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Highlights, India vs England, 4th Test at Ahmedabad, Day 2, Full Cricket Score: Pant, Sundar help hosts take 89-run lead at stumps

FirstCricket Staff • March 5, 2021, 17:12:21 IST
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Highlights, India vs England, 4th Test at Ahmedabad, Day 2, Full Cricket Score: Pant, Sundar help hosts take 89-run lead at stumps
March 5, 2021, 17:09:35 (IST)
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STUMPS! India 294/7 and lead by 89 runs. India dominated the first day and were expected to do the same on Day 2 but Ben Stokes had other ideas. James Anderson and other bowlers gave him good support but Stokes was the standout performer as England took six wickets inside the first two sessions to take control of the game. But then Rishabh Pant entered the arena and changed everything. He made 101 off 118 but the strike doesn’t tell the whole story. He took time to settle down and made the first fifty runs very cautiously, helping India to recover from the early wickets. After that, he cut loose and played some unbelievable cricket to help India take the lead. The day belongs to Pant and as a result to India. They would hope to stretch the lead further tomorrow.

That’s it from our side for today. Joins us at 8.30 AM tomorrow for live action from Day 3. Till then, Goodbye!

March 5, 2021, 17:04:32 (IST)
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After 94 overs,India 294/7 ( Washington Sundar 60 , Axar Patel 11)

Leach will bowl the final over of the day and it finishes as a maiden. Sundar and Axar would walk back to the pavilion as happy men. The English team look tired and worn out.

March 5, 2021, 17:02:03 (IST)
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After 93 overs,India 294/7 ( Washington Sundar 60 , Axar Patel 11)

Bess almost got a wicket or two in the over. Sundar was given out for lbw, however, the decision was reversed after the review. There was an inside edge. Also, Sundar miscued a lofted drive but thankfully for him, it fell just ahead of Anderson who ran from mid-off to give it a chase. There was also an appeal for stumping but it also went in vain. Two from the over.

March 5, 2021, 16:59:36 (IST)
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REVIEW AND NOT OUT! Sundar given out lbw off Bess but the Indian batsman reviews it immediately. There was an inside edge and the decision has been reversed.
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March 5, 2021, 16:55:07 (IST)
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After 92 overs,India 292/7 ( Washington Sundar 58 , Axar Patel 11)

Leach continues. The spinners have put a brake on the scoring here. It looked easier to score against the pacers, maybe because it came onto the bat more easily. Just two from the over.

March 5, 2021, 16:51:56 (IST)
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After 91 overs,India 290/7 ( Washington Sundar 57 , Axar Patel 10)

Bess continues. A good over from him. A tight one as the spinner avoids giving away any runs. He hasn’t been able to manage the expectations so far and that has emerged as a concern for the visitors.

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March 5, 2021, 16:49:48 (IST)
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After 90 overs,India 290/7 ( Washington Sundar 57 , Axar Patel 10)

Leach continues. Nine from the over. The spinner dragged one too much down the leg and gave away four byes. Another one was darted onto pads which Sundar swatted to the midwicket fence.

March 5, 2021, 16:48:07 (IST)
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FOUR! Almost a fuller delivery from Leach and it was going down leg as Sundar picked it off pads for a slog to midwicket
March 5, 2021, 16:43:36 (IST)
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After 89 overs,India 281/7 ( Washington Sundar 56 , Axar Patel 6)

Bess has been asked to bowl from the other end. As has been the case with him, he ends up bowling a full toss. Sundar takes the opportunity for a drive down the ground and a boundary. He also collects a single on the last delivery. Five from the over.

March 5, 2021, 16:41:30 (IST)
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FOUR! No surprises there. Bess comes into the attack and bowls a full toss which is slammed down the ground by Sundar.
March 5, 2021, 16:40:31 (IST)
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After 88 overs,India 276/7 ( Washington Sundar 51 , Axar Patel 6)

Leach replaces Root in the attack. And after so many expensive overs, England manage to bowl a maiden over. India now lead by 71 runs. The new ball has not really worked for the pacers. England are now falling back to the spinners.

March 5, 2021, 16:37:04 (IST)
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After 87 overs,India 276/7 ( Washington Sundar 51 , Axar Patel 6)

Stoke called back into the attack. Eight from the over. The discipline is missing and England seem to be ruing the fact that they opted to play an extra batsman in this Test. Meanwhile, Sundar brings up his fifty. Along with Pant’s ton, Sundar’s inning has been very critical in helping take back the control of the match.

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March 5, 2021, 16:34:07 (IST)
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FIFTY! Sundar brings up his half-century with a late cut to the third man. Excellent innings this from the young man, bailing India out once again.
March 5, 2021, 16:32:46 (IST)
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FOUR! Sundar continues the good job. Stokes offers some room on off and Sundar drives it through point for a boundary
March 5, 2021, 16:30:59 (IST)
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After 86 overs,India 268/7 ( Washington Sundar 44 , Axar Patel 5)

Root continues. Pant has set the tone and no one wants to miss out. Axar sees an opportunity, hangs back, and plays the pull shot to the cow corner fence. Four from the over.

