India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, Day 5: Malan run out as IND gets second wicket in first session : Rashtra News
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Jadeja to Hameed. OUT! Run out! Malan’s short as Hameed sets out on a silly run.
ENG 120/1 in 53 overs: Siraj begins with a full toss low onto the pads. Hameed fails to get hold of it. Neat and straight from Siraj as he attacks the stumps. Hameed’s solid defense continues to keep the seamers away from the stumps.
Siraj replaces Thakur
ENG 119/1 in 52 overs: Malan escapes! Jadeja floats one in and gets massive turn towards the off-stump. Malan takes a big stride forward with his front pad but the ball’s trajectory ensure it hits behind his thigh. India goes up for a review after umpire Illingworth keeps an uninterested look. Seems pretty close, folks. The ball does well to turn in a fair bit and the umpire’s call on wickets helps Malan to extend his stay at the crease. Lots of ooos and aahs follow and skipper Kohli cannot believe it.
ENG 119/1 in 51 overs: Thakur hits the length and pins Hameed deep into the crease. The runs seemed to have slowly begun to creep in but the bowlers are maintaining the pressure on the batters here. Maiden for Shardul.
ENG 118/1 in 50 overs: Four men around the bat for Jadeja. He whips it in to Hameed who does well to push it straight back. Hameed drives to long on and finds a single. Malan steps down to sneak in a single but decides against it as Jadeja collides with Hameed at the non-striker’s. The mid-on fielder, Bumrah, does well to force Malan back quickly into the crease as he hits the stumps with a direct hit.
ENG 116/1 in 49 overs: Thakur keeps it simple and maintains a wicket to wicket line. Hameed clips one fine and finds two runs. The runs are slowly ticking away. Wonder if Kohli’s keeping a tab on it.
ENG 114/1 in 48 overs: DROPPED AT MID-ON! Jadeja floats it into Hameed who slogs it straight to Siraj to mid-on. He runs to his left and fumbles and drops an absolute sitter. Goodness me, what a moment in the game. Jadeja is absolutely fuming.
ENG 111/1 in 47 overs: Thakur beats the edge! Gentle late swing for Thakur as he pushes the ball further up to Malan. Malan wafts at it away from his body and nearly brushes the ball. So close!
ENG 109/1 in 46 overs: Turn from the rough for Jaddu! Lands it on the spot and the ball sharply spins into find a deflection of Malan’s bat. The ball lobs right past the silly point fielder. Lucky break for Malan there. Now, the game’s on from India’s perspective. Kohli would hope Jadeja can extract more from that patch on a consistent basis. DRINKS.
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ENG 109/1 in 45 overs: Thakur off radar and offers width to both Hameed and Malan. They rotate strike freely with singles. Nothing intimidating for the new batter as is evident from the ease with which Malan’s leaning into the shots.
ENG 105/1 in 44 overs: Jadeja balls from over the wicket away from the rough to Hameed. He tosses it up and bowls to Hameed’s pads and there’s minimal drift on offer from that angle.
ENG 104/1 in 43 overs: Thakur eyes Hameed’s pads and goes full. Hameed continues to play solidly off his feet. He tucks one fine again and retains strike with a single.
ENG 103/1 in 42 overs: Fifty for Hameed! The crowd stands up to applaud the youngster. Much poise and maturity on display and the solidity has done well to frustrate the Indian seamers. Jadeja attempts to hit the rough to Malan but he rules out the line with his pads.
Jadeja into the attack
ENG 100/1 in 41 overs: Shardul to Burns. OUT! Seams it in and finds the edge! Indians in delirium! Burns’ excitement of reaching fifty gets the better off him. He wafts at the ball away from his body and Thakur can do no wrong. He strikes in his first over and boy, India has got the wicket right when it needed one. Rory Burns c †Pant b Thakur 50 (125b 5×4)
Shardul Thakur into the attack
ENG 94/0 in 40 overs: Bumrah peppers Hameed with the short stuff again. He’s up on his toes this time but finds a single. Bumrah’s giving it his all but with nothing on offer from the pitch, England’s openers are having it easy at the moment. Meanwhile, Jadeja is warming up for his spell – could be a long one this.
ENG 92/0 in 39 overs: Umesh strays to the hips and Burns finds the boundary. Short and angled in but Burns rocks back and slides the ball down leg for four.
ENG 86/0 in 38 overs: Bumrah brings up the bouncer, a sharp one and it forces Pant to spring up to gobble it. Bumrah follows up with a sharp fuller delivery onto the stumps but Hameed skips low and defends with a solid blade.
ENG 85/0 in 37 overs: Swing for Umesh as he tails the ball into Hameed. He gets the ball to move sharply in the air and move closely past the blade down leg. Hameed has a feel for it and the Indians go up in a stifled appeal. Umesh suggests he isn’t sure about a nick and Kohli decides against the review.
ENG 84/0 in 36 overs: Bumrah continues to attack the stumps and Hameed’s up for it. Sturdy defence and he does well to meet the ball forward on the length.
Talk about timing!
ENG 82/0 in 35 overs: First boundary of the day. Umesh fends one short and wide and Hameed eases his arms past the slips. The ball trickles down to third man for a boundary and the batters begin to slowly play their shots on this track.
ENG 78/0 in 34 overs: Bumrah begins with a yorker! Hameed does well to drill it off his leg to the short square leg in place. Bumrah continues to attack sharply and keeps it pretty full onto the pads. Hameed clears his front leg to scoop the ball off the surface and defend. A maiden to finish.
Bumrah into the attack
ENG 78/0 in 33 overs: Umesh keeps it wicket to wicket and aims to attack the stumps. He has a short midwicket and mid-on in place for the flick from Hameed. Hameed tucks one towards square and finds a single.
Burns and Hameed at the middle. Umesh Yadav up with the ball.
All set for Day Five! 90 overs. 291 runs. 10 wickets!
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DAY 4 review
An exhilarating Test match will get its deserved ending at the Oval, for the lead up to it has been perfect. Perhaps you could say the surface has not favoured all, particularly the seamers, but India and England brewed the perfect script for Day Five.
India was all set to sail past a hefty total, however, it set itself to a 367-run lead with the aid of its lower-order who has time and again stood up to adversities. While skipper Kohli missed out on a half-century, Jadeja’s move to no.5 faltered once again. Rahane followed a similar tide, failing to open the scoring once again.
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With a mature Rishabh Pant soaking in the pressure, the ‘Lord’ Thakur once again met the English seamers with disdain – driving and smacking them with ease down the ground. Cameos from Umesh and Bumrah with the stick helped too as India set a 368-run target, one that has never been chased at the Oval, for the host.
However, hopes of an early breakthrough was shunned by England’s openers Burns and Hameed who not only bid time and saw off the day, but also kept the runs ticking towards the end of play. With 291 runs remaining in its chase and 90 overs at its disposal, England has done well to stay in the hunt. India’s hopes will be pinned particularly on Ravindra Jadeja who went misfiring in his late spell last evening. With turn on offer from the rough patches, the left-armer is the only bowler in India’s ranks to avail some assistance from the pitch. We’re all set for a riveting fifth day finish. Brace yourselves to enjoy the ride.
Playing XIs
India XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav England Squad: Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root(c), Jonny Bairstow, Ollie Pope, Moeen Ali, Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes, James Anderson, Craig Overton |
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