India vs England, 4th Test Day 3 HIGHLIGHTS: IND 40/0; India needs 152 runs more

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal combine to strike off 40 runs from the 192 India needs to chase. It was pretty ordinary from England to be fair, setting up open fields and offering juicy full tosses. Day 4 will decide the fate of this contest. As of now, India in control and just 152 away from its destination and an unassailable 3-1 lead. But if Stokes’ England has taught anything in the last two years, it is to take this side for granted at your own peril.

Root for the final over of the day. The second delivery stays low but Jaiswal gets on his back foot and manages to dig it out. Jaiswal again rocks back and opens his bat face to pocket to runs through point.

Shoaib Bashir for his first over. Jaiswal cuts the third delivery to deep cover for one run. That’s the only run from the over.

Hartley to Rohit, a single through to deep cover. Jaiswal punches down to long off for one. Rohit clips through square leg to add one more to his tally. The finally delivery is guided to long on from Jaiswal to make it four runs from the over.

Root to continue. Four singles in the over. Rohit gets to 4000 Test runs in the over.

Hartley bowls to Jaiswal. Another drive to long off from the left hander to pick a single. Hartley’s second ball skids on to hit Rohit’s pad and England is up in appeal. But it was angling down leg and Stokes decides against a review. FOUR! Clips the very next delivery through square leg. A FULL TOSS from Hartley and Rohit jumps out of his crease to heave it over the on side.

Root to Jaiswal. He gets a long stride out to drive to long off; one run taken. Rohit clips the fourth ball to deep mid wicket for another single. FOUR! This one is too full and Jaiswal latches onto it with a sweep. One run from the final delivery.

Hartley from the other end. Jaiswal gets an easy single to deep cover on the first ball. FOUR! Rohit gets out of his crease and uses his wrists to glide the ball between mid on and mid wicket. FOUR more! A carbon copy of the previous shot. Hartley paying the price for overpitching.

It looks like Joe Root will open the bowling for England in the second innings. Jaiswal and Rohit walk out for India.

Rohit gets off the mark with a nudge to fine leg off the second delivery. Jaiswal drives down the ground to get off the mark. Two runs for Rohit to end the over.

England lasts only 54 overs in the second innings on a wicket that is keeping low. R. Ashwin took five while Kuldeep Yadav got four to put an end to England on just 145 runs. India has to get 192 runs. It is game on here in Ranchi.

Ashwin gets the wicket! No review needed for that! A simple caught and bowled. Foakes tries to play on the on side and gets a leading edge back to the bowler.

Ben Foakes c & b Ashwin 17 (76)

James Anderson is also gone! He tries to play a reverse sweep, gets it off his glove, and hands a catch to Dhruv Jurel. Ashwin has his fifer.

James Anderson c Jurel b Ashwin 0 (3)

Kuldeep to Foakes. He flicks the fifth delivery behind square to get the single and retain strike for the next over.

Ashwin again. Ashwin traps Foakes leg before. It’s the fifth delivery of the over and Foakes wants to go off strike but fails to time his reverse sweep. A faint edge saves him upon review. He manages to push the final delivery down to long on to keep strike for the next over.

Kuldeep to continue. Just one single in the over for Foakes.

Ashwin has been a touch fuller in this spell which is slightly easier for batters to play. 

R Ashwin is back into the attack. Ball turning very sharply from the length but Ashwin has mostly bowled a lot fuller in this over. 

Runs aren’t coming quickly but these two batters have dug in here. India has a defensive field for Foakes and an attacking one for Bashir. 

India has choked England here. But Foakes and Bashir are surviving. 

Bashir struggling to pick Kuldeep. Gets off the mark with a single. Just one run from the over. 

Plenty of planning and talking between Jadeja and Rohit. Foakes the only recognised batter at the crease. Closing the fielder to not give Foakes a single on the last ball. Maiden. Bashir will take the strike in the next over. 

OUT! Hartley is gone, Kuldeep strikes. Hartley goes for a slog, doesn’t get much power, hits it straight to long on. Sarfaraz takes a very good catch diving forward. 

Tom Hartley c Khan b Kuldeep Yadav 7

Robinson attempts a reverse sweep on the first ball, gets beaten and given out!! He has taken a review. There’s a glove involved. Decision reversed. Two balls later, he’s struck on pads again and once again given out!! This looks much closer but he has reviewed again. Umpire’s call and decision stays. Robinson is gone. England eight down. 