March 5, 2021, 16:29:08 (IST)
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FOUR! Axar Pate now joins the party as he rocks back to pull the short ball to the midwicket fence.
March 5, 2021, 16:27:43 (IST)
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After 85 overs,India 264/7 ( Washington Sundar 44 , Axar Patel 1)

Pant’s innings comes to an end with a pull shot to the short midwicket. Anderson gets his revenge and Pant is furious with himself. But what a marvelous knock it has been. It has surely put India in control of this game. Five from the over with Sundar adding a boundary through a glorious backfoot punch.

March 5, 2021, 16:25:46 (IST)
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FOUR! Beautiful backfoot punch from Sundar against Anderson as it runs down to the extra cover fence.
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March 5, 2021, 16:21:18 (IST)
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OUT! Pant c Root b Anderson 101(118)

The entertainment is over. Anderson gets the wicket of Pant but the job is done. He came out to bat when India were in deep trouble but they are now 54 runs ahead. It was a short delivery and Pant was looking to clear the infield with the pull shot but could only find the short midwicket fielder.

March 5, 2021, 16:20:58 (IST)
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After 84 overs,India 259/6 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 101 , Washington Sundar 40)

Can you believe it! After playing a reverse sweep against Anderson, Pant now brings up his Test century with a six. His first on the Indian soil. Third of his career. The innings has all the potential to become a match-winning knock. Seven from Root’s over. The lead is now past the 50-run mark. Ahmedabad is buzzing.

March 5, 2021, 16:16:28 (IST)
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HUNDRED! Pant brings up his third Test century with a six over the mid-wicket. Special player. Special innings.
March 5, 2021, 16:15:39 (IST)
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After 83 overs,India 252/6 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 94 , Washington Sundar 40)

We are still pinching ourselves. It’s difficult to believe that someone just played a reverse sweep for a boundary against Anderson. If ever there was shot for the ’new India’ it was this reverse sweep from Pant. Seven from Anderson’s over. Pant is inching closer to his hundred. The lead is nearing the 50-run mark.

March 5, 2021, 16:10:21 (IST)
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FOUR! GOD! A reverse sweep against Anderson. It’s almost unbelievable but that is what Pant has done to Anderson.
March 5, 2021, 16:09:25 (IST)
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After 82 overs,India 245/6 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 89 , Washington Sundar 38)

Root would need to think of something other than using Stokes here. The all-rounder is out of all the energy he had. 13 form this over with three boundaries. Pant got one through the long on while Sundar added two to his tally with some good looking shots on the off.

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March 5, 2021, 16:07:46 (IST)
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FOUR! Third boundary of the over. Short delivery, outside off from Stokes and Sundar thumps it over the slips.
March 5, 2021, 16:06:57 (IST)
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FOUR! Good shot by Sundar. A backfoot drive against Stokes fetches him a boundary. Sweet timing.
March 5, 2021, 16:06:05 (IST)
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FOUR! Pant knows stokes is out of steam and is making the most of the opportunity by playing the attacking shots. He drags the length delivery from off to long-on for a boundary.
March 5, 2021, 16:04:49 (IST)
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After 81 overs,India 232/6 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 84 , Washington Sundar 30)

Anderson has been called back into the attack as England take the new ball. And Pant gives both Anderson and the new ball the perfect welcome. He steps out on the very first delivery for a drive down the ground for a boundary. The next delivery is slapped on the off for another boundary. Anderson makes a comeback with a bouncer that becomes big on Pant forcing him to push back. Nine from the over.

March 5, 2021, 16:01:34 (IST)
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FOUR! Wow. This time Pant reaches out to slap the outside off delivery to get a boundary on the off.
March 5, 2021, 16:00:37 (IST)
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FOUR! What a way to welcome the new ball. Pant dances down against Anderson and swats the delivery over the mid-off.
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March 5, 2021, 15:59:18 (IST)
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After 80 overs,India 223/6 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 75 , Washington Sundar 30)

It’s a surprise that Stokes is continuing to bowl here. Expected him to take a mini-break after he bowled the beamer but Root has other ideas. Six from the over with Sundar finishing it with a drive down the ground that got India a boundary. The hosts now lead by 18 runs. The second new ball would now be available.

March 5, 2021, 15:57:43 (IST)
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FOUR! Overpitched delivery from Stokes and Sundar punches it down the ground to finish the over with a boundary.
March 5, 2021, 15:53:11 (IST)
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After 79 overs,India 217/6 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 74 , Washington Sundar 25)

Root has continued bowling from this end. Pant is now slowly releasing the handbrake here. Attempted a sweep shot and the top edge fetched him a boundary. Went for another sweep shot and nailed it to the square leg fence for another boundary. He was beaten on the last delivery which struck his pads. The umpire wasn’t interested but Root gave it a chance. It was wickets missing and England lose a review. Drinks break taken.

