Ranchi: India need more 152 runs to clinch the series by 3-1 with a game remaining after bundling England for 145 in their second innings and reaching 40 without losing a wicket at stumps on the third day of the fourth Test against England here on Sunday.
At the stumps of Day 3, skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal were batting on 24 and 16 respectively.
Earlier, Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (5/51) claimed his record-equalling 35th Test five-wicket haul and China-man spinner Kuldeep Yadav picked four-for to run through the England line-up in their second innings on a pitch offering the slow bowlers enough help. The visitors were bowled out for 145 in their second innings.
Before the Ashwin-Kuldeep duo got down to bamboozle England with their turn and bounce, young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel played a gritty 90-run knock under pressure to reduce the deficit to 46 runs which was looking 150+ at one point in time. He got support from Kuldeep Yadav, who made his best Test score 28 off 122 balls, stitching a partnership of crucial 76 runs for the eighth wicket to lift India from a tricky 177/7 and then another 40 runs with Akash Deep to help his side close in on 300. India's first innings ended at 307, giving the visitors a lead of 46 runs.
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- Over 8 (IND 40/0)
Just two runs came from the over. India finish the day on 40/0, requiring more 152 runs to win the match and the series. - Over 7 (IND 38/0)
Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir replaces Tom Hartley in the attack. Jaiswal leans forward and drives it towards leg side for a single. Rohit Sharma then defends all three deliveries. - Over 6 (IND 36/0)
Tom Hartley targeting legs of Rohit Sharma and he is just easily guiding it towards square leg and deep mid-wicket for singles. Three singles came from the over. - Over 5 (IND 33/0)
Four singles came from the over. - Over 4 (IND 29/0)
Rohit again hit Hartley for two boundaries in an over. Tom Hartley pitches it on leg stump, Rohit glances it for a boundary and then plays the flick shot over square leg for six. Nine runs came from the over. - Over 3 (IND 20/0)
Jaiswal sweeps and the ball races away to the boundary. Seven runs came from the third over with three singles. - Over 2 (IND 13/0)
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal comes out into the middle to open the innings for India. Joe Root comes will bowl the first for England. Rohit and Jaiswal take singles each in the first over and then Rohit hit Tom Hartley for two fours after Jaiswal takes a single and gives the strike to his skipper.
END OF ENGLAND INNINGS
- Over 53.5 (145)
Ravi Ashwin has bagged just his 35th Test five-wicket haul. First there was an LBW appeal, but eventually he got caught. Anderson went for the reverse sweep and missed, and the ball hit the thigh pad and lobbed, then hit the bat and flew towards the keeper and Dhruv Jurel, whose all eyes were on the ball, completed the catch and the umpire raised his finger.
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In the air and taken. Ashwin dishes one out now and Foakes offers a return catch. Foakes went for on-drive, but the bat turned in his hands and ended up giving a sitter to Ashwin, who completes a single catch. Fourth wicket for Ashwin and England lose their nine. - Over 53 (145/8)
Kuldeep Yadav continues from the other end. Foakes continues to take singles and keep strike. - Over 52 (144/8)
Appeal for LBW and gone! Foakes straightaway reviews it as he thinks he has some bat on it. Third confirms that there was a faint edge and ask the on field umpire to reverse his decision. He takes a single on the last deliver and keeps the strike. Foakes went for a reverse sweep, fails to middle it. - Over 51 (143/8)
Foakes just playing with the time here. Only a single from the over as well. - Over 50 (142/8)
Another over where Foakes has taken only a single. - Over 49 (141/8)
Another Kuldeep Yadav where England have taken only a single. - Over 48 (140/8)
Ashwin comes back into the attack, replaces Ravindra Jadeja. Just a single from it as well. - Over 47 (139/8)
Foakes Shimmies down the pitch and drives it towards long-on for a single. Bashir plays down the last two balls to finish the over. However, Rohit Sharma has three closing fielders right near his eyes including slips, short leg and silly point for Bashir. - Over 46 (138/8)
