Ranchi: India reached 219 for seven at stumps against England on the second day of the fourth Test, trailing the visitors by 134 runs here on Saturday.
England were all out for 353 in their first innings earlier in day, having resumed from their overnight score of 302 for seven.
In-form young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored in the home team's first innings with a 73 off 117 balls. Dhruv Jurel (30) and Kuldeep Yadav (17) were unbeaten at stumps, having helped India recover from 177 for seven. Among England bowlers, off-spinner Shoaib Bashir shone the most and ended the day with figures of 4/84.
For England, Joe Root remained not out on 122 after breaking his lean run with the bat, and Ollie Robinson contributed a useful 58.
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- Over 73 (IND 219/7)
Hartley comes back into the attack to bowl the last over of the day. Stokes has brought seven fielders inside the circle, in catching positions. Jurel did well to hang on and finished the second day of the fourth Test. - Over 72 (IND 219/7)
Shoaib Basheer comes back into the attack, replacing Anderson. Jurel defends all the deliveries before taking a single on last ball. - Over 71 (IND 218/7)
Once again, Jurel takes the single on the first ball and Kuldeep defends the remaining. - Over 70 (IND 217/7)
Anderson came round the wicket but didn't get the help in the air. He changes the side and comes around the wicket, trying to force Kuldeep to play a false shot against the ball which is going out with the angle. Kuldeep played a second maiden over against Anderson. - Over 69 (IND 217/7)
Shoaib Basheer bowling his 31st over of the day. Jurel takes a single on the first ball and gives the strike to Kuldeep. The southpaw batter collects a couple and then manages to get bat on delivery which stood low before taking a single on the last delivery. Four runs came from the over. - Over 68 (IND 213/7)
Anderson replaces Tom Hartley into the attack with only six overs remaining in the day after a long spell of 18 overs. Anderson looking for a reverse swing, but it didn't seem that it is available. Kuldeep defends all the six deliveries. Anderson bowls maiden over straightaway in his fourth spell. - Over 67 (IND 213/7)
Hartley bowls a half-tracker to Dhruv Jurel, who smashed it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary and take three singles in the next 10 balls. This partnership is now of 36 runs. India have not lost wicket in the last 10 overs so far. - Over 65 (IND 206/7)
Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav are playing very crucial innings. India would look to go as close as England's target in this innings considering they will have to bat in the fourth innings on this pitch where an odd ball is staying low. - Over 64 (IND 204/7)
England spinners are using the cracks beautifully, troubling batters to decide whether to go forward or play on the backfoot. Indian batters haven't scored any runs in the last two overs. - Over 62 (IND 204/7)
That delivery from Hartley didn't bounce at all. Such was the skid that it beat Kuldeep, and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes too. Thankfully, the ball doesn't hit the stumps on the way and races towards the boundary for four, taking India past the 200-run mark. Kuldeep enters double figures. Jurel on 20. - Over 61 (IND 195/7)
Kuldeep Yadav shows confidence in his batting, scoring a boundary and easily finding singles. So far he has shown full authority in his shots. However, only two singles have come from this over. - Over 59 (IND 191/7)
Jurel knows he'll have to play some shots, he'll have to eat into this big deficit - comes down the pitch, gets right to the pitch of the ball and then hoists it high over mid-off for a maximum. Just seven runs came from the over. - Over 56 (IND 176/7)
Two young spinners from England are ripping apart the India's middle order as Hartley gets his second wicket. He sends Ashwin back to pavilion after a ball stood low and hit his front pad. Umpire Kumar Dharmasena had no hesitations in giving it as out. Ashwin reviews in desperation, but the ball was just clipping the leg stump. India kept their review but lose Ravichandran Ashwin. - Over 55 (IND 176/6)
Jurel plays it to deep square leg and calls for a second. Ashwin first refuses the run, but Anderson fumbles, allowing the batters to pick up the second. Then there's a direct hit at the bowler's end and the ball goes in the no man's land, Ashwin and Jural saw the opportunity and took another run. Then Ashwin and Jurel take the singles on the last two deliveries of the over. - Over 54 (IND 171/6)
This time Ashwin plays the maiden over. The pressure seems to be building on Indian batters. Stokes has been smart with his fielding placing and tactics. They will have to find ways to rotate the strike. - Over 53 (IND 171/6)
Jurel plays the maiden against Bashir. - Over 52 (IND 171/6)
Tom Hartley gets his man in the next over. India are now six down now. Sarfaraz Khan presses the front foot forwards and tries to defend the ball, but the ball turns enough to take an outside edge of the bat, and Joe Root took a brilliant catch in the slip. Sarfaraz made just 14 runs off his 53 balls. However, Jurel played the slog sweep earlier in the over for a boundary. Five runs came from the over. - Over 50 (IND 166/5)
