22:38 (IST)
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22:35 (IST)
Early stumps on Day 3 due to bad light.
India finish the 'moving day' on a strong note with a lead of 171 runs and Kohli still unbeaten. The openers gave visitors a strong start yesterday and they continued with the good work today. Rahul missed out on a fifty but Rohit's concentration was as strong as steel and that helped him bring up his first overseas Test ton. Pujara excellently complimented him with a brisk 61 with India getting into the lead. England had some joy with the second new ball as Rohit and Pujara were dismissed in the same over but since then Kohli and Jadeja kept the lead growing. India will come to the ground on Day 4 with only one aim, to grow the lead beyond England's reach.
22:28 (IST)
Elsewhere, Sri Lanka need 140 in 90 balls to win the second ODI against South Africa. You can follow the match live here.
22:25 (IST)
Here's where thing stands — India are 270/3 in their second innings and lead by 171 runs. Kohli (22) and Jadeja (9) are the unbeaten batsmen for India.
22:14 (IST)
Alright, the players are walking back to the pavilion. England don't want to bowl spin anymore and light is not good enough for pace. This is not the end of play, there's still some time and action could resume if light improves. India currently lead by 171 runs.
22:13 (IST)
After 92 overs,India 270/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 22 , Ravindra Jadeja 9)
England to continue bowling with Moeen. Kohli gets off the strike with a punch off the back foot to cover. Jadeja smokes the short ball to the midwicket fence with a pull shot to add a boundary. Two leg byes and seven come from the over.
22:11 (IST)
FOUR! Jadeja rocks back to the short ball from Moeen and clobbers it to the cow corner fence.
22:09 (IST)
After 91 overs,India 263/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 21 , Ravindra Jadeja 5)
The light has deteriorated at The Oval, isn't fit for pace and England have been asked to bowl spin or go back to the pavilion. Root has decided to roll his arms. It's a surprise Root is letting the ball go soft at this moment. No run from the over as Jadeja blocks and leaves.
22:09 (IST)
Good question!
What does a player do when he starts getting out playing a pull shot that has been a strength previously?
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) September 4, 2021
22:06 (IST)
After 90 overs,India 263/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 21 , Ravindra Jadeja 5)
Anderson to Kohli. The Indian skipper defends the first ball before slicing the next one for a boundary past point. Three dot balls and then a beautiful cover drive. It was a full ball and the rest is deserving of applause.
22:03 (IST)
FOUR! What a shot. What a cover drive. Full pitch ball and Kohli leans forward for an exquisite drive.
22:01 (IST)
FOUR! Good shot. Fuller delivery on off by Anderson and Kohi opens the face of the bat to get it past point.
21:59 (IST)
After 89 overs,India 255/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 13 , Ravindra Jadeja 5)
Robinson starts with an outside off ball that Kohli leaves. The second is also on the same line and this one is defended. The third however tails back in for a leg bye. There was a quiet appeal for LBW but it was missing leg stump. These straight deliveries are the ones that have troubled Kohli so far. Three dot balls to Jadeja.
21:59 (IST)
Test cricket, what a concept!
Among the beliefs I'll take to the grave: Test match cricket is the finest form of the game.
— Paul Hayward (@_PaulHayward) September 4, 2021
21:56 (IST)
After 88 overs,India 254/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 13 , Ravindra Jadeja 5)
Anderson bowls. Six identical balls to Jadeja where the plan is to find the outside edge with the slanting across deliveries. At least twice Anderson came close but Jadeja managed to miss the ball. It's a maiden.
21:49 (IST)
After 87 overs,India 254/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 13 , Ravindra Jadeja 5)
Robinson begins with three dot balls. The fourth one is steered to the third man by Kohli. Burns gives it a great chase from the second slip, puts in a dive but his knee touches the boundary line when he is in contact with the ball and India get a boundary. A massive LBW appeal against Kohli as he gets beaten on a nip-backer but height was a factor and that saved him. Kohli finishes the over with a cover drive boundary.
21:47 (IST)
FOUR! Lovely cover drive by Kohli. It's another one of those drives that you would want to watch on loop.
21:46 (IST)
FOUR! Kohli uses his soft hands to works this offside ball to third man fence. A valiant effort from Burns but he fails to cut off the boundary.
