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ओल्ड ट्रैफर्ड, मैनचेस्टर
, Jul 23, 2025
इंग्लैंड
669
भारत
358&425/4 (143.0)
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DRAW
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Another Test match, another one lasting nearly 15 sessions. What's with the Eng-Ind series? But is anyone complaining? That's why 5-day cricket is important. You could have a bad day but then, can bounce back the next. And you could be on top for a long time, but unless you finish the job, the match is not yours. Also, the game could change in a span of minutes. Leave aside that sour note between the England team taking out their frustration on Ravindra Jadeja, this has been another fascinating Test. Although, the bowlers will feel that the curator needs to think about them as well. Both sides are struggling to pick up 20 wickets consistently and eventually, that's what's going to decide who wins the final Test. Will Jasprit Bumrah play? Should Siraj be rested? Will Kuldeep Yadav get a chance? For England, will Ben Stokes recover to bowl? Do they hunt for another seamer to replace Carse or dig deep to find another spinner? A wicket-taking one? Just around 3 days to decide all this as the caravan heads back to London for the final stage. The fifth and final Test will be played on Thursday, 31st July, 2025, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (1000 GMT) at The Oval. Our buildup will begin much earlier, so do tune in early. In the meanwhile, you can catch all the action from the West Indies-Australia T20I series and New Zealand's Test tour of Zimbabwe. Enjoy. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
The captain of England, BEN STOKES, is also ADJUDGED THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his 5-wicket haul in the first innings and a century with the bat. He reflects on the game with a touch of pride and a bit of disappointment. Says that as an all-rounder, he weighs on individual performance only by the result, and he would’ve absolutely loved it if they had ended up on the winning side. Still, he is happy that his contributions, both with the bat and the ball, stood out across the five days. Speaking about the physical and mental toll of the series, Stokes acknowledges that it’s been a big five to six weeks for him personally. But says that he told the boys, they’ve got one more Test, so let’s give it everything. Further adds that they will run through a brick wall if they have to. Mentions that his leadership mantra is to lead by example, and it’s tough work, but he’ll keep doing it. That’s just who he is. On his shoulder injury, Stokes explains it’s more about workload than anything serious, as he bowled quite a few overs. Explains that naturally, his body starts to feel it after a while. But he keeps reminding his bowlers to push more. He then analyzes how the pitch evolved, saying it got easier to bat on as the match went deeper. Adds that there was variable bounce, particularly tough for right-handers, as they saw this morning. But surprisingly, not much for the left-handers. Credits Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja, calling the way they applied themselves and batted as really impressive. Details that they held firm when it mattered. Finally, he points to the positives for England, as he thinks their opening partnership really gave them the upper hand. Details that Crawley and Duckett set the tone beautifully, scoring at a good rate, which allowed them to aim to bat once and put pressure on India. Feels unfortunate that they just couldn’t get over the line in the end. Ends by saying that this series has been incredible so far with all Tests going into the fifth day.
The skipper of India, SHUBMAN GILL, reflects on the hard-fought draw with a sense of pride. Says it felt more like a win, considering the situation his side was in. Explains that losing two early wickets made things tricky, but he’s pleased with how the team responded and showed fight through the day. He shares that the talk in the dressing room was all about playing ball by ball, especially on a Day 5 pitch where anything can happen, variable bounce, turn, or even seam movement. Adds that they wanted to take the pitch out of the equation sometimes and just trust their technique. On the drama before the handshake, Gill first applauds the efforts of Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, both of whom were in the 90s and played with immense grit and composure. Feels that it was actually the call of the batters as to continue the game or not but they fully deserved their centuries, and that's why there was no urgency in shaking hands early. Mentions that every match in this series has gone down to the final session, and Gill feels that’s been a huge learning experience for the whole group. Now, he says that they want to head into the fifth match with the aim of drawing the series. That’s their focus. On his own form, Gill says that the number of runs doesn’t matter much to him. Says that he just wants to contribute to the team's success and enjoy his batting. Emphasizes the importance of batting deep, especially on such wickets, something they couldn’t do in the first innings but managed to correct in the second, and says that someone has to anchor the innings, and he’s glad that they did that this time. On Jasprit Bumrah's availability for the final Test, Gill says they'll wait and see on the eve of the final Test. As for the toss in this match, he shrugs it off, saying that it doesn’t really matter, and as long as they’re winning games or saving them like this, he’s happy.
... THE PRESENTATION ...
India will be happy with their batting. More than happy. They could have been bowled out for under 250 while batting first, while they could have suffered an innings defeat in the second innings. But they did what they love to do - bat and bat and bat and drew this match on merit, rather than via nature. But there will be question marks over their bowling. Barring Bumrah, everyone struggled on the flat deck and even though Ravindra Jadeja picked up 4 wickets, they were more because England were going for quick runs. As far as Bumrah is concerned, he was picked for this match to try and help India level the series here but could not strike with the new ball. As a result, ended up with just 2 wickets. Also, the policy of picking Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar but not giving them enough overs did raise some questions over Gill's captaincy, and it might have come off in this game. But come The Oval, where one can expect another flat deck, what combination will India pick? And what about Bumrah? Originally scheduled to play only three Tests, do the visitors take the gamble? Please stay tuned for the presentation.
Coming to the match overall, England won the toss on an overcast morning but India called it a good toss to lose. They batted and battled the difficult conditions and through a series of starts, managed to put 358 on the board. Stokes bowled his heart out, taking a 5-wicket haul while Archer picked up 3. With the bat, England showed why they decided to bowl first because they replied with a mammoth 669. The top 3 got off to a rollicking start and Stokes stood up with the bat too, with a magnificent 141 while Root being Root, scored yet another 150. He broke so many records that almost every second ball was an event. That enabled the hosts to get a lead of 311, which should have been enough in a normal scenario but the curse of Manchester is riding heavily on Stokes. This is just the second draw in his Test career as a captain, both at Old Trafford and from the inception of Test cricket at this ground, no team has still won a Test match after electing to bowl! Guess some things are just not destined to change.
England will look at those dropped catches but cannot say that they bowled well. They struggled on Day 4 but got things together in the morning session on Day 5. However, post Lunch, they just lost their lines and lengths and just could not control the scoring rate. Liam Dawson was the most disappointing name, given that the conditions were perfect for him, with plenty of rough outside the off stump against the left handers. But he just could not hit those areas and it caused so much frustration for his skipper that even the usually calm Ben Stokes took his bowler aside and was actually giving him lessons on where to land the ball! After the early burst by Woakes, only Stokes and Archer could bowl well. The rest simply could not stand up. Also, the absence of Stokes on Day 4 hurt England badly as they could not pick wickets for 2 sessions in a row. Paints a poor picture for the final Test, should Stokes be not available to bowl.
When the new ball swung in the first over, India were pegged on the back foot pretty quickly. But after that, the ball just stopped swinging as Shubman Gill started to score a few boundaries. And then, England did not have a backup plan. They tried to use the inconsistent bounce and managed to get Rahul's wicket as well on Day 5 morning, but just could not hit the same area consistently enough. Add to it, three mistakes cost them very big - first, Gill's drop on 48 by Liam Dawson on Saturday, then on 81 by Ollie Pope and Ravindra Jadeja put down first ball by Joe Root. The problem for the bowlers was such chances came very rarely and if they missed it, there was no second chance. But no complaints against the batters who just bed in. Washington Sundar was sent in at number 5, either to help Gill save the Test, considering that Jadeja is an attacking batter, or simply to keep Jadeja at 6, given his form. It worked big time for the tourists as the absence of Pant was rarely felt. Sundar started off very cautiously, before opening up post Lunch on Day 5.
The talk of defense started with playing for a day. Could India take this game to Day 5? There is plenty of rain on the final day. Can the visitors bat out 2 sessions and somehow take this to Day 5, and hope rain helps them to a draw? This was the thought on the outside. But not on the inside. Captain Gill and coach Gambhir are not ones who rely on weather and purely looked at the numbers. 5 sessions to bat, let's bat those out. Whether rain comes or not, we cannot give our wickets away. And so, it happened. Rain did not come at all but the Indians were not bothered. Because they never played for the weather. They only had one aim - play each and every ball on merit and give it the best shot.
0/2 in the first 5 balls of the innings. 4 full sessions and a half session played after that pre-Lunch session on Day 4. And that saw three wicketless sessions. The pitch might be a road, a highway, a bed - call it what you like, but this has been one of the greatest batting displays by an Indian unit, that too, by a young one. They lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan in the first over, but then, KL Rahul, skipper Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja - all batted with grit and determination, with Rahul being the unlucky one to miss out on a century. England threw everything at them, and the Indians got difficult batting conditions as well, but they just showed great resolve to avert a defeat.
The English players patiently wait for Sundar to finish his celebration and finally, the Indian batters shake hands with the hosts, relieving them of their misery. After 143 overs of toil, despite taking 2 wickets in the first 5 balls, England could manage only 2 more in the next 853 legal balls. A bit of a bad mood towards the end but the players shake hands as India emerge as the moral victors in this fourth Test. The series still stands 2-1 in favour of England and India cannot win the series, but because of this draw, earned due to hard work and not because of weather, the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is still alive.
ओवर की समाप्ति 143 : 425/4
6 रन
- 0142.1
- 0142.2
- 0142.3
- 4142.4
- 0142.5
- 2142.6
व. सुंदर
101 (206)
र. जडेजा
107 (185)
ह. ब्रूक
3-0-24-0
142.6
2
हैरी ब्रूक To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
MAIDEN TEST MATCH HUNDRED FOR WASHINGTON SUNDAR! A short ball, on middle, Sundar tucks it through mid-wicket and charges back for the second. He actually takes one, then decides to celebrate, before realizing that the ball is not dead yet. Rushes back to the striker's end and now, celebrates again. Takes his helmet off and flashes a big smile. The first ton is always special! Enjoy the moment!
142.5
0
हैरी ब्रूक To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Outside off, Sundar pushes it towards point. Wants the single but is sent back.
142.4
4
हैरी ब्रूक To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR! Up and over! 99 for Sundar and the 200-RUN STAND IS UP! Tossed up, outside off, Washington Sundar leans and lofts it over cover for a boundary.
142.3
0
हैरी ब्रूक To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full again, outside off, pushed towards cover.
142.2
0
हैरी ब्रूक To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On middle, worked towards short mid-wicket.
142.1
0
हैरी ब्रूक To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around off, Washington Sundar defends.
ओवर की समाप्ति 142 : 419/4
3 रन
- 0141.1
- 0141.2
- 2141.3
- 0141.4
- 0141.5
- 1141.6
व. सुंदर
95 (200)
र. जडेजा
107 (185)
जो रूट
19-2-68-0
141.6
1
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Down the pads, worked through square leg for a single to move to 95.
141.5
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, defended solidly.
141.4
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Fuller, outside off, driven back to Root.
141.3
2
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Fired down the leg side, Sundar nudges it through fine leg for a couple. Moves to 94.
141.2
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On middle and leg, nudged to the leg side.
141.1
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, on middle, defended to the on side.
ओवर की समाप्ति 141 : 416/4
12 रन
- 0140.1
- 0140.2
- 6140.3
- 0140.4
- 4140.5
- 2140.6
र. जडेजा
107 (185)
व. सुंदर
92 (194)
ह. ब्रूक
2-0-18-0
140.6
2
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
A long hop, outside off, Jadeja heaves it over mid-wicket for a couple, as the ball plonks in the outfield.
140.5
4
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! Another full toss, again Jadeja comes down the track and swings it over mid-wicket for a boundary!
140.4
0
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around off, defended from the crease.
140.3
6
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
SIX! CENTURY NUMBER 5 FOR RAVINDRA JADEJA! The crowd is on its feet. The Indian dressing room is on its feet. What a turnaround for this guy, after India's tour to Australia in 2018-19. He improved his batting in that tour and has never looked back since. Comes down the track, gets a filthy full toss and swings it over mid-wicket for half a dozen! Takes his helmet off, smiles and acknowledges all the applause.
140.2
0
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
Comes down the track again and drives, but finds mid on.
140.1
0
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
Floated, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja comes down the track and flicks it through mid on where the fielder slides across to his left to stop the ball.
ओवर की समाप्ति 140 : 404/4
12 रन
- 0139.1
- 0139.2
- 4139.3
- 4139.4
- 4139.5
- 0139.6
व. सुंदर
92 (194)
र. जडेजा
95 (179)
जो रूट
18-2-65-0
139.6
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around off, pushed towards the off side.
139.5
4
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR! Into the 90s goes Washi! A short ball, outside off, Washington Sundar swivels and pulls it through mid-wicket for a hattrick of boundaries! Moves to 92 and this is now going to be a double headache for Ben Stokes.
139.4
4
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR! Blimey! Sundar is going for his century too! Full, outside off, Sundar leans and drives it through the covers for consecutive boundaries!
139.3
4
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR! SLAP! Full and wide outside off, Washington Sundar reaches out and thrashes it over cover for a boundary! Moves to 84. Is he gunning for a century too?
139.2
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, a touch short, punched towards the bowler.
139.1
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around off, Washington Sundar leans to defend.
ओवर की समाप्ति 139 : 392/4
6 रन
- 0138.1
- 0138.2
- 0138.3
- 2138.4
- 4138.5
- 0138.6
र. जडेजा
95 (179)
व. सुंदर
80 (188)
ह. ब्रूक
1-0-6-0
138.6
0
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
Anothert shorter one and around off, Jadeja nudges it to square leg off the back foot.
138.5
4
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja moves to 95 now! Nagging length and around middle, Ravindra Jadeja presses back and swipes it to deep fine leg for a boundary.
138.4
2
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
In the air, but lands down safely! A full toss, around off, Jadeja swings hard at it but the ball hits high on the bat and the ball goes high in the air but clears the infield at mid-wicket. Two runs taken.
138.3
0
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
Just short! Fuller and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja clears out his front leg away and drills it uppishly towards mid on, who collects it on the bounce.
138.2
0
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
Pitches it up, around middle and leg, Jadeja clips it to mid-wicket.
138.1
0
हैरी ब्रूक To रवींद्र जडेजा
Tossed it up, around off, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward and defends it.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ben Stokes walks over to umpire Ahsan Raza and says that England are done. But the umpire says that BOTH sides have to agree for the handshake! And INDIA SAY NO! Can't blame them, because one batter is on 89, the other is on 80 and on a pitch as flat as a pancake, who would like to leave? Ben Stokes is not happy at all. He wants to go off but cannot as Jadeja is not going to go anywhere. Now, the English team is at Jadeja, literally going hard at him, but he is pretty calm and smiling. Zak Crawley can be heard saying, 'WHY DON'T YOU SHAKE HANDS?' The umpires don't intervene and now, Rod Tucker signals the final hour. It is purely the frustration that is driving England to this point. They have nothing to gain and actually should not bother with Jadeja wanting to get to a century. Time for the part timers. Here's Harry Brook.
ओवर की समाप्ति 138 : 386/4
4 रन
- 0137.1
- 4137.2
- 0137.3
- 0137.4
- 0137.5
- 0137.6
व. सुंदर
80 (188)
र. जडेजा
89 (173)
जो रूट
17-2-53-0
137.6
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, driven towards cover off the front foot by Sundar.
137.5
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Pitches it up, around off, Sundar blocks it towards cover point.
137.4
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Floated up and around off, Washington Sundar comes forward and defends it.
137.3
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
OUCH! Fuller and outside off, Washington Sundar comes forward and drives it off the middle of the bat and the ball hits the silly point fielder Ben Duckett on his right forearm. He looks in a bit of pain.
137.2
4
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR! Put away nicely! A full toss, outside off, Washington Sundar leans onto it and drives it in the gap towards extra cover for a boundary.
137.1
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, defended back to the bowler off the front foot.
Last over then. After this over, the umpires will signal for a Drinks break and signal the mandatory hour post that. Given the state of the match, a question will be asked to Ben Stokes whether he wants to continue or shake hands and call this match off. There is nothing left in this Test except for the upcoming centuries of Jadeja and Sundar. Will Stokes show sportsmanship and allow the batters the opportunity to get there by bowling a few extra overs?
ओवर की समाप्ति 137 : 382/4
5 रन
- 0136.1
- 1136.2
- 0136.3
- 0136.4
- 0136.5
- 4 B 136.6
र. जडेजा
89 (173)
व. सुंदर
76 (182)
ल. डॉसन
47-11-95-0
136.6
b
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR BYES! Quite a ball to end the over! Fuller and outside off, stays much lower than the batter would have expected. Ravindra Jadeja comes forward to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball lands on the rough and gets straightened out from there. The keeper, Jamie Smith, also fails to collect it, and the ball goes through between his legs for a boundary.
136.5
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Nagging length and around middle, Jadeja tucks it to mid-wicket.
136.4
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Fuller and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja gets across and pads it away.
136.3
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Oopsie! Nearly sneaked through! Fuller, outside off, landing on the rough, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward to drive it but the ball is too full and he gets an inside edge that rolls away through his legs and past the leg stump. Ben Stokes has his hands on his face in distraught as nothing has gone their way.
136.2
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On the shorter side and outside off, Washington Sundar gets behind it and pats it down towards cover. A single taken.
136.1
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed it up and around off, Washington Sundar comes forward and defends it.
ओवर की समाप्ति 136 : 377/4
1 रन
- 0135.1
- 0135.2
- 1135.3
- 0135.4
- 0135.5
- 0135.6
र. जडेजा
89 (169)
व. सुंदर
75 (180)
जो रूट
16-2-49-0
135.6
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Another slower and fuller delivery, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja watches it carefully and leaves it.
135.5
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Slower through the air, full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward and blocks it.
135.4
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around off, pushed away towards cover off the front foot.
135.3
1
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Touch short and around off, WS flicks it to the left of wide mid on for one more.
135.2
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed up and around off, Sundar comes forward and defends it.
135.1
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Short and outside off, Washington Sundar presses back and pulls it to mid on. It was bowled at medium pace.
ओवर की समाप्ति 135 : 376/4
1 रन
- 0134.1
- 0134.2
- 0134.3
- 0134.4
- 0134.5
- 1134.6
व. सुंदर
74 (177)
र. जडेजा
89 (166)
ल. डॉसन
46-11-94-0
134.6
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Dragged back length and outside off, Sundar presses back and chops it out towards backward point and takes a single.
134.5
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Repeat of the last delivery! Full and outside off, defended off the front foot.
134.4
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
This is some solid batting from Washington Sundar. Fuller and outside off, on the rough, but Sundar comes forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and presents a full face of the bat to defend it.
134.3
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed it up and around off, Washington Sundar gets a big stride forward and blocks it.
134.2
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and around off, defended towards cover off the front foot.
134.1
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Oh, an inside edge! Nagging length and a bit outside off, Washington Sundar tries to defend it off the back foot but the ball lands on the rough and turns, taking an inside edge of the bat and gets deflected towards slip off the pads. All the players of England have their hands on their heads.
ओवर की समाप्ति 134 : 375/4
8 रन
- 0133.1
- 0133.2
- 0133.3
- 4133.4
- 0133.5
- 4133.6
र. जडेजा
89 (166)
व. सुंदर
73 (171)
जो रूट
15-2-48-0
133.6
4
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! TOP SHOT! An arm ball, full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja backs away a touch, gets underneath it and smokes it in the vacant long off region for a boundary. 150 is up for this partnership.
133.5
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Much fuller and around off, defended back to the bowler.
133.4
4
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! Another lofted shot from Ravindra Jadeja. Full and around off, Jadeja clears out his front leg away, and thumps it downtown over a leaping Root for a boundary.
133.3
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Dragged length and outside off, Jadeja rocks back and cuts it but straight to cover.
133.2
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Nagging length and around off, defended into the off side.
133.1
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
An appeal for LBW but is turned down again by the umpire! Tossed up and around middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward to defend it but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets pinged on the front pad. But that could be sliding down leg.
ओवर की समाप्ति 133 : 367/4
2 रन
- 0132.1
- 0132.2
- 0132.3
- 0132.4
- 2132.5
- 0132.6
व. सुंदर
73 (171)
र. जडेजा
81 (160)
ल. डॉसन
45-11-93-0
132.6
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Nagging length and around off, Sundar goes back and clips it to short leg.
132.5
2
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Flighted, full and outside off, Washington Sundar comes forward and drives it through the gap at covers. Jofra Archer chases it down to his right from mid off but the batters take two runs.
132.4
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Another solid defence! Full and around off, Sundar takes a big stride forward and defends it with a straight bat.
132.3
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Drags his length back and bowls it around middle, Sundar presses back and tucks it to short leg.
132.2
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed up and around off, Sundar keeps it out to the left of first slip.
132.1
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Dawson offers flight and pitches it up, around off, Sundar lunges and defends it.
ओवर की समाप्ति 132 : 365/4
4 रन
- 0131.1
- 0131.2
- 0131.3
- 0131.4
- 4131.5
- 0131.6
र. जडेजा
81 (160)
व. सुंदर
71 (165)
जो रूट
14-2-40-0
131.6
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Another full delivery, around off, Jadeja pushes it to cover.
131.5
4
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! A shout for the catch but the ball goes over Jofra Archer at mid on for a boundary. Full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja clears out his front leg away and thumps it over mid on.
131.4
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full and outside off, left alone.
131.3
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around off, defended into the leg side.
131.2
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Dragged back length and around leg, Ravindra Jadeja goes back and looks to flick it but misses and gets hit on the back pad. There is a mild appeal for LBW, but the umpire turns it down. Could be sliding down leg.
131.1
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Tossed up, around middle, Jadeja strides forward and blocks it.
ओवर की समाप्ति 131 : 361/4
1 रन
- 0130.1
- 0130.2
- 0130.3
- 1130.4
- 0130.5
- 0130.6
व. सुंदर
71 (165)
र. जडेजा
77 (154)
ज. आर्चर
23-3-78-1
130.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Back of a length and around off, Washington Sundar hops and drops it down towards square leg.
130.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Fuller and around middle and leg, Sundar comes forward and flicks it to mid-wicket.
130.4
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Sliding on the pads, Jadeja hangs back and clips it to deep square leg for one. The lead is of 50 runs.
130.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Nagging length and around off, Jadeja tucks it to short leg.
130.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Short of a length, around off, rising with the bounce, Ravindra Jadeja keeps his eyes on the ball and sways away from the ball, dropping his wrists down to keep himself safe.
130.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length, but down leg, angling in, Ravindra Jadeja stays put and leaves it. The keeper, Jamie Smith, moves to his right and grabs it behind the wickets.
ओवर की समाप्ति 130 : 360/4
3 रन
- 0129.1
- 0129.2
- 0129.3
- 0129.4
- 0129.5
- 3129.6
र. जडेजा
76 (150)
व. सुंदर
71 (163)
जो रूट
13-2-36-0
129.6
3
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Again, excellent running between the wickets! Touch short and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja rocks back and punches it in the gap towards cover point. Zak Crawley hunts it down from backward point, but both batters take three runs. The lead is 49 now.
129.5
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Brave leave! Nagging length and just outside off, coming in with an angle, Ravindra Jadeja strides forward but leaves it.
129.4
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around off, defended towards cover off the front foot.
129.3
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Sliding on the pads, Jadeja comes forward and tucks it to short leg.
129.2
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
On the shorter side, and around off, Jadeja goes back and defends it back to the bowler.
129.1
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Tossed it up and around off, Ravindra Jadeja leans onto it and blocks it.
With nothing much happening, Stokes has called in Joe Root again for a brief spell, maybe.
ओवर की समाप्ति 129 : 357/4
1 रन
- 0128.1
- 0128.2
- 0128.3
- 0128.4
- 1128.5
- 0128.6
व. सुंदर
71 (163)
र. जडेजा
73 (144)
ज. आर्चर
22-3-77-1
128.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Short of a length, angling in, around off, Washington Sundar hops, brings his bat in front of his face and drops it down beside the pitch on the off side.
128.5
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Hard length and over middle, Ravindra Jadeja hops and tucks it through square leg for one more.
