Live Cricket Score, India vs England, 1st Test, Day 4 from Edgbaston.
Live Score, India vs England, 1st Test, Day 4: Hello and welcome to our Live Coverage of Day 4 of the first Test between India and England in Birmingham. Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest updates. Skipper Virat Kohli's unbeaten 43-run knock helped India score 110/5 at stumps on the third day of the first Test against England here on Friday. India need another 84 runs to win. After bowling out the hosts for 180 in their second innings at tea, Indian batters once again failed in the second innings as apart from Kohli, no other batsmen stood up to the occasion and went back cheaply. Kohli and Dinesh Karthik (18) were at the crease when umpires dislodged the bails for the day. India's star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who dismissed former skipper Alastair Cook for a duck on Thursday evening to leave the hosts reeling at 9/1, started off the proceedings on Friday and immediately succeeded in packing back an in-form Jennings, caught beautifully by Lokesh Rahul at second slip. (LIVE STREAMING |
LIVE CRICKET SCORE, INDIA VS ENGLAND, 1ST TEST, DAY 4 FROM EDGBASTON
15.05 IST: Whatever the result today, one thing is for sure - there will be glory for one team and heartbreak for the other. While India hold a slight upper hand with the talismanic Kohli still there, England will be thinking of getting him out as early as possible to expose the lower order.
14.55 IST: Meanwhile, the hero of India's bowling effort yesterday, Ishant Sharma credited his county stint for his match-defining five-for.
14.45 IST: The fact that India are so close to winning this Test has a lot to do with another Delhi cricketer apart from Kohli. Click here to find out what Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh said about him.
14.36 IST: While Virat Kohli's wicket holds the key for both sides today, Jimmy Anderson doesn't think that the Indian skipper is invincible.
14.30 IST: Hello and welcome to our Live Coverage of Day 4 of the first Test between India and England in Birmingham. Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest updates.
Brief Day 3 Report: Chasing 194 to win the first Test against England, India were 110 for five at stumps on day three at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Friday. Pacer Ishant Sharma took five wickets and spinner R Ashwin scalped three batsmen as India bowled out England for 180 in their second innings. India allowed England to put on board 180 runs, despite having them on the mat at 87 for seven at one stage with Ishant Sharma (5/51) and R Ashwin (3/39) troubling the home batsmen in the first two sessions. It was young all-rounder Sam Curran who bolstered the England second innings with a fighting 63-run knock, which came off just 65 balls with nine fours and two sixes. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)