India vs England, 5th Test, Day 4 Highlights: An unbeaten 150-run partnership between Joe Root (76 not out) and Jonny Bairstow (72 not out) kept England in the driver's seat against India at Stumps on Day 4 of the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test match. The duo of Root and Bairstow first steadied the England ship after the side got reduced to 109/3 and then capitalized on it to put India completely on the back foot. England were 259/3 at Stumps on Monday, needing 119 more to win. Before the hosts lost three wickets in their second innings, Lees and Crawley had put the side in a commanding position with a 107-run opening stand. Later, Jasprit Bumrah's twin strikes and a run-out gave India a glimmer of hope but the duo of Root and Bairstow kept India at bay again. The hosts eye history as they chase a big total against India. Earlier on Monday, India got bundled out for 245 runs in their second innings to set a 378-run target for England. Cheteshwar Pujara was the top scorer in the innings with 66 runs while Rishabh Pant followed him with a 57-run knock. On the bowling front, Ben Stokes returned 4 for 33, while Stuart Broad and Matty Potts claimed two wickets apiece. Notably, India had gained a first-innings lead of 132 runs vs England in the match. (SCORECARD)Â
Playing XIs
India: Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah (c).
England: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope. Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Sam Billings, Matthew Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James AndersonÂ
Here are the Highlights of India vs England Edgbaston Test, straight from Edgbaston, BirminghamÂ
India Cricket Team
England Cricket Team
Rishabh Pant
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli
Ben Stokes
James Anderson