Ollie Robinson lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 0

Foakes playing very late but is surviving. India has tightened the screws on scoring rate. 

Cracks around middle stump on a good length is the troubling spot. Jadeja overpitches against Hartley, who slog sweeps it for a SIX over midwicket. 

Kuldeep getting a lot of turn and is being very tough to defend. Foakes doing well to play the ball as late as possible. 

Kuldeep from the other end. Hartley takes out his reverse sweep very early in the innings but Jadeja fields it brilliantly to stop the boundary. 

Jadeja for the first over after Tea. WICKET! A soft dismissal for Bairstow who lobs up a simple catch for the cover fielder. 

Jonny Bairstow c Patidar b Jadeja 30 (42)

Stokes against Kuldeep. Keeps low! Stokes’ back-footed swipe is rendered ineffective as the ball stays low and turns. BOWLED HIM! Half of England is back in the hunt. The ball turns and hits the pad before ricocheting onto the stumps. He would have been leg before had it not gone on to hit the stumps.

Ben Stokes b Kuldeep 4 (13)

Ben Foakes now. Sees out the final three deliveries of the session.

Jadeja to Bairstow. ALMOST! Bairstow shoulders arms to a full delivery which does not turn. That must have been barely an inch wide of the off stump. A maiden over from Jadeja.

Kuldeep for his fourth over. Bairstow gets an outside edge and runs two as the ball goes through the third man region. A single on the fifth ball through square leg.

Jadeja to continue. Five runs from this one. There’s an LBW appeal as well. Stokes misses his front-foot defence and India goes up for a review. The ball is hitting the stumps but Stokes is saved by umpire’s call.

WICKET! Kuldeep gets Crawley. Sharp turn as the ball pitches outside off and drags back to rattle the middle stump. The wicket India so desired.

Zak Crawley b Kuldeep 60 (91)

Ben Stokes walks out. He picks two to get off the mark with a punch through covers.

Jadeja to Crawley. Just one run from the over

Kuldeep to Crawley. He clips it with soft hands and takes a single. Bairstow drives the fourth ball to long off for another single. Another single for Crawley to finish the over.

Jadeja for his 10th over. FOUR! The second delivery keeps low and takes Crawley’s edge, runs away all the way to the boundary. Seven runs in the over. Sharp turn on the final delivery which beats a driving Bairstow. Jurel cannot gather it and the stumping chance goes begging.

Kuldeep Yadav comes on to bowl. Bairstow again shuffles back to cut him but is surprised by some extra bounce. He checks his shot last second to pick a single. A single for Crawley on the final delivery.

Jadeja to continue. Crawley pushes the ball through square leg for a single. FIFTY FOR CRAWLEY. Bairstow drives the fifth delivery to mid off; one run.

Ashwin to Crawley, flicks the first delivery through fine leg for two runs. Crawley punches the second through cover-point for another single and moves to 49. FOUR! Bairstow makes room to cut the final delivery and gets it through the vacant point region.

Jadeja back into the attack. Beats Bairstow on the first delivery. Now an inside edge for Bairstow which ricochets onto his pad. A maiden over.

Ashwin for his 11th over. Bairstow takes a long stride out to send the ball to long on for one run. Crawley hops out on the final delivery and drives through mid off. Patidar takes just a bit too long to field it, allowing two runs to the batter.

Siraj to Bairstow. FOUR! Short and Bairstow picks the length to pummel it away behind square. Nine runs from the over.

Ashwin to continue. FOUR! Bairstow drives past mid off. Bairstow clips the fourth ball to deep mid wicket for one.

Siraj for his second over. Angles the first one into Crawley who glances it to deep square to add one run to his tally. Jonny Bairstow starts his stay with a defence. He gets an inside edge which runs to fine leg, allowing him a single. FOUR to end. On the pads and Crawley sends it on its way to the fine leg fence.

A huge appeal for LBW against Root. Ashwin convinces Rohit to take a review after umpire says not out. Ashwin coming from around the wicket. Three reds and Root is gone!! The question was always about pitching and Indians are delighted!

Joe Root lbw b Ashwin 11

Mohammed Siraj into the attack now. Operating with two slips but very wide off each other. A second and a fourth slip if you want to call them. 

Lead has gone past 100 for England. Jadeja overpitches again and Crawley drives it towards covers for four. 

Indian spinners have now pulled their lengths back a bit in the last two overs. Boundaries have dried up. 