128.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
On the good length and around off, this one stays a bit low, but Jadeja manages to keep it out into the leg side off the toe end of the bat.
128.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Darts in a bit fuller but down the leg side, Jadeja leaves it.
128.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Nagging length and outside off, Jadeja rises with the bounce and dabs it down to cover point.
128.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
OUCH! Back of a length and angling in, around middle, didn't bounce as Jadeja would have thought and he gets surprised as he looks to drop it down into the leg side. Gets hit on the gloves. He looks a bit in pain.
ओवर की समाप्ति 128 : 356/4
8 रन
- 0127.1
- 1127.2
- 4127.3
- 1127.4
- 0127.5
- 2127.6
व. सुंदर
71 (162)
र. जडेजा
72 (139)
ल. डॉसन
44-11-91-0
127.6
2
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A touch short and around middle, Washington Sundar goes back and nudges it in the gap towards deep backward square leg and picks two runs.
127.5
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed it up and a bit outside off, again on the rough, Washington Sundar gets across on hisn knees to sweep it but gets an inside edge onto his front pad. The ball rolls away towards forward silly point, who makes a direct hit at the batting end but Sundar is well in.
127.4
1
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Sliding on the pads, Jadeja knocks it down to long on for a single more.
127.3
4
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! THRASHED! Fuller, outside off, on the rough as well, but Ravindra Jadeja comes forward, picks it up, and smokes it over mid on for a boundary. 350 is up for India.
127.2
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Dragged back length and around middle, Sundar presses back and wrists it through mid-wicket for one.
127.1
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed it up, on the rough, just outside off, Washington Sundar takes a big stride forward and blocks it.
ओवर की समाप्ति 127 : 348/4
2 रन
- 0126.1
- 0126.2
- 1126.3
- 1126.4
- 0126.5
- 0126.6
र. जडेजा
67 (137)
व. सुंदर
68 (158)
ज. आर्चर
21-3-76-1
126.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Ends with a bouncer, darting in down leg, Ravindra Jadeja leaves it.
126.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length, over off, Ravindra Jadeja hops up and drops it down beside the pitch on the leg side.
126.4
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Straying on the pads, Sundar hops and tucks it through square leg for one more.
126.3
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length and outside off, Jadeja rides the bounce and pats it down in the gap towards cover point and takes a single.
126.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Darts in full but down leg, Jadeja gets inside the line for a flick but misses. Jamie Smith, the keeper, does well there to move to his right to gather it behind the wickets.
126.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Starts off with a back-of-a-length ball, angling away, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja rises with the bounce, and even gets a bit surprised but leaves it.
Change, as the skipper, Ben Stokes, has called in Jofra Archer for the first time in this session.
ओवर की समाप्ति 126 : 346/4
1 रन
- 0125.1
- 0125.2
- 1125.3
- 0125.4
- 0125.5
- 0125.6
व. सुंदर
67 (157)
र. जडेजा
66 (132)
ल. डॉसन
43-11-83-0
125.6
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Flighted, full and around off, Washington Sundar comes forward to defend it but gets an inside edge that rolls away to short leg.
125.5
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed it up and around off, Sundar comes forward and blocks it.
125.4
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, defended back to the bowler.
125.3
1
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Good running between the wickets! Full and around middle, Ravindra Jadeja clips it to wide mid on and instantly calls for a single. Jofra Archer charges onto the ball to his left and collects it before making a wide throw towards the striker's end. which is backed up nicely by Harry Brook who moves there, dives and collects it. Brook makes a signal for a wide from the umpire, just jokingly, but he has certainly saved four runs for England.
125.2
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Another full ball, around off, Jadeja lunges and defends it.
125.1
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Tossed it up and around off, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward and blocks it.
ओवर की समाप्ति 125 : 345/4
2 रन
- 1124.1
- 0124.2
- 0124.3
- 0124.4
- 0124.5
- 1124.6
र. जडेजा
65 (129)
व. सुंदर
67 (154)
क. वोक्स
23-4-67-2
124.6
1
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Short of a length, around middle and leg, Jadeja gets inside the line and tickles it to deep fine leg for one more.
124.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Apologies, the fans are just trying to cheer their team with each ball. Back of a length and around off, Ravindra Jadeja turns it down to mid-wicket.
124.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Hard length and around middle, Ravindra Jadeja tucks it to mid-wicket.
124.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Much fuller and around middle, Jadeja jams it out back to the bowler.
124.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Nagging length and outside off, Jadeja comes forward and looks to push it with soft hands but gets beaten on the outside edge. The keeper, Jamie Smith, collects it well to his left.
124.1
1
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On a length and around middle, Sundar turns it through mid-wicket for one more. The crowd is too excited, don't know for what reason.
ओवर की समाप्ति 124 : 343/4
0 रन
- 0123.1
- 0123.2
- 0123.3
- 0123.4
- 0123.5
- 0123.6
र. जडेजा
64 (124)
व. सुंदर
66 (153)
ल. डॉसन
42-11-82-0
123.6
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Another one in the channel, kept out.
123.5
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, around off, kept out.
123.4
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Another lifter and a shout for LBW as well! Turned down. Stokes and Dawson have their hands on their heads but the impact seemed to be outside off. Landed outside off, Jadeja got across to defend but the ball pitched and spun back in sharply, catching the batter on his pads. England do not have any reviews left but would have burnt one, had they been available. Ball Tracking shows the impact to be outside off. Another excellent onfield decision.
123.3
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja looks to defend but the ball kicks off a length and catches Jadeja on his gloves.
123.2
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around off, blocked out again.
123.1
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, around off, watchfully defended.
ओवर की समाप्ति 123 : 343/4
4 रन
- 0122.1
- 0122.2
- 4122.3
- 0122.4
- 0122.5
- 0122.6
व. सुंदर
66 (153)
र. जडेजा
64 (118)
क. वोक्स
22-4-65-2
122.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Low full toss, pushed towards mid off.
122.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A surprise bouncer, outside off, Washington arches back.
122.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On middle and off, Sundar defends.
122.3
4
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR! AWESOME! On a length, outside off, Washington Sundar leans and drives it on the up through the covers. The ball initially races away but while reaching the ropes, it slows down, before eventually trickling in. The stand moves to 121 and the lead is worth 32.
122.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Landed outside off, pushed towards point.
122.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and outside off, Washington Sundar lunges to defend to the off side.
ओवर की समाप्ति 122 : 339/4
3 रन
- 1121.1
- 1121.2
- 1121.3
- 0121.4
- 0121.5
- 0121.6
र. जडेजा
64 (118)
व. सुंदर
62 (147)
ल. डॉसन
41-10-82-0
121.6
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, around off, Ravindra Jadeja lunges to block.
121.5
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Outside off, fuller in length, watchfully blocked out.
121.4
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Landed outside off, defended solidly.
121.3
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Down the leg side, worked towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
121.2
1
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, on middle, pushed towards mid on for a single.
121.1
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, Washington Sundar works it through mid-wicket for a single.
Booo! That's not me, but the crowd. Umpire Ahsan Raza has had a word with Zak Crawley and the English skipper. Not sure regarding what. Maybe, it was regarding Crawley deliberately throwing the ball on the bounce to the keeper to scruff up the ball.
ओवर की समाप्ति 121 : 336/4
3 रन
- 1120.1
- 1120.2
- 1120.3
- 0120.4
- 0120.5
- 0120.6
र. जडेजा
63 (114)
व. सुंदर
60 (145)
क. वोक्स
21-4-61-2
120.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Slower ball, landing on the rough, fuller in length outside off, RJ drives it towards mid off.
120.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Outside off, pushed towards cover.
120.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A slight appeal for LBW but bat involved. Length ball, around off, coming in, Ravindra stays back to defend but the ball stays low and takes the inside edge onto the pad, deflecting towards square leg.
120.3
1
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around middle and leg, coming in, Washington Sundar works it towards deep backward square leg for one.
120.2
1
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
On middle and leg, Jadeja pushes it down the ground for a quick run.
120.1
1
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, on middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a single. Moves to 60.
ओवर की समाप्ति 120 : 333/4
9 रन
- 0119.1
- 1119.2
- 4119.3
- 0119.4
- 4119.5
- 0119.6
र. जडेजा
62 (110)
व. सुंदर
58 (143)
ल. डॉसन
40-10-79-0
119.6
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
A touch short, around middle and leg, nudged towards square leg.
119.5
4
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! SLAP! Full, around leg stump, Jadeja charges out of the crease and slaps it back past the bowler, to the long on fence! The lead moves to 22 and the stand is worth 111. Boundary number 7 for Jadeja who is onto 62. Guess he wants that century before the handshake moment.
119.4
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around middle, defended this time.
119.3
4
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! Tea time is over, so now, it is tee time! Flighted, on middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja jumps down the track and swings it over square leg for a boundary! There is no soul in the deep.
119.2
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On middle and leg, Sundar flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
119.1
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, from around the wicket, on middle and leg, Washington Sundar defends.
Just before Tea was called, Stokes and Dawson were discussing for around 5 minutes before heading off, regarding the landing of the ball on the rough areas. Last throw of the dice? Ben or Jofra? Neither. Liam Dawson to continue, with a change of ends. 39-10-70-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 119 : 324/4
2 रन
- 0118.1
- 0118.2
- 1118.3
- 0118.4
- 1 LB 118.5
- 0118.6
र. जडेजा
54 (106)
व. सुंदर
57 (141)
क. वोक्स
20-4-58-2
118.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full and around off, RJ defends.
118.5
lb
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Down the leg side, Sundar looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off his thigh pads towards fine leg and a leg bye is taken.
118.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and straight, 130 kph, from around the wicket, Washington Sundar defends it towards mid on.
118.3
1
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
On middle and leg, Ravindra tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
118.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Outside off, on a length, slightly wider outside off, Jadeja lets it go.
118.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, around off, Ravindra Jadeja defends.
The players slowly come out to the middle. England seem to have accepted their fate and are not that keen to take the field. India are not too perturbed, they would be happy to shake hands right now. 35 overs left in the game and a minimum of 20 need to be bowled, before the match can be called off as a draw. Chris Woakes to start things off post Tea. 19-4-57-2 so far. The keeper is upto the stumps.
... DAY 5, FINAL SESSION ...
Heading into the final session of the last day, all eyes will be on how England respond. They still need just six wickets to bowl India out, but they’re running out of time and energy. The pitch is offering variable bounce and some turn, but the batters are well set, and the ball is losing its sting. For India, this has been an outstanding comeback, from a fragile position in the morning to now leading the match towards a draw. Another solid hour from here could push the game in that direction only. It’s all set up for a thrilling final session, which would start at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT).
England’s bowling in this session lacked the sharpness and bite they displayed earlier in the morning. Jofra Archer, who had earlier dismissed Shubman Gill, has looked a touch off rhythm and tired in his new spell after Lunch. He strayed onto the pads far too often and was punished for it. Brydon Carse did continue with his short-ball strategy, which briefly troubled the batters, but the consistency wasn't there to reap rewards. Liam Dawson again bowled a long spell from one end, finding some purchase from the footmarks, but was once again wicketless despite creating a few half chances. Ben Stokes himself tried to inject some energy late in the session, but the frustration was evident, and his body language showed it, as did the field placements, which began to scatter. Their dropped chance of Jadeja before Lunch already looms large.
The fifth-wicket stand between Jadeja and Sundar has been everything India could have asked for, from being calm to calculated, and counter-attacking when required. Jadeja, who was dropped on the first ball he faced before Lunch, has made sure to capitalise on that lucky escape. He has batted with his usual grit, picked gaps smartly, and brought up yet another valuable half-century in England. Sundar, on the other hand, has looked composed just like KL Rahul batted earlier. His compact defence, awareness of the off stump, and readiness to pounce on anything loose made his knock equally impactful. The duo didn’t just block and survive, as they kept the scoreboard ticking with regular boundaries and confident singles. Both players reached their fifties, and by the time Tea was called, India have not only erased the deficit but they are now leading by 11 runs.
India will cherish this session, and England would rather forget. That's the third wicketless session in the last four! In the two hours after Lunch, India piled on 99 runs without losing a single wicket, playing with poise and purpose. The pair of Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar have remained unbeaten and stitched a century partnership that has pulled India out of trouble. With each passing over, the visitors looked more confident and composed, frustrating England, who had hoped to run through the lower-middle order. From being 222/4 at the stroke of Lunch to now, India have turned the tide in their favour to make it a draw. England, who were firmly on top earlier in the day, suddenly find themselves searching for answers. The ball has gone soft, and the set batters are showing no signs of giving away their wickets.
ओवर की समाप्ति 118 : 322/4
1 रन
- 0117.1
- 0117.2
- 0117.3
- 0117.4
- 0117.5
- 1117.6
र. जडेजा
53 (102)
व. सुंदर
57 (139)
जो रूट
12-2-33-0
117.6
1
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
A single to end another wicketless session. Around off, Ravindra Jadeja goes back and works it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over. 100-RUN STAND IS UP! TEA ON DAY 5, INDIA 322/4, LEAD BY 11!
117.5
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, around off, RJ leans and smothers the spin.
117.4
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, around off, defended solidly.
117.3
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Indecision. The arm ball, outside off, fractionally short, Ravindra was about to shoulder arms but at the last moment, realized that the ball was coming in and got his bat down to defend it to the off side.
117.2
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Delivered with a bit of a round-arm action, 95 kph, fuller in length, Jadeja defends it into the ground on the off side.
117.1
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, around middle, Ravindra Jadeja lunges and defends it to the leg side. Again, scoots off for a single, before being sent back.
Time for one more over before Tea. A rare scenario where both teams want this session to end. One, to celebrate its moral victory, while the other, desperate for a break.
ओवर की समाप्ति 117 : 321/4
1 रन
- 0116.1
- 0116.2
- 0116.3
- 0116.4
- 1116.5
- 0116.6
व. सुंदर
57 (139)
र. जडेजा
52 (96)
ल. डॉसन
39-10-70-0
116.6
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Landed on the rough, skids low, Sundar gets across and manages to block it out.
116.5
1
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Short and quick outside off, 94 kph, RJ pushes it through cover for a single. The lead moves to 10.
116.4
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, outside off, Ravindra thrusts his front pad out, keeps his bat behind his pad as he looks to defend and pads the ball away.
116.3
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, around off, Jadeja offers another solid frontfoot defense.
116.2
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, outside off, 93 kph, Ravindra Jadeja pushes it towards cover and sets off for a non-existent single. Sundar sends him back and Jofra Archer, charging in from mid off, slips while trying to pick the ball up. The crowd cheers and Ben Stokes finds something to smile about.
116.1
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around off, bunted back to the bowler.
ओवर की समाप्ति 116 : 320/4
4 रन
- 0115.1
- 0115.2
- 0115.3
- 0115.4
- 0115.5
- 4115.6
व. सुंदर
57 (138)
र. जडेजा
51 (91)
जो रूट
11-2-32-0
115.6
4
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR! Up and over! Sundar is enjoying himself now. Tossed up, outside off, just a touch wide, Washington Sundar leans and lofts it beautifully over cover!
115.5
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Very full, on middle and off, WS defends again.
115.4
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Delivered with a round-arm action, around off, 91 kph, Washington comes forward and blocks it towards point.
115.3
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full again, just around off, Sundar keeps it out again.
115.2
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, Washington Sundar lunges to block.
115.1
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around off, defended solidly.
Entertaining stuff. 22 runs have come in the last 5 overs. 3 fours and 1 six. 38 overs left in the game. A minimum of 23 to be bowled from those, before a handshake.
ओवर की समाप्ति 115 : 316/4
2 रन
- 0114.1
- 1114.2
- 0114.3
- 1114.4
- 0114.5
- 0114.6
र. जडेजा
51 (91)
व. सुंदर
53 (132)
ल. डॉसन
38-10-69-0
114.6
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Jumps down the track but is beaten in flight. Manages to defend it awkwardly.
114.5
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Outside off, Jadeja stays back to defend.
114.4
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On middle and leg, Washington Sundar nudges this through mid-wicket for a run.
114.3
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around off, defended to the off side.
114.2
1
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around off, wristed through mid-wicket for a single.
114.1
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja flicks it through mid on and sets off running. However, Sundar sees Ben Stokes charge onto the ball from short mid-wicket and sends Jadeja back. Jadeja has come so far down the track that he has to scurry back and Stokes, despite a weak underarm throw, sends it perfectly to the keeper.
ओवर की समाप्ति 114 : 314/4
0 रन
- 0113.1
- 0113.2
- 0113.3
- 0113.4
- 0113.5
- 0113.6
व. सुंदर
52 (130)
र. जडेजा
50 (87)
जो रूट
10-2-28-0
113.6
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, outside off, Washington drives it hard into the ground towards cover where the fielder leaps and stops. The crowd gets excited thinking that it is a catch.
113.5
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Too full, outside off, 85 kph, Sundar drives it towards point.
113.4
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Fired in close to the off stump, 86 kph, Washington Sundar pushes it to the off side.
113.3
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and around off, eased towards cover.
113.2
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On middle and off, pushed to the off side again.
113.1
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around off, solidly defended.
Has Stokes thrown in the towel? He goes off the attack and it might be the final time that we see him bowl before the Ashes. Or even play before the Ashes. Here's Joe Root. 9-1-28-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 113 : 314/4
1 रन
- 0112.1
- 0112.2
- 0112.3
- 0112.4
- 0112.5
- 1112.6
व. सुंदर
52 (124)
र. जडेजा
50 (87)
ल. डॉसन
37-10-67-0
112.6
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Outside off, Sundar gets a long way across and wrists it through mid-wicket for a single.
112.5
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Landed around off, Washington Sundar defends it to the off side.
112.4
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Fuller and closer to the off stump, WS blocks it out towards silly point. Vacant silly point rather.
112.3
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full again, outside off, Washington pushes it towards cover.
112.2
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Wide outside off, Sundar gets a big stride and pads it away.
112.1
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Liam Dawson returns. Full, outside off, Washington Sundar lunges to defend.
ओवर की समाप्ति 112 : 313/4
15 रन
- 6111.1
- 4111.2
- 1 LB 111.3
- 0111.4
- 4111.5
- 0111.6
र. जडेजा
50 (87)
व. सुंदर
51 (118)
ब. स्टोक्स
11-2-33-1
111.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A short ball again, down the leg side, left alone. 15 from the over!
111.5
4
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
MISFIELD, FOUR! INDIA INTO THE LEAD! The wheels are coming off for England. A short ball, outside off, Jadeja cuts it straight to deep point. He gets to the ball but then slips and the ball deflects off his legs into the ropes! HALF CENTURY FOR JADEJA as well, his 27th in Tests and his 5th in this series!
111.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A short ball again, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it straight to Ben Duckett at square leg.
111.3
lb
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Another short ball, around off, Washington looks to pull again but misses and is hit somewhere around his chest or shoulder. The ball lobs towards point and Jadeja calls him through for a single. Stokes has a few words to say to him in his followthrough but Sundar pays no attention. Leg bye signalled.
111.2
4
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR! HALF CENTURY FOR SUNDAR! Another short ball, around off, Sundar swivels and pulls it through square leg, all along the ground this time, beating deep backward square leg to his right. His 5th 50 in Tests. What a fighting innings this has been. Promoted to number 5, sent ahead of the in-form Jadeja and the Chennai lad has not disappointed.
111.1
6
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
SIX! SLAM! Growing in confidence, is Sundar and INDIA'S 300 COMES UP IN STYLE! A short ball, outside off, Washington Sundar picks the length in a trice and pulls it magnificently over square leg. Never looked to keep it down and it goes all the way! The deficit is now 7. The stand moves to 82.
ओवर की समाप्ति 111 : 298/4
4 रन
- 0110.1
- 0110.2
- 4110.3
- 0110.4
- 0110.5
- 0110.6
र. जडेजा
46 (84)
व. सुंदर
41 (115)
ब. कार्स
17-3-44-0
110.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Down the leg side, 'Sir' gets inside the line and shoulders arms.
110.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length, around off, RJ taps it behind point and sets off for a single but is sent back.
110.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, just outside off, coming in, Ravindra comes forward and defends it towards cover.
110.3
4
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
EDGED, FOUR! Back of a length, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja slashes hard and gets a thick outside edge. There is only a solitary slip and the ball races through the vacant gully region to the deep third fence.
110.2
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Outside off, on a length, Jadeja leaves it alone..
110.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A length ball, down the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja gets out of the way.
Another 5 overs played off. 15 runs have come in those 5 overs. No significant threat from the pitch as yet. Or, from the bowling either. Another 43 overs left in the game, a minimum of 28 to be bowled from those, for a shake of hands.
ओवर की समाप्ति 110 : 294/4
4 रन
- 0109.1
- 1109.2
- 0109.3
- 2109.4
- 1109.5
- 0109.6
व. सुंदर
41 (115)
र. जडेजा
42 (78)
ब. स्टोक्स
10-2-19-1
109.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A short ball to end the over, outside off, Sundar sways away from the line.
109.5
1
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
One more short ball, at the ribs, Ravindra looks to pull again but loses control of his bat, due to the steep bounce. However, he manages to fend it towards long leg for a run.
109.4
2
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Another short ball, this is outside off and Jadeja fetches it and pulls it through mid-wicket, all along the ground. By the time deep mid-wicket can catch up to his right, two runs are taken. The deficit is now 18. Jadeja moves to 41 and the stand is worth 71.
109.3
0
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Good bouncer. Right at the batter's head and Ravindra Jadeja has to hurry to get out of harm's way. Is down on his back.
109.2
1
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A short ball, around off, coming in, Sundar hops across and nudges it through fine leg for a single.
109.1
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A length ball, outside off, decent bounce, Washington Sundar arches back and lets it go.
ओवर की समाप्ति 109 : 290/4
0 रन
- 0108.1
- 0108.2
- 0108.3
- 0108.4
- 0108.5
- 0108.6
र. जडेजा
39 (75)
व. सुंदर
40 (112)
ब. कार्स
16-3-40-0
108.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Overpitched, wide outside off, the 'Rockstar' drives it towards cover. Just the second maiden over of the session after the second session started with a maiden!
108.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length, outside off, 'Sir' defends it down near him, on the off side.
108.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length, outside off, RJ pushes it towards point.
108.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full and wide outside off, a real grubber but far too wide to make any effect. Ravindra lets it go.
108.2
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around off, on a length, Jadeja is behind that one solidly, as he pushes it towards cover.
108.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A length ball, down the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja looks to flick but misses.
Nothing for Stokes in that over. He was looking very frustrated. This is what a match situation can do. In a normal scenario, you don't look at the scoreboard and just focus on bowling consistent lines and lengths. But post Lunch, England have been only looking at the scoreboard, desperate for an innings win and with nothing going their way, tea pots are boiling.
ओवर की समाप्ति 108 : 290/4
3 रन
- 0107.1
- 0107.2
- 1 WD 107.3
- 1 NB 107.3
- 0107.3
- 0107.4
- 1107.5
- 0107.6
व. सुंदर
40 (112)
र. जडेजा
39 (69)
ब. स्टोक्स
9-2-15-1
107.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, outside off, 131 kph, Washington Sundar punches it on the up towards cover and starts off running, but then sends Jadeja back.
107.5
1
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length, outside off, RJ rises with the bounce and taps it towards point for a run.
107.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
On middle and leg, defended to the leg side.
107.3
0
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length, around off, pushed towards mid off.
107.3
nb
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Another short ball, outside off, this is at an acceptable height, outside off, Ravindra sways away from the line. Illegal delivery again, The third umpire informs umpire Ahsan Raza that Stokes has overstepped and a NO BALL is signalled. 6th no ball of the innings.
107.3
wd
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
WIDE. Another bouncer, but way too short. Banged in Stokes' half, goes well above Jadeja to the keeper.
107.2
0
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A bit too far down the leg side, short in length, Jadeja gets inside the line and lets it pass. Poor keeper Jamie Smith has to dive to his right to stop the ball.
