrah 3/46)
English players on Day 3 managed to survive against Indian pacers. Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami showed their skills and grabbed wickets to push England down.
India, however, could not manage to completely outplay England and the English players took India by surprise with their consistent performance in throughout the match. It was a team’s effort from England’s side which helped them survive against Indian pacers.
England were in trouble at 122 for 5 when Joe Root was run out for 48. The lead was not even 100 runs but it was Buttler, who took the attack back to the opposition camp as Ravichandran Ashwin (35-7-78-1) despite being economical was not half as effective as Moeen Ali.
India will now have to show clinical performance in order to win the match and survive in the series.