Just a single from Jadeja's over as well. England lead by 184 runs with two wickets in hand. - Over 45 (137/8)
Only 18 runs have came from the last 10 overs including two wickets. India have dominated this session so far. Just a single from this over as well. - Over 44 (136/8)
England batters have entered into the shell and are not looking to score. They have scored only 3 runs in the last 3 overs. Kuldeep has some outstanding figures so far in this inning. He has picked four wickets in 10 overs conceding only 17 runs. - Over 41(133/8)
Appeal for LBW and given! This looks plumb, but Robinson does review. It spun back in sharply and struck in front of middle. No bat shows the ultra edge, it's umpire calls saves the review, but Robinson has to go. England have lost their 8th wicket. - Over 40.4 (133/7)
Appeal and gone! Umpire Dharmasena has no hesitation in calling it as out. Ronbinson takes the review immediately and Ultra Edge confirms that glove - so, the decision will be changed. An audacious reverse sweep first-ball, it spun back in and he's lucky to have got a bit of glove - Over 40.3 (133/7)
Kuldeep pushes Hartley back into the crease and then bowls a fuller delivery, batters fall into the trap and go for a big shot. Hartley once again sits on his knee and tries to whack it over long-on, but can't connect it properly and Kuldeep gets his man. England are seven down now. - Over 40 (133/6)
Jadeja and Kuldeep bowls on tighter lengths, giving no room to opposition batters to score runs. Maiden over from Ravindra Jadeja. - Over 38 (130/6)
Tom Hartley seats on his knee and smashes Jadeja's over pitched delivery for a six after Foakes took a single on the first ball of the over. - Over 34 (120/6)
Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Jonny Bairstow (30 off 42 balls) after he gave a regulation catch to Rajat Patidar at cover. England lost its sixth wicket. Earlier, Stokes opened up in his defence, to play the leg stump deliverya and puts the bat well inside the line. Ball hit the back pad and rolled onto hit the stumps. Kuldeep got out bowled off his legs this morning, now he has his revenge. - Over 30 (ENG 117/4)
Appeal for LBW, but umpire thinks otherwise. Jadeja convinces Rohit to go upstairs and he does go for a review. It was a flighted delivery from Jadeja spinning back in sharply, looks like it will miss the leg stump. The wickets are umpires call and Ben Stokes survives. Jadeja has been excellent in his second spell. Six runs came from the over. - Over 28 (ENG 110/4)
Bowled! Kuldeep Yadav, you beauty! He gets one to go through the gate to hit the middle and leg stump. This was a short delivery that forced me to play on the back foot, looks like it was a premeditated shot from Crawley as went out to it through cover. Missed because it turned big and the stumps were rattled. Big wicket because Crawley was the main batter. - Over 25 (ENG 95/3)
Rohit Sharma calls Kuldeep Yadav to bowl and Bairstow makes the room for himself and guides it towards deep point for a single. Crawley leans forward and takes a single on the last delivery of the over. - Over 24 (ENG 95/3)
Jadeja bowls another good over. Just two runs came from the over. - Over 23 (ENG 95/3)
Crawley gets a couple on the first ball, and then immediately takes the single and gets off the strike. Baistow defends the remaining deliveries before hitting the last to a boundary. - Over 22 (ENG 88/3)
Jadeja bowls six good deliveries into the stumps, and one remains straight and odd one turns, and Bairstow struggles to make perfect contact with the bat. Maiden over from Jadeja in his second spell. - Over 21 (ENG 88/3)
Bairstow rotates the strike on the first ball and then Crawley plays four dots before taking a double on the last ball. - Over 20 (ENG 85/3)
Bairstow goes on the backfoot and hits the short arm pull for a boundary. He gets a boundary on the very first ball. Then picks up a couple of runs by playing it through covers and then takes a single to rotate the strike. India must have got the wickets earlier, but they have been struggling to control the flow of runs. - Over 19 (ENG 76/3)
Ashwin bowls right in the slot of Bairstow and he hammers it away for a boundary and then takes a single on the last ball. Five runs came from the over. - Over 18 (ENG 71/3)
Siraj pitches the first ball up, Bairstow comes forward and defends. Bairstow then goes on the backfoot and guides it towards fine leg for a single. Crawley gets a boundary on the last ball. - Over 17 (ENG 65/3)