107.1
0
बेन स्टोक्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A short ball to begin, around middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja ducks.
Ben Stokes is warming up now. Must be so frustrating for him. Bowls his heart out, brings his team back into the game, only to see the others dish out Christmas gifts. And here he comes again. 8-2-12-1 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 107 : 287/4
2 रन
- 0106.1
- 1106.2
- 0106.3
- 1106.4
- 0106.5
- 0106.6
व. सुंदर
40 (111)
र. जडेजा
38 (63)
ब. कार्स
15-2-40-0
106.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
That one stays low! Fuller and outside off, the ball stays much low than everyone would have expected it to be, Sundar hops and looks to defend it but misses due to low bounce. The pitch has shown clear variable bounce and the short-pitch ploy of England seems good but they aren't getting any success here.
106.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On the good length and around off, Sundar rises with the bounce and blocks it.
106.4
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Hard length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja swivels, and tucks it to deep fine leg for a single.
106.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length and around middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja gets inside the line and leaves it. The ball clips his thigh pad and goes to the keeper.
106.2
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Sundar just about to manage to get away! Another short-pitched ball, angling into the body of the batter, Washington Sundar gets cramped and he looks to flick it. The ball catches the inside half of the bat and goes in the air but wide of short leg. A single taken.
106.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Nagging length and around off, angling in, Washington Sundar comes forward and drops it down to cover.
ओवर की समाप्ति 106 : 285/4
6 रन
- 0105.1
- 0105.2
- 0105.3
- 4105.4
- 2 B 105.5
- 0105.6
र. जडेजा
37 (61)
व. सुंदर
39 (107)
जो रूट
9-1-28-0
105.6
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
BEATEN! Floated up and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge due to that rough again.
105.5
b
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
BYES! That unvariable bounce again! Nagging length and outside off, on the rough, Ravindra Jadeja looks to fetch this out into the leg side with a sweep shot but misses. The ball straightens out from there and even the keeper, Jamie Smith, fails to collect it to his left. The ball goes past him and rolls away behind, where first slip hunts it down. Two byes taken.
105.4
4
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! A loosener and gets punished! Root dishes a full toss, around middle, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward and flicks it in the gap towards deep mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.
105.3
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
On the pads, clipped it to mid-wicket off the front foot.
105.2
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Floated up and around middle, Ravindra Jadeja gets a good stride forward and looks to tuck it again but gets an inside edge onto his front pad.
105.1
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Tossed it up and around off, Jadeja defends it off the front foot.
ओवर की समाप्ति 105 : 279/4
1 रन
- 0104.1
- 1104.2
- 0104.3
- 0104.4
- 0104.5
- 0104.6
व. सुंदर
39 (107)
र. जडेजा
33 (55)
ब. कार्स
14-2-38-0
104.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Another short delivery, outside off, Sundar leaves it.
104.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A well-directed bouncer now, around the left shoulder of the batter, Washington Sundar watches it carefully and decides to sway away from it in the end.
104.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Nagging length and around off, Sundar rises with the bounce and tucks it to mid-wicket.
104.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Oooh! Washington Sundar had no idea where the ball was! Short of a length, angling into the body of the batter, around middle, Sundar takes his eyes off the ball as he looks to drop it down into the leg side. His bottom hand goes off the bat, and the ball hits on his ribs before falling down on the deck and rolling away beside the stumps at the striker's end. That is fiery bowling from Brydon Carse as he is looking good now and the short-pitch ploy of England is back again.
104.2
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Hard length, hitting the deck hard, around middle, Jadeja gets inside the line and tickles it to deep fine leg for one.
104.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length, angling in, around middle, Ravindra Jadeja hops up and tucks it towards mid-wicket.
DRINKS BREAK. A wonderful hour for India. They have not lost a single wicket and also scored 55 runs in just 15 overs, throwing innings defeat out of the equation. England have not had any control at all, not even for a complete over. Misfields, loose bowling and inconsistency have left Stokes all the more frustrated. With the deficit now trimmed down to 33 and rain on its way as per Nasser Hussain on air, the hosts are running out of patience. Add to it, that dropped catch of Jadeja on the very first ball he faced is hurting the home side. He has scored 32 in just 53 balls and is looking to counter punch. 49 overs left in the day - 34 of which will have to be bowled, before the captains can shake hands.
ओवर की समाप्ति 104 : 278/4
4 रन
- 0103.1
- 1103.2
- 0103.3
- 3103.4
- 0103.5
- 0103.6
व. सुंदर
39 (103)
र. जडेजा
32 (53)
जो रूट
8-1-24-0
103.6
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Nagging length and around off, Washington Sundar takes a big stride forward and blocks it.
103.5
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, pushed away to cover off the front foot.
103.4
3
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
That's a nice shot! Fuller and on the pads, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward and flicks it in the gap towards deep square leg. Liam Dawson hunts it down from wide mid on and manages to flick it inside the field with a slide. Three runs taken. This has been a nice partnership since Lunch, pushing England further as they are getting frustrated.
103.3
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
CLOSE! Floated up and just outside off, on the rough and the ball drifts back in, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward and leaves it. The ball goes close to the off stump.
103.2
1
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and outside off, Sundar pushes it through covers for one more.
103.1
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, Sundar comes forward and turns it towards the leg side.
ओवर की समाप्ति 103 : 274/4
4 रन
- 0102.1
- 0102.2
- 1102.3
- 0102.4
- 0102.5
- 1 NB 102.6
- 2102.6
र. जडेजा
29 (51)
व. सुंदर
38 (99)
ब. कार्स
13-2-37-0
102.6
2
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja rises with the bounce and cuts it down to deep backward point for a couple of runs.
Can't help but remember a Test match in 2002. It was Parthiv Patel's debut Test, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham with the scoreline pretty similar. Having conceded a lead of 260 in the first innings, India needed another 161 runs to make England bat again on Day 5. But the middle order batted brilliantly - Rahul Dravid (115), Sachin Tendulkar (92) and Sourav Ganguly (99) - to get ahead of England's lead and then a gritty lower order ensured that India did not get bowled out at all. They ended the Test at 424/8, finishing 164 runs ahead, but with still 2 wickets in hand, before the captains shook hands and Parthiv received a massive pat on his helmet from the keeper, Alec Stewart. This match seems to be following the same track, only that don't expect Jamie Smith to pat anyone.
102.6
nb
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Big appeal for LBW from the bowler but the umpire shakes his head! Could be the height due to variable bounce! On a good length and around off, coming in with an angle and gets some extra bounce on this occasion. Ravindra Jadeja looks to flick it again off the back foot and misses and gets rapped on the front foot, above his kneeroll. And that could have tempted the umpire not to give this an OUT. England have lost all of their reviews. Also, Carse has overstepped, and it is called a NO BALL. Ball Tracking shows that it would have clipped the top of leg stump, so even if the review was available and the ball was legal, the onfield decision would have stayed.
102.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
That could have gone anywhere! Hard length and around off, stays a bit low, Ravindra Jadeja gets across to flick it but has to adjust his shot in the end as he goes to defend it. Gets an inside edge onto his front pad and the ball rolls away through the gap between his legs and stumps.
102.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Hard length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja rides the bounce and taps it to cover point.
102.3
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Sliding on the pads, Sundar clips it through square leg and gets a single.
102.2
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Much fuller and around middle, Washington Sundar comes forward and pushes it back to the left of the bowler, where mid on gets across to his right and stops it with a slide.
102.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Nagging length and around off, Sundar rises with the bounce and drops it down to cover point.
ओवर की समाप्ति 102 : 270/4
1 रन
- 0101.1
- 0101.2
- 1101.3
- 0101.4
- 0101.5
- 0101.6
र. जडेजा
27 (47)
व. सुंदर
37 (96)
जो रूट
7-1-20-0
101.6
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Very full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward and blocks it.
101.5
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
On the pads, tucked it to mid-wicket off the front foot.
101.4
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Dragged back length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja leaves it.
101.3
1
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and outside off, Sundar pushes it through covers for one.
101.2
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
BEAUTY! Slower through the air, on the nagging length from wide of the crease to create an inward angle, and then gets it to turn away from there, just outside off, Washington Sundar presses back and looks to defend it, but gets surprised by the turn and bounce there. The ball beats the outside edge of the bat, and the keeper collects it to his left behind the wickets. That's why the skipper, Ben Stokes, has called in the former skipper, Joe Root, for a change in bowling as he gets this turn and bounce more often on these kinds of pitches, like he picked up a fifer during the India series in India, 2021.
101.1
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed it up and outside off, Washington Sundar watches it carefully and lets it go.
ओवर की समाप्ति 101 : 269/4
2 रन
- 0100.1
- 1100.2
- 0100.3
- 1100.4
- 0100.5
- 0100.6
र. जडेजा
27 (44)
व. सुंदर
36 (93)
ब. कार्स
12-2-33-0
100.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
On a length, outside off, Jadeja pushes it towards cover.
100.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A touch wider outside off, Ravindra Jadeja gets across and lets it be.
100.4
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Back of a length, outside off, extra bounce, Washington Sundar works it to the left of mid on for a single.
100.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, outside off, pushed towards mid off.
100.2
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A short ball, outside off, punched to deep point for a run.
100.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
On a length, outside off, defended solidly.
100 overs have now been bowled in this innings. This would be one of the talking points as well, with the next Test in mind. Especially, if England bowl first there as well. They have been on the field roughly from Lunch on Day 4 and if the rain does not arrive, this could go right till the final hour of the final session. That's another 38 overs at least. If the final hour is taken, add another 15 overs. A bit of distraction for Jadeja as someone is wearing a coloured cap in the crowd. Jadeja requests the gentleman to remove it and the latter obliges. No change of ends for Dawson, so Root's re-entry was just to try something different from Stokes. He definitely needs wickets but would want some control over the run flow first.
ओवर की समाप्ति 100 : 267/4
2 रन
- 099.1
- 199.2
- 099.3
- 099.4
- 199.5
- 099.6
व. सुंदर
35 (91)
र. जडेजा
26 (40)
जो रूट
6-1-19-0
99.6
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around off, Sundar defends it out to the off side.
99.5
1
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
Very full, outside off, Ravindra drives it straight to Ben Stokes at cover who misfields and the ball goes through. A single taken.
99.4
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
A touch outside off, 87 kph, Jadeja plays it towards cover.
99.3
0
जो रूट To रवींद्र जडेजा
On middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja smothers the spin.
99.2
1
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around middle and off, Sundar leans and pushes it through mid on for a single.
99.1
0
जो रूट To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around middle and leg, Washington Sundar defends.
Gamble from Stokes. Or maybe, a change of ends for Dawson. Joe Root is brought on. 5-1-17-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 99 : 265/4
2 रन
- 198.1
- 198.2
- 098.3
- 098.4
- 098.5
- 098.6
र. जडेजा
25 (37)
व. सुंदर
34 (88)
ब. कार्स
11-2-31-0
98.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, outside off, Ravindra looks to push and run towards mid off but then changes his mind.
98.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
A length delivery, outside off, left alone.
98.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Similar ball, slightly wider outside off, Jadeja pushes it towards cover.
98.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
On a good length, outside off, extra bounce, Ravindra Jadeja rises with the bounce and pushes it towards point but gets a loud call of 'NO!' from Washington Sundar as Ollie Pope was closing in quickly. Jadeja apologizes to his partner.
98.2
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around middle and off, tucked through mid-wicket for a quick run.
98.1
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To रवींद्र जडेजा
Short and wide outside off, slapped to deep point for a single.
First change of the session. Brydon Carse to bowl for the first time today. 10-2-29-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 98 : 263/4
3 रन
- 197.1
- 097.2
- 197.3
- 197.4
- 097.5
- 097.6
व. सुंदर
33 (87)
र. जडेजा
24 (32)
ज. आर्चर
20-3-74-1
97.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around middle and leg, Washington taps it towards short mid-wicket.
97.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around middle and off, solidly defended.
97.4
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Back of a length, around middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a run.
97.3
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A very quick single. Archer like an archer, keeps shooting his arrow straight, but the problem for him is the target cannot be leg stump. It has to be off stump, Sundar drops it to the leg side and scoots across. The deficit is under 50 now! The stand is worth 40 (59).
97.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Straight again, on a length, Washington Sundar clips it straight to Ollie Pope at short mid-wicket.
97.1
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
On a length, a bit too straight, from around the wicket, 140 kph, Ravindra Jadeja tucks it towards deep backward square leg for a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 97 : 260/4
9 रन
- 196.1
- 196.2
- 096.3
- 096.4
- 496.5
- 396.6
र. जडेजा
22 (30)
व. सुंदर
32 (83)
ल. डॉसन
36-10-66-0
96.6
3
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
More runs! Short, outside off, RJ goes back and punches it through point. Chris Woakes gives it a good chase and gets to the ball from cover. Dives in front and pulls the ball back in, ensuring that it does not touch the ropes. Three runs taken.
96.5
4
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! Fine shot! Around middle, Ravindra Jadeja drives it straight back past the non striker, who gets out of the way and the ball races to the long on fence!
96.4
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Oh now! Where was that ball? Full, outside off, on the rough, Ravindra looked to defend and met the ball properly. But the ball hit the bottom part of his bat, deflected back onto his front foot and went over the stumps to the keeper! Jadeja kept searching for the ball while England continue to get frustrated.
96.3
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, outside off, 92 kph, Jadeja lunges to defend it in front of silly point.
96.2
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Shortish again, outside off, Washington Sundar goes back and easily clips this through mid-wicket for a run.
96.1
1
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Short, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja works it through square leg for a single. The stand moves to 30 and the deficit is now 59.
ओवर की समाप्ति 96 : 251/4
1 रन
- 095.1
- 095.2
- 095.3
- 095.4
- 095.5
- 195.6
र. जडेजा
14 (25)
व. सुंदर
31 (82)
ज. आर्चर
19-3-71-1
95.6
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
On middle and leg, worked behind square leg for one more.
95.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full and straight, RJ clips it straight to square leg.
95.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Down the leg side, short in length, Ravindra takes his arms out of harm's way.
95.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
A bit too straight, Jadeja clips it straight to square leg.
95.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
A short ball, coming in from around the wicket, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja gets across and nudges it to the leg side.
95.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
A short ball, around off, nudged towards mid-wicket.
As expected, the hosts are feeling the pressure now. They are way ahead in this game, but just the fact that their lead has been dwindled down to 61 and there is some fresh news of rain in the neighbourhood, is making them be desperate for wickets and they are veering away from their plans. Someone just needs to calm them down. India will not mind this at all.
ओवर की समाप्ति 95 : 250/4
5 रन
- 094.1
- 094.2
- 294.3
- 094.4
- 194.5
- 294.6
व. सुंदर
31 (82)
र. जडेजा
13 (19)
ल. डॉसन
35-10-57-0
94.6
2
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
EDGED, SAFE! More frustration for England. Full, around off, Washington Sundar lunges to defend but the ball lands on the rough and straightens. Takes the outside edge and goes to the left of slip but there is no one present at gully! The ball goes towards deep third and the batters take a couple. 250 UP FOR INDIA! Sundar moves to 31.
94.5
1
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
94.4
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Around off, solidly defended.
94.3
2
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Misfield and this is really ragged from England post Lunch. Runs are coming pretty quickly for India. Short, outside off again, Ravindra works this through square leg, straight to Brydon Carse, for a single. However, Carse fumbles and the single is doubled.
94.2
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Extra bounce. A touch short, outside off, Jadeja looks to turn it to the leg side but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads due to the bounce. The ball lobs in the air off the pads but drops well away from both, silly point and short leg.
94.1
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja looks to drive it through the off side but gets a bottom edge on the leg side.
Jofra Archer was ticking in that last over. Not with pace but with his temper. There seems to be a massive misunderstanding between him and his skipper. Archer was desperate to have a mid on but Stokes refused, indicating him to bowl outside off instead. Just like a child looks towards its mother to convince its father, Archer requests Woakes to convince Stokes but we all know who is the boss.
ओवर की समाप्ति 94 : 245/4
5 रन
- 093.1
- 493.2
- 093.3
- 193.4
- 093.5
- 093.6
व. सुंदर
29 (81)
र. जडेजा
10 (14)
ज. आर्चर
18-3-70-1
93.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A beauty to end the over. On a length, outside off, Washington feels for it, the ball keeps on coming in, but misses the outside edge.
93.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Landed outside off, Washington Sundar gets a big stride in, opens the face of his bat and defends it towards gully.
93.4
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full and straight, on middle and leg, Ravindra works it through mid-wicket and calls through for a quick single.
93.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
On a length, outside off, left alone.
93.2
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
FOUR! Fine shot! Full, on middle and leg, Jadeja times this straight back down the ground and with no mid on present, the ball races away to the fence! The deficit is down to 67 now.
93.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Huge shout for LBW, turned down. No reviews left for England. On a length, outside off, coming in sharply, steep bounce, Ravindra Jadeja looked to flick but missed and was hit high on the pads, while being in the air as well. The replay detects an inside edge.
Will Archer get one more from this end? Yes, he does. Stokes trusts his bowler more than us.
ओवर की समाप्ति 93 : 240/4
6 रन
- 4 B 92.1
- 192.2
- 092.3
- 192.4
- 092.5
- 092.6
व. सुंदर
29 (79)
र. जडेजा
5 (10)
ल. डॉसन
34-10-52-0
92.6
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Touch full but around middle, Sundar gets down on his knees and nudges it to mid-wicket.
92.5
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Drags his length back, does Dawson and bowls it around rough, and around off, turns back in from there, Washington Sundar covers his off stump and pats it out in the gap towards first slip. But they don't run.
92.4
1
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Tossed it up and around off, Ravindra Jadeja takes a step forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and flicks it to the left of wide long on for one.
92.3
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Pretty wide outside off, Jadeja shuffles across and lets it pass.
92.2
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed up now, outside off, eased through the covers for a single.
92.1
b
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR BYES! More runs for India! Full, outside off, landing on the rough, generating a puff of dust, Washington Sundar looks to pad it away. The ball kicks off, bouncing high and goes past the batter and keeper to the fence behind. Umpire Tucker signals byes but Dawson complains, indicating that Sundar had padded it and the ball hit something. Sure enough, the replay does pick up the ball hitting the front thigh. Unfortunate for the keeper. These will go against his name.
Time for a change of ends for Archer? He has bowled 2 overs since the break and gone for 10 runs, but more importantly, has just not found his rhythm, which he had generated before Lunch.
ओवर की समाप्ति 92 : 234/4
10 रन
- 391.1
- 291.2
- 491.3
- 091.4
- 091.5
- 191.6
व. सुंदर
28 (75)
र. जडेजा
4 (8)
ज. आर्चर
17-3-65-1
91.6
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Hard length and around off, Washington Sundar taps it through cover point and takes one more. 10 off the over!
91.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
That's better! Back of a length and around off, gets some extra bounce too, Washington Sundar rises with the bounce and looks to defend it but due to extra bounce, he makes connection with the handle of the bat. The ball rolls away beside the pitch on the off side.
91.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Again, darts in on the pads, on the fuller length, Sundar comes forward and clips it to mid-wicket. Not a great line from Archer.
91.3
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
FOUR! Well, well, well! India scored 49 runs in the whole of the morning session and in just 15 balls post Lunch, they have scored nearly 25 percent of those many runs! Full and again a bit too straight, around middle and leg, Sundar leans across and just pushes it through mid on. There is a big gap in that region and the ball meets the fence! The trail is down to 78 now.
91.2
2
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Overcompensation now. Full and on the pads, Washington Sundar clips it through mid-wicket for another couple.
91.1
3
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Nicely played. Short of a length, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja rises with the bounce and punches it through point. Three runs taken.
ओवर की समाप्ति 91 : 224/4
1 रन
- 090.1
- 090.2
- 190.3
- 090.4
- 090.5
- 090.6
व. सुंदर
21 (70)
र. जडेजा
1 (7)
ल. डॉसन
33-10-50-0
90.6
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Too full and around off, Sundar jams it out back to the bowler.
90.5
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Nagging length and around off, on the rough and hence, it stays low, Sundar manages to defend it off the back foot off the toe end of the bat.
90.4
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Dragged back length and around off, Washington Sundar plays it off the back foot and turns it towards mid-wicket, where the fielder makes a fumble and lets the ball go through. But the batters don't run.
90.3
1
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Outside off, Ravindra taps it past slip, to his left and gets a single.
90.2
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Thrown up, wide outside off, Jadeja reaches out and drives it straight to cover.
90.1
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full, outside off, 88 kph, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward and defends it in front of short leg.
That was a very off-radar Jofra over. Two down the leg side and 4 wide outside off. The batter barely had to do much. That's 6 balls negotiated with good help from the bowler. Who will it be from this end? Liam Dawson continues. 32-10-49-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 90 : 223/4
0 रन
- 089.1
- 089.2
- 089.3
- 089.4
- 089.5
- 089.6
व. सुंदर
21 (67)
र. जडेजा
0 (4)
ज. आर्चर
16-3-55-1
89.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Goes fuller and outside off, coming in with an angle, WS again leaves it.
89.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Back of a length and outside off, Sundar leaves it again.
89.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Nice carry! Pitches it up and just outside off, Washington Sundar lets it go. But the ball bounces much and the keeper, Jamie Smith, has to leap behind the wickets with his extended arms to grab it.
89.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On a good length, steep bounce, but wide outside off, Washington shoulders arms.
89.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and down the leg side, Sundar looks to flick but misses. Yet another diving take by the keeper, this time to his right.
89.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On a length, around middle and off, from around the wicket, Washington Sundar defends.
Well, after having been predicted a wet morning session, we have managed to get an uninterrupted first session on the final day. Will that be the case for the rest of the day as well? 64 overs are left in the day and if there is no interruption, the mandatory final hour starts with 15 overs pending. Of course, it will be interesting to see whether we get a handshake moment in this Test, especially if the visitors bat confidently and keep scoring runs. The conditions continue to stay overcast but will rain stay away as well? The players slowly come back out onto the field. Jofra Archer will start the post-Lunch session. 15-2-55-1 so far. The second new ball is just 9 overs new, so India will be looking at these first 30 minutes. If they see these off, batting should be significantly easier.
... DAY 5, SESSION 2 ...
There will be some discussion in the Indian camp about how to bat in this session. Without a doubt, the priority in the morning session would have been to just survive and keep wickets in hand, and hence, even though scoring just 49 runs in 2 hours was purely attritional, the visitors would not have minded it too much, if they had been wicketless or lost just the solitary wicket. But now, with the set batters dismissed and the deficit 88 runs away, the coaching staff might just ask the batters to have a watch out on the runs as well. Understandably, these runs are not for winning the Test match but as long as the tourists are on the trail, England will keep believing that they are just 6 wicket balls away from winning the Test and series. However, if India manage to play normal cricket till Tea and get the runs, in addition to not losing wickets, it means that the trail would be wiped out and then, the hosts will have to come out to bat again to score the runs. The target is not the problem. It is at that point in time, when England might get desperate for wickets, lose their rhythm and start thinking about the weather, light etccc... Cricket is played on the field, but won mostly, in the mind.
As the second session looms, England will look to capitalise on this momentum. They’ve got the set batters out and now face India’s lower-middle order, with the pitch misbehaving. For India, the target is to fight through this afternoon with partnerships and patience. If Sundar and Jadeja can stitch something together, they can still push this match toward the final session or make it a draw. But the next hour after Lunch could decide how quickly or slowly this Test wraps up. England sense victory, and India know they’re one or two wickets away from being exposed. It's going to be an intense post-Lunch session, which is scheduled to begin around 6.10 pm IST (1240 GMT).
The English bowlers stuck to their plans of short-pitched deliveries. Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer bowled probing lines, and while they didn't find wickets immediately with the second new ball, they consistently tested the outside edges. Earlier, Ben Stokes, despite struggling with his shoulder and back niggles, came in and made a difference almost instantly, removing Rahul and giving England the breakthrough they were desperately searching for. Dawson bowled a long spell from one end, using the rough and footmarks effectively against the left-handers, but without any success yet. Their only concern would be the fielding, as they dropped two chances, Ollie Pope put down Gill on 81, and Joe Root shelled one off Jadeja just before Lunch on his first ball.