March 5, 2021, 15:50:13 (IST)
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REVIEW AND NOT OUT! LBW appeal against Pant off Root. Umpire wasn’t interested but Root took a review. The replays show that the ball was sliding past the leg stump.
March 5, 2021, 15:48:15 (IST)
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FOUR! Nothing miscued about this sweep shot as Pant swats the fuller delivery from Root to square leg
March 5, 2021, 15:47:15 (IST)
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FOUR! Miscued sweep shot but it goes over the keeper and slip fielder as Pant collects a boundary
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March 5, 2021, 15:46:27 (IST)
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After 78 overs,India 209/6 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 66 , Washington Sundar 25)

Stokes continues. Pant collects two boundaries off the first three deliveries to level the scores. The first one was a result of a top edge as Pant slashed wide but it flew over the slip cordon. The second one was a well-controlled pull shot. Stokes also ended up bowling a beamer in the over. He is clearly out of all the steam. 12 from the over.  The good news is that India now lead by four runs.

March 5, 2021, 15:42:16 (IST)
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FOUR! Short delivery from Stoke and Pant reads the length early as he pulls it to the cow corner fence
March 5, 2021, 15:40:55 (IST)
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FOUR! Pant throws his bat on the wide delivery from Stokes, gets a thick outside edge but thankfully it flies over the second slip
March 5, 2021, 15:39:47 (IST)
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After 77 overs,India 197/6 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 55 , Washington Sundar 25)

Leach has clearly underbowled today but Root is quite confident about his bowling as he continues to operate from the other end. And he does well with a maiden over. The new ball will available soon.

India vs England Live Score , Live Cricket Score, 4th Test at Motera Live Updates: Leach continues. The spinners have put a brake on the scoring here. It looked easier to score against the pacers, maybe because it came onto the bat more easily. Just two from the over.

Day 1 report: Indian spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin took seven wickets between them as England’s batting failed again on the first day of the fourth and final Test on Thursday.

England managed only 205 and India, leading the series 2-1, reached 24 for one after fast bowler James Anderson trapped Shubman Gill lbw for a duck on the third ball of the innings. Rohit Sharma (8) and Cheteshwar Pujara (15) were batting. Joe Root won the toss for the third time in the series and chose to bat at the world’s biggest cricket venue in Ahmedabad, where India won the spin-dominated third Test inside two days. Wickets again fell thick and fast and Ben Stokes’ 55 held England’s score together. “We will look back on that be disappointed by some of the batting, we’re more than capable of scoring more than 300 on a wicket like that,” said Stokes. Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj claimed two wickets including Root’s prized scalp and spinner Washington Sundar took one to cut short Stokes’ stay. “It’s not like the ball is turning or something,” said Siraj. “It’s a good batting wicket and we would like to bat for as many sessions as possible.” The spin, introduced in the sixth over, was again devastating and Patel removed openers Dom Sibley for two and Zak Crawley for nine to set off his haul of four for the day. Stokes-Kohli duel Root went for five to an in-swinging Siraj delivery as his side slumped to 30-3 before Stokes put on key partnerships with Jonny Bairstow, who made 28, and Ollie Pope (29). Bairstow was trapped lbw by a rising Siraj delivery and failed in a review that showed the ball would have clipped the top of middle stump. Ashwin tested Pope with his off-spin after tea and the batsman was unlucky to get an inside edge off his back pad that went to short leg, and Gill took a simple catch. Stokes reached his 24th Test fifty with a boundary off a reverse sweep, but the left-hander fell to a straight delivery from Sundar, bowled from around the wicket. Patel, who has claimed 22 wickets in three Tests and took 11 in the previous match, got Dan Lawrence stumped four short of his fifty. Earlier, spin was introduced in the sixth over and Patel soon removed openers Dom Sibley for two and Zak Crawley for nine. Bairstow, who failed to score in either innings of the third Test, tried to steady the innings along with his captain. But Siraj broke through after the first drinks interval to trap Root on the back foot with an in-swinging delivery. But Siraj broke through after the first drinks interval to trap Root on the back foot with an in-swinging delivery. Siraj and Stokes were involved in a verbal duel, joined by India captain Virat Kohli, until the umpires intervened. Stokes then hit back with three boundaries off the quick bowler. Siraj said he was “abused” by the England all-rounder and told Kohli about it, but the matter ended there. Stokes brushed aside the incident, saying “it was two professionals showing that they care about the sport they love”. England fast bowler Jofra Archer was left out of the game with a “right elbow issue” that made him miss the second Test. With inputs from AFP

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