IND vs ENG, HIGHLIGHTS 5th Test Day 4: That’s the end of fourth day’s play. Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root have stitched a stand of 150 runs in that final session and both the batters have notched up individual fifties. India still need seven wickets to win the match and the series. England on the other side, need 119 more Day 3 Recap: India were in a commanding position at the end of the third day’s play after putting up 125/3 on the board before stumps. The visitors lead by 257 runs with Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant out there in the middle. Pujara had notched up another Test fifty on Day 3. India had earlier bowled out England for 284. Jonny Bairstow struck a hundred for the hosts. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
IND vs ENG, HIGHLIGHTS 5th Test Day 4, Full cricket score: England in control in 378-run chase vs India
IND vs ENG, HIGHLIGHTS 5th Test Day 4: That’s the end of fourth day’s play. England need 119 more runs to win this Test
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After 57 overs,England 259/3 ( Joe Root 76 , Jonny Bairstow 72)
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That’s the end of fourth day’s play. Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root have stitched a stand of 150 runs in that final session and both the batters have notched up individual fifties. India still need seven wickets to win the match and the series. England on the other side, need 119 more
SIX! What a stroke from Bairstow. The pacer bowls that short and Bairstow just puts that for a maximum over deep fine leg
Jonny Bairstow’s form continues as he gets to a fifty now. He came in when England were in a spot of bother and has resisted well
FOUR! Bairstow cuts that back of the length delivery, outside off and he gets a boundary through the off side
After 49 overs,England 214/3 ( Joe Root 61 , Jonny Bairstow 43)
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This stand has started to frustrate the Indian bowlers now. The visitors are searching for wickets but the two batters have been on a roll
After 47 overs,England 206/3 ( Joe Root 57 , Jonny Bairstow 39)
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Joe Root has played the sweep shot with some fine execution. He has negotiated Jadeja’s bowling quite easily today. The partnership between Root and Bairstow is nearing 100. India need a wicket now
Joe Root steals a single on the off side and notches up a FIFTY. He has been in brilliant form and is playing another crucial inning for his side
FOUR! What a shot. Siraj bowls that short again and Bairstow shows his form and pulls that through the on side. The batter has started to push the paddle now
After 43 overs,England 187/3 ( Joe Root 48 , Jonny Bairstow 30)
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Bairstow gets a boundary in that over as Shardul bowls that on to his pads. India need to stick around that off stump channel
FOUR! Bad line and length from Siraj as he bowls that down the leg to Root who just guides that one to the deep fine leg region for a four
FOUR! Bairstow edges that one but that one goes through the slips. Siraj pulls the length, outside off and Bairstow edged that straight to Vihari at second slip. It went quickly to him and through his hands
FOUR! Bairstow continues his form but a bad delivery from Siraj. He bowls this fuller and wide of off stump, Bairstow drives that through the covers for a boundary
After 37 overs,England 149/3 ( Joe Root 30 , Jonny Bairstow 10)
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Root gets a couple of boundaries in that over. He first went for the slog sweep on the back of the length ball from Jadeja and executed the sweep nicely for another four
FOUR! Fuller from Shami, on to the stumps and Root just flicks that through the on side. The two wickets at the start of the session has created a bit of a pressure on England
FOUR! Back of the length from Shami, outside off and Root guides that towards the third man boundary. England need Root and Bairstow to stitch a stand
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah bowls that full on to his stumps and Root flicks that to deep fine leg boundary. England need to rebuild now after those two wickets in quick succession
After 26 overs,England 117/3 ( Joe Root 4 , Jonny Bairstow 5)
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The Indian team has come out with a plan. First, Bumrah removed Pope and then the mix-up between Root and Lees has cost the latter’s wicket
WICKET! Massive, massive wicket. Lees negotiates that fuller delivery towards the short fine leg fielder. Shami who is stationed at that spot throws it to the non-striker’s end and rest is done by Jadeja. Lees is runout for 56
WICKET! An early blow to England after Tea. Bumrah bowls that length ball, around the off stump and Pope edges that to the wicket-keeper. England lose their second as Pope departs for zero. Bumrah has his second
After 23 overs,England 107/1 ( Alex Lees 56 , Ollie Pope 0)
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That’s the end of the second session. Quite a productive one for England as the first wrapped up the Indian innings quickly and then the two openers, Lees and Crawley thoroughly dominated the bowling attack. The two put up a 100-run stand before Crawley was castled by a brilliant delivery from Jasprit Bumrah.