Washington Sundar came in ahead of Ravindra Jadeja, likely a tactical move. Sundar looked calm and settled, playing with a straight bat and showing great composure and gave Gill good support at the other end. Together, they stitched a small but important stand that helped India regroup after Rahul’s dismissal. Once Gill departed, Jadeja walked in and was dropped on the very first ball, a big let off that could hurt England later. India added 49 runs but lost two key wickets in this first session, and now, as it stands, Sundar and Jadeja will need to build another long partnership to save this match for their side.
India began the day with calm and composure, as Gill and Rahul continued from where they left off last evening. The duo showed great patience and understanding of the conditions, rotating strike and blunting out the bowlers effectively. Unfortunately, Rahul fell short of the milestone, trapped LBW by skipper Ben Stokes, who looked the best out of the lot. Of course, the pitch had its say on that dismissal as the ball just shot unplayably low. Gill, meanwhile, took blows on his thumb, survived a dropped catch when he was on 81, and yet never looked rattled. He played like a leader, mixing caution with fluent drives, and brought up a fighting hundred under pressure. His knock held the innings together until he was undone by Jofra Archer just before the break, which changed the tone of the session dramatically.
Despite all the hard work put in by India this morning, lunch will taste very bitter. They did all the hard work, absorbed all the pressure but just when it was time to eat the pie, they dropped the entire cake. It was England’s session to take, and they did so with intent. They managed to break the backbone of India's resistance just before Lunch, dismissing centurion Shubman Gill on the stroke of the interval. Earlier, they also got rid of KL Rahul, who looked rock solid and seemed headed for a century before falling to a familiar Stokes trap like he did at Lord's. With both set overnight batters back in the hut, England will head into the dressing room satisfied and in control. The hosts still need six more wickets, but with the pitch showing uneven bounce and signs of wear, now they’ll believe it's only a matter of time.
ओवर की समाप्ति 89 : 223/4
1 रन
- 088.1
- 088.2
- 088.3
- 188.4
- 088.5
- 088.6
र. जडेजा
0 (4)
व. सुंदर
21 (61)
ल. डॉसन
32-10-49-0
88.6
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
A touch short, around off, Jadeja works it through the leg side but cannot find the gap. LUNCH ON DAY 5, INDIA 223/4, TRAIL BY 88!
88.5
0
लियम डॉसन To रवींद्र जडेजा
Short of full, outside off, skidding through, Ravindra Jadeja stays back to defend.
88.4
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Too straight from Dawson, Sundar goes back and works it past short leg for a single.
88.3
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, Washington Sundar works it straight to short leg.
88.2
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed up, outside off, watchfully defended.
88.1
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Liam Dawson to bowl the final over before Lunch. Full, outside off, left alone.
ओवर की समाप्ति 88 : 222/4
3 रन
- 087.1
- 287.2
- 187.3
- W 87.4
- 087.5
- 087.6
र. जडेजा
0 (2)
व. सुंदर
20 (57)
ज. आर्चर
15-2-55-1
87.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
Full and down the leg side, a delivery in frustration, Jadeja cannot get it away. Good diving stop by the keeper. What an over by Archer.
87.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To रवींद्र जडेजा
EDGED, DROPPED! Joe Root, of all the people! My word, whether England rue a quality bowler in the absence of Stokes or not is one matter, but fielding is something which has been a let down for them in this match. 4th dropped catch in the match. Could have been so easily two in two. What a let off for Jadeja. Archer comes charging in, from around the wicket and bangs it on a length, outside off. Jadeja plays for the incoming angle and gets a healthy outside edge to first slip, because of extra bounce. Joe Root is a touch surprised with the speed of that ball and hence, is late to react. The ball goes up in the air, after hitting his hands, to his left. He tries again, to leap and try with his left hand, but misses. Then, he tries again for the third time, but the ball drops down! Massive reprieve.
Ravindra Jadeja walks in next, at number 6, replacing his skipper, Shubman Gill.
87.4
W
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! And the curse for India before a break continues! This is not the first time that the visitors have lost a wicket with just a few minutes before an interval and more particularly, before Lunch. To memory, it seems like this is the 5th time in this series that India have lost a wicket at the stroke of Lunch. Kudos to Archer for persisting with that short length. He was not on the mark against Sundar but got it right on that occasion. This is what extra pace can do. Jofra bangs it on a length, outside off, probably could have been left alone as an afterthought, but Gill chooses to poke at it. Gets a healthy outside edge to the keeper, Jamie Smith, who makes no mistake. Archer is pumped up and Gill departs for a fabulous 103, to a massive ovation from the crowd. The 34-run stand has been broken and India are 222/4, trailing by 89!
87.3
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and down the leg side, Washington leans and works it through mid-wicket for a single. The deficit is 89 now.
87.2
2
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On middle and leg now, but on the hips, Sundar tucks it through square leg for a couple.
87.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A fast short ball, but misdirected down the leg side, Washington Sundar gets out of the line.
ओवर की समाप्ति 87 : 219/3
3 रन
- 086.1
- 086.2
- 086.3
- 186.4
- 286.5
- 086.6
श. गिल
103 (237)
व. सुंदर
17 (54)
क. वोक्स
19-4-57-2
86.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full and straight, well defended.
86.5
2
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, Shubman Gill works it to the right of mid on and comes back for the second. This stand is now worth 31 and crucially, consumed 99 balls. Another 397 remaining.
86.4
1
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On middle and leg now, Washington Sundar clips it through square leg for a single.
86.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
That's three on the trot, taking the ball away from the left hander. Left alone.
86.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Action replay of the previous delivery.
86.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, outside off, moving away, left alone.
ओवर की समाप्ति 86 : 216/3
3 रन
- 085.1
- 085.2
- 085.3
- 085.4
- 385.5
- 085.6
श. गिल
101 (235)
व. सुंदर
16 (50)
ज. आर्चर
14-2-52-0
85.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Full and outside off, nipping back in, 137 kph, Shubman Gill defends with bat and pad close together.
85.5
3
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and straight, Washington flicks it through mid-wicket. Chris Woakes chases the ball all the way till the boundary and the batters get three runs.
85.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Fuller, around off, Sundar defends it towards cover where Stokes stops it.
85.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On a length, outside off, moving away, let through.
85.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, around off, defended into the off side.
85.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Back of a length, outside off, moving away, Washington Sundar pushes but misses.
Another 5 overs negated by India. The visitors would be telling themselves, another 10 overs with this new ball and things will get a lot easier. Also, the second new ball has not moved as much as the first one did. 68 overs left in this match now, weather and light permitting.
ओवर की समाप्ति 85 : 213/3
3 रन
- 084.1
- 084.2
- 084.3
- 384.4
- 084.5
- 084.6
श. गिल
101 (234)
व. सुंदर
13 (45)
क. वोक्स
18-4-54-2
84.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Massive movement! Landed on a good length, outside off, Shubman trusts the bounce and lets it go but the ball pitches and jags back in, stays very low and just about kisses the off stump! Lands well short of the keeper, Jamie Smith, who dives to his left and parries it to his left.
84.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
EDGED, SHORT! Full, outside off, Gill looks to defend but the ball nips back in, stays low, takes the bottom edge and goes on the bounce to the keeper.
84.4
3
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Misfield and the deficit is now down to double digits! On a length, around middle, Washington Sundar works it through mid on, where the fielder gets across to his left, but fumbles while picking it up. The ball goes through and by the time he can go back to retrieve the ball, the batters take the third. The deficit is now 98.
84.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, outside off, from over the wicket, Washington Sundar looks to defend but the ball pitches and then moves away off the seam, to beat the outside edge.
84.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full and wide outside off, left alone.
84.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On a length, outside off, coming in, defended to the leg side.
Another first for Gill. Shubman Gill becomes the first skipper to score 4 centuries in a bilateral Test series away from home. And overall, he becomes the third Indian player to score 4 centuries in a bilateral Test series, after Sunil Gavaskar in the West Indies in 1970-71 and Virat Kohli in Australia, in 2014-15.
ओवर की समाप्ति 84 : 210/3
4 रन
- 183.1
- 083.2
- 383.3
- 083.4
- 083.5
- 083.6
श. गिल
101 (232)
व. सुंदर
10 (41)
ज. आर्चर
13-2-49-0
83.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Massive nip-backer, from outside off, Gill looks to defend but gets a bit of an inside edge onto the ground.
83.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Outside off, pushed into the off side.
83.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, watchfully defended towards cover.
83.3
3
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Fuller, outside off, this time Sundar decides to play at it. Steers it past gully and by the time Ben Duckett can get to the ball near the boundary, three runs are taken.
83.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Landed on a length, outside off, shaping away, Washington Sundar lets it through.
83.1
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
A length ball, down the leg side, Shubman Gill tucks it through square leg for a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 83 : 206/3
3 रन
- 082.1
- 082.2
- 082.3
- 282.4
- 082.5
- 182.6
श. गिल
100 (228)
व. सुंदर
7 (39)
क. वोक्स
17-4-51-2
82.6
1
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
9TH TEST TON FOR SHUBMAN GILL! 4th in this series alone! Irrespective of how his team has been performing, this bloke has led from the front, taking captaincy like a duck to water. Indian future and leadership is in safe hands. Gets there by pushing a length ball through the covers. Screams through in joy as he runs across and takes his helmet off to acknowledge the applause. But he also knows that the job isn't done.
82.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Landed outside off, Gill pushes it towards cover-point and Sundar hurries across to give his skipper his century but is sent back immediately.
82.4
2
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Moves to 99 now! On a length, around off, coming in, Shubman Gill turns it to the leg side, through square leg and charges back for the second.
82.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Another jaffa. Gill advances a touch but the ball pitches and then moves away off the wobbly seam, to beat the outside edge.
82.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On a good length now, wide outside off, left alone again.
82.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, outside off, left alone.
All about bowling so far! Let's talk about batting for a change. Escaping the eyes of many, Gill has quietly moved onto 97. While the century would be on his mind, there is something else as well. He has now scored 716 runs in this series, which is ranked number 3 in terms of the most runs scored by an Indian in a bilateral Test series. Sunil Gavaskar's 732 in India against the West Indies, in 1978-79 and 774 in the West Indies in 1970-71 are the next ones in the list.
ओवर की समाप्ति 82 : 203/3
5 रन
- 481.1
- 081.2
- 081.3
- 181.4
- 081.5
- 081.6
व. सुंदर
7 (39)
श. गिल
97 (222)
ज. आर्चर
12-2-45-0
81.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
BRAVE LEAVE! Nagging length and around off, coming in with an angle but then moves away after pitching, Washington Sundar looks to defend it at first but then leaves it. The ball zips past the top of the off stump.
81.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
JAFFA! Back of a length, from around the wicket, creating an inward angle and then gets it to straighten out from there, around off, Washington Sundar stands tall and looks to defend it but the ball zips past the outside edge of the bat on its way to the keeper. This is lovely bowling and especially from this angle by Archer.
81.4
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Pitches it up now, does Archer and bowls it around off, gets some in-seam movement, Shubman Gill comes forward to defend it but gets a leading edge. The ball goes in the gap towards cover point and they take a single.
81.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Another short-pitched delivery, outside off, getting some good bounce off the deck, Shubman Gill watches it carefully and shoulders his arms at the very end.
81.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Back of a length and around off, Shubman Gill gets behind it and defends it.
81.1
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! PUNISHED! Short of a length, angling in, around middle, Shubman Gill presses back, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to deep backward square leg for a boundary.
Should be Jofra Archer from the other end. He was warming up a couple of overs ago. Indeed. 11-2-40-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 81 : 198/3
0 रन
- 080.1
- 080.2
- 080.3
- 080.4
- 080.5
- 080.6
व. सुंदर
7 (37)
श. गिल
92 (218)
क. वोक्स
16-4-48-2
80.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Good solid defence! Hard length, over off, Washington Sundar hangs back and drops it down into the deck with a straight bat.
80.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Nagging length and outside off, moving away, Washington Sundar leaves it.
80.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Back of a length and around off, angling in, Sundar defends it off the back foot.
80.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Edged but didn't carry! Woakes pitches it up and brings this one back, on the fuller length and around off, Washington Sundar gets a good stride forward to defend it but he plays it with soft hands. The ball catches the outside edge of the bat and goes towards third slip but on the bounce, as the fielder dives forward to collect it. That's what England would have wanted but only for the ball to go into the slip cordon.
80.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
There is away movement, full and well outside off, seaming away further from the batter, Sundar leaves it.
80.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Starts off with a relative fuller delivery, outside off, Washington Sundar shoulders his arms.
The second new ball is available now. Will England take it? Will Stokes bowl at least 1 over with the new cherry? Yes to the first question. ENGLAND HAVE TAKEN THE SECOND NEW BALL IMMEDIATELY. No to the second query. Stokes is done for the session. Chris Woakes will make the first use of the second new ball. 15-3-48-2 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 80 : 198/3
0 रन
- 079.1
- 079.2
- 079.3
- 079.4
- 079.5
- 079.6
श. गिल
92 (218)
व. सुंदर
7 (31)
ल. डॉसन
31-10-48-0
79.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
MAIDEN! Full and around off, Gill comes forward and defends it.
79.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Flighted, full and around off, Shubman Gill crouches and presents a solid block.
79.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Around off, defended back to the bowler.
79.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Floated, full and around middle, too fuller, Shubman Gill jams it out off the toe end of the bat back to the bowler.
79.2
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Again, same line, in the stumps and on the fuller length, Gill taps it into the leg side with soft hands. Sundar wants to take a single but Gill sends him back.
79.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Tossed it up and around middle, Shubman Gill gets a good stride forward and blocks it.
Can someone please take the ball away from him? For the past couple of overs now, Ben Stokes has signalled to Brydon Carse to come over. Carse comes, marks his runup, only for Stokes to send him back! Clearly, Stokes does not want to break his rhythm and give it his all. Try and get Shubman Gill. The gamble that he is taking is - if he can break the game open through a marathon spell and help England win the game and series, he will not mind to take a sabbatical till November. He has put on his sweater and that might be a signal that it is the end of that marathon spell. 8-2-12-1. Superb. Would be a real shame if the other bowlers don't support him.
ओवर की समाप्ति 79 : 198/3
2 रन
- 078.1
- 078.2
- 078.3
- 078.4
- 278.5
- 078.6
व. सुंदर
7 (31)
श. गिल
92 (212)
ब. स्टोक्स
8-2-12-1
78.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Hits the deck hard again, shorter and outside off, Sundar hops up but lets it go.
78.5
2
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Back of a length and around off, Washington Sundar rises with the bounce and uses his wrists to flick it in the gap towards deep square leg. Calls for two instantly and though the deep square leg fielder gets across to his left to cut it off, both batters take two runs quite easily.
78.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Another short-pitched delivery, and outside off, Sundar leaves it.
78.3
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Brings back in this time, on a length and around off, angling in, Sundar hangs back and presents a full face of the bat to defend it. This is a nice phase for India as they are showing good resistance.
78.2
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Short of a length and outside off, moving away from the batter, Sundar leaves it.
78.1
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Hard length and outside off, that variable bounce again, Washington Sundar rises with the bounce and lets it go.
ओवर की समाप्ति 78 : 196/3
2 रन
- 077.1
- 077.2
- 077.3
- 077.4
- 177.5
- 177.6
व. सुंदर
5 (25)
श. गिल
92 (212)
ल. डॉसन
30-9-48-0
77.6
1
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A lofted shot but gets only a single! Full and around off, Washington Sundar goes on his knees and picks it up to launch it downtown. He makes a good connection but the ball doesn't reach the boundary because of the damp outfield. Chris Woakes from mid on cuts it off. A single taken.
77.5
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Drops it shorter now and around off, Gill rocks back and cuts it through cover point for one.
77.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
More straighter and around middle, Gill takes a big stride forward and blocks it.
77.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Similar length, and a bit outside off, slower too, Gill comes forward but shoulders his arms.
77.2
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
A bit of dragged back length and around off, Shubman Gill presses back and defends it.
77.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Tossed it up and around middle, Gill clips it towards square leg.
For all those wondering - where is Rishabh Pant? Didn't the batting coach confirm that he will bat? Of course, he confirmed. But is there any need for him right now? India can hang on till Jadeja, so if the 5th wicket falls, and there is a chance of a result, only then could we see him come out.
ओवर की समाप्ति 77 : 194/3
1 रन
- 076.1
- 076.2
- 176.3
- 076.4
- 076.5
- 076.6
व. सुंदर
4 (24)
श. गिल
91 (207)
ब. स्टोक्स
7-2-10-1
76.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
This is solid defence! On a good length and around off, Sundar comes forward and presents the full face of the bat to block it.
76.5
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Back of a length and angling in, around off, Sudar hops up and drops it down into the pitch.
76.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Nagging length and outside off, Washington Sundar lets it go.
76.3
1
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
A misfield and a single for Gill. Full and around off, Gill takes a big stride forward and drives it towards cover, where Ollie Pope makes a dive to his right but lets it through him. Stokes runs around to his left to collect it but both batters take a quick single. Good running between the wickets by both Indian batters but that could have been saved easily by Pope.
76.2
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Oh, that has got extra bounce! Hard length and around off, the ball shoots up unexpectedly and as Shubman Gill tries to defend it, he gets surprised. The ball makes contact with the handle of the bat and lobs up beside the pitch on the off side. Could have gone anywhere. The pitch has showed this invariable bounce since this morning.
76.1
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On a good length and around off, Shubman Gill comes forward and defends it off the middle of the bat.
DRINKS BREAK. Slightly challenging conditions for India this morning. They have done extremely well to lose just the sole wicket of Rahul in 13 overs and the 19 runs knocked off mean that they trail by 118 runs now. It is not the ball which is talking, but the pitch. The inconsistent bounce has become more pronounced, accounting for Rahul's wicket and Gill's thumb. The skipper is fighting hard from the front and seems like luck is on his side as well. He was dropped by Pope, when on 81, a pretty tough chance at cover, after Dawson had spilled a pretty simple one on Day 4 before Tea, with the skipper on 48. But the question is still the same - is it actually difficult or are these things happening because Stokes is bowling? Will the other bowlers be able to back up once he goes off the attack and the second new cherry is taken?
ओवर की समाप्ति 76 : 193/3
0 रन
- 075.1
- 075.2
- 075.3
- 075.4
- 075.5
- 075.6
व. सुंदर
4 (21)
श. गिल
90 (204)
ल. डॉसन
29-9-46-0
75.6
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, outside off, Sundar defends it solidly.
75.5
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Terrific bowling. Dawson has prepared a string on that rough. He keeps on landing it on that area, just short of full. And things are happening. Sundar looks to defend this one, getting a big stride, but the ball lands on the rough, spins back in, bounces extra, beats the bat, hits the thigh, then lobs onto the glove and lands just short of short leg!
75.4
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Extreme spin from outside off, from the rough, pace off, Sundar looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads, with the impact outside off.
75.3
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Landed outside off, Washington Sundar presses forward and pushes it towards slip.
75.2
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, defended solidly.
75.1
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On middle and off, flicked past short leg towards short mid-wicket.
That was Stokes' 6th over in this spell. Ricky Ponting on air opines that he should take a rest now and come back on when the second new ball is taken. Punter feels that if Stokes is getting so much movement with the old ball, he could cause chaos with the new cherry. On his injuries, Ricky feels that Stokes is totally fine. Whatever he is doing with his shoulder and back are probably because of what happened in the warmup. Might have jerked something, that's all.
ओवर की समाप्ति 75 : 193/3
0 रन
- 074.1
- 074.2
- 074.3
- 074.4
- 074.5
- 074.6
श. गिल
90 (204)
व. सुंदर
4 (15)
ब. स्टोक्स
6-2-9-1
74.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Landed outside off, Shubman Gill continues to be brave to play on the back foot, despite that blow.
74.5
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Similar ball, this time, the skipper works it towards short mid-wicket.
74.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Similar ball, coming in from outside off, SG defends it solidly towards cover.
74.3
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Slightly back of a length, outside off, Shubman stays back and pushes it towards cover-point.
74.2
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
From a wide angle outside off, over the wicket, Gill stays back and pushes it towards point.
74.1
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On a length, outside off, Shubman Gill pushes it towards cover.
Another warning for England. The first official one in this innings for slow overrate. So Stokes has to deal with hamstring, shoulder, back, bowling, captaincy, match result and even overrate issues! Who wants to be a captain?
ओवर की समाप्ति 74 : 193/3
2 रन
- 273.1
- 073.2
- 073.3
- 073.4
- 073.5
- 073.6
व. सुंदर
4 (15)
श. गिल
90 (198)
ल. डॉसन
28-8-46-0
73.6
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Extravagant turn. Dawson lands it in the footholes outside off, short of full, Sundar looks to pad it away but the ball spins back in a long way and hits him.
73.5
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A touch short, outside off, Washington Sundar stays back and guides it towards backward point.
73.4
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
And now this one goes past silly point! Full, outside off, WS lunges to defend and plays it off the face of his bat, aerially, to the right of silly point!
73.3
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Very full, outside off, inviting the drive, Washington accepts the invitation and looks to drive but the ball spins in off the rough and goes off the inner half of the bat back to the bowler.
73.2
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, just outside off, Sundar defends in front of silly point. There is a short leg and a slip as well.
73.1
2
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
A touch short, outside off, Washington Sundar goes back and works it to the left of mid on. By the time Chris Woakes can get to the ball, two runs are taken. The deficit is now 118.
ओवर की समाप्ति 73 : 191/3
0 रन
- 072.1
- 072.2
- 072.3
- 072.4
- 072.5
- 072.6
श. गिल
90 (198)
व. सुंदर
2 (9)
ब. स्टोक्स
5-1-9-1
72.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full and wide outside off, coming back in, the skipper lets it go.
72.5
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Another one shoots low, but SG plays it really well. What a nice combination - SG plays Dukes well - pun intended. Wider of the crease, from over the wicket, on a length, Gill gets across to defend but the ball jags back in and stays low as well. Gill just about manages to get his bat down in time to block.
72.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, outside off, swinging in, Shubman defends it solidly.
72.3
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
A touch wider outside off, left alone.
72.2
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
The double bluff. Just short of full, outside off, Gill strides forward to defend and meets the ball, but the moment the bat makes contact, Gill takes his bottom hand off, due to the jarring effect.
Shubman Gill is taking some time out here. The ball has hit him below the helmet but the pain is because of the ball hitting him on the right arm. The physio is out there, tending to the Indian skipper. Seems like the index finger. Or, the thumb, in fact. The helmet is being changed as well. The crowd applauds as Gill gets ready to brave the pain and play on. Will Stokes bang it in again or go for the double bluff and bowl it full?
72.1
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Ouch. That is an unplayable delivery. And dangerous too. Against grubbers, you only fail to meet the ball. But against such deliveries, you could get injured as well. Just how Gill has got one here. Short of a length, outside off, Shubman Gill stayed back to defend but the ball rose up sharply, coming in as well, hitting him on the right arm. Gill straightaway winces in pain but has the presence of mind to try and knock the ball away from the stumps, as it goes off his arm, onto his helmet, then trickles down back his body. Throws his bat and gloves away and that could only mean serious pain.
There is some rough outside the off stump to a left hander. That becomes outside the leg stump for the right hander. So to a right hander, the spinners will not get that much of a purchase, but there is plenty against the southpaws.
ओवर की समाप्ति 72 : 191/3
1 रन
- 171.1
- 071.2
- 071.3
- 071.4
- 071.5
- 071.6
व. सुंदर
2 (9)
श. गिल
90 (192)
ल. डॉसन
27-8-44-0
71.6
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Very full, outside off, Washington Sundar goes hard on the drive but back to the bowler.
71.5
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Full, outside off, WS lunges and keeps it out.
71.4
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Tossed up, outside off, Washington gets a good stride in to block.