21:42 (IST)
After 86 overs,India 246/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 5 , Ravindra Jadeja 5)
Anderson continues. The first ball comes into Kohli who gets a single with an inside edge to the leg side. Three dots and a huge appeal for caught behind against Jadeja after he is beaten on the inside edge. Umpire thinks not out and Root concurs. Dot ball to end the over.
21:38 (IST)
After 85 overs,India 245/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 4 , Ravindra Jadeja 5)
Robinson bowls. And he completes a maiden as Jadeja sees of the over. This left-hand-right-hand combination could help India here, with bowlers forced to change their lines continuously.
21:34 (IST)
After 84 overs,India 245/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 4 , Ravindra Jadeja 5)
Anderson to Kohli. We can never have enough of this battle. A new strategy by Anderson. There's not much swing on offer and he is bowling more straight to Kohli instead of going for that fourth stump line. Manjerakar who is in commentary disagrees and wants Anderson to stick to his original lines. Maiden over.
21:30 (IST)
After 83 overs,India 245/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 4 , Ravindra Jadeja 5)
Jadeja cuts the first ball to point for a single. Kohli collects three runs by working one to the third man after facing three dots. Jadeja finishes the over with a slice shot four past backward point.
21:29 (IST)
Fuller ball, wide of off from Robinson and Jadeja slices it past point. Easy picking this.
21:26 (IST)
After 82 overs,India 237/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 1 , Ravindra Jadeja 0)
Anderson into the attack now. It's maiden over but the new ball has changed the equation. The pacers are looking a lot more dangerous now. One of the deliveries nipped back in to hit Kohli on the back thigh. Meanwhile, Jadeja has come out to bat at No 5.
21:24 (IST)
After 81 overs,India 237/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 1 , )
England get the big wicket of Rohit. Robinson strikes immediately with the second new ball. The opener departs playing a pull shot. The short ball slowed down after pitching and was late to come, Rohit goes for a pull, miscues his shot to square leg and departs. Guess what! India lose Pujara also in the over. This was a spicy delivery. Came back in to kiss the blade, hit the pad and went to Moeen at the fourth slip. Initially, it was given not out but review helped England overturn the decision. Just one from the over.
21:19 (IST)
OUT! Pujara c Moeen Ali b Robinson 61(127)
Robinson started celebrating immediately after Moeen took the catch but the umpire was not convinced. He gave it not out but there was a huge noise. England took a review and they were successful. The ball came back in sharply, took the inside edge, hit the pads and lobbed off to Moeen at fourth slip.
21:13 (IST)
OUT!
Rohit c Woakes b Robinson 127(256)
The new ball does the job for England. It was a short ball but didn't bounce enough, also got slow after pitching. Rohit went for the pull shot, the timing was a mess and he gets caught at the square leg as a result of a top edge.
21:11 (IST)
After 80 overs,India 236/1 ( Rohit Sharma 127 , Cheteshwar Pujara 61)
Moeen continues. Rohit gets onto the back foot for a shot to square leg and collects a single. Three dot balls to Pujara before he takes a single. Dot ball to end the over. New ball is available now.
21:10 (IST)
After 79 overs, India 233/1
Root bowls. Rohit adds another four. He leans forward for a drive and beats the mid off fielder. One single and 150 partnership is up between the two batters.
21:08 (IST)
FOUR! Lovely shot. Rohit leans forward and creams the fuller delivery past the mid off fielder.
21:08 (IST)
After 78 overs,India 228/1 ( Rohit Sharma 121 , Cheteshwar Pujara 59)
Moeen continues. Rohit defends the first two balls and then a single with a flick to square leg. Two dot balls to Pujara and then he drives one to long off fence after coming down the track.
21:06 (IST)
FOUR! Pujara comes down to the pitch of the ball and drives it to long off fence, beating the fielder at mid off.
21:04 (IST)
After 77 overs,India 223/1 ( Rohit Sharma 120 , Cheteshwar Pujara 55)
Root continues. One run from the over with a flick to mid-wicket by Rohit. With the field spread and the ball not spinning, England are banking on batsmen making mistakes. When you get too complacent, you could make mistakes. Also England waiting for the new ball.
21:01 (IST)
After 76 overs,India 222/1 ( Rohit Sharma 119 , Cheteshwar Pujara 55)
Bowling change. Moeen gets into the act now. Rohit takes a single with a push to long on. Pujara gives the strike back with another single. Rohit plays a late cut for two. Two dot balls after this and the over ends with a single.
