India and England (India vs England) Meanwhile, the 5th and final Test of the series at Edgbaston has reached a thrilling mode. England responded strongly in the third session of the fourth day and now the match has become high voltage. Team India, leading 2-1 in the series, will have to work hard on the last day to make history. Team India set a target of 378 for England to win on the fourth day, in response to which England have scored 259 for 3 by the end of the day’s play. Alex Liz, Jack Crowley gave England a strong start earlier. Then if the root (Joe Root) And Johnny Bairstow (Jonny Bairstow) Fixed at the crease. The pair could not be broken by the Indian bowlers till the end of the day.
The English batsmen had a big partnership in the fourth innings
Route 76 and Bairstow 72 were unbeaten on the fourth day. England now need just 119 runs to win on the final day, while the English team, which chased down India by 7 wickets, got off to a great start. Alex Lees and Jack Crowley shared a 107-run partnership. Jaspreet Bumrah broke the partnership and Crowley’s innings was reduced to 46 runs.
After the tea break, the Indian bowlers bowled out Oli Pope and the league to give England 3 for 109. The team seemed to be making a comeback, but then Root and Bairstow made a fuss. Both have scored half-centuries. By the time the stumps, the two batsmen together had taken England’s score from 109 to 259. The Indian bowlers were not effective in the third session. Only Bumrah has had 2 successes. Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj and Shardul Thakur remained empty handed.
No batsman walked except Pujara and Pant
India scored 416 runs in the first innings, in response to which England could score only 284 runs and India got a strong lead in the first innings, but Team India managed only 245 runs in the second innings and gave England a target of 378 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 66 while Rishabh Pant scored 57.
Pujara and Pant took India’s score to 125/3 on the fourth day. Pujara scored 66 off 168 balls on the fourth day. Pant, on the other hand, completed his half-century on the fourth day. Apart from these two, no other batsman was able to score in the second innings. Ravindra Jadeja also managed just 23 runs, scoring a century in the first innings.
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