WICKET! The skipper provides the breakthrough. What a delivery. An absolute peach of a delivery from Bumrah as he cleans up Crawley who departs for 46. That one just angled into the right-hander a bit and hit the top of off
England openers have put up a 100-run stand for the first wicket. They are off to a positive start. While Lees has just been ruthless with his batting, Crawley has started to cut loose as well. England needed that kind of start to stay in the hunt. Still a long way to go for the hosts
FOUR! Another one. Crawley gets another one in his arc. Fuller delivery, outside off this time and the batter drives that through the covers for a boundary
FOUR! Crawley is unstoppable at the moment. Another fuller delivery, on to the stumps and the batter hits that straight back past the bowler.
FOUR! Another one from Crawley. That was bowled touch fuller, around the off stump, the batter walks across a bit and places that through the on side for another boundary. He is catching up Lees now
FOUR! England are dealing in boundaries at the moment. Length ball from Siraj, outside off and Crawley drives that through the off side for another boundary
FOUR! Now Crawley takes on Shardul Thakur. Length, outside off and the batter elegantly drives that through the covers for another boundary.
After 16 overs,England 76/0 ( Alex Lees 53 , Zak Crawley 22)
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Lees brings up his fifty in that over with a backfoot punch through the off side. He is now at 53 off 45. This has been a brilliant and aggressive start from the England openers
After 15 overs,England 70/0 ( Alex Lees 47 , Zak Crawley 22)
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Ravindra Jadeja thought he had a wicket here. Crawley went for the reverse sweep on the tossed up delivery pitched outside the leg stump but miscued his stroke. He got the under edge on the ball which hit the batter’s shoe in the first impression and the catch was taken by the short leg fielder. The on-field umpires went upstairs to get the clarity and the replay showed that the ball had hit the ground first before hitting the batter’s shoe. Crawley is NOT OUT!
FOUR! Keep adding. Lees is on a roll. Siraj bangs that short and the left-hander just upper cuts that over slips for another boundary. England are dealing boundaries right now
FOUR! The runs are coming consistently for England. Siraj bowls that touch full, moving away from the left-hander and the batter just plays that late for a boundary. The two openers have been in some fine touch so far
FOUR! Tossed up from Jadeja and Lees goes for a slog sweep over mid wicket for a boundary. England are not shying away to go for their strokes.
FOUR! Reverse sweep from Lees. Length ball this time from Jadeja, outside off and the batter executes that stroke to perfection. The ball runs away to the fence. This has been a fine start and fine partnership between the two openers
FOUR! A brilliant shot from Lees. Fuller delivery, outside off and the batter steps out and plays that straight back. The two openers are not letting the Indian bowlers to settle in
FOUR! Fine stroke from Crawley. Touch fuller, just outside off and the batter plays that straight back for a boundary. England openers are looking dangerous at the moment
FOUR! Touch back of the length from Bumrah and the batter just flicks that to the mid wicket boundary. The Indian captain has faced some troubles in holding on to those lines
After 4 overs,England 19/0 ( Alex Lees 17 , Zak Crawley 2)
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Shami has bowled some tight lines in that over. But England openers are off to a brisk start. The hosts needed that kind of a positive start from these two
FOUR! That’s bad line from Bumrah. He comes round the wicket, bowls it full but on to the batter’s pads and he just guides that towards the deep fine leg for a boundary
FOUR! Interesting shot. Shami comes round the wicket against Lees. The pacer bowls this length ball around the middle and leg stump line. Lees who dances down the track and plays it through the on side for a boundary

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