71.3
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Very full, outside off, Sundar looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge towards gully.
71.2
0
लियम डॉसन To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Around off, coming in, worked towards short leg.
Interesting thought process from the Indian think tank. Actually, Ravindra Jadeja was slotted at 5, but Sundar has been sent instead. Perhaps, the management feels that since this is a day of survival, Sundar could do a better job than Jadeja.
71.1
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Outside off, Shubman Gill punches it towards point where Jofra Archer trips over the ball and lets it through. A single taken.
ओवर की समाप्ति 71 : 190/3
2 रन
- 070.1
- W 70.2
- 270.3
- 070.4
- 070.5
- 070.6
व. सुंदर
2 (4)
श. गिल
89 (191)
ब. स्टोक्स
4-0-9-1
70.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Angling in, around middle, on the fuller length, Sundar comes forward and defends it. Just 2 and a wicket for Stokes off the over.
70.5
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
Hard length and outside off, Sundar lets it go.
70.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
BEATEN! From around the wicket, Stokes hurls in to bowl a relative fuller delivery, and in the channel outside off, gets it to come back in with that angle and then the ball gets straightened out after pitching. Washington Sundar comes forward to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge. Lovely bowling from the English skipper.
70.3
2
बेन स्टोक्स To वॉशिंगटन सुंदर
On a length, outside off, Washington Sundar punches this through the covers for a couple, to get off the mark.
Washington Sundar walks in next, at number 5, replacing KL Rahul.
70.2
W
बेन स्टोक्स To लोकेश राहुल OUT!
OUT! LBW! No review needed for this one! Stokes does not appeal, Rahul does not wait! A carbon copy of Rahul's dismissal at Lord's. Same bowler as well. Only there, Stokes had reviewed. There was absolutely no point in reviewing this one. It was slightly better than a grubber. On a good length, outside off, KL Rahul stays back to play. But unfortunately for him, the ball jags back in and stays absolutely low, hitting him on the pads. Dead plumb, so plumb that neither the bowler, nor the batter had any second thought. Still, you have got to appeal for the umpire to raise his finger, as Glenn McGrath had found out some 20-odd years ago. So, someone does appeal and umpire Rod Tucker raises his finger. Ball Tracking projects it to be hitting the leg stump. End of a marathon stand of 188 as Rahul departs for a gritty 90. India are 188/3 and trail by 123 runs!
70.1
0
बेन स्टोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length, outside off, KL Rahul pushes it into the off side.
90 percent. That is the efficiency of umpiring in this Test match. There have been 10 reviews made over the 5 days, with only 1 overturned. Have to don your hat to the two umpires who rarely get any mention.
ओवर की समाप्ति 70 : 188/2
1 रन
- 069.1
- 069.2
- 069.3
- 169.4
- 069.5
- 069.6
श. गिल
89 (191)
ल. राहुल
90 (228)
ल. डॉसन
26-8-43-0
69.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Much fuller, almost a yorker, around middle, Shubman comes forward and nudges it to mid-wicket.
69.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Nagging length and around middle, Gill tucks it towards mid-wicket.
69.4
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Good running between the wickets! Fuller but around leg, Rahul clips it wide of square leg with soft hands and steals a single.
69.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Landed outside off, Rahul lunges to defend but the ball pitches and zips past the outside edge, with extra bounce.
69.2
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, solidly defended.
69.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Massive shout for caught behind. Turned down by the umpire. The bowler is confident, but the keeper is not 100 percent sure. Dawson is confident that he heard a noise and Ben Stokes takes the gamble and goes for the sole existing review. It was fired down the leg side and KL Rahul missed his sweep, to the keeper. UltraEdge detects nothing as the ball is near the bat. Top-class umpiring once again. That's it for England in terms of reviews in this innings.
Just get the feeling that it is all about this opening hour for both sides. Clearly, Ben Stokes is not comfortable at all, while bowling, holding his right shoulder every now and then and as far as India are concerned, it could be just about seeing this spell off. He is the only bowler who has made things happen and if he is seen off in this spell, may not return to bowl again. Additionally, if his shoulder and back are hurting, maybe Stokes may go off the field as well and in that case, England will lose a master captain as well.
ओवर की समाप्ति 69 : 187/2
4 रन
- 068.1
- 068.2
- 068.3
- 068.4
- 068.5
- 468.6
श. गिल
89 (189)
ल. राहुल
89 (224)
ब. स्टोक्स
3-0-7-0
68.6
4
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! Easy pickings! Back of a length and around middle and leg, Shubman Gill gets across and tickles it fine to deep fine leg for a boundary. The deep fine leg fielder was a bit wide and though he tries to run across to his right but the ball wins the race.
68.5
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Nagging length and touch outside off, Shubman Gill stands tall and pats it down towards the gully region.
68.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
CLOSE! Hard length and around off, Shubman Gill brings his bat down and looks to dab it down into the off side but gets a bit of underedge on this occasion. The ball bounces and shoots up beside the off stump. Lucky for the Indian skipper, as it could have gone anywhere.
68.3
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On a length, outside off, 137 kph, darting back in, Gill hops back to defend, as the ball stays a touch low as well.
68.2
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On a length, outside off, nipping away, 132 kph, Shubman Gill comes forward and pushes it towards cover.
68.1
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On a good length around off, worked towards mid-wicket.
It is not just the hamstring which is worrying Stokes. He was testing his right shoulder before the start of play and after his previous over, he was stretching his back as well. Highly unlikely that he could feature in the final Test at this rate.
ओवर की समाप्ति 68 : 183/2
3 रन
- 267.1
- 167.2
- 067.3
- 067.4
- 067.5
- 067.6
ल. राहुल
89 (224)
श. गिल
85 (183)
ल. डॉसन
25-8-42-0
67.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Again pitches it full and around off, KL blocks it.
67.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Not much happening off the wicket, full and around off, easily defended by Rahul off the front foot.
67.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Tossed up and around off, Rahul comes forward and defends it.
67.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, 92 kph, KL Rahul defends.
67.2
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Outside off, punched towards deep point for a single.
67.1
2
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, on middle and off, Shubman Gill flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. The deficit is now 129.
Interesting discussion between Ravi Shastri and Stuart Broad on air. Shastri observes that both, Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah dropped their pace in this match, coming over from Lord's. Not quite able to fathom the reason, he asks Broad about it. Broad is also surprised but opines that because of all the rain here, the landing area is just a bit spongy at this venue. Hence, perhaps, the bowlers are a touch extra careful while running in.
ओवर की समाप्ति 67 : 180/2
1 रन
- 066.1
- 066.2
- 066.3
- 066.4
- 166.5
- 066.6
ल. राहुल
89 (220)
श. गिल
82 (181)
ब. स्टोक्स
2-0-3-0
66.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Much fuller and around off, Rahul comes forward and blocks it.
66.5
1
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
DROPPED! A tough chance is put down by Ollie Pope, and he looks very distraught. Stokes lands it full and a bit outside off, as Shubman Gill sees it is in his arc, he comes forward and drives it uppishly. The ball goes in the air towards cover, where Pope is stationed a bit close, and he leaps with his extended arms, but the ball doesn't stick and pops out. The effort was great, but the shot was hit hard and thus, Pope can't be able to pouch it in his hands. The ball rolls away behind him, and the batters take a single. How costly will it prove to England? Stokes has just started to bowl, and he has created chances, but the England fielders will have to support their skipper to get wickets.
66.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Excellent effort! Full and around off, Shubman Gill gets across and flicks it off the middle of the bat towards mid-wicket, where Joe Root moves across to his left quickly and gets his left hand on it. The ball rolls away to mid on.
66.3
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Around middle and off, Gill gets across and works it through mid-wicket where it is fielded well with a slide.
66.2
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full and straight, watchfully defended to the off side.
66.1
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, outside off, 133 kph, Shubman Gill looks to drive it through the off side but the ball comes in and goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid on.
ओवर की समाप्ति 66 : 179/2
2 रन
- 065.1
- 265.2
- 065.3
- 065.4
- 065.5
- 065.6
ल. राहुल
89 (219)
श. गिल
81 (176)
ल. डॉसन
24-8-39-0
65.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Pitches it full again and around off, similar line, KL defends it off the front foot.
65.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Floated up and around off, Rahul strides forward and blocks it nicely.
65.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Tossed it up and tight lines, around off, Rahul comes forward and defends it off the outer half of the bat.
65.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
This one shoots low as well. Tossed up, around off, drifting in towards the right hander, KL stays back to defend but the ball shoots low and just about meets the toe end of the bat.
65.2
2
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
A bit too straight now, down the leg side, 88 kph, Rahul wrists it through mid-wicket for a couple.
65.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, slanting in, 96 kph, KL Rahul defends towards silly point.
ओवर की समाप्ति 65 : 177/2
2 रन
- 264.1
- 064.2
- 064.3
- 064.4
- 064.5
- 064.6
श. गिल
81 (176)
ल. राहुल
87 (213)
ब. स्टोक्स
1-0-2-0
64.6
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On the good length and outside off, Shubman Gill looks to jam it out into the off side but misses as the ball seam away from there and beats the outside edge of the bat.
64.5
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Nagging length and around off, with that variable bounce again, Gill comes forward to defend it but ends up chipping it. The ball bounces and goes over a leaping Stokes to mid off.
64.4
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
A loud appeal for LBW, but the umpire turns it down, and instantly, Stokes implies that it would be sliding down leg. On the fuller side and around middle and leg, it stays much lower and also gets some inward movement. Shubman Gill gets surprised and tries to defend it, but misses due to low bounce and gets rapped on the front pad. The replays confirm that it would have missed the leg stump. A lucky escape for the Indian skipper.
64.3
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
A touch wider outside off, left alone.
64.2
0
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full and straight, stays a touch low, Gill is watchful in defense.
64.1
2
बेन स्टोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On a length, around off, Shubman Gill works it through mid-wicket for a couple. Moves to 81.
It is chillier today as compared to Days 3 and 4. Additionally, due to the early morning rain, the area near the pitch is a bit dodgy and the fielders will have their work cut out, with the chill and the outfield. It will definitely be slippery and with one more Test slated after this, we might not see any extravagant fielding efforts. And here comes the Daily Mail headline - BEN STOKES IS ABOUT TO BOWL. He was warming up before the start of play and was testing his shoulder too.
ओवर की समाप्ति 64 : 175/2
1 रन
- 063.1
- 063.2
- 163.3
- 063.4
- 063.5
- 063.6
ल. राहुल
87 (213)
श. गिल
79 (170)
ल. डॉसन
23-8-37-0
63.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Slower, full and around off, KL again blocks it with a good stride forward.
63.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Fuller again and around off, Rahul defends it off the front foot to silly point.
63.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Tossed up and around middle, KL Rahul comes forward and blocks it.
63.3
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
The first run of Day 5. The arm ball, slanting in, from outside off, 92 kph, Shubman opens the face of his bat and guides it through point for a single.
63.2
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Landed around off, a bit of flight, 95 kph, Gill defends.
63.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, on middle, Shubman Gill flicks it towards short mid-wicket.
The players are making their way out to the middle. As of now, 90 overs are scheduled for the day, with a minimum of 75 needed to be bowled out, for a proper legitimate handshake. With intermittent showers forecast, it might come down to the phase where the last hour is started, around which, the players can shake hands. It will be spin to start things off. Liam Dawson will start off, to Shubman Gill.
PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta is pitchside and shares his thoughts on the surface. He says the pitch still looks good for batting, and there aren’t any visible demons in it just yet. At the Jimmy Anderson End, there isn’t much wear and tear, but there’s a bit of extra grass, which has led to some deliveries bouncing a touch more than expected from that side. While some cracks are beginning to appear, they haven’t quite opened up yet. As Deep moves towards the Brian Statham End, he points out that the nature of the surface begins to shift, where the grass starts to thin out and the cracks become more pronounced. There are also some clear footmarks at that end, which Ravindra Jadeja exploited cleverly yesterday against Ben Stokes. Interestingly, he notes that Liam Dawson hasn’t quite been able to extract the same purchase from those areas, especially against the Indian left-handers. Concludes by saying that there’s a bit in the pitch for everyone, some assistance for seamers with the new ball and patches for spinners, but it’s far from unplayable. If the batters are willing to apply themselves, dig in, and play with discipline, they can survive on this surface.
Now, let’s talk about the weather, the ultimate wildcard today. There was rain through the morning, but it isn't there for now, where only the clouds are hovering over the ground. But even after that, intermittent showers and heavy cloud cover could play hide and seek with the match. Also, it’s a Sunday, and the crowd is expected to come in good numbers, hoping for a grandstand finish. If there is enough play, England could engineer a collapse, as it would be difficult for the batters to survive those short periods. It’s all beautifully poised. Stay tuned for more!
England, meanwhile, will feel they should have sealed this game by now. Their batting was outstanding as they batted for around 2 full days. But the absence of Stokes, the bowler, has hurt them badly, especially on a surface that could’ve used his magic deliveries to break the partnership. Chris Woakes was the pick of the pacers with his two wickets, but the others looked listless on Day 4. England have eight wickets to get today. They will need early breakthroughs or risk letting the match meander to a draw. Stokes' aggressive captaincy has worked wonders before, but can he repeat his magic here?
This pitch has kept everyone guessing. Early signs of variable bounce suggested this could quickly become a crumbling fifth-day surface, but it didn't. India, after being pushed onto the back foot by a brutal English onslaught, have clawed their way back through the unflinching resistance of KL Rahul and Shubman Gill. It’s been a defining moment for Gill, and his leadership, especially after being 0/2, has stood tall. Rahul has been India's monk under pressure, letting the ball come, defending with soft hands, and waiting for the loose one. With Pant still in doubt to bat today, India will feel they can bat long enough to draw this one out, and they rely heavily on this partnership to start well this morning.
This Test has had four wildly different days. India began Day 1 brightly, reaching 264/4 at stumps on the back of resilient half-centuries from Jaiswal and Sudharsan. England’s reply on Day 2 was pure fire, 225/2 by stumps, before Day 3 became a Stokes-Root show. That mountain of runs handed them a lead of 311. India then suffered a catastrophic collapse at the start of their second innings, losing both openers for ducks in a mini session before Lunch on Day 4. Yet what followed was nothing short of stoic brilliance. Gill and Rahul stood tall against the tide, stringing together a 174-run unbeaten partnership that spanned two full sessions and swung the narrative in India’s favour to fight.
Hello and welcome to what promises to be a thrilling, tense, and potentially twist-filled fifth and final day of the 4th Test between England and India at Old Trafford, Manchester. We've had drama, dominance, and defiance over the past four days, but it all comes down to this Sunday. And while cricket is centre stage, the weather may yet decide to be the villain, as there has been some rain in the morning, and intermittent showers could interrupt play through the day. But despite that looming uncertainty, we’re set for a thrilling finale, with India still trailing by 137 runs and two set batters at the crease, and England hunting for eight wickets.
... DAY 5, SESSION 1 ...
Yet another Day 5 of this Test series! And that brings along a bit of mystery as well. The forecast is not that great, with a wet morning predicted, intermittent showers through the day, and the conditions to remain overcast. Does that mean that the bowlers will get much more assistance, or does it mean that the result goes out of the equation? In 36 Tests as skipper, Stokes has won 22 matches and lost 13. The only match that has been drawn under his leadership was at this very venue, in the 2023 Ashes. Additionally, whenever a team has won the toss and elected to field in a Test match at Old Trafford, it has never won in 11 previous attempts! History and weather both point towards a draw. Will Midas Stokes be able to change the script and seal the series? Or will India continue their batting might and grind England for a psychological advantage ahead of the fifth Test? The first ball on Day 5, Sunday, 27th July, 2025, is scheduled to be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (1000 GMT), weather and light permitting, but our buildup will begin well in advance. So do tune in early. Until then, you can catch all the action from the T20I series between West Indies and Australia. Enjoy. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
What is the mystery of this Old Trafford pitch? Puffs of dust are emanating, the ball is staying up and down, but still, the pitch is looking good for batting. That is because the inconsistency in bounce is not that consistent either. England started really well with the new ball and when the wickets weren't coming, they didn't lose control either. But with the pitch as flat as a pancake, the bowlers just could not exert much. Ben Stokes took a calculated risk of not bowling and the scorecard shows how badly England missed him in the bowling ranks.
At the other end, it was a monk. KL Rahul. As cool as a cucumber, unfazed by everything going around him and soaking up all the pressure. He registered his 4th 50-plus score of the series and while Gill was attacking the new ball, he was content in just seeing it off. He is unbeaten on 87 and faced 210 balls - that's 35 overs alone - showing his dodgyness. He got a couple of close calls, with the inside edge not going onto the stumps, but that is something which every batter hopes for, while playing a big knock.
Stokes and England's lower order piled on the agony on the Indian bowlers in the morning, as they added another 125 runs to their overnight score, with skipper Stokes going on to get his first Test ton in 2 years. And then, before you could blink, India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan on successive deliveries and at that stage, it seemed like there won't be a Day 5. But along came skipper Gill and despite a hattrick of poor innings before this, he batted with grit and determination. Gill started off on a flurry, attacking the new ball and scoring quickly and slowly settled down into a rhythm. He got a life on 48, when Liam Dawson spilled a fairly simple chance and post that, the captain has been really watchful. He was on 48 (69) before that drop. It was a loose shot and it could have been catastrophic for India had that catch been taken. In the next 98 balls, he put his head down and scored just 30 runs, but did not repeat that mistake. Gill has now reached 697 runs in this series and is on the cusp of becoming only the third Indian to score 700 runs in a bilateral series and should he get the chance to bat deep, register the record of the most runs by an Indian in a bilateral Test series.
It was a totally different picture roughly 4 hours ago, when Lunch was taken. England batted and batted and outbatted India out of the Test, making 669 and gaining a lead of 311. With the pitch showing inconsistent bounce, questions started being asked as to why weren't the hosts declaring and we now know why. 12 sessions done in this Test and the pitch, barring for an odd misbehaviour here and there, is still looking great for batting. This is the first time that a pair has batted successfully through two back-to-back sessions in this series.
The day got started by England, but it has ended in India's favour. Back-to-back wicketless sessions mean that they have fought back remarkably well in this Test, earning the right of drawing the game on merit, rather than the weather. The crowd rises as one for KL Rahul and Shubman Gill, who got together with the score on 0, in the opening over and are still together as Stumps are drawn. Coach Gautam Gambhir is standing in the team balcony, admiring his players.
ओवर की समाप्ति 63 : 174/2
2 रन
- 062.1
- 162.2
- 162.3
- 062.4
- 062.5
- 062.6
ल. राहुल
87 (210)
श. गिल
78 (167)
जो रूट
5-1-17-0
62.6
0
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
Around middle and off, watchfully defended. STUMPS ON DAY 4, INDIA 174/2, TRAIL BY 137!
62.5
0
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, defended solidly.
62.4
0
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
OUCH! It is called the funny bone but it is not funny at all! A quicker ball, short in length, outside leg, Rahul looks to work it away but then decides to pad it away. However, the ball hits him on the softer part of the knee, inside the front pad and Rahul hobbles in pain.
62.3
1
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Another misfield! Stokes will be irritated now. Full, on middle, Shubman Gill works it straight to Brydon Carse at short mid-wicket who takes his eyes off the ball and it goes through. A run taken.
62.2
1
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
Very full, around middle and off, Rahul pushes it towards cover. The fielder fumbles and Gill starts off for the single. Rahul is not watching and Gill has to shout to get Rahul's attention. The ball roll down through mid off and the batters take a single. Stokes is not amused.
62.1
0
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around middle, 88 kph, KL Rahul defends.
3 minutes left on the clock. Given the way England are bowling, we can have 2 overs before close. But pretty sure India will ensure that this is the last over of the day.
ओवर की समाप्ति 62 : 172/2
0 रन
- 061.1
- 061.2
- 061.3
- 061.4
- 061.5
- 061.6
श. गिल
77 (166)
ल. राहुल
86 (205)
ल. डॉसन
22-8-36-0
61.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
The arm ball, outside off, 94 kph, Shubman Gill cuts it from the off stump towards backward point.
61.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, 87 kph, the skipper eases it towards cover.
61.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
A low full toss, down the leg side, SG works it towards short mid-wicket.
61.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Quicker ball, outside off, Shubman pushes it towards cover.
61.2
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full and straight, 88 kph, Gill pats it down coming forward.
61.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
That is a beauty. Flighted, outside off, Shubman Gill comes forward to defend but the ball pitches and then spins just enough, bouncing as well, to beat the outside edge. So close.
ओवर की समाप्ति 61 : 172/2
7 रन
- 060.1
- 160.2
- 160.3
- 060.4
- 160.5
- 460.6
ल. राहुल
86 (205)
श. गिल
77 (160)
जो रूट
4-1-15-0
60.6
4
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
FOUR! The angle is changed as Root comes around the wicket but delivers a loopy full toss, around off. Rahul comes forward and literally caresses it through mid off. No one is chasing that. The stand moves to 172 and the deficit is now 139.
60.5
1
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Thrown up, outside off, Shubman drives it towards covers where Ben Stokes misfields and then hobbles across to get to the ball. Not good signs for England. The batters pinch a single.
60.4
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
A touch short, around off, 91 kph, Gill plays the short-arm jab towards short mid-wicket.
60.3
1
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
Very full, outide off, KL Rahul eases it through the covers for a run.
60.2
1
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
On middle and off, Shubman Gill works it through mid-wicket for a single.
60.1
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, defended back to the bowler.
15 runs in the last 5 overs. The batters have looked to score a bit, ironically with the close coming so near. Stokes is searching for some inspiration. 9 minutes left for the close. Joe Root is back on. 3-1-8-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 60 : 165/2
0 रन
- 059.1
- 059.2
- 059.3
- 059.4
- 059.5
- 059.6
ल. राहुल
81 (203)
श. गिल
75 (156)
ल. डॉसन
21-7-36-0
59.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
The arm ball, around leg stump, 86 kph, Rahul is solid in defense.
59.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
The arm all, outside off, short in length, KL Rahul punches it towards cover.
59.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Very full, around middle, KLR defends it in front of silly point.
59.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Fuller, around off, 93 kph, KL comes forward this time, having learnt from his previous mistake and meets the ball nicely towards cover.
59.2
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Oohhh.. this one darts back, 95 kph, outside off, Rahul stays back to defend but gets a thick inside edge past the stumps to the leg side.
59.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, 90 kph, KL Rahul lunges to defend it to the off side.
ओवर की समाप्ति 59 : 165/2
1 रन
- 058.1
- 058.2
- 058.3
- 158.4
- 058.5
- 058.6
श. गिल
75 (156)
ल. राहुल
81 (197)
क. वोक्स
15-3-48-2
58.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Around off, pushed to the off side.
58.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full and just around off, Shubman Gill is solid in defense on the front foot.
58.4
1
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Short and wide outside off, KL slaps it behind point for a single.
58.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full and around off, Rahul defends it towards cover.
58.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Around middle and leg, pushed towards short mid-wicket.
58.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Really well bowled. On a length, pretty straight, KL Rahul comes forward to defend but the ball lands on the rough and spites up, getting hit on the glove and rolling down towards second slip. Rahul walks down the pitch, takes his gloves off and takes some time out of the game.
One last burst for Archer? Nope. Woakes continues. Two catching mid-wickets while the keeper is upto the stumps. Woakes will be trying to target the front pad.
ओवर की समाप्ति 58 : 164/2
4 रन
- 457.1
- 057.2
- 057.3
- 057.4
- 057.5
- 057.6
श. गिल
75 (154)
ल. राहुल
80 (193)
ल. डॉसन
20-6-36-0
57.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around leg stump, 90 kph, the skipper presses it down solidly.
57.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Arrowed down the leg side, 88 kph, SG works it towards short mid-wicket.
57.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around middle and off, 93 kph, Shubman lunges to defend.
57.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Outside off, Gill pushes it towards cover.
57.2
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around middle, worked to the leg side.