20:58 (IST)
After 75 overs,India 217/1 ( Rohit Sharma 115 , Cheteshwar Pujara 54)
Root is into the attack now. He begins with a dot ball before Rohit takes a single with a shot to cow corner. Four dot balls follow. Pujara tried a pull shot but it was straight to the square leg fielder.
20:56 (IST)
After 74 overs,India 216/1 ( Rohit Sharma 114 , Cheteshwar Pujara 54)
An appeal for caught behind by Bairstow on Overton's first ball. Pujara was trying to pull but he completely missed the ball. He gets a single with a dab to point. Rohit shuffles across to play a drive and takes three runs. The offside field is almost empty and Overton makes a long chase to long off fence to cut off a boundary. Pujara's shot on the last ball is stopped at leg gully. Four from the over.
20:52 (IST)
After 73 overs,India 212/1 ( Rohit Sharma 111 , Cheteshwar Pujara 53)
Woakes continues. Short ball is defended by Rohit and the slower one is pushed top leg for a double. Another dot ball and then Rohit gets a boundary by steering an outside off ball to third man fence. Two more dot balls.
20:49 (IST)
Outside off length ball by Woakes and Rohit guides it away to third man fence which has been left empty by England.
20:47 (IST)
After 72 overs,India 206/1 ( Rohit Sharma 105 , Cheteshwar Pujara 53)
Overton sticks to the plan of bowling short from round the wicket. The first one is too high and Pujara ducks under it. The next one is within his reach and he steers it to third man fence to bring up his fifty. Excellent knock by Pujara. The over ends with four consecutive dot balls.
20:47 (IST)
Played!
Cheteshwar Pujara - 50 in 103 balls!
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 4, 2021
He now has reached a Test fifty...
- 29 times in 100 or more balls!
- 20 times in less than 100 balls!
His quickest: 54 balls v Aus at Delhi in 2013
His slowest: 196 balls v Aus at Brisbane in 2021#INDvsEND #IndvEng#ENGvIND #EngvsInd
20:45 (IST)
FIFTY! Pujara brings up his 31st Test half-century with a four to the third man. Excellent knock. He has played with a lot of purpose today, at times outscoring Rohit.
20:43 (IST)
After 71 overs,India 202/1 ( Rohit Sharma 105 , Cheteshwar Pujara 49)
Woakes is bowling from the other end. The lengths are a mix, full, short and good length. Rohit sees off the over safely and it's a maiden.
20:39 (IST)
After 70 overs,India 202/1 ( Rohit Sharma 105 , Cheteshwar Pujara 49)
So England have come out with a new plan, to bowl short from round the wicket. Rohit pulls the first ball from Overton to square leg for a single. Pujara ducks under one, then defends two before taking a single at square leg. Single on last ball as well for Rohit.
20:34 (IST)
Rohit is on strike and Overton will bowl the first over of the session. Let's go!
20:32 (IST)
Alright, time for the last session of the day! Rohit and Pujara had a great outing after lunch, and the management will hope for more of the same. England need wickets here before the lead becomes too big.
20:15 (IST)
No wickets for England in this session. Rohit finally gets his century and he does it with a six. Pujara has batted with confidence and he's just two behind his fifty. Virat Kohli and the team management will be really happy. The lead is now 100 runs and another good session post tea will push India ahead in the Test.
20:11 (IST)
After 69 overs,India 199/1 ( Rohit Sharma 103 , Cheteshwar Pujara 48)
Woakes bowls on the off-stump, Rohit pushes it towards square to take a single. Pujara is batting on 48, plays an on-drive but it is straight to the fielder at mid-on. The next ball is a slower one, but it down the leg. Pujara blocks the final ball and that's tea.
20:07 (IST)
After 68 overs,India 198/1 ( Rohit Sharma 102 , Cheteshwar Pujara 48)
Moeen to Pujara. Three dots and then the batsman finds gap on the leg-side to take a single. Rohit takes a big stance forward, the ball takes an inside edge and drops on the ground. A single to long-on to end the over.
20:04 (IST)
After 67 overs,India 196/1 ( Rohit Sharma 101 , Cheteshwar Pujara 47)
Woakes into the attack now. He's trying to use the crease to create the angles against Rohit. The batsman is not taking any risks. Just knocking the balls down. A solid defence to end the over and it's a maiden.
