🏏England tour of India 2024: 1st Test: 25 - 29 Jan 2024 - Day 4🏏 - Page 32

"Hurray, We have the second centurion in the innings," chirps Rohit, acknowledging Rehan's gallon

END OF OVER 106

3 runs

IND: 399/7

CRR: 3.76

AR Patel

20 (50)

RA Jadeja

74 (143)

MJ Leach

24-6-52-1

Rehan Ahmed

21-3-100-1

106.2

Rehan Ahmed to Jadeja, FOUR, 97.4kph, low full toss, Jadeja gets forward and brings his wrists into play as he whips it into the gap. Midwicket dives to his right and mid-on dives to his left but to no avail. 400 up for India!

END OF OVER 107

4 runs

IND: 403/7

CRR: 3.76

RA Jadeja

78 (149)

AR Patel

20 (50)

Rehan Ahmed

22-3-104-1

MJ Leach

24-6-52-1

Here's Mark: "Let's be honest. England's spinners were never going to be good enough to worry India in this series. Only hope for England is big performances from the senior batsmen as the series progresses."

"I'm guessing that Stokes' decision at the toss was less about batting first than about bowling last. Unfortunately, they don't seem to have done enough in these two innings to make that happen in any meaningful way, if at all." Classic failure to execute, John

END OF OVER 108

2 runs

IND: 405/7

CRR: 3.75

AR Patel

21 (55)

RA Jadeja

79 (150)

MJ Leach

25-6-54-1

Rehan Ahmed

22-3-104-1

"How can a side bowl 75 overs of spin and still be behind the over rate???" Stokes does like a tinker with the field, you know, charith...

END OF OVER 109

1 run

IND: 406/7

CRR: 3.72

AR Patel

21 (59)

RA Jadeja

80 (152)

Rehan Ahmed

23-3-105-1

MJ Leach

25-6-54-1

109.4

Tom Hartley to Axar, FOUR, 85.5kph, tossed up, full outside off and Axar drills it straight down the ground. Hammered just past the non-striker and the boundary brings up the half-century stand!