57.1
4
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! Misdirected down the leg side. Shubman Gill just turns it with ease through the vacant leg slip region. Zak Crawley puts in the hard yards and gets to the ball, dives and tries to flick it back, but the ball rolls back into the ropes. The deficit is now 147.
Another spell for Liam Dawson. His last for the day. 19-6-32-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 57 : 160/2
10 रन
- 456.1
- 256.2
- 056.3
- 456.4
- 056.5
- 056.6
ल. राहुल
80 (193)
श. गिल
71 (148)
क. वोक्स
14-3-47-2
56.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Woakes tries to target the pads but gets pushed to mid on with ease. 10 runs from the over.
56.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, KL defends.
56.4
4
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
FOUR! Another cracking shot, the second boundary of the over. Back of a length, outside off, Rahul arches back and cuts it behind point. The stand moves to 160 and Rahul moves to 80.
56.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Landed on a length, outside off, 132 kph, moving away, KL keeps his bat inside the line.
56.2
2
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Ooohhh... this one goes off the inside edge. Full, around off, Rahul lunges to block but the ball bounces a shade extra and goes off the inner half of the bat and flies through square leg. Couple of runs taken.
56.1
4
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
FOUR! Excellent precision. On a length, outside off, KL Rahul stays deep in his crease, waits for the ball to arrive and guides it past first slip, to his right, to the deep third fence for a boundary. The deficit is now 157.
Nice, bright sunshine at Old Trafford right now. The ball is not doing much, the pitch is looking good and the conditions are excellent for batting.
ओवर की समाप्ति 56 : 150/2
0 रन
- 055.1
- 055.2
- 055.3
- 055.4
- 055.5
- 055.6
श. गिल
71 (148)
ल. राहुल
70 (187)
जो रूट
3-1-8-0
55.6
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Full, around middle and off, 87 kph, the skipper comes forward to block.
55.5
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
On middle stump this time, short of full, SG stays back to defend.
55.4
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Fired down the leg side, 87 kph, Shubman looks to pad it away. The ball misses the pad.
55.3
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Slightly short, around off, Gill rocks back and plays a short-arm jab towards mid-wicket.
55.2
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
On middle and leg, Shubman Gill gets a good stride to block.
55.1
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Full, around middle, watchfully defended.
12 runs in the last 5 overs. England giving nothing away, India happy to be patient. 28 minutes left in the day, 10 overs left.
ओवर की समाप्ति 55 : 150/2
2 रन
- 054.1
- 054.2
- 054.3
- 254.4
- 054.5
- 054.6
ल. राहुल
70 (187)
श. गिल
71 (142)
क. वोक्स
13-3-37-2
54.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, outside off, KL Rahul plays it with an open bat face and guides it towards second slip, who, this time, dives and stops the ball to his left.
54.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, on middle and leg, watchfully defended.
54.4
2
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Outside off, on a length, KLR opens the face of his bat and guides it towards second slip. The fielder dives to his left as the ball comes to him on the bounce but he cnnot stop it and it goes through. First slip runs all the way to the boundary and stops the ball. Two runs taken and the 150-RUN STAND IS UP! What a fightback.
54.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full and straight, 127 kph, KL manages to get his bat down in time to defend. That stayed low a touch.
54.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a length, outside off, 129 kph, Rahul lunges and pushes it towards cover.
54.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full and on off, 127 kph, KL Rahul defends.
With around 35 minutes left in the day, Stokes brings Chris Woakes back on. 12-3-35-2 so far. Joe Root is standing at silly mid on, right in front of the non striker.
ओवर की समाप्ति 54 : 148/2
4 रन
- 153.1
- 153.2
- 053.3
- 053.4
- 153.5
- 153.6
ल. राहुल
68 (181)
श. गिल
71 (142)
जो रूट
2-0-8-0
53.6
1
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
A rank long hop, Rahul looks to pull but does not quite get hold of it. Gets it behind square leg and there is a chance for a couple but the batters are happy with one.
53.5
1
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Ahhh.... Shubman jumps out of the crease slightly early and seeing that, Root fires it on off. But the batter manages to get bat on ball and pushes it towards covers for a single.
53.4
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Down the leg side, flicked towards short mid-wicket.
53.3
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
A tad short, on middle, Gill defends it back to the bowler.
53.2
1
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
Bowled with a bit of a round-arm action, 86 kph, KL Rahul works it through mid-wicket for a run.
53.1
1
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Full, from around the wicket, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill works it through mid-wicket for a single. Moves to 70.
Have to give it to both teams. India are trying their level best not to give it away while England are giving it their all on a lifeless pitch. This deck was supposed to assist the spinners but Dawson is not getting any purchase. So, he does the next best thing, that is to vary his pace. It is actually a gripping contest without actually anything happening. Here's Joe Root. 1-0-4-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 53 : 144/2
2 रन
- 052.1
- 152.2
- 152.3
- 052.4
- 052.5
- 052.6
ल. राहुल
66 (179)
श. गिल
69 (138)
ल. डॉसन
19-6-32-0
52.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Very full, on middle, KLR works it through mid-wicket. Sets off for the single but is sent back with a loud shout.
52.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Quicker ball, on middle and off, short in length, KL stays back to defend.
52.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Nice bowling. Tossed up, outside off, slightly wider, slower in pace, 84 kph, draws the batter out, as Rahul lunges to defend and does get an outside edge as well. But it drops to ground towards second slip.
52.3
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Down the leg side, Shubman Gill works it through mid-wicket for a run.
52.2
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Landed outside off, 87 kph, Rahul eases it through the covers for a single.
52.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, 95 kph, KL Rahul lunges to defend.
ओवर की समाप्ति 52 : 142/2
3 रन
- 151.1
- 151.2
- 051.3
- 151.4
- 051.5
- 051.6
श. गिल
68 (137)
ल. राहुल
65 (174)
ब. कार्स
10-2-29-0
51.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
A short ball again, kept out.
51.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Not a bad ball. Not a bad ball at all. England's lines have primarily been around middle and leg stump but this one is slipped on leg stump, banged in short. The idea is to try and catch the batter caught down the leg side on the pull. Gill looks to pull but manages to keep the ball down, behind the stumps. The keeper, Jamie Smith, dives full stretch to his left, to make a half stop.
51.4
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Another short ball, pulled all along the ground behind square leg for a run. The deficit is now 169.
51.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Back to over the wicket, back of a length, around off, Rahul rises with the bounce and pushes it towards mid off.
51.2
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Another short ball, 137 kph, this time outside off, Shubman Gill leaps and cuts it through point for a run.
51.1
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
A short ball, 138 kph, around middle and leg, from around the wicket, KL Rahul swivels and pulls it behind square leg for a single. The stand moves to 140.
ओवर की समाप्ति 51 : 139/2
1 रन
- 050.1
- 150.2
- 050.3
- 050.4
- 050.5
- 050.6
श. गिल
67 (134)
ल. राहुल
63 (171)
ल. डॉसन
18-6-30-0
50.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Tossed up, outside off, Shubman is solid in defense with a lunge.
50.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, pushed back to the bowler.
50.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, pushed on the off side.
50.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Huge, huge shout for LBW! England are confident but umpire Rod Tucker shakes his head. Ben Stokes comes across for a chat for the review but does not take it. He indicates inside edge. It was the arm ball, around off, short in length, skid through and caught Gill on the pads as he looked to flick. The replay detected a massive inside edge. Both umpires have had a cracking game so far.
50.2
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Floated, outside off, 84 kph, Rahul reaches out and drives it through the covers for a single.
50.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Landed around off, 92 kph, KL Rahul goes back and punches it back to the bowler.
16 runs in the last 5 overs. Nothing much has changed in the last few overs in terms of scoring. If any, England are banging the ball hard into the deck, to try and get something out of the pitch. From India's point of view, that is good because it means that the stumps go out of play. And if the stumps are not in play, you can leave the balls alone.
ओवर की समाप्ति 50 : 138/2
2 रन
- 049.1
- 149.2
- 049.3
- 049.4
- 049.5
- 149.6
ल. राहुल
62 (169)
श. गिल
67 (130)
ब. कार्स
9-2-26-0
49.6
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Another short ball to finish, KL swivels and pulls it towards long leg for a run.
49.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
A bouncer, but down the leg side, 134 kph, Rahul lets it go.
49.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Back to over the wicket, with the field pretty much the same and so is the bowling. Short in length, outside off, KL Rahul pulls it towards square leg.
49.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full and straight, middle and off, 134 kph, KL Rahul defends it towards cover.
49.2
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
A short ball again, down the leg side, but good change of pace - 128 kph. Gill is ready for the pull but just waits long enough for the ball to arrive, before pulling it to fine leg for a single.
49.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
A short ball, around middle and off, 136 kph, from around the wicket, Shubman Gill plays the short-am jab towards short mid-wicket.
ओवर की समाप्ति 49 : 136/2
1 रन
- 048.1
- 048.2
- 148.3
- 048.4
- 048.5
- 048.6
ल. राहुल
61 (165)
श. गिल
66 (128)
ल. डॉसन
17-6-29-0
48.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, outside off, 91 kph, KL pushes it towards point.
48.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
The arm ball now, 97 kph, on middle and leg, Rahul comes forward to defend again.
48.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Slower through the air, 88 kph, a bit of loop, around leg stump, KL Rahul defends.
48.3
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Landed on middle, 94 kph, Shubman gets back and nudges it behind square leg for a single.
48.2
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Outside off, Gill leans and drives it towards cover.
48.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, Shubman Gill defends.
England going full throttle now, to try and scruff the ball. First, the fielders from the deep are throwing the ball on the bounce onto the square wickets near the pitch, which are really hard. Second, the bowlers are banging it hard, employing the short-ball ploy to try and scruff off one side of the ball.
ओवर की समाप्ति 48 : 135/2
2 रन
- 1 WD 47.1
- 147.1
- 047.2
- 047.3
- 047.4
- 047.5
- 047.6
ल. राहुल
61 (162)
श. गिल
65 (125)
ब. कार्स
8-2-24-0
47.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Another short ball, KL Rahul drills it through square leg but substitute fielder Jacob Bethell does well to stop it to his left.
47.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
A bouncer on middle and leg, KLR ducks.
47.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Another short ball, outside leg, KL pulls it straight to backward square leg.
47.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Another short ball, this one rises nicely, Rahul looks to pull but gets a bit of a bottom edge onto the pitch.
47.2
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Another short ball, outside leg stump, from around the wicket, KL Rahul pulls it towards backward square leg.
47.1
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Banged into the turf, Shubman Gill pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
47.1
wd
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
WIDE. A wild bouncer, down the leg side, moves further down, left alone.
This was coming. We had observed long ago that the England fielders were deliberately throwing the ball on the bounce to the keeper. In the previous over, Zak Crawley threw the ball on two bounces to the keeper and umpire Rod Tucker spotted that. It is a deliberate attempt to aid reverse swing and a warning is given to the fielding side. A friendly warning. Archer goes off and Brydon Carse returns. 7-2-22-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 47 : 133/2
2 रन
- 046.1
- 046.2
- 146.3
- 146.4
- 046.5
- 046.6
ल. राहुल
61 (157)
श. गिल
64 (124)
ल. डॉसन
16-6-28-0
46.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Flighted, full and around off, KL Rahul comes forward and dabs it down by using his wrists. The ball goes on the bounce and second slip collects it.
46.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Nagging length and around middle, KL Rahul gets behind it and defends it with a straight bat.
46.4
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Touch short and outside off, Gill remains deep in his crease and cuts it to deep point for one.
46.3
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Lands it full and outside off, Rahul comes forward and slices it through backward point off the outer half of the bat for one. Dawson seems to get surprised a bit.
46.2
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Floated, full and around off, KL Rahul again strides forward and defends it.
46.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Tossed up and around off, KL Rahul comes forward and blocks it.
DRINKS BREAK. Shubman Gill is rushing off the field. Must be for a comfort break. This has been nothing short of a marathon innings from this duo. KL Rahul came out to open the innings but Gill joined him just 5 balls later. They have absorbed the pressure and are giving a fitting reply. England are trying their level best too. With the pitch not offering much assistance and the ball just not doing anything, Ben Stokes has kept an in-out field and is trying to force the batters to commit a mistake. Just 45 runs have come post Tea in 17 overs but the visitors know, that time is the essence, not the runs. Yes, maybe, there might be a thought that too much defense could put one into a shell but so far, both, Rahul and Gill have looked positive while defending. Not trying to just survive. And just as India found it difficult with Jasprit Bumrah not bowling, England are finding it extremely tough to pick up wickets without talisman Stokes.
ओवर की समाप्ति 46 : 131/2
9 रन
- 445.1
- 045.2
- 045.3
- 145.4
- 045.5
- 445.6
श. गिल
63 (123)
ल. राहुल
60 (152)
ज. आर्चर
11-2-40-0
45.6
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! CRUNCHED! With not much protection on the off side, Archer bowls it fuller and wide outside off, Shubman Gill leans onto it nicely and drives it through extra cover for a boundary to end the over. 9 off it.
45.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Hard length and around middle, Shubman Gill pulls it down to short mid-wicket.
45.4
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Another short-pitched ball, down leg, Rahul swivels and pulls it off the inner half of the bat towards short fine. Calls for a quick single and both batters get it easily.
45.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Short of a length and around middle, Rahul gets on top of the bounce and pulls it. Doesn't connect it off the middle of the bat but manages to keep it down and hits it to short leg.
45.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Another hitting the deck hard delivery! Back of a length and outside off, Rahul leaves it.
45.1
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
FOUR! NICELY PLAYED! Short of a length and angling in, around middle and leg, KL Rahul presses back, swivels and pulls it down to find the gap towards deep backward square leg for a boundary. This short-ball ploy of Archer and England doesn't seem to be working against Rahul for now.
ओवर की समाप्ति 45 : 122/2
0 रन
- 044.1
- 044.2
- 044.3
- 044.4
- 044.5
- 044.6
श. गिल
59 (121)
ल. राहुल
55 (148)
ल. डॉसन
15-6-26-0
44.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Pushes it full again and around leg, Shubman Gill stretches again forward and plays it with his pad.
44.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Another full delivery, around leg, Gill comes forward and pads it back to the bowler.
44.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Slower, full and around middle, Shubman Gill takes a big stride forward and blocks it.
44.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full again, seems to be a quicker than the previous one but down leg, Gill leaves it.
44.2
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Darts in full and around leg, Shubman Gill comes forward and pads it down into the leg side.
44.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Tossed it up and around middle and leg, Shubman Gill comes forward and plays it with his pad. The ball rolls away towards fine leg.
Change in field placements from the skipper and bowler. There is a leg slip placed now, along with a short leg and a conventional slip.
ओवर की समाप्ति 44 : 122/2
4 रन
- 043.1
- 043.2
- 043.3
- 443.4
- 043.5
- 043.6
ल. राहुल
55 (148)
श. गिल
59 (115)
ज. आर्चर
10-2-31-0
43.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Short-pitched and outside off, Rahul lets it go to the keeper again.
43.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Short of a length but down the leg side, KL Rahul leaves it. The keeper, Jamie Smith, goes across to his left to gather it behind the wickets.
43.4
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
FOUR! SWEETLY TIMED! Another back-of-a-length delivery, just outside off, KL Rahul watches it carefully and rises with the bounce before guiding it sweetly through the gap at backward point for a boundary.
43.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
This one stays low! Hard length and outside off, goes low and KL Rahul gets surprised as he ducks.
43.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Back of a length and angling in, around middle, KL Rahul swivels and looks to pull it but misses and gets hit on his ribs. The ball rolls down beside the pitch on the leg side.
43.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Bangs the short delivery and just outside off, KL Rahul sways away from it.
ओवर की समाप्ति 43 : 118/2
3 रन
- 042.1
- 142.2
- 042.3
- 142.4
- 142.5
- 042.6
श. गिल
59 (115)
ल. राहुल
51 (142)
ल. डॉसन
14-5-26-0
42.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Floated up and around off, Shubman Gill comes forward and defends it.
42.5
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Tossed it up and around off, KL Rahul uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it towards extra cover. Ben Stokes from wide mid off goes across to his left and cuts it off with a slide. A single taken.
42.4
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Sliding on the pads, Shubman Gill comes forward and clips it through square leg for one more.
42.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Around off, defended back to the bowler.
42.2
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
FIFTY FOR KL RAHUL! A calm and composed inning from the senior pro! He acknowledges the applause of the crowd by raising his bat. Touch short and around off, Rahul presses back and guides it to the right of slip and takes a run to complete his milestone. His 19th in Tests and he has looked one of the best batters for India in this series, scoring in most of the innings.
42.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Offers flight but too full, around off, Rahul blocks it.
ओवर की समाप्ति 42 : 115/2
11 रन
- 441.1
- 4 B 41.2
- 241.3
- 141.4
- 041.5
- 041.6
श. गिल
58 (112)
ल. राहुल
49 (139)
ज. आर्चर
9-2-27-0
41.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Much shorter this time from the previous one and outside off as well, Shubman Gill leaves it.
41.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Another hitting the deck hard delivery! Back of a length and over off, Shubman Gill sways away from it.
41.4
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Another short-pitched delivery, down leg this time, Rahul swivels and helps it on its way to deep fine leg. A single taken.
41.3
2
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Back of a length and outside off, KL Rahul goes deep in his crease and slices it to the left of deep backward point for a couple of runs.
41.2
b
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
FOUR BYES! That has beaten everyone! A short-of-a-length delivery, around middle, that shoots up unexpectedly and goes and rises furthermore after crossing Rahul. KL ducks under it, and the poor keeper, Jamie Smith, dives across to his left but can't even get there. The ball crosses him and runs away to the deep fine leg boundary.
41.1
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
FOUR! KL Rahul executed his shot of the previous over now! On the hard length and a bit outside off, Rahul waits for it and opens bat face very late to guide it through the gap between second slip and gully for a boundary.
ओवर की समाप्ति 41 : 104/2
2 रन
- 140.1
- 040.2
- 140.3
- 040.4
- 040.5
- 040.6
श. गिल
58 (110)
ल. राहुल
42 (135)
ल. डॉसन
13-5-23-0
40.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
More flight and gets some turn here, full and around off, Shubman Gill comes forward to defend it but gets an outside edge that rolls away towards backward point. Rahul wants a single but is sent back by his skipper.
40.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Tossed it up and around off, Gill blocks it off the front foot.
40.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Around off, defended back to the bowler.
40.3
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Much full and around off, KL Rahul pushes it with soft hands towards mid off and sets off for a quick single. Ben Stokes goes across there to his left and picks up the ball quite quickly and makes a throw towards the striker's end but it is a bit wide. The slip fielder, Harry Brook, has to rush in to his left to gather it behind the wickets. Stokes wears a smile after this but it wasn't needed by any means as both batters had reached their creases pretty easily there.
40.2
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Floated, full and around off, KL Rahul comes forward and defends it towards cover point.
40.1
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
A touch short and around off, Shubman Gill presses back and slices it to deep backward point for one.
ओवर की समाप्ति 40 : 102/2
2 रन
- 039.1
- 239.2
- 039.3
- 039.4
- 039.5
- 039.6
ल. राहुल
41 (133)
श. गिल
57 (106)
ज. आर्चर
8-2-20-0
39.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Hard length and over off, KL Rahul gets on top of the bounce and drops it down beside the pitch on the off side.
39.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Pitches it up and around off, KL Rahul comes forward and plays an on-drive to mid on.
39.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Angling in, on a good length and around middle, Rahul gets inside the line and taps it to short mid-wicket with soft hands.
39.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Back of a length and around off, Rahul rises with the bounce and pushes it to cover.
Bat change for KL Rahul, as this one seems to have got damaged at the toe end.. Karun Nair is out with a couple of bats there, and Rahul chooses one to continue further.
39.2
2
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Played intentionally! On the hard length and just outside off, stays a bit low as well, KL Rahul waits for it and opens his bat face very late to guide it towards gully. Gets it off the bottom part of the bat and the ball goes on the bounce towards the second slip fielder, where Harry Brook gets his left hand on it and parries away behind the slip cordon. Two runs taken. Seems to have done some damage to the bat of KL as it has hit the toe end there.
39.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Begins with a back-of-a-length ball, around off, KL Rahul rises with the bounce and defends it into the pitch.
Change, as the skipper Ben Stokes has called in Jofra Archer in the attack.
ओवर की समाप्ति 39 : 100/2
2 रन
- 038.1
- 138.2
- 138.3
- 038.4
- 038.5
- 038.6
श. गिल
57 (106)
ल. राहुल
39 (127)
ल. डॉसन
12-5-21-0
38.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
More flight on this one, pitches it up and around middle and leg, Gill goes across a bit and clips it to short mid-wicket.
38.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Another one! Tossed it up and around off, Gill comes forward again and shows the full face of the bat to defend it.
38.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
A solid defence now! Lands it full and around off, Shubman Gill takes a big stride forward and blocks it off the middle of the bat.
38.3
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
100 is up for India and this partnership. Darts in full and around leg, Rahul comes forward and nudges it to deep backward square leg for one more.
38.2
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Second slip comes in, full and around middle, Gill turns it with soft hands towards square leg and picks up a single.
38.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
A bit shorter to start with, around off, Gill plays it off the back foot and manages to chop it out to backward point.
ओवर की समाप्ति 38 : 98/2
0 रन
- 037.1
- 037.2
- 037.3
- 037.4
- 037.5
- 037.6
ल. राहुल
38 (126)
श. गिल
56 (101)
क. वोक्स
12-3-35-2
37.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Nagging length and outside off, hold its line, KL Rahul comes forward but lets it go to the keeper.
37.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Back of a length and angling in, around middle, Rahul gets on top of the bounce and drops it down to mid-wicket.
37.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
BEATEN! This is lovely bowling from Woakes! On the hard length and in the channel outside off, moving away from there a bit, KL Rahul is drawn forward to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
37.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Oh, that stayed low! Similar good-length delivery and around off, but the ball stays much low than everyone would have expected it to be. Rahul manages well there to adjust his shot and drops it down beside the pitch on the off side off the toe end of the bat.
37.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
A bit fuller and keeps the line intact, around off, Rahul leans onto it and flicks it off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.
37.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length and around off, KL Rahul comes forward and defends it.
A slight halt in the play, as the onfield umpires have called in two members of the groundstaff for some hammering at the popping crease, and some repairing there. All is well now to continue further.
ओवर की समाप्ति 37 : 98/2
2 रन
- 136.1
- 036.2
- 036.3
- 036.4
- 136.5
- 036.6
श. गिल
56 (101)
ल. राहुल
38 (120)
ल. डॉसन
11-5-19-0
36.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
On the tempting length and outside off, Shubman Gill watches it carefully and lets it go.
36.5
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Sliding on the pads, KL clips it with soft hands through square leg for a single.
36.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
This is pushed too fuller and around off, Rahul comes forward and blocks it.
36.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Much shorter in length and also, stays a bit low, on off, KL Rahul adjusts well on the back foot defend it back to the bowler.
36.2
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Slower through the air, on the dragged back length and around middle, Rahul defends it watchfully off the back foot.
36.1
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Tossed it up and outside off, Shubman Gill comes forward and drives it through covers for one.
ओवर की समाप्ति 36 : 96/2
1 रन
- 035.1
- 035.2
- 135.3
- 035.4
- 035.5
- 035.6
ल. राहुल
37 (116)
श. गिल
55 (99)
क. वोक्स
11-2-35-2
35.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Lands on the rough, kicks off a puff of dust, causes some extra bounce, but KL Rahul pushes it towards the slip cordon.
35.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On middle and off, nicely kept out again.
35.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.
35.3
1
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full and down the leg side, Gill works it through mid-wicket. Sets off for the single and Liam Dawson does extremely well to stop the ball with his foot. Just the one run.
35.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On middle and leg, worked towards short mid-wicket.
35.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Ouch, ouch, ouch. Stokes on Day 3. Gill on Day 4. The pain is the same for all. And the one who does not feel it, laughs. On a length, outside off, Shubman Gill looks to work it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the box. Goes down on his haunches.
