England are in full control of their chase against India in the continued rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Chasing an enormous goal of 378, the hosts began brilliantly with each openers including 107 to point their intention clearly.
The vacationers, nonetheless, got here again with three wickets in fast succession in the shape of Zak Crawley (46), Ollie Pope (0) and Alex Lees (56). But the happiness in the Indian camp didn’t final lengthy as former skipper Joe Root and centurion from the primary innings Jonny Bairstow got here up with a spectacular response and utterly took the sport away from the vacationers.
The skilled pair added 150 runs for the fourth wicket, with each Root (76) and Bairstow (72) ending unbeaten in the 70s as England managed to attain 259 at stumps, solely 119 runs behind with a complete day left to be performed.
Earlier, India resumed the day at 125/3, however in a single day batters Cheteshwar Pujara (66) and Rishabh Pant (57) might solely add simply 28 extra runs earlier than the previous was eliminated by Stuart Broad. The touring occasion continued to lose wickets, with skipper Ben Stokes (4/33) rising as essentially the most profitable bowler as England restricted India at 245.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Stumps on day 4 in Edgbaston ?
A superb partnership between Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow places England in cost!#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/wMZK8kesdD pic.twitter.com/5pvFBldZFN
— ICC (@ICC) July 4, 2022
#ENGvIND https://t.co/b3nsXQE7Vi pic.twitter.com/G0GMTKK9lm
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) July 4, 2022
That’s 5 consecutive scores of 50 or extra for Jonny Bairstow. Three of the earlier 4 had been centuries and the opposite was 71 not out that helped England beat New Zealand at Headingley #Cricket #ENGvIND
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) July 4, 2022
Most wickets by Indian pacers in Test sequence:
32 – Kapil v PAK, 1979-80
29 – Kapil v WI, 1983
28 – Kapil v AUS, 1979
27 – Ghavri v WI, 1978-79
25 – Kapil v AUS, 1991-92
24 – Kapil v PAK, 1982-83
23 – BUMRAH v ENG, 2021-22
22 – Kapil v ENG, 1981-82
22 – Ishant v WI, 2011#ENGvIND— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) July 4, 2022
WinViz on the finish of Day 4:
England – 76%
India – 23%
Draw/Tie – 1%#ENGvIND— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) July 4, 2022
– One day left.
– England wants 119 runs.
– India wants 7 wickets.An exciting day awaits at Edgbaston on the fifth day, An unimaginable England Test summer season.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 4, 2022
A superb, unconquered 150-run stand between Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root has stored England forward.#SherSquad, with simply 119 extra runs to defend, will India be capable of take the remaining 7 wickets?#ENGvIND #PunjabKings #SaddaPunjab pic.twitter.com/LoG4JajSER
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) July 4, 2022
??? NOT OUR SESSION! Even although we picked up two early wickets in this session, the Root-Bairstow duo have stood their floor.
? Let’s break this partnership very first thing in the morning!
? Getty • #INDvENG #ENGvIND #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/bvmsqDiQPH
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) July 4, 2022
Ghar wale mujhe chain se baandh ke sula rahe hai, Thank you Team India.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) July 4, 2022
England got here out all weapons blazing and the #TeamIndia bowlers have their activity lower out on the ultimate day.
Hoping for a fast turnaround tomorrow! ??#PlayBold #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/zQ4aGIYqZF
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) July 4, 2022
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