India vs England 5th Test, Day 4 Highlights: England need 119 to win as Root, Bairstow pile on runs

They need to score 119 runs on Day 5 to win this game. In any other situation, that is no easy target in a Test match but over here, it looks like a piece of cake for the hosts. Partnership between Root and Bairstow is on 150 off 197 balls. Root has scored 76 off 110 balls while Bairstow is on 73 off 89. India will have early wickets and nothing else in mind whey they walk out tomorrow. It will be the difference between winning and drawing this series. 

Root and Bairstow absolutely racing along. If India are thinking that they will get them on Day 5, they stand the danger of not having too much left to defend tomorrow. England's deficit down to 124 runs. 

Short from Siraj, no enough pace and Bairstow pulls it into the stands. Runs are absolutely flowing in this extra half hour of play that is underway at the moment. England need just 135 to win now. 

Bairstow clips Shami off his legs to take two and complete his half century. He continues his scorching form. He has scored five centuries, three of which have come on the trot and that includes the one he scored in the first innings. 

Root is on 60 and Bairstow on 42. The stand between them has ballooned to 104 and England need just 165 more to win. A chase of 378 is looking pretty straightforward at the moment, if you can believe it. 

Taps the ball to cover and takes a single to raise his half century. Not much of a celebration there, the partnership between these two players is now on 89. 

Siraj bangs it in short, Bairstow stands tall and pulls it to the midwicket boundary. That came right off the middle of the bat. 

Root had pulled out just as Siraj got into his delivery stride as something had gone in his eye two overs ago. Siraj is halfway through this time when Root pulls out and this time, the fast bowler throws it angrily to slips. Frustration from Siraj, maybe reflecting the frustration in the Indian camp as well. Partnership between these two is now 70. 

Straight from Siraj and that's bread and butter for Root. Tucks away fine for an easy boundary and Root gets into the 40s. 

This partnership is another point of worry now for India but they won't be too surprised with this one. Bairstow and Root have rotated the strike brilliantly and those singles and doubles are coming quite easily for them at the moment. 

Bairstow looking to drive on the up, ends up getting an outside edge and the balls flies over Vihari at slip. It even looked like he may have got a finger to it. Siraj then has a few words with Bairstow after the next ball, off which the batter takes a run. England 157/3, need 221 to win. 

Root gets two fours in the 37th over off Jadeja, the second one an attempted paddle that flies over the keeper's head off the top edge of his bat. Partnership getting closer and closer to the 50-run mark. 

That's close as well... but India have got just one review left. Bumrah decides not to challenge the on-field umpire's decision. 

Good decision! It was missing the leg stump. 

ENG 138-3

Just one run from Jadeja's over. Bairstow hits it through the cover for a single. Pant being his chirpy self behind the sticks as India look for some more wickets in the final session.

ENG 137-3

Huge LBW appeal again!!! Bumrah is off the field and Pant has decided to go upstairs. But Root is saved by the height! NOT OUT! India lose another review.

ENG 132-3

Root makes it look so easy! Short and wide from Shami and he guides it behind square. Four runs!

ENG 132-3

India lose a review! Root missed the sweep and was struck in front of stumps. But it pitched outside the leg-stump... Root survives.

ENG 128-3

Bumrah strays to Root's pads and the former England captain flicks him past the fine leg fielder. 

The boundaries have dried up but Root and Bairstow have looked fairly comfortable out there. Bairstow and Root are choosing to pad away Jadeja whenever he bowls into the rough outside leg, instead of reverse sweeping it.

This could be the game for India. They have their tails up but England have their two best batters in the middle now. 

Root yells for a single from the non-striker's end, Lees takes a second to respond and that made the difference. It is pretty clear, though, that there simply was no run so Root has to take the blame here. Jadeja, not Shami, brought into the attack and Lees squirts an outside edge to backward square leg. He is well outside the crease by the time the ball comes to the non-striker's end. 

Alex Lees run out (Shami/Jadeja) 56 (65),  England 109/3, need 269 to win

Pope nicks and Pant catches, the Indians are running everywhere. Ball rises to Pope's neck outside off and he fends at it, straightforward grab for Pant. Joe Root walks in.  

Pope c Pant b Bumrah 0 (3), England 107/2, need 271 to win

Bumrah and Shami gave a little preview of what might happen during this session. It is the Indian captain who has the ball in his hands. New man Ollie Pope is on strike. 

Well that was an action-packed session to say the least. England dominated most of it but India have a spring in their steps because of what happened in the last two overs of the session. Virat Kohli has a long chat with Alex Lees and it doesn't look too friendly, but we will never truly know will we? This match is heading into quite an entertaining conclusion. 

It seems the ball change has done the trick for India. It's a different match altogether now as Shami is brought back into the attack, Kohli geeing the crowd up from slips. Lees had a waft at the first ball and whistled past his outside edge. He advances and leaves the ball alone a couple of times as well and survives to tell the tale.