Joe Root And Jonny Bairstow Despite this, England were prepared to chase a brilliant run against India. Jasprit BumrahBrilliant performance on the fourth day of the rescheduled fifth Test, setting up a fitting series finale in Birmingham on Monday. Captain Bumrah got India back in the game by taking wickets on either side of the lunch break after the England openers alex lees (56 out of 65) and Zak Crowley (46 off 76) eventually found form and shared a 107-run partnership chasing a record 378 runs. From 107/0, it was soon reduced to 109 for three before the dangerous pair of Root (76 off 112) and Bairstow (72 off 87) required the Indians to score 150 runs off just 197 balls. Disappointed with a great partnership.
England were 259 for three at stumps on the fourth day, needing 119 runs to win the series.
Though the wicket didn’t help much, the Indian bowlers were unable to keep the pressure on the England batsmen, who played with the aggression that has become their hallmark. Ben Stokes,Brendon McCullumCricket School.
It also helped that India deployed a very defensive spread, allowing England’s batsmen to swing the strike with full enthusiasm.
Bairstow, who was in excellent form, was dismissed for 14 runs. Hanuma Vihari And they paid a big price to India for this.
With the arrival of Ben Stokes and Sam Billing, India will need something special to win from here. India’s bowling performance in the second innings is reminiscent of their struggle in South Africa, where they failed to defend the target twice after winning the first match of the series.
India could have chased down the 400-plus target to England on the fifth day if it weren’t for some poor shot selection. After starting the day at 125 for three, India were all out for 245 in the second innings.
Barring the first two overs, India had very little going for themselves in the final session. Ollie Pope was caught behind by Bumrah before Lees was run out when Root took a single which was not the pick.
Then there was the show of Root and Bairstow as they scored runs of their own free will.
England openers Lees and Crowley also showed very positive intent to take England to 107 for tea. India managed to clinch the breakthrough towards the end of the session, when Bumrah was clean bowled by Zak Crawley (46 off 76), who mishandled a delivery when a delivery went off length.
India could eat only 8.5 overs after lunch. The tail didn’t move as compared to the first innings but specialist batsmen gifted their wickets to prevent India from taking a 400-plus lead.
Chasing a record target, England scored 53 for no loss in nine overs and Lies scored 53 for no loss with two fours. Ravindra Jadeja In his very first over. He stepped out of the crease and hit the first near mid-off while the second came from a reverse sweep.
Crowley was going with a flick towards square leg off Jasprit Bumrah before a crisp straight drive off Mohammed Shami,
Lies completed his second Test fifty in the next over with a back foot punch off Mohammad Siraj.
Siraj resorted to bowling with a fast seam, but even this did not cause any trouble for the openers.
Earlier, India had gifted England easy wickets but Rishabh PantHis half-century allowed him to extend his lead to 361 runs by the lunch session.
overnight batter Cheteshwar Pujara (66 off 168) and Pant (57 off 86) made a confident start.
Pujara was going with a back-foot punch and a flick off James Anderson for continuous limits.
Pujara, who reached the 50-run mark on Sunday, was hardly bothered by the English pacers. Pant and Pujara’s job got easier as Ben Stokes conceded three overs to part-timer Joe Root after the start of the game.
The Saurashtra batsman, however, contributed to his own downfall by chopping a short and wide delivery. Stuart Broad straight to the point backward. It’s his pet shot but couldn’t put it down for a change.
Shreyas Iyer (19 off 26) Pant was caught in the middle and after playing a few shots again fell on the short ball. England set a net for Iyer and he pulled a short ball straight over mid-wicket and fell into it.
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Pant completed his half-century with a tickle on the pads, becoming the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a century and a half-century in an overseas Test.
after sweeping jack leach For a boundary, Pant goes for a reverse pull in the next over but Joe Root leaves India at 198 for six at first slip.
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