The first over post Tea yielded 7 runs. But the next 5 overs have gone for just 2 runs. England trying to apply the brakes.
ओवर की समाप्ति 35 : 95/2
0 रन
- 034.1
- 034.2
- 034.3
- 034.4
- 034.5
- 034.6
ल. राहुल
37 (113)
श. गिल
54 (96)
ल. डॉसन
10-5-17-0
34.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
The arm ball, around leg stump, pushed to the leg side. Third consecutive maiden from Dawson.
34.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Around middle and off, Rahul defends solidly.
34.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, just around off, watchfully defended.
34.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
The arm ball, around middle and off, KL Rahul is absolutely static as he plays it from the crease and gets a bottom edge onto the pitch.
34.2
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Outside off, pushed towards point.
34.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, pushed back to the bowler.
ओवर की समाप्ति 34 : 95/2
1 रन
- 133.1
- 033.2
- 033.3
- 033.4
- 033.5
- 033.6
श. गिल
54 (96)
ल. राहुल
37 (107)
क. वोक्स
10-2-34-2
33.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
A short ball now, outside off, cut straight to point.
33.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, pushed back to the bowler.
Drama. First sign of something like this post the previous Test. The players from both sides have fairly been disciplined, with an odd sledge here and there. For the second time in three overs, Chris Woakes is stopped in his runup. He is not happy and asks Gill to be ready on time. The captain retorts, saying that Woakes had already started running before he even looked up and when he did, Woakes was about to deliver. Nothing much of an argument there, but Gill does look irritated.
33.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Very full, targetting the pads, but Shubman gets the bat down in time to flick the ball towards mid-wicket again.
33.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full and straight, around off, Gill defends it solidly towards short mid-wicket.
33.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, Shubman Gill pushes it towards the bowler.
33.1
1
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Down the leg side, short in length, KL Rahul tucks it towards fine leg for a single.
Nothing much happening for the bowlers now. There is a hint of swing, but not much to threaten the batters. Dawson spun one sharply before Tea, but otherwise, it has just been a series of arm balls from him, relying on the pitch more for inconsistent bounce.
ओवर की समाप्ति 33 : 94/2
0 रन
- 032.1
- 032.2
- 032.3
- 032.4
- 032.5
- 032.6
श. गिल
54 (91)
ल. राहुल
36 (106)
ल. डॉसन
9-4-17-0
32.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full and around off, 90 kph, Shubman Gill defends it towards cover. Consecutive maidens from Dawson.
32.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Flighted, around middle and leg, 89 kph, the skipper clips it towards short mid-wicket.
32.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
The arm ball, 90 kph, around middle and off, stays a touch low, SG stays back to block it to the leg side.
32.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Landed outside off, Shubman pushes it towards cover.
32.2
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full again, similar line, Gill comes forward to block once more.
32.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around middle and off, Shubman Gill lunges to defend.
A bit of a tactic being employed by England's fielders. They are deliberately throwing the ball on the bounce to the keeper, even from close-in positions. They are doing this so that the ball gets scruffed up and reverse swing can be aided. If we can observe this, pretty sure, the umpires will be keeping an eye on this as well.
ओवर की समाप्ति 32 : 94/2
1 रन
- 031.1
- 031.2
- 031.3
- 131.4
- 031.5
- 031.6
ल. राहुल
36 (106)
श. गिल
54 (85)
क. वोक्स
9-2-33-2
31.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Action replay of the previous delivery.
31.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, outside off, swinging away, Rahul keeps his bat behind his pad.
31.4
1
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Now, an inside edge! Either side of the Tea break, India have been very lucky. Some loose strokes by Rahul before Tea, then that dropped catch of Gill before Tea, ball missing the leg stump of Rahul post Tea and now, this. On a length, outside off, SG looks to punch it through the off side but the ball holds on the pitch a touch. Comes back slowly, takes the inside edge and misses the stumps, going towards fine leg. A single taken.
31.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Nice variation. A short ball, outside off, Shubman goes for the pull but misses and is hit high on the right shoulder. Rubs his shoulder in pain.
31.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, outside off, hint of outswing, Gill comes forward and shoulders arms.
31.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On a length, around off, 127 kph, Shubman Gill defends it towards cover.
ओवर की समाप्ति 31 : 93/2
0 रन
- 030.1
- 030.2
- 030.3
- 030.4
- 030.5
- 030.6
ल. राहुल
36 (104)
श. गिल
53 (81)
ल. डॉसन
8-3-17-0
30.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Outside off, pushed towards cover.
30.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Nearly sneaks through! Short of full, KLR misreads the length and tries to play it off the back foot, rather than the front foot. The ball darts in, takes the inside edge, hits the thigh and goes in between his legs, tantalisingly past the leg stump!
30.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Very full, around middle and leg, 89 kph, KL pushes it towards cover.
30.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around middle, 90 kph, KL Rahul pats it down.
30.2
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Similar ball, worked towards short leg.
30.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around middle and leg, defended back down the pitch.
Wondering why Ben Stokes has not taken the ball yet. The only reason could be his hamstring. There were loud murmurs from the English dressing room that if the hosts manage to win this Test, Stokes might play as a pure batter, or may not even play the final Test. Because more important than the WTC points, is something which is coming Down Under. And England want to make sure that they send their best and fittest team there. Here's Liam Dawson. 7-2-17-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 30 : 93/2
7 रन
- 029.1
- 229.2
- 029.3
- 329.4
- 129.5
- 129.6
ल. राहुल
36 (98)
श. गिल
53 (81)
क. वोक्स
8-2-32-2
29.6
1
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, coming in, KL Rahul works it through square leg for a run.
29.5
1
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
A short ball, around middle, 130 kph, Shubman Gill works it through mid-wicket for a single. The deficit is now 219.
29.4
3
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Nicely driven. Overpitched, outside off, KLR drives it through the covers. Ben Stokes gives it a good chase from cover and just about manages to pull the ball back in, near the ropes. Three runs taken. The stand moves to 91.
29.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, KL pushes it towards cover.
Sorry, mate. Woakes comes running in, but Rahul bails out at the last possible moment, just when Woakes is about to deliver. And it is not due to any sightscreen issue. For the past two days, plenty of flies are swarming on the field and one such fly perturbs Rahul, going under his vizor, around his eye.
29.2
2
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Back of a length, outside off, Rahul punches it through point for the first run of the session. Make that two.
29.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length, outside off, KL Rahul pushes it towards point.
The conditions remain fairly overcast but it is a confident Indian side that will head back out to bat. It is not often in this series that the visitors have had a wicketless session and they would want a repeat in this last one for the day. Given the forecast for Sunday, one believes that Rahul and Gill have done enough to take this match into Day 5, but they would want a draw on their terms - not on the weather's terms. They would ideally want to give England a dose of their own medicine and head to The Oval full of confidence. It will be Chris Woakes to start things off post Tea. Rahul to face. Here we go again...
... DAY 4, FINAL SESSION ...
As the game moves into the third and final session, it remains still firmly in England’s control, but India have taken a small step in the right direction. With the deficit still massive, the road ahead is steep. But survival in this session has given them a base. England will return, knowing one good spell could open the floodgates again, while India will aim to stretch this stand as long as they can and try to inch closer to forcing a fifth-day fight.
England, despite not getting a wicket in the session, bowled well. Chris Woakes started well, after his double blow before Lunch, and looked sharp in the afternoon too, bowling a good line and length. Jofra Archer was fast and aggressive, constantly probing and even drawing a few close LBW shouts, but didn't get any from the onfield umpire because of extra bounce. Brydon Carse adjusted his length better in this innings, going fuller and creating problems early on. With the pitch easing up under the sun, they’ll be hoping for a lapse in concentration, just as they got one from Gill, that could bring them back into the wickets column.
Shubman Gill looked increasingly assured as his innings grew. He began cautiously but gradually opened up once the sun came out and the pitch got better a bit for batting. He dealt with the England seamers with calm footwork and impressive timing, driving with confidence down the ground and showing great control on the front foot. KL Rahul, meanwhile, played the perfect foil. While Gill was the more fluent of the two, Rahul ensured there were no unnecessary risks. He played with a tight technique, often blocking resolutely and rotating the strike when needed. Gill did have a nervous moment when Liam Dawson dropped him on 48 at backward point, and he also took a painful blow on the thumb of his right hand from Jofra Archer, but he brushed it off with composure and kept ticking along, reaching his fifty and is looking set for another big one.
A much-needed session for India, one that brought some calm after the chaos of the morning. At Lunch, they were reeling at 1 for 2, but by Tea, they had progressed to 86 for 2, still trailing by 225 runs. It won't be considered a dominant session by any means, but given the context of the match, it was a steady and patient rebuild. England still hold a commanding position in the Test, but the way India batted in that session, showed grit and game awareness, especially under tricky conditions was great to watch.
ओवर की समाप्ति 29 : 86/2
4 रन
- 028.1
- 328.2
- 128.3
- 028.4
- 028.5
- 028.6
श. गिल
52 (80)
ल. राहुल
30 (93)
जो रूट
1-0-4-0
28.6
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Around off, pushed back to the bowler. TEA ON DAY 4, IND 86/2, TRAIL BY 225!
28.5
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Fuller, around off, kept out.
28.4
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Fuller, on middle, pushed towards mid on.
28.3
1
जो रूट To लोकेश राहुल
Outside off, knocked off into the covers for a run.
28.2
3
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
50 FOR GILL! Full, around middle, Shubman Gill clips it through mid-wicket. The ball is pulled back near the ropes and the batters take three. In a tough situation, it always helps when the captain leads from the front. His 4th half century in this series and on the previous three occasions, all those fifties have gone to triple digits.
28.1
0
जो रूट To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, pushed towards mid on.
ओवर की समाप्ति 28 : 82/2
0 रन
- 027.1
- 027.2
- 027.3
- 027.4
- 027.5
- 027.6
ल. राहुल
29 (92)
श. गिल
49 (75)
ल. डॉसन
7-2-17-0
27.6
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, down the leg side, nudged to the leg side.
27.5
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, solidly defended.
27.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
A touch extra bounce now, nudged to the leg side.
27.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, watchfully blocked out.
27.2
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Fuller, around off, defended solidly.
27.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, solidly defended.
Meanwhile, it is pandemonium in Harare! With 7 runs needed in the final over, South Africa have choked, managing only 3 runs and losing 2 wickets. And eventually, New Zealand have won the tri-series in Zimbabwe by 3 runs! The openers really played well for the Proteas but once they were dismissed, scoring became difficult. Dewald Brevis nearly took his side home but his controversial wicket put the stamp on a Kiwi win. Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers with 2 scalps.
ओवर की समाप्ति 27 : 82/2
1 रन
- 026.1
- 026.2
- 126.3
- 026.4
- 026.5
- 026.6
श. गिल
49 (75)
ल. राहुल
29 (86)
ब. कार्स
7-2-22-0
26.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Landed outside off, another one is let through.
26.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Outswinger, outside off, fuller, driven towards cover.
26.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, outside off, left alone.
26.3
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
A short ball again, clipped through square leg for a single. The deficit is now 229.
26.2
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
A short ball now, outside off, another easier leave.
26.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, outside off, moving away, KL Rahul shoulders arms.
ओवर की समाप्ति 26 : 81/2
5 रन
- 325.1
- 125.2
- 025.3
- 025.4
- 125.5
- 025.6
श. गिल
49 (72)
ल. राहुल
28 (83)
ल. डॉसन
6-1-17-0
25.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, pushed towards mid on.
25.5
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Ahorter, outside off, 93 kph, Rahul punches it towards cover for a single.
25.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, just outside off, KL Rahul lunges to defend but the ball pitches and then spins past the outside edge.
25.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
This stays a touch low, pushed towards point.
25.2
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Outside off, pushed towards cover for a single.
25.1
3
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around middle and off, Rahul looks to play the sweep but there is extra bounce. The top edge is induced but there is no one at square leg or behind. The ball lands safely and the batters take three runs.
ओवर की समाप्ति 25 : 76/2
7 रन
- 024.1
- 124.2
- 024.3
- 124.4
- 024.5
- 2 NB 24.6
- 1 NB 24.6
- 224.6
श. गिल
48 (70)
ल. राहुल
24 (79)
ब. कार्स
6-2-21-0
24.6
2
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
DROPPED! Well, well, well - how costly will this prove for England? And it is Liam Dawson, one of the most reliable fielders in England. Full, outside off, swinging away, Gill looks to drive away from his body and gets a thick outside edge. Dawson gets across a bit too quickly to his right from backward point and the ball goes to his left and he is not in control. Pushes the ball through. Is the luck changing for India? Two runs taken.
24.6
nb
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Back of a length, outside off, Shubman pushes it towards point. And we still are not done with the over. The third umpire calls out the overstepping once more. ANOTHER NO BALL!
24.6
nb
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Outside off, KLR pushes it towards cover and takes the single. Should have been the over but the third umpire informs the onfield umpire that Carse has overstepped. NO BALL signalled.
24.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Great delivery. On a length, hitting the deck, 136 kph, outside off, KL commits himself onto the front foot but out of nowhere, the ball kicks off, takes the batter by surprise and beats the outside edge. The Anderson End is where the extra bounce comes from.
24.4
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
On a length, around middle and off, Gill nudges it through mid on for a run.
24.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Fuller, outside off, 140 kph, Shubman Gill gets a good stride, gets his feet to the pitch of the ball and drives it confidently towards cover. There is a bit of a misfield but mid off mops it up.
24.2
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
A short ball now, slight change from the tactic, Rahul is surprised but manages to pull it behind square leg for a single. The stand moves to 70.
24.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Landed wide outside off, moving away, KL Rahul shoulders arms.
ओवर की समाप्ति 24 : 69/2
1 रन
- 023.1
- 023.2
- 123.3
- 023.4
- 023.5
- 023.6
श. गिल
45 (66)
ल. राहुल
22 (75)
ल. डॉसन
5-1-12-0
23.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, outside off, 86 kph, slight away turn, Shubman lets it go past.
23.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Down the leg side, Gill works it towards short mid-wicket.
23.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Tossed up, outside off, Shubman Gill lunges to defend but the ball pitches and spins away, going off the outside edge towards point.
23.3
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Short, outside off, KL Rahul punches it towards sweeper cover for a single.
23.2
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, pushed back to the bowler.
23.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around middle and leg, watchfully defended.
ओवर की समाप्ति 23 : 68/2
1 रन
- 122.1
- 022.2
- 022.3
- 022.4
- 022.5
- 022.6
श. गिल
45 (63)
ल. राहुल
21 (72)
ब. कार्स
5-2-14-0
22.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, swinging away, the skipper pushes it towards cover.
22.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
On a length, outside off, coming in a long way, SG watches it go past.
22.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
A short ball, outside off, Shubman cuts it towards point.
22.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
On a good length, around middle and off, Gill looks to work it through the leg side but misses and is hit high on the pads. Carse puts in a mild appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Seems to be a bit high. Oh hello, Ben Stokes takes the review! Boy, this seems to be a desperate one. Correction. A really bad one. The ball is angling down the leg side, and heading past the leg stump. Ball Tracking confirms that the impact is around middle stump and the ball is projected to be going over the leg stump and down as well. Not quite sure who suggested Stokes to go for the review, never really looked out to the naked eye. In under 23 overs, England have exhausted two reviews.
22.2
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, outside off, hint of inward shape, 136 kph, Shubman Gill leans and blocks it towards cover.
22.1
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a length, outside off, coming in, KL Rahul works it through mid-wicket for a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 22 : 67/2
0 रन
- 021.1
- 021.2
- 021.3
- 021.4
- 021.5
- 021.6
श. गिल
45 (58)
ल. राहुल
20 (71)
ल. डॉसन
4-1-11-0
21.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Around off, once again, Shubman Gill is solid in defense coming forward. Two consecutive maidens now.
21.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full and straight, the skipper is solid in his frontfoot defense.
21.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Fired on the pads, 89 kph, deliberately, because there is a backward short leg in place. SG works it towards short mid-wicket.
21.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full and around middle and leg, Shubman watchfully pushes it back to the bowler.
21.2
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Around middle and off now, pretty full, Gill flicks it straight to short mid-wicket.
21.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, outside off, from around the wicket, 88 kph, bit of away turn, but pretty wide. Left alone.
ओवर की समाप्ति 21 : 67/2
0 रन
- 020.1
- 020.2
- 020.3
- 020.4
- 020.5
- 020.6
ल. राहुल
20 (71)
श. गिल
45 (52)
ब. कार्स
4-2-13-0
20.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length, down the leg side, Rahul looks to flick but gets a leading edge down the pitch. Consecutive maidens from this end.
20.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Much closer to the off stump, KL Rahul prods again, keeping his bat behind the pad and this time, one has to say, he got beaten.
20.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full outside off, a touch wide, KLR keeps his bat inside the line.
20.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
A short ball, down the leg side, KL looks to pull but misses.
20.2
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Brave leave. On a length, outside off, Rahul trusts the seam movement, the bounce, gets across and shoulders arms. The ball does not bounce much but does go away from the batter, to the keeper.
20.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Hmmm... slight lapse in concentration. Floaty outswinger, outside off, KL Rahul throws his bat at that, without moving his feet and misses.
And there is a bowling change. But it is not Stokes. Brydon Carse is back on. 3-1-13-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 20 : 67/2
6 रन
- 019.1
- 419.2
- 019.3
- 219.4
- 019.5
- 019.6
श. गिल
45 (52)
ल. राहुल
20 (65)
ल. डॉसन
3-0-11-0
19.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Quicker, 94 kph, around mdidle and leg, the skipper stays back to defend.
19.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Full, around off, SG lunges to block.
19.4
2
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Short again, punished again. Not for a boundary but Dawson is not able to land it consistently on a length. Shubman cuts it through point but the timing is not the best. Sweeper cover gets across to his left and the batters get a couple.
19.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Around off, pushed towards cover.
19.2
4
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! Short, outside off, Gill picks the length quickly, rocks back and cuts it behind point for a boundary. His 8th and his score moves to 43 (48). The deficit is now 246.
19.1
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Tossed up, around off, Shubman Gill lunges to defend.
Ben Stokes is seen warming up. How long before he takes the ball in his hand?
ओवर की समाप्ति 19 : 61/2
0 रन
- 018.1
- 018.2
- 018.3
- 018.4
- 018.5
- 018.6
ल. राहुल
20 (65)
श. गिल
39 (46)
ज. आर्चर
7-2-18-0
18.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Full and straight, around off, Rahul defends watchfully.
18.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
On a length, outside off, KL Rahul pushes it towards point.
18.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Full and on off, KLR shows the full face of his bat and drives it back to the bowler.
18.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Full and outside off, 136 kph, KL defends it to the off side.
18.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Back of a length, outside off, 138 kph, Rahul rides with the bounce and pushes it towards backward point.
18.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Full and outside off, 140 kph, swinging away, KL Rahul shoulders arms.
The sun is breaking through now. For the first time in this Test, India get good batting conditions. The clouds have gone for a break and batting should be significantly easier now. Also, the ball getting softer will help the batting side.
ओवर की समाप्ति 18 : 61/2
1 रन
- 017.1
- 117.2
- 017.3
- 017.4
- 017.5
- 017.6
श. गिल
39 (46)
ल. राहुल
20 (59)
ल. डॉसन
2-0-5-0
17.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
This is good from Dawson! He bowls it on the tempting length and keeps the line around middle, Shubman Gill is drawn forward as he goes to defend it but gets an inside edge towards square leg.
17.5
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
An arm ball, too full and on leg, Gill blocks it back to the bowler off the front foot.
17.4
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Floated, full and around off, Gill strides forward and blocks it.
17.3
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
A flighted delivery, full and around off, Shubman Gill comes forward and taps it towards backward point. He wants to take a quick single but is sent back by Rahul.
17.2
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Drags his length back, does Dawson and bowls it outside off, Rahul hangs back and cuts it through cover point for one more.
17.1
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Tossed it up and around off, KL Rahul comes forward nicely and defends it.
Very interesting. Post Lunch, Gill was struggling against Archer. In the last 3 overs prior to the previous one, Rahul did not allow Gill to play even a single ball from Archer. And then, the tables turned in that over.
ओवर की समाप्ति 17 : 60/2
9 रन
- 116.1
- 016.2
- 016.3
- 416.4
- 416.5
- 016.6
श. गिल
39 (42)
ल. राहुल
19 (57)
ज. आर्चर
6-1-18-0
16.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Back of a length and around off, Gill sways away from it.
16.5
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! Nicely played! The skipper of India is trying to play his shots and on merit! Short of a length and wide outside off, Shubman Gill rises with the bounce and cuts it very late over gully. One bounce and a boundary.
16.4
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! GLORIOUS! Archer bowls it a bit fuller and around off, Shubman Gill gently comes forward and presents the full face of the bat to drive it through covers for a boundary.
16.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Nagging length and around off, Gill comes forward and clips it to mid-wicket.
16.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Good take by the keeper, Jamie Smith. On a good length and just outside off, moving away from the batter, Gill gets a bit surprised as he goes to slice it off the back foot and gets beaten on the underedge of the bat. The ball stays low and Smith has to dive forward to collect it.
16.1
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Back of a length and around middle, there is some extra bounce again, KL Rahul gets cramped for room and tries to drop it down into the leg side. His bottom hand goes off the bat and the ball makes contact with the upper half of the bat. It rolls away towards square leg. A single taken.
ओवर की समाप्ति 16 : 51/2
4 रन
- 215.1
- 115.2
- 015.3
- 015.4
- 115.5
- 015.6
श. गिल
31 (37)
ल. राहुल
18 (56)
ल. डॉसन
1-0-4-0
15.6
0
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Floated up and around off, Gill comes forward and blocks it towards cover point.
15.5
1
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Dragged back length and around middle, Rahul turns it to deep square leg for one off the back foot.
15.4
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
This one stays low! Full and around middle, slower through the air, and stays quite low, KL Rahul plays it off the back foot and adjusts well to defend it off the toe end of the bat.
15.3
0
लियम डॉसन To लोकेश राहुल
Tossed it up and around off, Rahul defends it off the back foot towards backward point.
15.2
1
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
50 is up for this partnership! On the shorter side and outside off, Shubman Gill pushes it off the back foot towards cover and takes a quick single.
15.1
2
लियम डॉसन To शुभमन गिल
Starts off with a nagging-length ball and around middle, Shubman Gill presses back and punches it in the gap towards deep mid-wicket. Deep square leg runs across to his left and cuts it off. Two runs taken.
DRINKS BREAK. Finally, some sanity for India. The horror mini session before Lunch would have sent tremors through the dressing room but this current partnership between Rahul and Gill would have calmed the nerves. Additionally, they have batted pretty well in excellent bowling conditions, as an added boost. They are still trailing by 264 runs, but no one is looking at that. Not even England. Both teams will aim for playing it hour by hour. This last hour has been India's scoring 46 runs in 12 overs and wearing off the new ball. Will be interesting to see whether the hosts manage to find something in the next hour. 50 overs still left in the day. Time for spin. Here's Liam Dawson. 15-1-45-1 in the first innings.
ओवर की समाप्ति 15 : 47/2
2 रन
- 014.1
- 014.2
- 014.3
- 214.4
- 014.5
- 014.6
ल. राहुल
17 (53)
श. गिल
28 (34)
ज. आर्चर
5-1-9-0
14.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
A bit fuller than the previous one and outside off, KL Rahul leaves it again.
14.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Hits the deck hard and bowls it on the hard length, outside off, KL Rahul lets it go.
14.4
2
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Pitches it up and outside off, Rahul comes forward, extends his arms to reach out and pushes it through covers for a couple of runs. Ben Stokes chases it down from backward point.
14.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Hard length and around off, KL Rahul gets inside the line and leaves it.
14.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Moves back in, on the fuller length and around middle, Rahul leans onto and jams it out towards mid-wicket. He seems to be losing his balance but collects himself to not fall over. Archer is bowling some thunderstorms here in this new spell again.
