🏏England tour of India 2024: 1st Test: 25 - 29 Jan 2024 - Day 4🏏 - Page 38

Kalra: "The ball is staying low, 190 runs lead is TOOOO MUCH!"

Best figures for Joe Root in Tests

5/8 vs Ind Ahmedabad 2021

4/79 vs Ind Hyderabad 2024

4/87 vs SA Gqeberha 2020

Only once India have lost a Test after taking a lead of 190 or more - lost by 63 runs to Sri Lanka in Galle in 2015 after a 1st inngs lead of 192.

Crawley and Duckett are at the crease. Crawley is on strike. Bumrah will open the attack

The players are out in the middle and we're ready to go. 190 is a big lead, but England have had a good day so far. Can they continue to do so with the bat? Bumrah to take the new ball for India, two slips and a gully in place

END OF OVER 1

Maiden

ENG: 0/0

CRR: 0.00

Z Crawley

0 (6)

BM Duckett

0 (0)

JJ Bumrah

1-1-0-0

RajeshBands: "Why Jassi on this juicy pitch? Bring on spin master duo straight away.. " Suppose it makes sense to see what a new-ball magician can do with the new ball, but yes, it might not be long. Not as much movement for the seamer as the first morning

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

India will start with spin from the other end and it's Ashwin - he has a good record against Duckett, a slips and a FSL in place

1.3

Ashwin to Crawley, FOUR, square of the wicket

Without adding many runs we lost 3 wickets. That is ok. But, we should not let England run away with runs.

Hope Ashwin, Jadeja and Patel will show their magic once again.

Cheers..

2.2

Bumrah to Crawley, FOUR, cracking shot, back of a length and well wide of off, Crawley gets on top of the bounce and then cuts it square past point, races away to the off-side

END OF OVER 2

6 runs

ENG: 6/0

CRR: 3.00

BM Duckett

1 (3)

Z Crawley

5 (9)

R Ashwin

1-0-6-0

JJ Bumrah

1-1-0-0