Jadeja and Sundar resue India with 203* run partnership (Image Credit:- X)
Team India keep the series alive with a draw in the fourth test against England at Manchester. Currently England leads the five match test series 2-1. Last and fifth test of the series at Oval will decide the series.
England got two crucial wickets
Resuming the overnight score of 174/2 India lost K.L.Rahul (90 runs from 230 balls) after adding 14 more runs to the total. England captain Ben Stokes trapped him in front of the stumps with an unplayable delivery that kept low.
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Indian Captain Shubman Gill (103 runs from 238 balls) went on to hit his Fourth century of the series before Jofra Archer dismissed him just before lunch. He knicked the ball to keeper Jamie Smith.
At lunch India were 223/4.
Jadeja – Sundar Partnership
Ravindra Jadeja (107* runs from 185 balls) and Washington Sundar (101* runs from 206 balls) batted two sessions without loosing any wickets to secure draw for India. Both put together unbroken 203 run partnership for the fifth wicket.
Jadeja hit his fifth test century and Washington Sundar hit his maiden century.
Dropped catches hurt England
Shubman Gill was dropped twice and Ravindra Jadeja dropped by Root on the first ball by England which hurts them badly at the end.
Wicket Takers-England
Chris Woakes (2/67 in 23 overs) , Ben Stokes (1/33 in 11 overs) and Jofra Archer (1/78 in 23 overs) are the wicket takers for England.
India refused England offer
England captain Ben Stokes offers to shake hands for draw but team India refused to accept it when Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar batting on 80’s. India continued batting till both batters hit their centuries.
What they said
“If someone is batting on 90 and the other one is batting on 85 , wouldn’t they deserve a hundred? Would they have walked off if someone from England side would’ve been batting on 90 or 85? If someone has the opportunity to get his first test hundred, wouldn’t you allow him to do it? They weather the storm. It’s up to them. If they want to play that way, that’s up to them. I’ve got nothing more to say. I think both guys deserve a hundred and fortunately they got it in the end,” India Head coach Gautham Gambhir said.
“Very pleased with the batting effort. The past couple of days, we’ve been put under a lot of pressure. The way we responded after losing two early wickets, it’s never easy but it was a brave effort,” Shubman Gill said.
Player of the Match
Ben Stokes (5/72 , 141 & 1/33)
Next Match
Last and final test of the series will be played at The Oval from July 31 – August 4.
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