14.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
There is a bit of confusion but no harm is done for India. Back of a length and over off, KL Rahul chops it out off the back foot towards cover point and wants to have a quick single but the fielder is quick there to get across to his left and collects the ball. Shubman Gill, seeing all of this, sends Rahul back. The throw is a bit wide and KL makes it to his crease in time. Quite risky from the Indian batters and only for a single.
Jofra Archer returns. 4-1-7-0 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 14 : 45/2
5 रन
- 113.1
- 113.2
- 013.3
- 013.4
- 1 NB 13.5
- 113.5
- 113.6
ल. राहुल
15 (47)
श. गिल
28 (34)
ब. कार्स
3-1-13-0
13.6
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Just wide of short leg! Fuller and sliding on the pads, Rahul leans onto it and flicks it uppishly. Ollie Pope at short leg dives to his left but the ball evades him and the batters take a single.
13.5
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Another quick single! A bit fuller and around off, Gill strides forward and taps it with soft hands towards cover point and takes a quick single.
13.5
nb
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Lands it on the good length and keeps the line around off, shaping in from there with an angle, Shubman Gill blocks it off the back foot. Uh-oh, Brydon Carse has overstepped and it is called a NO BALL.
13.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
On a dragged back length and around off, Shubman Gill comes forward and defends it off the middle of the bat to cover.
13.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Nagging length and around middle, Gill pushes it towards mid on.
13.2
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Carse bowls it a bit fuller now and gets it to move back in, around middle, Rahul nudges it with soft hands wide of mid-wicket and gets a quick single.
13.1
1
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Drop and a run! Hard length and outside off, Gill dabs it down to the left of cover and calls for a quick single. The fielder there gets to the ball but both batters run across to reach their respective ends easily. Good running between the wickets.
ओवर की समाप्ति 13 : 40/2
4 रन
- 412.1
- 012.2
- 012.3
- 012.4
- 012.5
- 012.6
ल. राहुल
13 (45)
श. गिल
26 (29)
क. वोक्स
7-2-25-2
12.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length, around off, nudged to the leg side.
12.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Back of a length, outside off, punched towards point.
12.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
That is a jaffa. On a good length, outside off, coming in, KL plays for the angle but the ball leaves him late, bouncing extra and beating him. Rahul acknowledges it as well, to the bowler.
12.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length, outside off, Rahul pushes it behind point.
12.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length, outside off, stays low, KL manages to defend.
12.1
4
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
FOUR! AMAZING! That's the third drive in the V in the last 5 balls from both batters! Full, outside off, KL Rahul comes forward and drives it through mid off for a boundary! The stand moves to 40.
Oopss... mistake or naughty? On the last ball of the previous over, Carse tried to stop the ball with his right foot but ended up putting the spikes of his shoe onto the ball. Now, this could be damaging for both teams. First, Harry Brook, who has been trying to shine the ball so hard for the past 12 overs, will face a problem as the shine will be lost. Second, the ball could be scuffed up and cause some aggressive movement. Nothing from the umpires though.
ओवर की समाप्ति 12 : 36/2
8 रन
- 011.1
- 011.2
- 411.3
- 411.4
- 011.5
- 011.6
श. गिल
26 (29)
ल. राहुल
9 (39)
ब. कार्स
2-1-8-0
11.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Full and straight, watchfully defended.
11.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Carse drags his length back, around off, defended solidly by Gill.
11.4
4
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
FOUR MORE! If you missed it the first time, here's the replay in live action. Too full again from Carse, this time Gill drives it to the other side. Straight back towards the non-striker who spreads his legs and allows the ball to go through, to the long on fence!
11.3
4
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! SWEET! Half volley, outside off, Shubman Gill continues showing his intent to score, as he comes forward and drives it straight back towards the bowler. Carse smartly leaps over the ball and lets it go through, rather than trying to stop it with his foot. The ball races to the long off fence. The stand moves to 32 and the deficit is 279.
11.2
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Similar ball, defended again.
11.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To शुभमन गिल
Back of a length, around off, watchfully defended.
Meanwhile, in Harare, South Africa have started off well. Chasing 181 for the trophy, they are 69/0 in the 8th over, with Lhuan-Dre Pretorius and Reeza Hendricks looking composed.
ओवर की समाप्ति 11 : 28/2
6 रन
- 010.1
- 1 NB 10.2
- 410.2
- 010.3
- 110.4
- 010.5
- 010.6
ल. राहुल
9 (39)
श. गिल
18 (23)
क. वोक्स
6-2-21-2
10.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
This stays low. Outside off, coming back in, KL manages to block it off.
10.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Huge shout for LBW! Turned down again. On a length, outside off, nipping back in sharply, Rahul looks to defend but misses the ball and is hit high on the thighs. The ball deflects towards second slip, who dives forward for the catch. No bat involved, may be too high.
10.4
1
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
This one nips back in, Shubman looks to flick but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads, lobbing towards short mid-wicket. Might be worth having a short leg considering the inside edges. Single taken.
10.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Outside off, pushed towards cover.
10.2
4
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! Slightly streaky but Gill looked in control. Back of a length, outside off, Shubman Gill slices it through gully where there is no one present. The ball races to the backward point fence.
10.2
nb
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Landed outside off, Gill looks to play at that initially, but at the last moment, tries to pull his bat back. Is late and gets beaten. The third umpire informs the onfield umpire that Woakes has overstepped and a NO BALL is signalled.
10.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Around off, nudged towards short mid-wicket.
Much better over from Carse. Or say, much better start in this innings. In the first dig, he was guilty of bowling too short and wasting the new ball. When the ball is new, you need to keep the length fuller, to try and extract as much swing as possible. He changed that length in the previous over.
ओवर की समाप्ति 10 : 22/2
0 रन
- 09.1
- 09.2
- 09.3
- 09.4
- 09.5
- 09.6
ल. राहुल
9 (37)
श. गिल
13 (18)
ब. कार्स
1-1-0-0
9.6
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, rises sharply, dropped down beside the pitch.
9.5
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, outside off, slightly wide, a tempter to drive, but KL Rahul shoulders arms.
9.4
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
This one nips back in from outside off, with extra bounce, KLR is taken aback but manages to fend it to the off side.
9.3
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full and outside off, KL leans and drives it towards cover.
9.2
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length, outside off, Rahul keeps his bat away from the line, as it nips back in.
9.1
0
ब्रायडन कार्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a length, outside off, coming in, KL Rahul works it towards short mid-wicket.
First change of the innings. Here comes Brydon Carse. 0/71 in 21 overs in the first innings, looking totally off colour.
ओवर की समाप्ति 9 : 22/2
8 रन
- 48.1
- 08.2
- 48.3
- 08.4
- 08.5
- 08.6
श. गिल
13 (18)
ल. राहुल
9 (31)
क. वोक्स
5-2-15-2
8.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Around middle and off, nudged towards short mid-wicket.
8.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Landed outside off, pushed towards cover.
8.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Another shout for LBW! Umpire Rod Tucker says no. Stokes looks at Woakes and guess someone says that there was bat involved. Full, outside off, coming in. Shubman looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. The replay detects wood. Both the onfield umpires have been excellent in this match.
8.3
4
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
FOUR MORE! SUBLIME! Just growing in confidence, is the skipper. He is batting a foot out of his crease, to negate the swing and Woakes is clearly struggling to swing the ball from that length. It is short of full, outside off, does not swing but Gill meets it with the full face of his bat and drives it to the left of the bowler. No mid off present and that will be the second boundary of the over. The deficit is now 289.
8.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Full, outside off, Gill keeps his bat inside the line as he looks to defend.
8.1
4
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
FOUR! Loose ball and put away. Short and wide outside off, Shubman Gill punches it through point and finds the boundary.
Let's talk about Joe Root. Yes, again. But this time, not with the bat. On the field, for a change. Looking at his batting exploits, we almost forget what a great fielder he is. He did fumble to take the catch to dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal earlier on but the records do not show that. The numbers just stack up, making it his 212th catch in Test cricket, the most by any player in Test cricket.
ओवर की समाप्ति 8 : 14/2
0 रन
- 07.1
- 07.2
- 07.3
- 07.4
- 07.5
- 07.6
ल. राहुल
9 (31)
श. गिल
5 (12)
ज. आर्चर
4-1-7-0
7.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, pushed to the off side.
7.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Oh wow. Archer is giving it his all. If the previous one nipped back in, this one seamed away and had extra bounce. Landed on almost the same length, short of full and the line being outside off. Rahul pressed forward to defend but the ball kicked off and beat the outside edge.
7.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Full and just outside off, swinging in, KLR defends it to the off side.
7.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Similar ball, this one straightens a touch, KL looks to defend again but is beaten on the outside edge this time. Gets hit on the inside thigh and Archer puts in an LBW appeal, a mild one by his standards. Not given. Looked a bit high.
7.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length now, outside off, coming in sharply off the seam, Rahul is caught in his crease as he tries to flick. Misses the ball and gets hit on the thighs.
7.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Full and around off, swinging in, KL Rahul defends it back to the bowler.
KL Rahul is also the second highest run-scorer (1260 runs) among Indian openers against England in Tests. Sunil Gavaskar stands perched atop with 2483 runs.
ओवर की समाप्ति 7 : 14/2
4 रन
- 36.1
- 06.2
- 06.3
- 06.4
- 16.5
- 06.6
श. गिल
5 (12)
ल. राहुल
9 (25)
क. वोक्स
4-2-7-2
6.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Landed outside off, nipping in, Gill works it towards mid-wicket.
6.5
1
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Outside off, coming in now, Rahul tucks it through square leg for a single.
6.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a length, outside off, taking off slightly, moving away, let through.
6.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full and straight again, KL Rahul is eager to come forward and defend.
6.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, solidly defended.
6.1
3
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
On a good length, outside off, Shubman Gill punches it through the covers. The outfield is still damp and not providing much value to the shots. The batters come back for the third. The deficit is now 298.
No official update about Pant as such, but hearing how Ravi Shastri is speaking on air, it does seem like he is not going to bat any time before number 7 or 8. That could put even more pressure on the middle order and hence, this particular partnership, between two experienced campaigners, is of great importance.
ओवर की समाप्ति 6 : 10/2
4 रन
- 45.1
- 05.2
- 05.3
- 05.4
- 05.5
- 05.6
ल. राहुल
8 (21)
श. गिल
2 (10)
ज. आर्चर
3-0-7-0
5.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Back of a length and around off. KL Rahul hangs back and turns it towards mid-wicket.
5.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
This one jags back in sharply! Archer drags his length a bit back and bowls it around middle, shaping in, KL Rahul shifts his weight on the front foot, looking to defend it but play it away from his body and gets an inside edge that hits him on the thigh pad.
5.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Good defence! Archer pitches it up and close to the off stump, gets it find some seam movement from there, KL Rahul comes forward and defends it solidly.
5.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Full, outside off, KL drives it towards mid off.
5.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Outside off, moving away, Rahul keeps his bat behind his pad.
5.1
4
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
FOUR! First boundary of the innings. A length ball, outside off, KL Rahul stands tall and punches it behind point.
Interesting point from Stuart Broad on air. He observes that one of the reasons why India struggled with the ball is because the captain or the bowlers were not exactly aware which end would suit them better. For instance, the ball swings more from the Anderson end but there is indifferent bounce from the Statham End. Obviously, this can come only with experience and that is why, Stokes was able to rotate his bowlers better in the first innings, opines Broad.
ओवर की समाप्ति 5 : 6/2
3 रन
- 04.1
- 04.2
- 04.3
- 34.4
- 04.5
- 04.6
श. गिल
2 (10)
ल. राहुल
4 (15)
क. वोक्स
3-2-3-2
4.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Another appeal for LBW but this one is a bit less loud and the umpire remains unmoved! England are targeting the front pad of Shubman Gill. On the fuller side and around off and middle, gets to seam back in, Gill comes forward to defend it but gets beaten by the seam movement. The ball beats the inside edge of the bat and gets hit on the front pad, above the kneeroll again. Could be the height issue again here as well. England have kept both Indian batters on their toes so far and this has been extremely good period for them as they have plenty of runs in their kitty and this has created an extra pressure on the Indian camp. Ball Tracking shows the ball to be going over the top of leg stump.
4.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
Nagging length and around off, shaping in, Shubman Gill remains deep in his crease and he just dabs it down to point.
4.4
3
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Excellently driven and Rahul has looked solid so far! Woakes pitches it up and around middle, KL Rahul comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to play an on-drive to the left of mid on. Jofra Archer hunts it down from there. Three runs taken!
4.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, 130 kph, Rahul works it to the leg side and starts off running, but Gill yells out, 'NAHI, NAHI, NAHI, NAHI!' Rahul goes back.
4.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Action replay of the previous delivery.
4.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, wide outside off, KL Rahul keeps his bat behind his pad.
Phew. What an over that was. Pure steam not from just a locomotive, but a real express train. Got to feel for Archer, as he could have had Gill twice in the over, but the Indians will understand that it is a matter of 30 minutes. Woakes to continue from the other end.
ओवर की समाप्ति 4 : 3/2
2 रन
- 03.1
- 03.2
- 23.3
- 03.4
- 03.5
- 03.6
श. गिल
2 (8)
ल. राहुल
1 (11)
ज. आर्चर
2-0-3-0
3.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
WHOA! Another ripper of a delivery here from Archer and he pleads again to the umpire for a LBW, even gets on his knees but the umpire shakes his head! Quite a first over after the break! England will be licking their lips to see more of this and get into the minds of Indian batters here! Talking about the ball, it has been bowled on the hard length and around middle, moving a bit too much from that inward angle. Shubman Gill plants his front leg forward and goes across to flick it but misses and gets beaten on the inside edge. Gets rapped on the front pad but the ball hits a bit high above the kneeroll and that could have tempted the umpire to not give this an OUT. The replays come in and show that the ball would have bounced over the leg stump.
Just a slight delay. Gill is taking some time to compose himself. That ball has stung him hard on the fingers, most probably the thumb on the right hand. KL Rahul has a word with him. The temperatures are dropping down, so this would pain even more. Ready to resume now.
3.5
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
OUCH! That hurts and Shubman Gill has removed his gloves as he gets hit on his fingers on the right hand! Back of a length, and around middle, getting it to nip back in from there. Also, the ball gets some extra bounce off the deck and leaves Gill in an awkward position. Shubman tries to defend but gets squared up and as he tries to present his bat in front but the ball shoots up a bit and hits him on the gloves on the right hand. He looks in pain and the physio is out there. India will be hoping that it isn't much severe as it they rely on their skipper much here!
3.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Lands it fuller and outside off, moving away from the batter, Shubman Gill comes forward but leaves it.
3.3
2
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Around off, Gill pushes it through point for a couple and gets off the mark. The deficit is now 308.
3.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Massive LBW appeal for LBW! Not given by the umpire and a Siraj-Gill moment for Ben Stokes. The keeper, Jamie Smith, says, DON'T TAKE THE REVIEW. Archer says, 'YEAH, TAKE IT, MAN!' Stokes is searching for the bloke who invented the Friendship Day. Eventually signals for the review. A terrific inswinging yorker, Gill came forward to defend but was beaten by the movement and got hit on the boot. To the naked eye, it seemed like the ball hit the inside edge and then onto the boot. Archer pleaded and pleaded but the umpire was absolutely still. The replays are pretty inconclusive and that's exactly what the third umpire also says. He says that he is not able to conclude whether the ball hit the bat or boot first and hence, the onfield decision stands. Unfortunate for Stokes, as he loses the review. Had the third umpire concluded that it was boot first, it would have still been not out. Ball Tracking shows the impact to be umpire's call. But in that case, England would have retained their review. Brute from Archer.
3.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Full and off, coming in, watchfully defended.
The players are back on the field. It will be Jofra Archer to start things off post Lunch. Shubman Gill to face. Here we go.
... DAY 4, SESSION 2 ...
In case if you are wondering whether the pitch or conditions have changed suddenly at Old Trafford, they have not. The conditions, maybe slightly, as it has gone just a little bit cloudy. Okay, now it is looking overcast. But what has changed is the mindset. After spending more than 150 overs in the field, all the players are tired and that shot from Sudharsan seemed to be because of fatigue. Additionally, with victory seemingly looking impossible, it needs experience to train the mind to be positive at all counts, something which comes off from KL Rahul. You might be trailing by 700 runs, but you still need to play for the situation and every ball on its merit. Many times, resolute defiance can tire the best of oppositions, even when they are on top and India will be looking towards Rahul for that aspect in this innings. Bat through the day, get the game into Day 5 and hope that the iffy forecast supports the tourists.
Looking at another continent, today is the final match of the T20I triseries in Zimbabwe. New Zealand and South Africa are contesting it. After being asked to bat first, New Zealand have posted a fairly decent total of 180/5 in 20 overs in Harare. A typical T20 innings where there was no half century but quickfire knocks from a group of batters. In this case, it was the top 3, as Devon Conway (47), Rachin Ravindra (47) and Tim Seifert (30) got the Kiwis off to a flier. However, South Africa came back nicely in the second half of the innings, as at one stage, 200 seemed to be on the cards. Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers, with 2/24 in 4 overs. In both the previous league encounters, the Black Caps had got the better of the Proteas. Will it be third time lucky for the rainbow nation today?
KL Rahul and Shubman Gill have been left to regroup, but the early damage is already done. It has been a reminder of how fragile batting can be under pressure in overcast conditions with a fresh Dukes ball. This was the kind of session that could define the match. England not only batted India out of the contest but also hurt them mentally by striking twice in that short window before the break. The combination of a massive lead, tired opponents, and helpful bowling conditions means they are well ahead now. India, meanwhile, have their backs to the wall and will need something extraordinary to turn this around. With eight wickets in hand and a long road ahead, the next session could decide whether they survive or collapse further under the pressure. The next session will start at 6.10 pm IST (12.40 pm GMT)!
India’s reply with the bat started off nothing less than a disaster. They had just three overs to see off before Lunch, but in that short period, England struck twice. Yashasvi Jaiswal fell to a beautiful delivery from Woakes that squared him up, while Sai Sudharsan edged his first ball to the slips, where he was caught in two minds whether to play or leave out. Chris Woakes was on fire with the new ball, swinging it both ways and putting the batters in real doubt. He almost had a hattrick, and India find themselves at 1 for 2 at the break.
Ben Stokes was the mainstay for England, and he brought up a well-crafted hundred and kept pushing the score even after reaching the milestone. Although the declaration didn’t come, he ensured India stayed in the field long enough to feel the burden. Brydon Carse offered great support down the order, playing freely and scoring 47. The lower order frustrated India further, dragging the innings to 157 overs. Bumrah was the only Indian bowler who seemed threatening. However, the body language from the Indians suggested fatigue, and a sense of helplessness crept in as the innings dragged on.
Oops... what's happened there? Rahul and Gill walk off but umpire Rod Tucker calls one of them and seems in a pretty angry mood. By his hand gestures, it seems as if he is telling the batters that they cannot walk off till the main umpire has taken the bails off. Rahul does not try to argue, just nods his head and walks off. SESSION SUMMARY - 126 runs and 5 wickets, in 25.1 overs! It was very much England’s session, one where they asserted their dominance once again. They came out with clear plans and great energy, first pushing their overnight score past 650, and then delivering a powerful blow to India right before Lunch. England finished their innings at 669, a mammoth total that put them firmly in control of the Test. They chose not to declare and instead batted deep, possibly to avoid batting again and to sap all energy from the Indian side. In return, India had only 12 minutes to survive before the break, but they crumbled under pressure, losing two wickets for ducks in just five balls. This mini passage before Lunch could have a serious psychological impact on India going forward.
ओवर की समाप्ति 3 : 1/2
0 रन
- 02.1
- 02.2
- 02.3
- 02.4
- 02.5
- 02.6
ल. राहुल
1 (11)
श. गिल
0 (2)
क. वोक्स
2-2-0-2
2.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
A slightly widish ball to end the session. Outside off, Rahul watches it go past him into the keeper's gloves, who fumbles. LUNCH ON DAY 4, INDIA 1/2, TRAIL BY 310!
Last ball coming up then, before Lunch.
2.5
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full and straight this time. KL Rahul defends solidly, to the leg side.
2.4
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a length, a touch wide outside off, easy leave for KLR.
2.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, swinging in, KL watches it closely and pushes it towards mid on.
4 more balls for Lunch then.
2.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
On a length, just around off, 132 kph, Rahul defends.
2.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To लोकेश राहुल
Full, around off, KL Rahul lunges to defend.
ओवर की समाप्ति 2 : 1/2
1 रन
- 01.1
- 01.2
- 01.3
- 01.4
- 11.5
- 01.6
श. गिल
0 (2)
ल. राहुल
1 (5)
ज. आर्चर
1-0-1-0
1.6
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To शुभमन गिल
Around off, on a good length, Gill looks to defend but the ball jags back in off the inside edge, onto the body.
1.5
1
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Off the mark, are India, in their second innings. Pitched on a length around middle and off, swinging down like a banana, Rahul works it towards backward square leg in the deep for a single.
1.4
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
On a good length, outside off, nipping back in, KL Rahul looks to flick but misses and is hit on the thigh. The ball drops down on the pitch.
1.3
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Around off, moving away, Rahul keeps his bat behind his pad.
1.2
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
On a length, outside off, hits something and jags away, beating Rahul's poke.
1.1
0
जोफ्रा आर्चर To लोकेश राहुल
Full, outside off, left alone.
So Woakes does not love just Lord's. His love for Trafford is old and legendary. He now has 38 wickets in Manchester, the most by him at any venue in Tests, averaging 17.73. It will be Jofra Archer to share the new ball.
ओवर की समाप्ति 1 : 0/2
0 रन
- 00.1
- 00.2
- 00.3
- W 0.4
- W 0.5
- 00.6
श. गिल
0 (1)
ल. राहुल
0 (0)
क. वोक्स
1-1-0-2
0.6
0
क्रिस वोक्स To शुभमन गिल
LBW appeal but no hattrick. Expected ball. Woakes goes for the magic ball, the booming inswinger, but gets it too straight. It is down the leg side and Gill misses his flick, getting hit on the pads. Woakes puts on a theatric appeal for LBW but the umpire stands firm. No review taken. What a start from Woakes!
Skipper Shubman Gill walks in next, at number 4, replacing Sai Sudharsan.
0.5
W
क्रिस वोक्स To साई सुदर्शन OUT!
OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Two in two! And Woakes is on a hattrick! More problems of batting for the break. Indecision on the mind. A short ball, outside off, from around the wicket, Sai Sudharsan is hanging back, probably thinking whether to play at it or let it go. He tries to withdraw his bat at the last moment but is pretty late. The ball has extra bounce, takes the outside edge and flies straight to Harry Brook at second slip. Another duck for the youngster.
Sai Sudharsan walks in next, at number 3, replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal.
0.4
W
क्रिस वोक्स To यशस्वी जायसवाल OUT!
OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! This is exactly why India should have tried and avoided taking the last wicket before 5.20 pm IST (1150 GMT). The last 15-20 minutes before a break are extremely difficult for a batter and that too, against a brand new ball, even more so. The near-perfect start for England as they get a wicket in the first over. Almost a replica of the first innings, where there too, in the first over, Jaiswal had got an edge, but on that occasion, it had not carried. On a length, outside off, from around the wicket, coming in, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to work it to the leg side but the new ball straightens at the last moment, has some zip and squares him up. Takes the leading edge and goes straight to Joe Root at first slip. He shells it, but such is his luck that he manages to grab it in the second attempt! Woakes starts off on a celebratory run while Root manages a hearty laugh. A duck for the half centurion from the first innings and WOAKES NOW HAS THE MOST WICKETS AT ANY VENUE HE HAS BOWLED IN TEST CRICKET!
0.3
0
क्रिस वोक्स To यशस्वी जायसवाल
Landed outside off, solidly defended this time.
0.2
0
क्रिस वोक्स To यशस्वी जायसवाल
Short and wide outside off, Jaiswal slashes hard but misses.
0.1
0
क्रिस वोक्स To यशस्वी जायसवाल
Full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets it pass.
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