19:59 (IST)
After 66 overs,India 196/1 ( Rohit Sharma 101 , Cheteshwar Pujara 47)
Moeen continues. LBW appeal against Rohit who pads the delivery outside off stump. No shot offered but looks like the ball didn't turn enough. Umpire says no and England don't take the review. Just a single off this over.
ENG vs IND, 4th Test Live Cricket Score Updates: Early stumps on Day 3 due to bad light. India finish the 'moving day' on a strong note with a lead of 171 runs and Kohli still unbeaten. The openers gave visitors a strong start yesterday and they continued with the good work today. Rahul missed out on a fifty but Rohit's concentration was as strong as steel and that helped him bring up his first overseas Test ton. Pujara excellently complimented him with a brisk 61 with India getting into the lead. England had some joy with the second new ball as Rohit and Pujara were dismissed in the same over but since then Kohli and Jadeja kept the lead growing. India will come to the ground on Day 4 with only one aim, to grow the lead beyond England's reach.
Day 2 report: Two days into the fourth Test of a five-match series and still little separates England and India.
England eked out a first-innings lead of 99 runs thanks to half-centuries by recalled players Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes in a total of 290, a strong recovery considering the team was reeling at 62-5 at one stage at the Oval on Friday.
India’s openers were faced with a tough last hour to negotiate as shadows lengthened across the south London venue but they did it, with Rohit Sharma on 20, KL Rahul on 22 and the tourists closing on 43-0 after 16 overs.
India trailed by 56 runs but the match remained too close to call with three days to go. The series is tied at 1-1, with a test in Manchester to come starting next week.
Resuming on 53-3 and quickly losing nightwatchman Craig Overton (1) and Dawid Malan (31), England was thankful to Pope for anchoring crucial stands of 89 runs with Jonny Bairstow (37) and 71 runs with Moeen Ali (35) to creep ahead of the tourists’ meager Day 1 total of 191.
Pope, making his first appearance of the series, reached his first test fifty in his last 15 innings but fell short of converting it into only his second test century when he departed for 81, bowled by Shardul Thakur.
However, a 60-ball 50 by Woakes, a great batting option at No. 9, added crucial late-innings runs to frustrate India. The seamer has made an impressive return to the England team after more than a year away because of COVID-related reasons and then injury, having also taken figures of 4-55 to help bowl out India cheaply.
There was no top-order collapse in the second innings, though, with Sharma and Rahul looking compact and solid on a pitch that is looking better and better to bat on.
There were only a couple of chances for England, notably when Sharma edged Jimmy Anderson into the cordon but Rory Burns — at second slip — was unable to make the catch, saying a low sun was in his eyes. The 39-year-old Anderson did not look impressed.
Both openers had inside edges that just missed the stumps but they survived in the face of some tame offerings by England's pace attack in the final overs.
The tails have been crucial for both teams so far at the Oval. Thakur's blistering 57, off just 36 balls, enabled India to post a competitive total from a perilous position of 127-7 in its first innings, while Woakes' sixth test half-century propelled England to what amounted to a decent lead in a low-scoring match.
The pitch at the Oval is notoriously slow to deteriorate, so India can be confident of a good track on Day 3 before spin becomes more of an option on Days 4 and 5.
In a bizarre incident in the morning session, a man dressed in full cricket whites slipped past stewards and ran onto the field of play before bumping into Bairstow, who was batting for England at the time.
The intruder was escorted off the field and later arrested by London's Metropolitan Police. He remained in custody on Friday evening.
The man in question, Daniel Jarvis, is a self-ascribed YouTube prankster who calls himself “Jarvo.” He also breached the field in the previous two tests — at Lord's and Headingley — wearing a cricket uniform on each occasion.
Here's all you need to know about when and where to watch the fourth England-India Test match:
When will the fourth India vs England Test be played?
The fourth England vs India Test will be played from Thursday, 2 September, 2021.
Where will the fourth India vs England Test be played?
The fourth Test between England and India will be played at The Oval in London.
What time will the fourth India vs England Test begin?
The fourth Test between England and India will begin at 3.30 pm IST. The toss is set to take place at 3 pm on Day 1.
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Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna
England: Joe Root (C), Moeen, Anderson, Bairstow, Billings, Rory Burns, Sam Curran, Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Malan, Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
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