High speeds but perhaps maybe too full by Ashwin? More fuller, more spinners are keeping pitch out of equation. 

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IND vs ENG, 4th Test: Ashwin overtakes Kumble for most wickets in Tests in India

Ashwin picked the wickets of Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope to take his tally to 351. Kumble had amassed 350 wickets in 63 matches in India at an average of 24.88.

Crawley on the attack. Now hits Jadeja towards midwicket for four. Brilliantly timed shot. Seven runs off the over.

Crawley takes the aerial route now and hits the overpitch delivery by Ashwin for four over mid-off. Another full ball and Crawley this time hits down the ground left of mid-off for four. Finishes the over with another boundary in the same region. 

Jadeja rushing through his overs. Keeping it tight and simple. England batters are still finding singles through the gaps. 

Ashwin on a hat-trick. Crawley to face. Defends. Speeds have been high by both Ashwin and Jadeja. Keeping the pitch in play. 

Joe Root, the new man in, gets a single on the first ball he faces. Three singles in that Jadeja over. 

OUT! Ashwin strikes and Duckett is gone. Around the wicket, Duckett tries to defend off the front foot, gets a thick inside edge straight to short leg fielder. England loses and early wicket. 

Ben Duckett c Khan b Ashwin 15. Ollie Pope at number three.

OUT! Pope is given LBW on the first ball. A straighter one, quicker through the air, beats Pope. England reviews. Wickets umpire’s call and the decision stays. England lose two in a row. 

Ollie Pope lbw b Ashwin 0

Plenty of room on the off side for Duckett. Another attempted reverse, gets beaten this time. Four runs in that Jadeja over. 

Ashwin trying to keep his speeds in the 90s. Overpitched, good enough for Duckett to reverse sweep it for four to end the over. 

Ravindra Jadeja from the other end. Duckett paddle sweeps him for four! Now an attempt to switch hit but misses the ball completely, gets a single though. 

Interesting that India has opted for R Ashwin to bowl the first over. And beats Zak Crawley’s outside edge on the very first ball of the innings. Ashwin making use of the drift. 

Indian team in a huddle. English openers are out in the middle with a lead of 46 runs. With pitch doing tricks, 46 could still be a very important factor in the result of the match. 

Dhruv Jurel’s brave 90 runs have put India right back in the contest. India looked down and out when Kuldeep Yadav and Jurel got together. Their 76-run eighth-wicket stand gave India hope before Jurel found support from Akash Deep to carry the momentum. Jurel picked his moments to attack, farmed strike and ensured India’s deficit comes down below 50 runs. Upto the Indian bowlers now to make use of the low bounce and reduce England to as low a total as possible.

An additional half hour taken in the session. BOWLED HIM! Hartley castles Jurel. This one is angling down leg, pitches on the middle-stump line and then straightens. Jurel tries to take it on the front foot but is beaten and sees his stumps re-arranged. 

Dhruv Jurel b Hartley 90 (149)

Bashir to Siraj. FOUR byes. Bashir drags it down leg and Foakes misses in gathering it.

Mohammed Siraj joins Jurel. Can India last till Lunch? SIX! Hartley pitches short and Jurel pummels it over mid wicket for another maximum. Jurel moves to 86 with that. FOUR to end the over. That’s the 300 for India. Lofts this full delivery over mid wicket to collect the boundary.

Akash on strike. SIX! Bashir under the pump. A flat-ish delivery on length and Akash gives it a proper swing, clearing the fence over mid wicket. Akash goes for another slog on the fourth ball but misses. Foakes takes the bails off in a flash and the decision is sent for the third umpire. His foot did move outside the crease for a second but he is prompt in dragging it back in.

WICKET! Akash hangs back and plays for the turn but the ball comes in straight and thuds onto the back foot planted straight in front of the stumps

Akash Deep lbw b Shoaib Bashir 9 (29)

Hartley to continue. A maiden over. 

Jurel faces Bashir. SIX! The ball is pitched on middle-and-leg and Jurel launches it over long on. Jurel drives the fourth delivery to deep cover to get off strike. Two balls for Akash to manage. He does that, trusting his front-foot defence.

Jurel takes strike. Hartley continues. A single off the fifth delivery. Jurel nudges the ball towards covers and Akash Deep runs in and completes the run with a dive.