It is for a LBW appeal against Sarfaraz. He showed his bat to the umpire and he said not out. England straightaway takes the review. Ultra Edge shows a flat line, so no bat. Over to ball-tracking - wickets are missing. Sarfaraz survives. He then takes the single on the next ball. Just two runs came from the over. - Over 49 (IND 164/5)
Just a single for Sarfaraz Khan in this over. - Over 47 (IND 161/5)
Bashir gets his fourth wicket. It is fractionally short and Jaiswal goes back to play it through the off-side, but the ball stays low and hits the toe-end, bounces back onto the stumps. India have lost half their side and are still a long way from England's total. - Over 42 (IND 137/4)
Only one run as the duo is building a partnership with a cautious approach. - Over 41 (IND 136/4)
Sarafaraz was involved in a mix-up but he dived to make his crease in time and it has saved him from a disastrous run-out. - Over 40 (IND 134/4)
Two runs from Hartley's over as he is bowling tossed-up deliveries. - Over 39 (IND 132/4)
A single run from the over by Shoaib Bashir. Yashasvi is settled on the crease while Sarfaraz Khan is trying to build a steady knock. - Over 38 (IND 131/4)
Sarfaraz Khan, who came to bat number six, defends all six deliveries and ensures that India will not lose any in the last six deliveries before the Tea break. - Over 37 (IND 130/4)
Bat-pad and Ravindra Jadeja become Bashir's third victims. He's running through India's middle-order now, Ravindra Jadeja reads the top-spinner, couldn't control the bounce and as it took the inside edge and then hit the pad and Ollies Pope, who was standing at short leg completed the simple catch at forward short-leg. India lost their third wicket in quick succession. - Over 36 (IND 129/3)
Such a waste of review from England. Never looked like it would hit the stump and then they took the review while India took the four of LBW. Jadeja then smashed him to sixes as he just stood and delivered the first ball and then played slog sweep on the next. 17 runs came from the over for India.
Most sixes hit in a Test series
74 Ind vs Eng in India 2024 *
74 Eng vs Aus Ashes 2023
65 Aus vs Eng Ashes 2013/14
65 Ind vs SA in India 2019
59 Pak vs NZ in UAE 2014 - Over 35 (IND 112/3)
Wrapped on the pads and given. Rajat Patidar fails to impress the team management for the fifth consecutive time. He miss judged the off-spin delivery completely and plays it on the backfoot and the umpire gives it out. He discusses with Jaiswal, who backed him to go upstairs and the review shows it is clipping the leg stump. India keeps their review but Patidar walks back to the pavilion. - Over 34 (IND 112/2)
Patidar stays on the backfoot plays it late and grabs the boundary before taking a single on the last ball. Six runs came from the over including a four. - Over 33 (IND 106/2)
Bashir tosses it up and teases the right-hand batter to go over the top, but Patidar stays calm and defends it. Just a single came from the over. Looks like Patidar has settled in the middle now. - Over 32 (IND 105/2)
Tom Hartley comes into the attack for the first time in this match and concedes only a single. Southpaw Yashasvi Jaiswal brings up his third Test half-century and second of the series. He has emerged as the run machine for India in the absence of former India skipper Virat Kohli, becoming the leading run (595*) getter of the series with two double hundreds and two half-centuries so far, proving that he surely belongs to this stage. - Over 31 (IND 104/2)
A good over from the right-arm off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, as he concedes only one run in his over. Jaiswal needs one run to complete his third half-century. - Over 30 (IND 103/2)
Anderson comes from round the wicket to Jaiswal, who is just three runs short of his half-century. Jaiswal defends first two ball with an ease and then Patidar guides the slightly shorter delivery to the boundary, taking India past 100-run mark. Anderson make a solid comeback as the very next ball nips back in for the right hander. Patidar was ready for the same next delivery and defends with an authority. - Over 29 (IND 98/2)
Shoaib Basheer continues from the other end. Stokes have not introduced Tom Hartley in the bowling so far and Joe Root, who has bowled in the first 10 overs of the innings, haven't got the ball in the hand. England have tried only three bowlers so far. - Over 28 (IND 97/2)
Stokes brings back Anderson into the attack, who is looking for a reverse swing. He missed his line on the fifth delivery and Rajat Patidar deposited it towards the square leg boundary for a boundary. India are also on the verge of crossing the 100-run mark. - Over 25 (IND 86/2)
Shoaib Bashir gives an important breakthrough for England as he removes Shubman Gill. India don't lose the review but they do lose Gill. The partnership has been broken after the right-hand batter a flighted delivery misses his bat as he plays down the wrong line of the ball and strikes him on the pad. A bigger stride might have saved him as impact was umpire's call. Rajat Patidar walks back into the middle at number four. - Over 24 (IND 86/1)
