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Times of Oman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Times of Oman
India in a tight spot in Manchester Test, trail by 137 runs; Gill, Rahul steady innings after initial shocks
Manchester: India recovered after initial shocks in their second innings of the Fourth Test but the team is still in deep waters with England scoring a massive 669 in their first innings and getting an overall lead of 311 over the visitors. The Indian second innings began on a shocking note with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan going back to pavilion on duck. K L Rahul and Captain Shubman Gill steadied India's innings with patient and stellar stand of 174 runs. India finished Day 4 on 174/2 and are now 137 runs behind England. If the Indian team is able to salvage match on the fifth and final day on Sunday, it will be an achievement in itself. England went wicketless in the final session as Indian batters added 126 runs to their tally, with KL Rahul 87* and Shubman Gill 78* unbeaten on the crease. India started the third session at 86/2 with Gill, who looked in fine touch, notched up his eighth Test fifty and fourth against England off 77 deliveries. His innings has been laced with eight delightful boundaries, showing great control and intent at the crease. He was batting on 52 off 80 deliveries. At the other end, KL Rahul played the perfect support role, remaining unbeaten on 30 with two boundaries to his name. In the 40th over, the duo of Rahul and Gill completed a 100-run stand for the third wicket. Rahul slammed his second fifty of the ongoing series in the 43rd over after pushing the ball for a single off Liam Dawson. He also completed 9000 runs in international cricket across all formats. In the 55th over, the duo completed 150 runs for the third wicket. Earlier in the match, after an early jolt just before Lunch, India found stability in the second session of Day 4, thanks to a composed partnership between skipper Shubman Gill and opener KL Rahul. India reached their 50 in 15.2 overs, but still trailing by 225 runs. With the final session to come, both batters will look to carry on, and end the day on a high for India. In the first session, a stellar batting performance from England skipper Ben Stokes helped The Three Lions to finish their first innings on 669, leading by 311 runs against India in the fourth test. This is England's second-highest total against India, only behind 710/7d at Edgbaston, 2011. India had a poor start to their second innings, losing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan in the first over for zero runs each. India were 1/2 at Lunch with KL Rahul 1* and Shubman Gill 0* unbeaten on the crease. England started Day 4 on day at 544/7, leading by 186 runs with Ben Stokes (77) and Liam Dawson (21*) unbeaten on the crease. Jasprit Bumrah gave an early blow to the hosts as he removed Dawson 26 in the 140th over and Brydon Carse, joined England skipper on the the 146th over, Stokes smashed a four to bring up his 14th Test century. He bagged a five-wicket haul while bowling in the first innings, after a long wait of eight years, and now he brings up a Test century in the same match. A ton in the longest format, almost three years after. He also became the fifth captain to have a 100 and a 5-fer in the same Test. England went past 600 runs in the 148th over after Carse slammed a four off Mohammed Siraj. Stokes also completed 7000 runs in the longest format . After smashing Indian bowlers all over the park, Stokes was removed by Ravindra Jadeja for 141 in the 156th over; in his following over, Jadeja removed Carse before he slammed 47 runs off 54 balls. England finished their first innings on 669, leading by 311 runs. Four Indian bowlers conceded 100-plus in this innings, the 25th such instance for them in Tests. This had previously occurred more than a decade ago, on the 2014/15 tour of Australia, in three consecutive Tests: Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, respectively. For just the seventh time in Test cricket history, a team has achieved a 300-plus first innings lead after conceding 350-plus while bowling first. Their previous highest lead after conceding 350-plus in the first innings of the Test was 267 against Pakistan in Multan last year (823/7d in response to 556).
