Lord's Test, Day 4: India are 58/4 in 193-run chase
What's the story
India are in a spot of bother, ending Day 4 at 58/4 in a chase of 193 runs versus England in the 3rd Test at Lord's. India, who were exceptional with the ball, bowled England out for 192 in the 3rd innings. Washington Sundar's four wickets helped India take control. India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal early on before KL Rahul and Karun Nair added 36 runs. From 41/1, India got reduced to 58/4 in 17.4 overs. India need 135 runs to win.
ENG summary
How did England fare with the bat?
England resumed Day 4 with their score being 2/0. Mohammed Siraj was superb and sent back Ben Duckett before Nitish Reddy dismissed Zak Crawley with England reeling at 42/2. Soon England were 50/3 when Siraj trapped Ollie Pope. A 37-run stand followed between Joe Root and Harry Brook. It was Akash Deep who dismissed Brook. A 67-run stand between Root and Ben Stokes helped England recover. However, Sundar broke the resistance and ended with a four-fer.
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Root scores 40, Stokes chips in with 33
Root, who smashed a century in the 1st innings, was his side's top scorer in the 3rd. He scored a valuable 40 from 96 balls. On the other hand, Stokes scored a gritty 33 from 96 balls. Both batters were dismissed by Sundar.
Sundar
Sundar floors England with four-fer in Lord's Test
Sundar got the vital wicket of a settled Root, who sat down to sweep but left his leg-stump exposed. The ball sneaked past his swinging blade and hit the leg-stump. Jamie Smith then played a wrong line as Sundar rattled his stumps to leave England at 164/6. Stokes and Shoaib Bashir were Sundar's next two dismissals. Both batters were bowled.
Wickets
3rd four-wicket haul for Sundar in Tests
Sundar bowled 12.1 overs and conceded just 22 runs for 4 wickets. He bowled 2 maiden overs. In 11 Test matches, Sundar has raced to 30 scalps at 26.16. As per ESPNcricinfo, this was Sundar's third four-wicket haul in Tests. In 6 away Tests (12 innings), he owns 12 scalps at 35.75. This was his maiden four-fer in away matches.
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Summary of the other Indian bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah ended with 2 wickets for 38 runs from 16 overs. Siraj did well, claiming 2/31 from 13 overs. Reddy and Akash Deep managed one wicket each. Ravindra Jadeja went wicketless. He bowled 8 overs and conceded 20 runs.
Chase
India lose four wickets in their chase of 193
It was Jofra Archer, who packed a punch and dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck. Jaiswal fell prey to the fast bowler for the 2nd time in this Test. Rahul and Nair then took control and looked to build a partnership. Just when things were going well, Nair played a poor shot against Brydon Carse and was trapped leg before. Skipper Shubman Gill also perished cheaply. It was Carse who dismissed him. Akash Deep was India's next wicket to fall. Stokes got the bowler.