Appeal for LBW against Root, but the umpire says not out. Ashwin gets success in convincing Rohit to go for an review, and we have all three reds. Ashwin strikes again as Root walks back to pavilion. - Over 16 (ENG 65/2)
First change in the bowling, Siraj replaces Jadeja in the attack. He bowls nice hard lengths, not allowing batters to play on backfoot. - Over 15 (ENG 63/2)
Ashwin bowls a good over, concedes only two runs in the over. - Over 14 (ENG 61/2)
The partnership has reached the near 50-run mark in just 50 balls. Rohit Sharma will have to think a little differently to take control of the game again. Boundary and a single came from the over as Crawley is looking Dangerous. - Over 13 (ENG 55/2)
England rotating strikes quite easily. They will have to stop the flow of runs as they are quickly going towards the big total. - Over 12 (ENG 52/2)
Proper cricketing shot from Zak Crawley. He plays this towards deep mid wicket fence. Fourth boundary from right hander. England lead by 98 runs. - Over 10 (ENG 45/2)
Crawley is on fire now. He hits Jadeja towards mid-wicket boundary for four and then takes a single. Three runs came from the over including Joe Root's two singles. - Over 9 (ENG 38/2)
Crawley took the charge and hammered Ashwin for three boundaries in an over. He first played the lofted drive over mid-off, then drove the fuller length deliveries wide and left of mid-off for back-to-back boundaries. - Over 8 (ENG 26/2)
A nice and funny banter between Jadeja and Joe Root. Jadeja takes his run up and is almost there to bowl and Root stops him, and both players smile, looking at each other, holding their poses. Apart from this two runs came from the over. - Over 7 (ENG 24/2)
Ashwin puts all of his experience into this, mixing up variations and lines, not allowing batters to settle down, and making them play every delivery. - Over 6 (ENG 22/2)
England take three singles from Jadeja's third over of the innings. - Over 5 (ENG 19/2)
Ashwin strikes! Ashwin bowls from over the wicket to a left-hander Duckett, he presses the front foot forward and tries to defend it but the ball takes the inside edge of the bat and Sarfaraz Khan completes the easy catch at short leg. Oh dear, Ashwin strikes twice in two balls, Ollie Pope has to go. He goes on the back foot and misses it completely, the umpire thinks for a second and gives him out. He reviews it after a discussion with Crawley, but the umpire stands with his original decision as the wickets show the umpires call. India gets wickets in two balls. - Over 2 (ENG 7/0)
Jadeja gets the turn right from the first delivery, but he will have to find the correct line to bowl on. He conceded a boundary and a single in his first over. - Over 1 (ENG 2/0)
Ashwin opened the attack for India. Duckett and Crawley take their stance in the middle. Crawley will take the strike. Two singles came from the over.
END OF INDIA INNINGS
- Over 103.2 (IND 307/10)
Dhruv Jurel did nothing wrong here, pressed his front foot forward to defend a tossed-up delivery but it was much quicker than he expected. The ball took the extra bounce and turned away past the bat to hit off stump. Jurel can't believe he's missed it. England players congratulate Jurel for that knock. Umpire Rod Tucker is seen applauding too. The crowd got up on their feet to give a standing ovation to Jurel. The Indian team rises to receive this young man in the changing room. What an inning from the youngster this was truly a memorable knock that too under pressure. India bundled out for 307 and England took a 46-run lead going in for lunch. - Over 103 (IND 307/9)
Siraj to Bashir, and he does well. India gets a boundary from the byes. - Over 102 (IND 303/9)
Dhurv Jurel takes India past 300-run mark and he also enter into the 90s now. He goes over deep mid-wicket on short pitch delivery on the stumps. They are willing to give the boundary by bowling slot with the field up and Jurel smacks it over mid-on for a boundary. 10 runs came from the over. - Over 101 (IND 293/9)
Akash Deep goes for a big shot straightaway, takes six runs and then defends the next two deliveries. Appeal for the stumping on the fourth delivery, but he was well inside the crease. Two good back-to-back deliveries from Bashir and Akash Deep had no answers to it. England appeal for the LBW and the umpire gives it out. Akash Deep takes a review straightaway, but the replay Bashir gets his maiden five-wicket haul.