Robinson comes back into the attack and bowls on tighter lengths, keeping it stump to stump. This pitch must have surprised many cricket experts and players as well. It was expected that the pitch will be rank turner, but the way the pitch has been played it looks like batters paradise so far. - Over 20 (IND 68/1)
Jaiswal edges it and Foakes takes it with ease. No, wait on, umpire wants to check it and goes to third umpire, and narrow escape for Jaiswal. England can't believe it. The ball clearly touched the ground before it went straight into the gloves and even celebrated after looking at the first replay. But Joel Wilson had a couple of replays and decided that the ball bounced before going in. - Over 17 (IND 48/1)
Good over from Shoaib Bashir, making batters play almost every delivery. Shubman Gill takes a single on the final ball of the over. India just one short of crossing the 50-run mark. - Over 16 (IND 48/1)
Anderson doing what he has been doing since his debut. He runs in, pitches on good length on and around off stump, hoping for a batter to edge it to keeper or slip. Jaiswal and Gill take single each in the over. - Over 15 (IND 46/1)
Ben Stokes has given one slip and point along with deep covers to Shoaib Bashir and asked him bowl on his pads, with odd delivery out side off to drag the batter to make an error. Three singles came from the over. The partnership has also entered into the 40s now. - Over 14 (IND 43/1)
Anderson bowls another good over from the other building pressure on Indian batters. Just a single came from the over. - Over 13 (IND 42/1)
Jaiswal shimmies down the track, smashes it back past to the bowler, Stokes does well to stop the ball before the boundary and Anderson throws it to the bowler. In mean time Jaiswal and Gill completes two runs and then takes a single on the last ball. Three runs came from the over. - Over 12 (IND 39/1)
Change in the bowling from the other end, James Anderson replaces Ollie Robinson and bowls another maiden to start off his second spell. - Over 11 (IND 39/1)
Shoaib Bashir continues to bowl from one end after lunch. Shubman Gill gives respect to the first four balls, but then comes dancing down the pitch and hammers it through the covers for a four before taking a single. Five runs came from the over. - Over 10 (IND 34/1)
Jaiswal hit Robinson for two boundaries in the last over before the lunch. He first shows the full face of the bat, and plays it straight back past the bowler for a boundary, and then whips it towards mid wickets for a four. Eight runs came from the over. - Over 9 (IND 26/1)
Change in the bowling, off-spinner Shoaib Bashir replaces James Anderson into the attack. Concedes only a single in the over. - Over 8 (IND 25/1)
Robinson exploit some help from the pitch with zero seam as it cuts away for the left-hand batter. Jaiswal then flicks the ball into the gap for a single. Gill then goes down the ground with the straight bat shot, Anderson gets a success to stop the ball, however he couldn't stop the batters to take a couple of runs on the last delivery. - Over 7 (IND 22/1)
Anderson has come round the wicket for the southpaw Jaiswal and has a leg slip and deep fine leg, angling in to the left hand batter, trying to force him to play the false shot. Just two singles came from the over. - Over 6 (IND 20/1)
Very unorthodox field setting from the England for both the batters after that flick shot from Jaiswal against Anderson. They have one fielder in between square leg and fine leg in a catching position and are bowling on middle and leg stumps line, tempting the batters to play a flick shot in the air and almost got the wicket of Shubman Gill. Duckett dives towards the ball, but couldn't reach to it. Just a single came from this over. - Over 5 (IND 19/1)
This will increase the confidence of Yashasvi Jaiswal for sure. He hits two back to back fours to Anderson with a full of authority. He first drives straight pass back the bowler and then gets the fuller length delivery on his pads and he just flicks it in the air for a boundary. Ten runs came from the over including a couple. - Over 4 (IND 9/1)
Chance and dropped! Jaiswal edges the outside of delivery towards second delivery, Crawley tried to fetch it, but couldn't get the hand behind the ball on time as the ball races away to the boundary. However, Jaiswal then did smart work and rotates the strike on the very next ball. - Over 3 (IND 4/1)
Yashasvi Jaiswal puts the second delivery into the gap and opened his account before Rohit Sharma take couple of runs. And then, England got what they wanted as Anderson removes centurion of the last match Rohit Sharma. Anderson now just four wickets away from 700 Test wickets. He bowls the good length delivery in the area of uncertainty as they call it and Rohit knicks it to the wicket-keeper for a regulation catch. - Over 2 (IND 1/0)
Rohit Sharma takes the feel of the ball before trying to slash the back of the length delivery towards deep point. Robinson bowls a no- ball in the over as India off the mark in the second innings. However, India are yet to score a run with the bat. - Over 1 (IND 0/0)
Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Yashavi Jaiswal comes into the middle. James Anderson will be bowling the attack for England. Jaiswal takes the strike and leaves all the six ball as he plays the maiden over.
