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India vs England Highlights, 4th Test, Day 4: Hameed-Burns' solid stand takes ENG to 77/0 in chase of 368 at Stumps
IND vs ENG 4th Test Highlights: Haseeb Hameed (43*) and Rory Burns (31*) remained unbeaten as England ended the day at 77/0 after 32 overs. They still need 291 runs more to win the Oval Test.
India vs England Highlights 4th Test Day 4: England ended Day 4 at 77/0 after being set a target of 368. Openers Haseeb Hameed (43*) and Rory Burns (31*) batted extremely well to play out overs without losing their wickets. An exciting day awaits us on Monday. Following fireworks from Jasprit Bumrah (24) and Umesh Yadav (25), India set England a target of 368 after being dismissed for 466. Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur forged a partnership of 100 runs, with both scoring half-centuries. Thakur scored the second fifty of the match, while Pant notched up his maiden half-century of the series. However, England struck in quick succession to dismiss both the set batsmen. Moeen Ali got the big wicket of Virat Kohli as England dominated the first session. The first 40 minutes of the first hour belonged to India but the last 20 belonged to England as Chris Woakes sent Ravindra Jadeja (17) and Ajinkya Rahane (0) packing in successive overs....Read More
That's all
That's all we have for you today. Thank you so much for joining us. England won the last session and their openers have done a fabulous job to remain unbeaten overnight. We will be back tomorrow with the final day's play! It will be an exciting day, to say the least. Until then, it's goodnight. CIAO!
STUMPS
England ended Day 4 at 77/0 after being set a target of 368. Openers Haseeb Hameed (43*) and Rory Burns (31*) batted extremely well to play out overs without losing their wickets. An exciting day awaits us tomorrow
UPPISH BUT SAFE
FOUR! Siraj strays down leg and Hameed clips it off his pads for four. Th leg slip, which was there two overs back, was moved away before this over. The fielder is now back to the leg slip position
FOUR! Hameed picks up another boundary in the fine leg region to move into the 40s. There was a leg slip fielder but Hameed being in good touch, he flicked the ball comfortably off his pads.
HOWZAATTT… NOT-OUT! BUT INDIA REVIEW! Siraj's nip backer strikes Hameed's back thigh pad and this does look out to the naked eye.
Ball-tracker shows that the ball was sailing over the stumps!
Hameed survives!
ENG are 75/0 after 31 overs.
LUCKY HASEEB!
FOUR! When it's your day, it's your day! Siraj gets one to jag back in sharply to Hameed off length and the batter plays inside the line again. The ball runs past the keeper-slip gap after finding the edge of the bat for four. LUCKY!
ENG are 67/0 after 29 overs, needing 301 runs to win
Interesting point. Do you agree?
Virender Sehwag, on air, has just made a very interesting point. While talking about Jadeja's consistency with line and length with the ball, Viru said that Jadeja post injury hasn't shown the same discipline he used to before it. And going by his returns in England, it does seem to make some sense.
EASY AS YOU LIKE
FOUR! Easy pickings for Hameed. The pitch isn't offering to the pacers and the batsmen continue to make merry. A rank half-volley from Siraj and Hameed creams the ball through deep extra-cover on one knee for four. He is on 29 and Burns is on 27. More importantly for England, they are now looking very comfortable out there.
ENG are 59-0 after 25 overs, needing 309 runs to wins
50-run stand
50-run stand between the openers. What a start this has been for the home team. Just what the doctor ordered. The aim, now, would be to not lose their wickets before the close of play.
A maiden from Jadeja
There is rough outside off for the left-handed batsman but Burns and Hameed are two men on a mission. They have batted brilliantly so far to make sure England haven't lost early wickets. Once again, nothing happening from the surface. What India wouldn't do to have Ashwin bowl on this deck?
Appeal against Hameed, but no harm done
Ravindra Jadeja the bowlers and the fielder at silly point go up for a bat-pad appeal against Hameed. They feel the ball came off the boot after hitting the bat and into the hands of the fielder. The soft signal is not out and that's how it would remain. India though do not lose any review because it was referred to the third umpire.
Drinks
The players will now take drinks. ENG are 37/0 after 15, needing 331 runs to win.
Shot from Hameed!
Four! He is a very good player of the backfoot, is Hameed, and has shown why this is the case. Back of a length delivery from Bumrah and Hameed latches onto it with a cracking drive through the cover-point region for four
ENG are 34/0 after 13 overs, need 334 runs to win
A gift from Jadeja
FOUR! Easy pickings for Burns. A loose half-tracker from Jadeja, Burns comfortably rocks back and pulls the ball into the deep square-leg gap for four.
ENG are 30/0 after 12 overs, need 338 runs to win
FOUR FROM BURNS
FOUR! First boundary of England's innings and it comes off Burns bat. Umesh goes short and Burns swivels across quickly to pull the ball in front of square for four.
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First change, Jadeja comes in
Smart move from Kohli early on. Brings in Jadeja after 11 overs as India look to exploit the rough patches on the pitch to make things happen.
Slow and steady so far
Both Burns and Hameed are happy to play out most deliveries without having any urgency to score.
ENG are 11/0 after 7 over, need 357 runs to win.
A quiet start from England
After 5 overs, England are 6/0. Both batsmen are off the mark and so far, Indian batsmen have shown great discipline.
Bumrah from the other end
Bumrah is sharing the new ball with Umesh Yadav.
He, too, begins with a maiden.
ENG 0/0 after 2 overs, need 368 runs to win
England begin chase
Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns have walked out to begin England's chase of 368. Umesh Yadav opens the attack
He begins with a maiden.
ENG'S TARGET- 368
Right then! England have a little over day to chase down 368. One might reckon that India have done enough to avoid defeat. But this is Test cricket and one can never be sure.
Let's see how the English batters respond.
INDIA ALL-OUT FOR 466
OUT! India's innings comes to an end on 466 as Umesh Yadav is caught by Moeen Ali at covers. He looks to go inside out but ends up slicing the ball to the covers fielder off Overton. He departs for a well-made 25.
THAT IS MASSIVE
SIX! Umesh is now on 25 with a massive six into the stands. A slower ball from Woakes and Umesh clobbers it over long-on.
IND 465/9 after 148 overs, lead by 365 runs
Overton to Umesh: FOUR!
AND NOW, UMESH GETS IN ON THE ACT. Pulls Overton in front of square for four.
IND 458/9 after 147 overs, lead by 359 runs
OUT
OUT! Bumrah departs for an entertaining 24 after he mistimes a lofted drive off Woakes. Holes out to Moeen Ali at mid-on.
Mohammed Siraj is the new man in after a 36-run stand
IND are 450/9 after 145.5 overs, lead by 351 runs.
INDIA LEAD BY MORE THAN 350
FOUR! Goodness, gracious! Jasprit Bumrah, that is a shot and a half. Woakes, who is operating from the other end, whips the ball off his pads through mid-wicket for four. India's lead crosses 350.
