🏏India tour of England: Eng vs India, 4th Test. July 23-27, Day 5 - Page 23

Missed century yikes

England 1st Innings

38.1 Kamboj to Duckett, OUT

Short, wide... and nicked behind cutting! Duckett falls for 94! Maiden Test wicket for Anshul Kamboj and it's a big one

Ben Duckett c sub (DC Jurel) b Kamboj 94 (100b 13x4 0x6) SR: 94

38.1

W

Anshul Kamboj to Duckett, out Caught by (sub)Dhruv Jurel!! Huge roar from Kamboj as he picks up his first Test wicket and gives India a big lift. Duckett falls just six runs short of his ton. Back of a length outside off, he looks to cut hard but is surprised by the extra bounce, nicking it through to the keeper. Duckett c (sub)Dhruv Jurel b Anshul Kamboj 94(100) [4s-13]

Anshul Kamboj to Duckett, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Ahhh thanks anshul

One more wk plz

Joe Root at Old Trafford in Tests

Inns: 19

Runs: 978

Avg: 65.20

100s/50s: 1/7

HS: 254

Day 2: Stumps - England trail by 133 runs

ENG

225-2 (46)

Pant

Superb

Hope he gets better soon

It is very interesting to note that a few heroics from Pant and a few failures from our bowlers put the match in balance.

Captain Ben Stokes's first five-for in eight years and a rollicking 166-run opening stand between Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, aided by the conditions, have put England in the box seat in Manchester. On a gloomy morning, the England pacers hit better lengths than yesterday, found movement with the second new ball and bowled India out for 358 even as Rishabh Pant heroically walked out to bat with a broken foot. The total seemed to be a decent one at that point. However, it didn't take long for that perception to change. India's seamers seemed to find lesser help than their counterparts and were also poor with the new ball, often straying in line and offering loose balls. And Duckett and Crawley jumped all over them. After the slow-going at Lord's, the duo enjoyed the pace and bounce in the surface, which enabled their free-flowing selves. They put the bowling to the sword, going at more than five an over and giving Shubman Gill plenty of headaches.

It seems, there is a possibility of dominance from either Indian bowlers or England batters today.

Indian women in world cup chess women's final 👏👏👏.

The Jasprit Bumrah-led bowling unit failed to make much impact and gave England the upper hand as early as Day 2 of the fourth Test in Manchester. The highlight of the day was Rishabh Pant's brave display of batting. Pant, who retired hurt on Day 1 due to a fractured toe, came out to bat and scored a fifty to help India post 358 in the first innings. Given the overcast conditions, the score looked challenging, but the English openers dominated the Indian bowlers and put England on top at Stumps on Day 2.

England scored at a rapid pace of 4.89 runs per over to reach 225 for 2 by stumps in just 46 overs. In a dominant afternoon session, openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley took the Indian new-ball attack to task with a commanding 166-run partnership off just 192 balls.

Can India Bounce Back?

England are in a great position, but they have lost the set batters. India need to bowl better and keep chipping away at wickets. If they can keep the lead to under 100, they will have an outside chance of winning.

England, on the other hand, will aim to bat through the day. If they bat the whole of Friday, they will get somewhere between 450-500 which will lend a handy lead in excess of 100. Neither of Ollie Pope or Joe Root looked confident in each's short stay at the crease on Thursday but every day is a new day. The first hour, as always, will be very crucial. If India manage to bowl the hosts out in a couple of sessions, this will become another one-inning shootout. And that will mean, that the hosts will have to bat last on a tricky pitch. In the 6 sessions so far, both teams have won 3 apiece. India won the opening day while England fought back to take the second. Who will take the honours on Day 3 and move the game forward decisively?