IND vs ENG 4th Test Highlights Day 4: Shubman Gill and KL Rahul play through two entire sessions to keep India alive
- India vs England 4th Test Highlights Day 4, IND vs ENG: Facing 62+ overs after joining forces at 0/2, KL Rahul faced 210 deliveries while Shubman Gill saw 167 in a dogged, determined partnership to take India from a position of total hopelessness to one where they can now hope. Trailing by 137.
India vs England 4th Test Highlights Day 4, IND vs ENG: India will be looking to recover on Day 4 of the ongoing fourth Test match vs England in Manchester, and will be banking on their bowlers to bounce back to form. Day 3 saw England totally outplay India, as they reached 544/7 at Stumps, in response to India's first innings total of 358. The hosts lead by 186 runs now, and the last time India conceded a 500-plus total was in 2021. The Indian bowlers’ poor performance with the old ball on Day 2 had set the stage for England on Day 3. The Indian bowlers did try to stage a comeback in the first session, as they kept their line well and didn't leak much runs. But the ball was old and the pitch also didn't offer any help to India. Soon, things went out of control and England began to totally dominate. Fans were also fuming with India's decision to not use Washington Sundar until the 69th over. He was India's best bowler and took some wickets after Lunch....Read More
But Joe Root ended any hope for India, becoming the second-highest run-scorer in Tests as he registered 150 off 248 balls. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes (77*) and Liam Dawson (21*) remained unbeaten, and will resume batting on Day 4. On Day 2, England got off to a stunning start as their openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett took on the opposition bowlers. The pair missed out on tons, but built a 160-run opening stand. Crawley smacked 84 off 113 balls, including 13 fours and a six. Meanwhile, Duckett slammed 94 off 100 deliveries, and hammered 13 fours in the process.
There were also reports on Day 3 of Jasprit Bumrah tripping on the stairs, and it saw him sit out for sometime in the second session. He began on a strong note on Day 3, but then saw his influence fade away, except for a sensational delivery to dismiss Jamie Smith. Meanwhile, debutant Anshul Kamboj failed to make an impact and Shardul Thakur was utterly miserable. On the other hand, Mohammed Siraj kept on trying every over, but failed to find anything.
On Day 4, the pressure will be on the Indian bowlers and Bumrah will look for a better display. Meanwhile, fans will also hope that skipper Shubman Gill uses Sundar more, who got two wickets on Day 3, but only bowled 19 overs. Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja has also taken two dismissals in this Test, and has bowled 33 overs.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 11:04:11 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: India survive into Day 5! Rahul on 87*, Gill on 78*
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Terrific stuff from this pair, don't mistake how special this partnership has been thus far. Joining forces at 0/2 before lunch, they have batted through the majority of the day, and India are 174/2 at stumps. Still incredible amounts left to do to erase a 137-run deficit, but they have done what needed to be done today.
Kudos to them — and for the fourth time in four matches, see you on Day 5!
- 26 Jul 2025, 10:49:07 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Just a couple more overs to see out Day 4
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: India have been on the wrong side of the big moments today, but they can be relatively happy with day's work — only if Rahul and Gill safely see out these last couple of overs. Can they keep the focus up?
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- 26 Jul 2025, 10:23:17 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: England trying to get under Rahul and Gill's skin, but patient stuff
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: The rate of scoring has slowed to a crawl, but this is good defensive cricket from the pair. It's safe and defensive, but still proactive — never really going into a shell too much. Really engrossing contest at the moment with just about half-an-hour to play.
- 26 Jul 2025, 09:48:10 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Short ball ploy from England
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Bouncer tactic now, digging it in short and packing the leg-side. KL Rahul still good enough to some how split the gap between around five different fielders, incredible shot.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 09:39:37 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Half century for KL Rahul as well!
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: KL Rahul's incredibly consistent series so far continues as he brings up yet another hlaf-century, and an absolutely crucial one.
- 26 Jul 2025, 09:24:49 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: India reach 100, and the 100 partnership
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: The runs here feel a touch secondary, with time being the key component, and wickets. Nevertheless, it's a century partnership for this pair.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 09:11:02 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Very watchful from India
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: India have struggled with losing wickets either side of session breaks through this series so it's very careful batting from Rahul and Gill. They will be okay with letting this kind of momentum drift along for the next couple of hours.
- 26 Jul 2025, 08:44:27 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Rahul gets lucky!
