India versus England 1st Day 4th Day: Bumrah’s magical spell puts India in great position

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 Thanks to a sensational spell by Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian Cricket Team ended the 4th day of 1st Test match in great position played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Saturday.

Starting on the overnight score of 25 for 0, Rory Burns and Dom Sibley started off cautiously against Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Burns put bad balls away for runs putting some pressure on Indian bowlers. Siraj produced a peach to dismiss Burns providing a simple catch to Pant. England openers added 37 runs for the opening wicket. India struck for the 2nd time as Bumrah got rid of Zak Crawley with another beauty to leave England in trouble.

The England captain Joe Root came to the crease and looked positive right from word go putting the bad balls away for boundaries. On other hand, Dom Sibley remained solid with his solid defense. Root put enough pressure on Indian bowlers hitting runs and reached fifty off just 68 balls. Sibley and Root survived few anxious moments via review but held firm. England ended the first session at 119 for 2.

Root and Sibley began the second session on a decent note taking singles keeping the scoreboard ticking. Bumrah broke through dismissing Sibley with good delivery taking inside edge as Pant took a diving catch. Sibley and Root added 89 runs for the 3rd wicket. Jonny Bairstow played aggressively putting pressure on wayward Indian bowling. The experienced duo of Bairstow and Root made life tough for the visitors. Siraj did the job for India getting rid of Bairstow providing a simple catch to Ravindra Jadeja. Bairstow and Root added 42 runs for the 4th wicket. Dan Lawrence joined in with captain Joe Root and kept the scoreboard ticking with boundaries. Shardul Thakur produced a sensational delivery getting the wicket of Lawrence. Lawrence and Root added 34 runs for the 5th wicket.

Jos Buttler played some lovely shots keeping the momentum going for England. On the other hand, Root looked decent with his strokes. It was an amazing session of Test cricket as England ended the 2nd session at 235 for 5.

It was a perfect start for the visitors as Jos Buttler misjudged and rattled onto the stumps. Root kept his composure reaching his century off 154 balls. The Indian captain Kohli took 2nd new ball immediately. Sam Curran looked in brilliant touch putting pressure on Indian bowlers. Bumrah did the damage again dismissing well-set Root with a peach for superb 108. Root and Curran added 37 runs for the 7th wicket. Bumrah then trapped Sam Curran who pulled a shot straight to Siraj. Bumrah shattered the stump of Broad to grab his 5th wicket.

Ollie Robinson some useful runs with boundaries before slashing a shot to the third man Rahane giving Shami his first wicket. A superb bowling effort helped India bowl out England for 303.

Chasing 209 runs to win, KL Rahul made an aggressive start to the innings hitting boundaries and putting pressure on England bowlers. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma remained steady. Stuart Broad struck in his first ball of 2nd spell getting rid of KL Rahul with a beauty. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma added 34 runs for the first wicket.

The England captain Root decided to review the decision for caught behind, but it stood it not out. Pujara survived few anxious moments before hitting 2 boundaries off the last over from Stuart Broad. India ended the 4th day at 52 for 1.

England 183 in 65.4 overs (Joe Root 64, Bairstow 29, Bumrah 4/46, Shami 3/28) and 303 in 85.5 overs ( Root 108, Bairstow 30, Bumrah 5/64, Shardul Thakur 2/37)  trail India 278 in 84.5 overs ( KL Rahul 84, Ravindra Jadeja 56, Rohit Sharma 36, Robinson 5/85, Anderson 4/54) and 52 for 1 in 14 overs ( KL Rahul 26, Stuart Broad 1/18 )

India need 157 runs to win.








Bumrah takes honors board name on the fourth day of the first Test 


 

 

 

 

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