SIX! Jurel starts Bashir’s over by getting to the pitch and hoisting the ball staright into the sight screen. FOUR now! Another hit straight down the ground from Jurel. The mid off fielder gives it a chase but cannot get to it. A single off the fourth delivery to long on.

Jurel versus Hartley. He is able to get a single on the final delivery even with the field called in. He drives wide of the mid off fielder and takes off.

Akash on strike now. Bashir back into attack. A heave over mid wicket flies inches above the fielder, one run for Akash Deep. DROPPED! Jurel charges down and looks to clear the boundary. The ball heads straight at mid wicket where Ollie Robinson is not able to grab it.

Jurel against Hartley. FOUR! After four front-footed defences, the field is called to prevent a single. Jurel uses the delivery angling in to him and slog sweeps it through deep square. Jurel tries to take a single through mid on but Anderson is alert to it and gets to the ball.

Jurel takes strike against Anderson. Jurel plays the fourth delivery to backward point to take the single. The field changes for Akash Deep, there’s two slips and a leg slip.

Hartley again. Jurel on strike. The single comes off the fourth delivery with a soft push down to long on. Akash Deep is able to defend the last two balls of the over.

Anderson to Jurel. He pulls the first delivery in the gap between deep mid wicket and deep square leg for two. Flicks the penultimate delivery to deep mid wicket for a single. Boundary riders on the on and off sides, pretty defensive from Ben Stokes. Akash flicks to fine leg but does not take the run

Jurel faces Hartley. He taps the first delivery down to long on to bring up his fifty. Akash Deep has a slog on the fourth delivery, the ball takes an inside edge and flies through mid wicket allowing the batter to pick two runs.

OUT! Kuldeep chops on against Anderson. Unlucky dismissal. Hits the toe end, then the back leg before hitting the stumps. India loses eighth wicket. A great innings by Kuldeep nevertheless. 

Kuldeep Yadav b Anderson 28 (131 balls)

Akash Deep now at the crease. He defends the remaining three balls of the over. 

A half-hearted appeal by England against Jurel. Anderson’s ball drifted down the leg and kissed the pads before the keeper grabbed it. A gentle appeal but not out. 

Jurel and Kuldeep’s partnership has now added 70 runs. New ball hasn’t given much control to England. Singles are on offer and the Indians are accepting it. 

James Anderson is into the attack now. However, not much movement out there. Ball is keeping low from length but the batters are looking comfortable to tackle it. 

England has taken the second new ball immediately. Hard new ball, half volley and Jurel hits it straight past Robinson for four!

Indian batters taking things as they come. Not hurrying or taking any chances. The bowling has been tight so far. 

Both batters are looking comfortable so far even though a few balls have kept either low or bounced awkwardly. Not much turn out there. 

Ollie Robinson from the other end. Down the leg and Jurel pushes it towards square leg for a single to score the first runs of the day. Very little movement so far. 

And it’s not a surprise that Shoaib Bashir will open the bowling today. An appeal against Kuldeep on the first ball as he doesn’t offer a shot when the ball hits the pad. Umpire isn’t interested. Bashir bowling diagonally. Maiden. 

Kuldeep and Jurel are out in the middle. England players too walk out. 

It is chilly. 15 degrees is great for the Englishmen, but Indians generally are layered up in this temperature. 

- Joe Root and Ollie Robinson continue batting. Robinson scores a quick fire fifty. Ravindra Jadeja then picks last three wickets in quick succession. England gets bowled out for 353 inside first session of the day’s play. 

- James Anderson removes Rohit Sharma cheaply before Lunch. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill then added 82 runs for the second wicket. 

- Shoaib Bashir began the second session and continued to bowl till the end of day’s play - 32 overs. He extracted turn off the cracks. Height helps him get uneven bounce and trouble Indian batters. 

- Bashir takes four and Hartley gets two as India loses plot by the end of day’s play. 

- Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav will continue today. The duo has already added 40 plus runs for the eighth wicket. India still trails by 134 runs. 

He also stepped away from terming the pitch a rank turner, adding that the team management never asked for such a surface.

IND vs ENG, 4th Test: Mhambrey surprised with variable bounce as India left tottering after second day

Paras Mhambrey, India’s bowling coach, also stepped away from terming the pitch a rank turner, adding that the team management never asked for such a surface.

Before the Test, Stokes had pointed out Bashir’s qualities would suit the Ranchi surface. 

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The fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi will be telecast live on the Sports18 network from 9:30 AM IST. The match can also be live streamed on the JioCinema app and website.