LIVE Score, India vs England 1st Test Day 4 Updates: ENG 419/8; Ashwin castles Hartley as England lose eighth wicket
11:16 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
BOWLED! Ravichandran Ashwin with the breakthrough, and it’s still not that man Pope gets the marching orders as Hartley departs after another useful innings, getting cleaned up by a delivery from Ashwin that stays a touch low and crashes into off and middle. ENG 419/8
Hartley b Ashwin 34(52)
11:14 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 100 overs, England 419/7 (Ollie Pope 195, Tom Hartley 34)
Axar replaces Ashwin now while Siraj continues from one end, the former introduced for the first time today. FOUR! Pope moves to 195 with a lovely cover drive in the third delivery. 100 overs done in the English innings now.
10:59 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 98 overs, England 412/7 (Ollie Pope 191, Tom Hartley 33)
FOUR! Siraj has two men placed square and behind square on the leg side and bowls short at Hartley from over the wicket. The southpaw, however, still manages to find the gap between the two boundary riders to collect his third boundary. Ashwin, meanwhile, has a catching mid off and a slip in place. FOUR! Hartley collects a second boundary in as many overs, this time reverse sweeping Ashwin behind point and beating the diving fielder to move into the 30s.
10:51 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 96 overs, England 401/7 (Ollie Pope 189, Tom Hartley 24)
FOUR! Pope takes a couple of steps forward to Siraj and drives the ball past mid off for his 20th boundary! DROPPED! Pope’s dropped for a second time in this innings as Rahul fluffs a sitter at slip after Pope nicks a climbing delivery from Siraj in his direction. The ball kept a touch low, but still at a catchable height. The Indians have their hands over their heads again. The 400 comes up for the visitors in the following over with three singles off Ashwin.
10:48 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 94 overs, England 390/7 (Ollie Pope 180, Tom Hartley 22)
The eighth-wicket stand reaches fifty with Hartley collecting a single in the second delivery after drinks. Pope brings up another milestone with a single next ball — that of England’s lead now going past 200!
10:41 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 93 overs, England 388/7 (Ollie Pope 179, Tom Hartley 21)
Mohammed Siraj, who has bowled just three overs so far in this innings, has been brought back and given a shot at making the second new ball talk. Pope chooses to advance down the pitch to the pacer and punch the ball through the covers, coming back for a second. Drinks brought to the field at the end of this over.
10:30 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 92 overs, England 385/7 (Ollie Pope 177, Tom Hartley 20)
FOUR! Hartley dances down the track and clobbers the ball down the ground towards the long on fence, frustrating Jadeja even further! Pope gets an edge a couple of deliveries later, but the ball stays low and is well short of Rohit. Hartley then collects three off Ashwin in the following over after driving the ball through cover, with Siraj saving a run after running from sweeper point. To make matters worse for the Indians, four byes are added to the English total after the ball kicks up higher than usual and beats both Pope and the keeper.
10:22 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 90 overs, England 369/7 (Ollie Pope 174, Tom Hartley 11)
The second new ball has been taken after an eight-over wait, and it’s Ravindra Jadeja who gets to make first use of it! FOUR! Old ball or new, Pope doesn’t shy away from going for his shot as he shapes for a reverse sweep, but ends up scooping it over the keeper’s head, with the ball rolling away to the third man fence. 90 overs done in the English innings, and the visitors appear very much in contention as far as eclipsing India’s first innings score is concerned.
10:17 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 88 overs, England 361/7 (Ollie Pope 169, Tom Hartley 8)
Change of ends for Jadeja he replaces Bumrah, who’s given a breather after an inspired opening spell in which he got rid of Rehan. Spin from both ends for the first time today. India, meanwhile, are yet to take the second new ball. FOUR! First boundary for Hartley as he charges down the track in the fourth delivery of Ashwin’s second over of the day, the ball rolling away to the straight boundary unhindered.
10:10 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 86 overs, England 350/7 (Ollie Pope 166, Tom Hartley 2)
Bumrah, who attempts to target Hartley with a yorker now, continues while Rohit brings Ashwin on for the first time today, replacing Jadeja. Pope collects a double in the veteran off-spinner’s third delivery of the day, guiding the ball through square leg. The 350 comes up for the visitors meanwhile, and the way Pope is motoring along right now, 400 doesn’t look that far off!
10:02 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 84 overs, England 346/7 (Ollie Pope 162, Tom Hartley 2)
It’s a wicket-maiden for Bumrah, with just a leg bye coming off his 15th over besides Rehan’s dismissal. Pope, meanwhile, stretches England’s lead to 150 with a single in the following over. Tom Hartley joins Pope at the centre after the dismissal, and he sure can hit the ball big, as he did in his cameo on Day 1. Seven off the following over by Jadeja, with Hartley and Pope collecting two singles each before the latter runs the ball towards third man, getting enough time for a third as Iyer gives the ball a chase and saves a run.