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Jurel defends the first three balls of the over. He presses the front foot forward and looks for a single on the fourth, but doesn't get it, and misses out on taking it on the fifth as well. And Hartley bowls maiden as he doesn't allow him to take the single. - Over 99 (IND 287/8)
Jurel giving himself a best chance by playing with the spin as he hits Basheer for another six over long on this time and then smartly takes the singel. Akash Deep does well as Jurel again keeps the strike. - Over 98 (IND 280/8)
Jurel defends the first three and then looks for a single but Tom Hartley did well to stop the ball on his bowling. However, Jurel manages to take a single on the fifth ball. Akash Deep defends the final ball. Jurel keeps the strike. - Over 97 (IND 279/8)
Jurel takes Bashir under the radar and smashes him for a boundary and six on the first two deliveries of the over. He then takes a single and asks Akash Deep to play the remaining to keep the strike and he does well. 11 runs came from the over. - Over 96 (IND 268/8)
Jurel defends first five balls and then plays with soft hands towards mid-off for a single and keeps the strike. - Over 95 (IND 267/8)
Change in the bowling, Bashir replaces Anderson. Akash Deep defends the first three deliveries and plays sweep shots with plenty of power in it. And Jurel was dropped by Robinson at short mid-wicket. Jurel came down the track, trying to hit it over short mid-wicket for a boundary, but got the bottom edge of the bat and Robinson dropped the sitter and conceded a single as well. Two runs came from the over. - Over 94 (IND 265/8)
Smart from Jurel. Stokes asked the fielders to come in and stop the single to keep Akash Deep on strike, and Jurel sees the opportunity and whacks it away for a boundary towards square leg. However, Stokes was successful in his plan, and happy to concede a boundary. AFour runs came from the over. - Over 93 (IND 261/8)
Jurel again defended first three balls and took a single on the fourth delivery. Just a single from the over. - Over 92 (IND 260/8)
Even now, he is not looking in a hurry. England have sent almost eight fielders on the boundary, but he is just defending the first two or three balls and taking a single on the fourth or fifth delivery which shows his temperament. A good display of batting from the youngster. - Over 91 (IND 259/8)
Dhurv Jurel has shown maturity in his batting so far. He has taken the responsibility to take the game deep and keep the strike against bowlers, who he thinks can trouble his partner. This is well made fifty from him. India are now trailing by 94 runs after finding themselves trailing by 198 with only three wickets in hand. - Over 90 (IND 256/8)
Tom Hartley gives an easy single to Dhruv Jurel and eyeing to take a wicket of Akash Deep by bowling more to him. He swept Hartley towards mid-wickets for two before the end of an over. Three runs came from it. - Over 89 (IND 253/8)
Soft dismissal for Kuldeep, he's gutted as he walks away. It was a pitched nearly on eighth meter length, angling back into the left-hander, Kuldeep tried to come top of the bounce and dropped the ball onto his toes, but the ball then went back and collide on the stumps, bringing the bails down. Kuldeep's dogged innings comes to an end, however, he has done his job. Debutant Akash Deep comes into the middle to bat at number 10. - Over 87 (IND 251/7)
Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav partnership takes India past 250-run mark. They have added 75 runs together in 200 deliveries. Just seven runs came from the last three over. - Over 84 (IND 242/7)
There must be chat between Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav that the southpaw will face spinner and wicket-keeper batter will look to play pacer as much as possible and they have done it beautifully. Jurel takes the single on the second ball and Kuldeep plays it down the remaining. - Over 83 (IND 241/7)
Anderson replaces Robinson. Two slips in place for him. Jurel takes the single on the last delivery and keeps the strike. - Over 82 (IND 240/7)
This time Kuldeep praises the front foot forward and drives it through the gap between covers and point for a boundary against Basheer. four runs came from the over. - Over 81 (IND 236/7)
England have taken the new ball straightaway. Ollie Robinson to continue, and Jurel punishes him with beautiful straight drive. Then takes the single on the very next ball. Kuldeep also steers it towards deep backward point for a single. Six runs came from the over. - Over 80 (IND 230/7)
Kuldeep plays another maiden against Shoaib Basheer. The new ball will be available from the next over. Will England take it or continue with old ball let's see. - Over 79 (IND 230/7)
Ollie Robinson is getting good carry, but it seems to be something wrong with his run up. He has bowled four no-ball in his last three over. He has bowled two no-balls in this over only. Four runs came from the over including two singles. - Over 78 (IND 226/7)
Kuldeep showing his defence. He plays the second maiden over of the day against Shoaib Bashir. - Over 77 (IND 226/7)
Robinson is looking for an edge, bowling on the fourth stump line. Jurel nudges it towards offside for single. Kuldeep steers the outside off delivery towards third man for a single on the second last ball. Robinson pitches it short and gets a spongy bounce, Jurel did well to get out of the line of the ball. Only two singles came from the over. - Over 76 (IND 224/7)
Jurel takes a single on the second delivery and rotates the strike. Kuldeep Yadav playing well inside the line of the ball against off-spinner Bashir. It can give England a chance as three edges have came in the over. Just a single came from the over. - Over 75 (IND 223/7)
Jurel on the mark on the first ball of the day. India take three singles while Robinson bowls a no-ball in the over. Not much real help for the pacer in the air and off the deck. - Over 74 (IND 219/7)
Kuldeep leaves the ball, looking at the line and England appeal for a wicket. However, it was not a strong appeal and umpire also calls it as not out. Kuldeep then plays all the balls with bat but fails to score a run in the over. Bashir bowls a maiden straightaway on Day 3.
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