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: KL RAHUL SURVIVES! Plays it onto his inners thigh off Lawson and it nearly rolls onto his own stumps. Just trickles wide and he lives to fight another day.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 08:41:03 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Third session gets going
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Here we go then, Gill and Rahul will want to ensure they remain at the crease through to tomorrow, but it's set to be an extremely testing session. Another wicket for England and it might only be a matter of time.
- 26 Jul 2025, 08:13:55 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: 50 FOR GILL on cusp of tea
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Gill knocks Root through midwicket to reach his 50 in the last over before tea. The Indian team sees out the remainder of the over, and that means this pair have done the essential thing of surviving through this session. A brief pause, and then all over again.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 07:59:37 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: DROPPED! Gill survives
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Nearly for England but the Indian captain survives! Two no-balls from Carse means it's an eight-ball over, but the eighth ball should have had a wicket. Thick edge from Gill, and it's much simpler than Dawson at gully makes it look. That one should have been taken.
- 26 Jul 2025, 07:55:48 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: No sign of Stokes with ball thus far
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: The good news for India has been that England are short an option. Stokes doesn't want to put too much strain on his body, especially after a long batting effort, and that means India get to look at a little more of Dawson.
Can only imagine Stokes comes on towards the end of the day if England can't make inroads.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 07:24:31 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Very good from Gill! 4, 4 off Archer
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Top batting! First a classic straight-bat cover drive that pings off the middle and splits the field. Next, some adapting as he rides the extra bounces to guide it over the slip fielders.
Gill beginning to look a lot more confident but these are still small steps. 60/2 now.
- 26 Jul 2025, 07:07:22 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Steadily building
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Been a strong close to the hour from KL and Gill after lunch. But there's so much still to do. Half an hour at a time will be their mantra.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 06:46:57 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Better from Gill
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: This is a lot better from Gill, looking more confident. India's only hope lies in if he can rediscover his form from Edgbaston.
- 26 Jul 2025, 06:28:47 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Confident from Rahul, but shaky from Gill
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Gill looked so comfortable against deliveries on the stumps in the first two Tests, but he's struggling there once again. KL, however, looking good thus far.
Reminder that India have barely any batting after this. Washington Sundar and Jadeja, and that is about it, with Shardul down the line. It's not looking great.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 06:20:38 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Gill survives close LBW call, then gets rapped on knuckles
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Eventful over as we return! Gill just about digs out a yorker and gets an inside edge, but it's not very clear. Couple balls later, he gets hit on his hand. Archer has his number at the moment with this in-seamers.
- 26 Jul 2025, 05:36:37 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Lunch, and India are getting humiliated in Manchester
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: One run, two wickets in the three overs before lunch. All India had to do was see this period through, but frankly, it couldn't be any worse. England dominate all the way through, and they are not too far away from winning this match and this series now.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 05:23:00 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: AND NOW SUDHARSAN! Golden duck!
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: India are all over the place! Sai Sudharsan first ball tries to leave but can't get his bat out of the way. Catches the edge and flies to slip again, Woakes on fire.
India now in deep trouble and need a miracle. Here's Shubman Gill to face the hat-trick ball.
- 26 Jul 2025, 05:21:10 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Jaiswal gone for a duck! Horror start
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Crisis for India! They are already a batter short and now Jaiswal is gone for a duck. Score hasn't moved, but Woakes has a wicket in the very first over as he comes around the wicket and forces an outside edge to first slip, where Joe Root just about hangs on! Trouble for India.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 05:18:24 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Jaiswal and Rahul get things started
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Another good opening partnership needed from this duo. First things first: see it through to lunch.
- 26 Jul 2025, 05:09:19 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Innings ends on 669 — a 311-run lead
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: That's that, Carse holes out trying to keep his foot on the accelerator. The lead ballooned, and England are heavy favourites for the remainder of this match. India will need to bat at least 4 sessions, if not more, to survive from here.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 05:02:05 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Lead hits 300 — but Stokes is out!
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Big six from Stokes to take the lead to 300, but it's over for him next ball! Can't clear long-on with the attempted big hit, but a terrific 141 as England continue to bat on. They only want to bat once, but only the single wicket left now.
- 26 Jul 2025, 04:46:29 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Stokes motoring! England set up for 300 now
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Stokes batting so well at the moment. They might have their eyes set on a lead of 300, even more, and try to bat just once in this match.