09:53 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
OUT! India’s decision to delay the second new ball leads to the breakthrough as Bumrah gets Rehan caught-behind with one that moves away from the batter in the last second. Rehan decides to poke at the ball, hoping to drive it through cover, but ends up perishing. ENG 339/7
Rehan c Bharat b Bumrah 28(53)
09:51 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 82 overs, England 338/6 (Ollie Pope 157, Rehan Ahmed 28)
FOUR! And now a boundary to Rehan off Jadeja, as he decides to go for a lofted drive down the ground. Ashwin runs to his right from wide long off but is unable to cut the boundary off. Five off the over. Rehan’s doing his part in frustrating the Indian attack.
09:48 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
After 81 overs, England 333/6 (Ollie Pope 156, Rehan Ahmed 24)
FOUR! First boundary of the day, with Pope opening the face of his bat and steering the length ball outside off past slip, with the ball running all the way to the vacant third man fence. Six off the over, including a leg bye right after the boundary during which Pope has a brush with Bumrah in the middle of the pitch while going towards the non-striker’s end. India, meanwhile, have delayed the decision to take the 2nd new ball, hoping for Bumrah to weave some magic with the older cherry.
09:45 (IST)
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After 80 overs, England 327/6 (Ollie Pope 152, Rehan Ahmed 23)
FIfty of the partnership comes up between Ollie Pope and Rehan Ahmed, the latter bringing up the milestone with a double at the start of Jadeja’s second over of the day. He gets off strike with a single four balls later. End of the 80th over, and the second new ball will be available for the Indians now although it remains to be seen if the Indians go for it or not.
09:40 (IST)
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After 79 overs, England 324/6 (Ollie Pope 152, Rehan Ahmed 20)
Jasprit Bumrah from the other end. Ollie Pope brings up 150 with a single off the second delivery! Rehan Ahmed plays a beautiful cover drive in the penultimate delivery of the over, getting enough time to come back for a third with Siraj giving the ball a chase and pulling it back inside in the last second. Brace to Pope in the final delivery.
09:34 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
ENG 318/6
Jadeja starts the day for India. Two runs form the first over but the fielding setup from India is very defensive. Long on and long off fielders from the very start. India need to be more aggressive. A couple of deliveries in the first over stayed low and Indian bowlers will hope for some help from the pitch now.
09:30 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
Time for LIVE action on Day 4 with Rehan Ahmed taking the strike. Ollie Pope is on an unbeaten 148 and at the other end. Ravindra Jadeja will bowl the first over.
09:29 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
India aiming to limit England’s lead
“We are not looking at any particular target (to chase) as I said the objective is to come tomorrow morning and get early wickets and limit their total. We are not putting any pressure on ourselves by setting any target. We just want to bowl in the right areas to extract turn and bounce from the wicket,” India bowling coach Mhambrey said during the post-day press conference on Saturday.
09:23 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE
Trivia: England have collected 57 runs so far with the reverse sweep shot in the Hyderabad Test. This is the most in a Test match by any team.
09:18 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE:
Ollie Pope’s magnificent ton on Day 3 breathes life into Hyderabad Test
“England were in danger of getting shot out on the third day itself after restricting India’s lead to less than 200. Ollie Pope, however, ended up steering them away from danger with one of the finest knocks witnessed against India in India in recent memory,” writes Amit Banerjee.
09:15 (IST)
India vs England Day 4 LIVE: Ollie Poep is unbeaten on 148 and will look to stretch England’s 126-run lead further on Day 4 of the Hyderabad Test vs India. The home team had a flat day on Saturday and will look to mount a comeback on Day 4 and wrap up England’s innings as soon as possible. We will bring you all the updates here.
India vs England 1st Test Day 4 Updates: Ollie Pope to will take the strike on Day 4 of the Hyderabad Test between India and England with only one hope – to repeat what he did on Day 3. Unbeaten on 148, the batter has brought England back into the game with his sublime batting as Indian bowlers struggled on a slow deck at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.
England ended Day 3 on 316/6 and lead India by 126 runs. With four wickets more left in the kitty, England will look to stretch the lead to at least 200 runs before India get into the bat. The second innings have been tough for Indian bowlers on a pitch that didn’t offer much spin. Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket but gave away 101 runs, while Ravichandran Ashwin had two after leaking 93 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah ahs been the pic of the bowlers with two wickets from 12 overs and has only given away 29. Axar Patel has also taken one wicket so far. Indian bowlers will aim to wrap up England’s innings in the first session on Day 4 which will allow them to finish the match today itself.
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