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
England v India: fourth men's cricket Test, day two
Update: Date: 2025-07-24T09:00:04.000Z Title: Preamble Content: A day of Test cricket is – even when split up into six portions of crucial next hours – a long time. It offers us scope for undulation, fluctuation and domination, a story within a story that nourishes our brain through the long evenings before we go again. Somehow, almost every time these sides get to it and however things meander and explode, we end up near to where we started: with a close contest that could conceivably go either way. Yesterday, India had the better of the first session, sensible and doughty batting aided by a supernatural force-field protecting their outside-edges from the ball, however hard they tried to unite the two. Then, in the afternoon, England – led by the exhibition masochism of Ben Stokes – fought back, before the even evening dig left the match beautifully balanced as we bounce into day two. It feels like much of what'll happen next is rooted in Rishabh Pant. If he can't bat, England will feel like they're almost into the tail, but the problem for India would be a symbolic one too; he is the human embodiment of bravery and hope, so his incapacitation would extract a toll not just practical but mental. They need his batting, but they also need his presence. England's attack, meanwhile, should be a day wiser. Bowling at Old Trafford is unlike bowling anywhere else, and Brydon Carse struggled while Jofra Archer, though miserly, is there to be deadly. If, as a unit, the perform similarly today, they will be facing a substantial first-innings total; if they improve, they could be ahead of the game by stumps. Bring on the six portions of crucial next hours! Play: 11am BST
The Independent
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
England battle to keep India in check on opening day of fourth Test
England fought hard to keep India in check on an attritional opening day of the fourth Test at a gloomy Emirates Old Trafford, with the tourists sweating over a foot injury to Rishabh Pant. Ben Stokes claimed two for 47 after being seduced into bowling first by the overheads and Liam Dawson marked his first Test appearance since July 2017 with the prize wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 58. Sai Sudharsan top-scored with 61 as India went to stumps on 264 for four although Pant retired hurt after a typically helter-skelter 37 when he was struck on the right foot by Chris Woakes. Pant was in immediate pain and took off his boot to be treated but when it was apparent he could neither continue nor hobble off the field, he was taken away in a golf buggy for further assessment. Pant suffered a finger injury last week at Lord's and could not keep wicket but this seems altogether more serious for India's second leading run-scorer of this Rothesay series, just behind Shubman Gill. India's captain received jeers when he came out to bat and is perhaps now public enemy number one after accusing England of contravening 'the spirit of the game' following a bad-tempered third Test. After the antagonism between the teams at the home of cricket, where England went 2-1 ahead, there was no obvious sign of lingering tensions on Wednesday, where Gill calling incorrectly under cloudy skies was India's 14th toss loss in a row – a statistical anomaly rated at 16,384 to one. India had better luck when play started, with Woakes left kicking the turf in frustration after twice drawing Jaiswal's outside edge in the opening over as both dropped short of the cordon. Woakes probed away in a tireless eight-over burst, frequently challenging the off-stump and outside edge but finding no reward as Jaiswal reined in his attacking instincts, only cutting loose when carving Stokes for six just before lunch. KL Rahul was unruffled as he faced down Jofra Archer before taking on the wayward Brydon Carse, moving past 400 runs for the series in a wicketless opening session where England's only breakthrough was Woakes snapping Jaiswal's bat handle. Woakes had some overdue reward 20 minutes after lunch as Rahul departed for 46 following a tentative backfoot prod that took the outside edge and carried at chest height to Zak Crawley at third slip. Dawson then struck with his seventh delivery for his first Test wicket in 2,929 days as Jaiswal, having battled to 59, was undone by a lack of spin and hint of drift as a defensive push forward caught the edge and was gobbled up by Harry Brook. Gill's arrival to the crease brought surprise boos before the recalled Sudharsan, one of three India changes from Lord's, was put down on 20 by Jamie Smith after Stokes looked to have strangled him down leg-side again, having done so at Headingley. Stokes would not be denied in his next over, persuading umpire Rod Tucker to raise his finger after brushing the front pad of Gill, who took a review with him having shouldered arms to a nip-backer. Pant brought trademark chaos after tea; slog sweeping an 85mph delivery from Archer then missing a reverse ramp, punching Carse for six, while an ungainly hack off Dawson unsighted Stokes due to the red advertisement boards beyond the boundary. His unpredictability was also his undoing after he inside edged a reverse sweep off Woakes on to his right boot on 37. England reviewed in vain as Pant hopped in agony, requiring lengthy treatment before eventually being driven off the field, head in hands and foot increasingly swelling. Sudharsan made use of his let-off to reach a maiden first Test fifty but, having showed good judgement to England's short-ball tactics, he lost patience and flapped at Stokes and Carse ran in to take a simple catch. With the floodlights on for most of the evening session amid ever darkening skies, England had to bowl spin from both ends after Ravindra Jadeja appeared to remonstrate with the umpires about the light. England ended the day bowling spin from both ends at Jadeja and Shardul Thakur and refused to take the second new ball when it became available, while the players were brought off after Stokes seemed to intimate bringing on a seamer 10 minutes before the scheduled finish.
