🏏England tour of India 2024: 1st Test: 25 - 29 Jan 2024 - Day 4🏏 - Page 27

India's 350

END OF OVER 88

3 runs

IND: 352/5

CRR: 4.00

RA Jadeja

60 (98)

KS Bharat

37 (79)

MJ Leach

19-4-47-1

JE Root

17-1-56-1

88.1

Root to Srikar Bharat, FOUR, hammered, was nicely tossed up on off - tad too full from Root and it allowed Bharat to get under it on the slog-sweep, over mid-wicket and bounces away to the ropes

88.2

Root to Srikar Bharat, out Lbw!! Srikar Bharat lbw b Root 41(81) [4s-3]

Root to Srikar Bharat, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Srikar Bharat has been given OUT LBW, but he's reviewed it straightaway. Did he get some bat as well?Or does he reckon this has pitched outside leg? LOoks pretty adjacent, struck on the back-thigh as he shaped for the sweep, no bat and seems that the ball has straightened enough. Onto ball-tracking and it's umpire's call on hitting - clipping the off-stump and Bharat is OUT

Djokovic lost in Australian open Semis.

END OF OVER 89

5 runs • 1 wicket

IND: 357/6

CRR: 4.01

RA Jadeja

60 (99)

R Ashwin

1 (3)

JE Root

18-1-61-2

MJ Leach

19-4-47-1

END OF OVER 90

Maiden

IND: 357/6

CRR: 3.96

R Ashwin

1 (9)

RA Jadeja

60 (99)

MJ Leach

20-5-47-1

JE Root

18-1-61-2

Angus: "Such is the lack of good spinners in England that Root is genuinely one of the best. Similar situation to when Simon katich was rated as one of the best spinners in Australia after shane warne retired " I guess that's the benefit of being a gun selection as a batter. You get opportunities cos you are there

Ashwin RUNOUT

India 358/7

Lead of 112

90.3

Root to Ashwin, out Ashwin Run Out!! Oh dear! A massive mix-up and both batters are at the same end - Ashwin is run-out, punched one to the right of cover and Ashwin set-off, Jadeja responded and then turned back as the fielder made the stop. Ashwin though kept ball-watching and kept running, they then find themselves at the same end with RJ plonking his bat down first. A simple lob to the keeper and Foakes breaks the stumps, sending Ashwin back. Disappointment for the Indian off-spinner and the hosts lose their 7th wicket. Ashwin run out (Tom Hartley/Foakes) 1(11)

Root to Ashwin, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!