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England Men V India Men - 4th Test

ENG

246 (76.4)

271 (96.1)

IND

273 (84.5 ov)

184 (69.4 ov)

CR:2.64 | Day 4

England win by 60 runs

MATCH DETAILS

Venue
The Ageas Bowl
Series
England v India Test - Men's
Toss
England won the toss and elected to bat.
Umpire
Dharmasena, H D P K , Oxenford, B N J
Match Referee
Pycroft, A J
Tv Umpire
Wilson, J S
Man of the Match
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Batsman	R	B	4s	SR
Lokesh Rahul	0	7	0	0.00
Cheteshwar Pujara	5	14	0	35.71
Ajinkya Rahane	51	159	1	32.08
Ishant Sharma	0	5	0	0.00
Jasprit Bumrah	0	8	0	0.00

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	Ec.
Sam Curran	3.4	2	1	1	0	0	0.27

Over 70. no runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India: 10-184(rr 2.63)

69.4 Sam Curran to Ravichandran Ashwin

OUT! L.B.W. Sam Curran to Ravichandran Ashwin. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to.

69.3 Sam Curran to Ravichandran Ashwin

Sam Curran to Ravichandran Ashwin. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Broad.

69.2 Sam Curran to Ravichandran Ashwin

Sam Curran to Ravichandran Ashwin. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to point for no runs, dropped catch by Anderson. Anderson almost pulls off a screamer at point, what a way to seal the Test that would've been.

69.1 Sam Curran to Ravichandran Ashwin

Sam Curran to Ravichandran Ashwin. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Root.

Over 69. 9 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. India: 9-184(rr 2.67)

68.6 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Curran. Ashwin pulls up after scampering a quick single, he seems to have injured himself in stretching to make his ground.

68.5 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

SIX! Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Ashwin isn't going to give up the fight for the tourists. If he can farm the strike effectively then he still believes an Indian win is a possibility. Measured aggression is the way for him to go.

Over 69. 2 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. India: 9-177(rr 2.57)

68.4 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

68.4 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

68.3 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

68.2 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to gully for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

68.1 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break back of a length, outside off stump moves in front reverse sweeping, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Curran.

Over 68. no runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India: 9-175(rr 2.57)

67.6 Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah

Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

67.5 Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah

Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

67.4 Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah

Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

67.3 Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah

Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to gully for no runs, fielded by Root.

67.2 Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah

Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

67.1 Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah

Sam Curran to Jasprit Bumrah. Reverse Swing-Out yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

Over 67. 4 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. India: 9-175(rr 2.61)

66.6 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Jennings.

66.5 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

FOUR! Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. The field gets brought up to try and get Bumrah on strike for the next over, and Ashwin takes full advantage with an expertly placed sweep.

66.4 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Ali.

66.3 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Rashid.

66.2 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

66.1 Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin

Moeen Ali to Ravichandran Ashwin. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Cook.

Over 66. 5 runs. Bowler: Ben Stokes. India: 9-171(rr 2.59)

65.6 Ben Stokes to Jasprit Bumrah

Ben Stokes to Jasprit Bumrah. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

65.5 Ben Stokes to Jasprit Bumrah

Ben Stokes to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Broad.

65.4 Ben Stokes to Ravichandran Ashwin

Ben Stokes to Ravichandran Ashwin. Reverse Swing-In back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Jennings.

65.3 Ben Stokes to Ravichandran Ashwin

APPEAL! Ben Stokes to Ravichandran Ashwin. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, by Buttler, appeal made for Caught.

65.2 Ben Stokes to Ravichandran Ashwin

Ben Stokes to Ravichandran Ashwin. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

65.1 Ben Stokes to Ravichandran Ashwin

FOUR! Ben Stokes to Ravichandran Ashwin. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Glorious timing, Ashwin has absolutely creamed that to split the men in the deep.