India vs England 1st Test Day 4 Live Cricket Score: A stellar hundred by KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have taken India to a commanding position post lunch break. Pant became the only Indian wicketkeeper to score a hundred a hundred in both innings.
While KL Rahul brought up his 9th test ton.
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have taken visitors to 153/3 at lunch break. Shubman Gill fell early in the day as Rahul took the charge upon himself to keep English bowlers at bay.
India lead by 159.
After the early wicket of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Day 3, KL Rahul with Sai Sudharsan stabilized the ship for India in the second innings and the duo stitched up a 66-run stand for the second wicket before Ben Stokes removed the debutant just at the stroke of Stumps.
At the time of Stumps, India ended Day 3 on 90/2 after 23.5 overs with Rahul (47) and Indian captain Shubman Gill (6) remaining unbeaten, visitors leading by 96 runs.
ENG vs IND Playing XIs, 1st Test:
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
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Bumrah started with the new ball for India as Duckett and Crawley took the crease. Three runs came off the first over in their challenging run chase.
India LIVE Score: 3/0 (1)
India have been bowled out for 364 runs in the second innings in 96 overs late on the fourth day. Prasidh Krishna was the last to depart, and England need 371 runs to win this Test match in Leeds.
Wicket! This has been a horrible over for India as they lost three wickets. Another batting collapse for the visitors and they are on the verge of getting all out in no time. Josh Tongue removed Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah in that over.
India LIVE Score: 349/9 (91)
Wicket! India are losing wickets in quick succession here, and Karun Nair is the latest casualty. He hit a straight back to Woakes, and India are six down now.
India LIVE Score: 335/6 (86)
Wicket! Carse gets the big breakthrough as he removes KL Rahul for 137 runs as India go five down.
India LIVE Score: 334/5 (85)
India have gone past the 300-run mark with centurion KL Rahul and Karun Nair in the middle. 2 runs came off that over from Stokes.
India LIVE Score: 301/4 (77)
Tea has been called on the fourth day here in Leeds, and India are in a very strong position in this Test match at the moment, thanks to the centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. The lead has reached 304 runs, and there is plenty of batting to come for the visitors. India are pretty close to eliminating at least one result from this series opener. Rahul and Karun will look to capitalise in the final session of the day.
India LIVE Score: 298/4 (75)
This is a great foundation for Karun to capitalise on, and he will be looking to make an impactful contribution here after a disappointing outing in the first innings. He played an interesting shot to get his first runs on his comeback. Five runs came of that over.
India LIVE Score: 297/4 (74)
Wicket! So that’s the end of an incredible century as he finds Crawley in the deep. Finally, Bashir has some success as England get the fourth wicket. Pant gets the standing ovation here in Leeds as he heads back to pavilion after an impressive 118-run knock.
India LIVE Score: 287/4 (72)
A miraculous knock by a miraculous player. He is not just India’s favourite son, he is God’s favourite child. What a story. He becomes the first ever Indian wicketkeeper batter to score a hundred in both innings of a test match.
KL RAHUL joins the party!!!! A 100 of the highest calibre. Hardly any fault can be picked out from this innings. Class personified indeed for the ultimate TEAM MAN! India 234/3 (62)
England are going to continue with Shoaib Bashir. KL Rahul has a golden opportunity to get to his hundred here. He takes a single. Over to Pant again!
Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul are battling tough conditions for sure. Their pair is crucial to India getting to 300 and above. England bowlers have not done much wrong in these conditions. They have been economical without bowling on the negative lines.
The action has started in the second session of the fourth day, and Rahul and Pant are out there in the middle. Josh Tongue bowled a maiden over to start.
India LIVE Score: 153/3 (49)
Just 63 runs but a single wicket fell on the first session on Day 4 of an intriguing test match here at Headingley. India currently lead by 159 as Pant and Rahul hold ground at break.
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant can be extremely proud of the effort they have put in so far. Just fifteen minutes more to lunch and if they stay unbeaten, it will be a huge boost for the Indian team.
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have put up a solid partnership for the fourth wicket. The lead is swelling further and it will not be pleasing the England players.
KL Rahul is handing the situation calmly as he tucks in behind the line for every swinging delivery. Rishabh Pant, on the other hand, is looking for an opportunity to score. Ben Stokes brings himself into the attack.
Rishabh Pant is playing with fire at the moment. He is taking his chances against the bowler who is bowling incredibly well, Brydon Carse. He should calm himself down. One can safely assume that he has been incredibly lucky.
KL Rahul has brought up his half-century in style, off 87 balls! With Shubman Gill out early, Rahul is anchoring India’s innings with his calm after missing out in the first innings with a gritty 42.
WHAT A SHOT! Rishabh Pant comes down the track and smashes the ball over the slips for a boundary! Pure class from Pant! Meanwhile, India’s lead crosses 100.
Gill’s second batting endeavour as skipper isn’t quite as successful as his first! A wicket early in the day for hosts, exactly what they were looking for. Brydon Carse bowls Shubman Gill just five minutes into Day 4!
Shubman Gill and KL Rahul have a massive challenge on their hands and the duo will hope to take India past the 300-run lead. Shoaib Bashir resumed proceedings for England by finishing the final ball of his over left from Day 3.
The weather at Headingley is looking up! The cloud cover has cleared out, and the sun is beginning to break through. Earlier concerns about a possible shower have reduced, and conditions are now peeking more favourable for play.
Visuals from Headingley show a windy, chilly morning with the sun attempting to peek through the overcast skies and it is expected that the temperatures are likely to dip as low as 13 degrees Celsius.
On Day 4, India will resume their second innings from 90/2 with captain Shubman Gill, who scored a career-best 147 in the first innings, unbeaten on 6 while opener KL Rahul is not out on 47. India are leading by 96 runs.
The hosts will draw motivation from having successfully neutralized their opponent’s early advantage while the visitors will look to capitalize on this momentum with Rahul and Gill’s partnership.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the fourth day of the first Test between India and England from Leeds. The match between the two sides is equally poised as India has taken the 96-run lead with KL Rahul (47) and Shubman Gill (6) standing unbeaten at the crease to resume the visitor’s second innings on Day 4.
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