The fourth day of the Leeds Test. (Photo- PTI)
The fourth day of the first Test match between India and England was very exciting at the headingley ground in Leeds. The Indian team performed brilliant batting in the first two sessions of the day, in which KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant scored a century to bring India to a strong position. But after tea, Indian batting suddenly collapsed, and by the end of the day, England started chasing the target without losing any wicket and brought the match to a thrilling turn.
Early dominance, then sudden collapse
India started its second innings at 90/2 on the fourth day. KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant handled the innings and scored big scores. Rahul scored 137 runs off 247 balls, including 13 fours, while Pant played a brilliant innings of 118 runs, with 15 fours and three sixes. Both shared a 195 -run partnership for the fourth wicket. But Indian batting was completely shattered after tea. Rahul was bowled by Bridan Cars in the 84.2nd over. After this, Team India added only 31 runs and all out.
In this innings, Bridan Cars and Josh Tung took 3-3 wickets for England, while Shoaib Bashir took 2 wickets. At the same time, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes got 1-1 success. Let me tell you, Team India got a lead of 6 runs on the basis of first innings. In such a situation, England has got a target of 371 runs to win this match. The good thing is that the England team did not lose any wicket till the end of the fourth day.
Solid reply without losing wickets
Chasing the target, the England team scored 21 runs without losing any wickets by the end of the day. Ben Docket has returned unbeaten after scoring 9 runs and Jack Croi 12 runs. Both the players batted very carefully and did not give any success to the Indian bowlers. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj tried in the initial overs, but the English opener made no mistake. In such a situation, the last day of the game is going to be very exciting. 350 more runs for England’s victory. At the same time, India will have to take 10 wickets to win.
