It was pure cinema at Lord’s on Sunday. Heated Arguments, Animated Conversions Between Players, Banter Amg Fans Over some Cheeky Time Strategies – The Day Had It All!
With both teams back to square one after their respective first batting essays, the fourth day of the lord’s test was all about Gaining and Mainting Advantage. While a Commanding Bowling Display Gave the Visitor Early Confidence, England Picked Up Four Quick Wickets, for 58 Runs, In the Final Hour of Play.
Highlights of day 4: as it happy
After Setting a Target of 193 for India to Win and Extend Its Lead in the Five-Match Series, England Went on the Offensive. Jofra Archer made full use of the inconsistent bounce on offer and disasseed yashasvi jaiswal for the second time in the test.
Kl Rahul and Karun Nair Steadied Ship Against The New Ball, with A 36-Run Partnership for the second wicket, but a fatal error of judgement synt karun back to the power. The seasoned batter survived a number of Close calls before brydon carse trapped Him plumb in front. The england seamer then scooped the big wicket of Indian skipper shubman gill, all in the space of two overs.
With 15 minutes left in the day, Akash Deep Joined Rahul as the Nightwatchman, but ben stokes cleanede heam up in the last over of the day. Contrasting Visuals of a Visibly Tense Indian Dugout and a Jovial Home Side Burght Curtains Down on the Penultimate Day of a Match Headed for a Thriling Finish.
India Still Needs 135 Runs on Day Five, while England will hunt for six for Six wickets to go one-up in the series.
English Falls and then Rices
Stokes and joe root’s 67-r stand for the fifth wicket was the center of an otherwise forgetable outing for the English batters in the second innings. The host huffed and puffed to register 192.
England’s Openers Live Dangerly as They Tried to Grind Out India’s Pace Assault. Siraj Drew a Mis-Timed Pull from Ben Ducket and Made It a Point to Give Him a HOSTLE Send -off. While the batting order uncomfortable navigated bumrah’s overs from the nursery end, Siraj Went About His Work, Trapping Oollie Pope In Front and Successfully reviewing to Clana.
Nitish Kumar Reddy, Who Was Introduced to Allow Bumrah A Breather, Brushed Aside The Initial Flurry of Boundaries Conceded Off His Bowling to Dishes Zak Crawley, with Jaiswal Catching AT Gully.
Harry Brook joined root in the English effort to counterate, but akash deep synt back the former. Washington sundar’s spin trap then earrned gill’s fath, with the all roundeder picking up four wickets, including the key scalps of root and the dangerous jamie smith, to Quash England ‘Dress of Setting a more Competitive target.
However, as the day progressed, India let it slip.