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IND vs ENG, 1st Test, Day 4 Live Cricket Score: Joe Root Hits Fifty As England Lead By 24 Runs At Lunch
India vs England, 1 Test, Day 4 Live Cricket Score: Joe Root's half-century and Dom Sibley's defiant batting helped England recover from two early wickets in the first session and take a 24-run lead in the second innings at Lunch.
IND vs ENG, 1st Test: Joe Root plays a shot on Day 4 of the first Test at Trent Bridge.© AFP
Joe Root and Dom Sibley's 50-run partnership for the third wicket has helped England take a 24-run lead at Lunch on Day 4. Root has also brought up his second half-century of the match and he has looked a class apart among the England batsmen. He has hit the Indian bowlers all over the ground at Trent Bridge and has helped England to a comfortable position despite conceding a first-innings lead. Earlier, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah got the wickets of Rory Burns and Zak Crawley in the first session of Day 4 to give India a good start. Since then, Root and Dom Sibley helped England recover from the early wickets and eat into India's lead. England were 25/0 at the end of Day 3, trailing by 70 runs in the first Test match against India at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. India posted a score of 278 runs in the first innings in response to England's 183, taking a lead of 95 runs. (LIVE SCORECARD)
1st Test, Day 4, Live Cricket Score, India (IND) vs England (ENG) From Trent Bridge, Nottingham
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- 17:36 (IST)Day 4: Lunch!England 119/2, lead by 24 runsJoe Root- 56*Dominic Sibley- 27*Jasprit Bumrah- 1/20Mohammed Siraj- 1/36
- 17:27 (IST)Four!Shami to Root, FOUR. Root is the key for England to get their hand in the game. India need wicket now.England 118/2, lead by 23 runs
- 17:26 (IST)50 Up For Root!Shami to Root, FOUR to third man. Fifty comes up for Joe Root.England taking the charge.England 114/2, lead by 19 runs
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— ICC (@ICC) August 7, 2021 - 17:14 (IST)100 Up!Jadeja to Root, cuts it to third man for a boundary. 100 up for England.England 102/2, lead by 7 runs
- 17:10 (IST)England In Lead!Thakur to Sibley, 1 run and England are in lead now. 50 partnership also comes up between Joe Root and Dominic Sibley.England 96/2, lead by 1 run.
- 17:06 (IST)Scores Level!Jadeja to Root, byes, FOUR to third man, batsman missed the ball and so does the wicket-keeper.Scores are level nowEngland 95/2, scores level
- 17:04 (IST)Review Saves Sibley!Thakur to Sibley, APPEAL for LBW and umpire has given OUT.England Review: Impact was in line but the ball was missing the wickets. Sibley survives.England 91/2, trail by 4 runs
- 16:56 (IST)Jadeja In Attack!Change in bowling, Ravindra Jadeja comes into attack.
- 16:44 (IST)Back To Back Four!Shami to Root, Back to Back four FOUR, first to sweeper cover and this one was a classic cover drive. Root is playing with 80 plus strike rate.England 80/2, trail by 15 runs
- 16:40 (IST)England Need Partnership!England need a partnership now. Joe Root is going well with Dominic Sibley and he will look to extend the partnership otherwise if India will get few more wickets then the hosts will be completely out of the game.England 72/2, trail by 23 runs
- 16:20 (IST)Another FOUR!Siraj to Root, FOUR to deep mid-wicket. Back to back boundaries for Joe Root.England 65/2, trail by 30 runs
- 16:19 (IST)FOUR!Siraj to Root, FOUR cover drive. Excellent timing! It was a big chase for Jadeja but fails to stop.
- 16:14 (IST)FOUR!Bumrah to Root, FOUR to third man. Edged but the ball didn't carry to fielder. Second boundary for Captain Root, he is the key for England now.England 56/2, trail by 39 runs
- 16:09 (IST)50 Up!Siraj to Root, FOUR! Brilliant shot! cover drive. Two wickets down and the captain playing his game, this is what England need now. 50 comes up for England.England 51/2, trail by 44 runs
- 15:59 (IST)Another Wicket!Bumrah to Crawley, OUT good catch by Pant. England in trouble now.Crawley c Pant b Bumrah 6(7)England 46/2, trail by 49 runs
- 15:50 (IST)FOUR!Siraj to Crawley, FOUR to third man. Batsman completely missed the line and luckily he gets the boundary.England 41/1, trail by 54 runs
- 15:49 (IST)OUT!Siraj to Rory Burns, OUT caught behind. Siraj gets the first wicket.Burns c Pant b Siraj 18(49)England 37/1, trail by 58 runs
- 15:38 (IST)Bumrah to Burns, FOUR to square leg. Excellent timing from Burns.England 34/0, trail by 61 runs.
- 15:32 (IST)First Runs!Siraj to Sibley, 2 Runs flicked to fine leg. First runs of the day for England.England 27/0, trail by 68 runs.
- 15:16 (IST)Hello And Welcome!Hello and Welcome to Day 4 of the first Test match between England and India that is being played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. England were at 25/0, trailing by 70 runs at the end of Day 3. India posted a total of 278 runs in the first innings and took a lead of 95 runs. KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja both scored fifties for India while England's Ollie Robinson took five wickets and veteran pacer James Anderson picked four wickets. Day 4 will be crucial for both the teams and is also the moving day of this Test match after two days were interrupted due to rain.
Topics mentioned in this article
India Cricket Team
England Cricket Team
KL Rahul
Ravindra Jadeja
Jasprit Bumrah
Virat Kohli
Joe Root
James Anderson
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