IND vs ENG, Day 4, Highlights: Indian bowlers attacked the British, Team India 4 wickets away from Visakhapatnam victory.
By lunch on the fourth day of the Visakhapatnam Test against England, India has gained a strong hold on the match. In the first session on Monday, England added 127 runs to their Sunday score while India took five wickets. The umpires announced lunch after Jonny Bairstow (26) was declared LBW off Jasprit Bumrah in the 43rd over of the innings. Captain Ben Stokes was present at the crease without opening the account. The Indian team is only 4 wickets away from winning the match while England needs 205 runs.
Rehan returned to the pavilion at the beginning of the day
At the beginning of the day, India sent Rehan Ahmed, who came as a night watchman, to the pavilion. Rehan got LBW on the ball of Akshar Patel after scoring 23 runs. After this, Ollie Pope and Ben and Jack Crawley tried to form a partnership but Ashwin did not let both of them last for long. Pope returned after scoring 23 runs in 21 balls.
India tightened its grip
The team’s star batsman Joe Root once again proved to be a flop. After scoring 16 runs, he was caught by Axar Patel on Ashwin’s ball. Root became the 499th victim of the Indian spinnaker. After this, Kuldeep Yadav brought great success to the team by dismissing Jack Crawley. Crawley had taken a review but the decision was in favor of India. The opening batsman returned after scoring 72 runs in 132 balls. Next door, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah showed Jonny Bairstow the way to the pavilion.
For India, Ashwin has taken three wickets, Bumrah, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav have taken one wicket each. Ashwin is one wicket away from his record 500th dismissal. Team India is desperate to make a comeback after losing the Hyderabad Test by 28 runs. Now he needs only four wickets to level the series.