The Independent
7 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
India openers make strong start after England opt to bowl first in fourth Test
England found no joy after Ben Stokes opted to bowl first in overcast conditions on a quiet first session of the fourth Rothesay Test against India. Tensions between the teams had risen after a tetchy final couple of days at Lord's, where England won to take a 2-1 series lead, but the dial was turned down a notch after England elected to bowl first. Shubman Gill calling incorrectly was India's 14th straight loss at the toss, with the odds of that happening 16,384 to one, but Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul enjoyed more fortune when play began at a murky Emirates Old Trafford. India's openers guided them to 78 without loss at lunch, with Jaiswal in particular riding his luck following Chris Woakes' probing eight-over spell. Woakes repeatedly challenged the outside edge but the only breakthrough the veteran seamer managed was snapping the Indian's bat handle. Jaiswal started to find some fluency before the interval, and was on 36 not out after uppercutting Stokes for six, while Rahul was altogether more compact in compiling an unbeaten 40. Jaiswal's outside edge was found twice in the first over but neither carried to the slips and the second trickled past the cordon for a streaky four, leaving Woakes kicking the turf in frustration. Woakes in particular gave Jaiswal a thorough working-over but the young left-hander showed good judgment outside his off-stump even if several deliveries whistled past his outside edge. Jofra Archer leaked just seven runs in an opening five-over burst but was not as threatening as Woakes, who thudded into Jaiswal's bat handle, breaking it and leading to the only sustained break in play. Brydon Carse was wayward and was carved on a couple of occasions by Rahul, although when Jaiswal attempted to do likewise, an uppish edge flew past the outstretched hand of Zak Crawley at third slip. Jaiswal was rushed by an Archer shorter ball and what seemed like an initial leave was ramped for four, leaving the bowler to smile wryly. The batter, though, was at his brilliant best when flashing hard at Stokes as the ball flew over the deep backward point boundary to rubberstamp India's excellent start.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jadeja hailed for taking India close but Gavaskar rues lack of risk
India's Ravindra Jadeja was left high and dry on an unbeaten 61 after running out of partners (Ben STANSALL) Ravindra Jadeja was praised Tuesday for almost taking India to an unlikely Test win at Lord's, but former greats said a little more risk-taking with the bat might have got his side over the line. Jadeja, batting at number seven, hit a painstaking unbeaten 61 as he shepherded the tail from 112-8 at lunch chasing 193 for victory against England in the third Test. Advertisement But he eventually ran out of partners after more than four hours at the crease as India were all out for 170 after tea on a nerve-shredding final day. Jadeja, who came in at 71-5 and saw India slump to 112-8 at lunch, chose to protect Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj from England's attack by scoring singles to keep the strike and controlling his attacking instincts. Former batting great Sunil Gavaskar said on Sony Sports that scoring quicker and putting pressure back on England's bowlers might have resulted in "a partnership of 60-70 would have made a difference". "India never got that (partnership)," he said. Advertisement "You could say that Jadeja could have taken the odd chance and not necessarily the aerial route when Joe Root and Shoaib Bashir were bowling. But full marks to him (Jadeja)." Jadeja hit just four fours and one six in his 181-ball stay before Bashir bowled number 11 Siraj to trigger jubilant England celebrations. "I'd like to look a little deeper into that whole innings," former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar said on ESPNcricinfo. "There was one attempt at playing a shot that went for six. "But I don't think there were too many attempted attacking shots. "For me, one telling moment was when he got to his fifty and India were still a few runs short. Advertisement "You saw the reaction of the dressing room there were people applauding but I don't think there was excitement around and belief that Jadeja would take them through." India's greatest batsman Sachin Tendulkar lamented: "So near, yet so far." "Jadeja, Bumrah, & Siraj fought all the way till the end," he posted on X. "Well tried, Team India. England played well to keep the pressure on and produced the result they desired. Congratulations on a hard-fought win." England lead the series 2-1 with two to play. The fourth Test starts at Manchester's Old Trafford on July 23. fk/dh