END OF ENGLAND INNINGS:
- Over 105 (ENG 353/10)
Joe Root again defend first three balls and then takes a single on the fourth delivery, giving Anderson to face two deliveries against Ravindra Jadeja and he takes no time to dismiss Anderson. Joe Root asks for a review desperately hoping for decision come in their favour. But third umpire clears that the all three are reds and this is the end of England's first innings. - Over 104 (ENG 352/9)
Kuldeep Yadav bowls six good length deliveries to Joe Root, taking five fielder on the boundary and defends them all. He takes a single on the fifth delivery, hoping Anderson to defend the last ball to keep a strike against Ravindra Jadeja. - Over 103 (ENG 349/9)
Appeal for caught behind and given, Ollie Robinson's fine knock comes to an end. He walks back to the pavilion for 58 off 96 balls. Jadeja provides a much-needed breakthrough for India as Dhruv Jurel hangs on to this one. Robinson reviews it, but there is a small spike when the ball is in front of the gloves, third umpire confirms that the batter is out. England are eight down now. Oh dear, it was there to hit as Jadeja was tempting Bashir to go over the top and he does and missed it, gives a simple catch to Patidar at a backward point. - Over 102 (ENG 347/7)
Second bowling change from the Indian skipper as Kuldeep Yadav replaces Moahmmed Siraj in the attack. Chance, Chance for a catch, but it falls short of Rohit Sharma, who is standing in the slips. However, he still asks the umpire to go upstairs and have a check. But Rohit Sharma was right and India still looking for a wicket. - Over 101 (ENG 347/7)
England have scored 45 runs at run rate of 4.10 so far in this session while India have hardly created a chance of wicket. England just three short from crossing 350-run mark on a which was predicted to be nearly unplayable on Day 4. Just a single came from Jadeja's over. - Over 100 (ENG 346/7)
Joe Root goes on the backfoot, and pull it away to the fence and bring up century partnership with Joe Root. Siraj still bowling barrage of bouncers against both the batters as he don't find swing with the new ball. Notably, this is England's second most runs partnership for the eighth wicket against India.
100+ partnerships for England this series
113 Root - Foakes Ranchi (6th wkt)
112 Pope - Foakes Hyderabad (6th wkt)
101* Root - Robinson Ranchi (8th wkt)
Each of the three 100+ stands have come for sixth wicket or lower. - Over 99 (ENG 340/7)
Dropped! There was a huge edge of the Joe Root's bat, too much deflection for the wicket-keeper to grab this one. However, this will be considered as the chance. Jadeja bowls first maiden of the day. - Over 98 (ENG 340/7)
Nice piece of wicket-keeping from Dhruv Jurel. Siraj bangs it short, with two fielder on the long leg and deep square leg boundary, looking for an to edge. England batters keeping the ball to the ground and take four singles in the over. - Over 97 (ENG 336/7)
Jadeja finds his line and length in his second over of the day. However, he is not getting a sharp turn which was expected with a harder ball. Just a single came from the over. - Over 96 (ENG 335/7)
Siraj makes a nice comeback in this over, bowls all six deliveries into the stumps. England batters still accumulate four singles in the over. The partnership between Robinson and Root has entered into the 90s. - Over 95 (ENG 331/7)
Ollie Robinson reaches his maiden fifty with a style. What an innings from the right-hand batter in his first innings on Indian pitches. He never looked like he was struggling to face either spinners or pacers. He hits Jadeja towards mid-wicket for his ninth boundary of the innings. - Over 94 (ENG 326/7)
Robinson hit Akash Deep for three boundaries in an over. Indian pacer haven't got any help from the pitch so far in the first four overs of the day. Robinson nears his maiden fifty within a blink of an eye. - Over 93 (ENG 312/7)
An eventful over from Mohammed Siraj. Siraj bouncer goes over the head of batter and wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel couldn't reach to it, England takes a boundary with an extra run of wide. There's a LBW appeal from the Indian players against Ollie Robinson, but umpire says not out. India don't have a review remaining, however the replay shows that there was a clear edge of the bat. Just five runs came from the over. - Over 92 (ENG 307/7)
Akash Deep gets a hint of swing from the old ball. But Root defends it with his rock solid defence. The debutant bowls a no-ball on last delivery of the over. Just one run come from the over. - Over 91 (ENG 306/7)
India haven't taken new ball yet. Siraj to opens the attack, and gives a freebie to Ollie Robinson, bowls good length delivery, sliding towards leg side. Robinson did the formalities of just guiding the ball towards leg side for a boundary. Just four runs come from it. India take the new ball before the fourth delivery of the 91st over.