633/8, England's highest total at this venue. And India are looking exhausted.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 04:35:19 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Stokes begins to take the attack
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Stokes now beginning to take the attack! Steps out to loft the spinner for six, and then flips around to reverse-sweep him through the covers. Some very good batting now and India growing concerned.
- 26 Jul 2025, 04:19:04 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Century for Ben Stokes!
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: The English captain raises his bat and celebrates a fine century in Manchester! Had to be accomplished either side of a brief retirement as he carried an injury, but he has looked strong at the crease.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 03:53:15 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: BOWLED HIM! Bumrah rattles one through Dawson
India vs England 4th Test Live Score Day 4: Bullseye! These moments have been few and far between for Bumrah this match, but he still has this up his sleeve. Crashes it through the bat-pad gap as he does so often, and Dawson has to walk.
Just two wickets from wrapping the innings now.
- 26 Jul 2025, 03:44:04 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4: 550 for England
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4: Couple of really nice and crisp shots so far this morning. This lead about to roll over onto 200.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 03:31:32 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4: Set to go in grey conditions!
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4: Bumrah gets us going against Stokes with the lead at 176, and the closer that gets to 250, the better England will feel about their chances. India, therefore, playing for time and a little bit of defence with their tactics. Only two slips for Bumrah early.
- 26 Jul 2025, 03:18:17 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4: Signs of wear and tear on Old Trafford surface
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4: Not the best update as regards to the pitch for India, with cracks and rough areas appearing, and opening up only down one end. Good signs for bowlers.
India know they likely need to bat 4 sessions, if not more, and that's a tall task on this surface. How much determination do the Indian team have with the bat, one player short?
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- 26 Jul 2025, 02:52:27 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: The weather will get better as the day progresses!
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: No rain as of now, and an overcast sky welcomes everyone to Old Trafford. The first session is scheduled for 3:30 PM IST. The weather will get better as the day goes on, but the first session will have some scattered showers.
- 26 Jul 2025, 02:35:28 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Overworked Bumrah
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Kamboj and Shardul combined to bowl 29 overs on Day 3 and Bumrah alone did 28. There was supposed to be some work done on Bumrah's workload!
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- 26 Jul 2025, 02:18:53 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Bumrah to retire from Tests?
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: In a statement on X, former India player Kaif wrote, “Jasprit Bumrah, I don't think you will see him playing in the upcoming test matches. And he might even take retirement. He is struggling with his body. His body has totally given up. His speeds have been on the lower side in the Manchester Test. There is no speed in this Test match.”
- 26 Jul 2025, 02:01:01 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Rain has stopped
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: The weather has cleared in Manchester, and it has stopped raining now. But light rain is expected when the first session begins!
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- 26 Jul 2025, 01:49:23 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Root's historic ton
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Root got his 12th Test ton vs India, the most anyone and he overtook Smith's 11. It is also the joint-third for most tons vs an opponent in the format.
- 26 Jul 2025, 01:28:01 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Focus on Stokes
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Stokes (77*) and Dawson (21*) will resume batting for England on Day 4. The English skipper will look to frustrate India more and get his ton. Dawson has been good support!
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- 26 Jul 2025, 01:12:10 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Miserable India
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: This is also the first time India have conceded 500 outside Asia and West Indise in more than 10 years. For 10 years, India didn't concede a single 500 in the countries outside Asia and West Indies.
- 26 Jul 2025, 12:56:22 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Kuldeep's exclusion explained
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: The fourth Test saw Kuldeep once again excluded from the playing XI. Speaking after India's miserable bowling show on Day 3, bowling coach Morkel spoke about Kuldeep's exclusion.
“I think it's finding when he comes in, how we can find balance and how we can get that batting line-up to be a little bit longer and stronger,” he said.
“We've seen in the past that we've lost wickets in clumps. Kuldeep is world class and he's bowling really well at the moment, so we're trying our best to find ways for him to get in. But unfortunately, with that, just to balance with batting throws it out a little bit,” he added.
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- 26 Jul 2025, 12:43:19 PM IST
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: Hello and welcome everyone! Raining cats and dogs in Manchester!
India vs England 4th Test Live Updates Day 4, IND vs ENG: It is raining cats and dogs in Manchester right now! It looks like it is going to continue like this, and the first session could very well be delayed! It is expected to rain tomorrow too! Stay tuned folks!