Joe Root's century took England past a 100-run lead at Old Trafford
As England made way for a massive first innings lead in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, India had suffered a lot since the second day.
Their pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Anshul Kamboj have been ineffective even with the new ball. The opening duo of Ben Duckett (94) and Zak Crawley (88) were able to bat at an ODI-like rate, adding 166 for the first wicket. Once that was set, Joe Root’s hundred and Ollie Pope’s 71 put the hosts in the driver’s seat of the Manchester Test.
MAL
55/0
HKG
52/4
WI
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AUS
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RWA
157/5
ML
158/1
Malawi beat Rwanda by 9 wickets
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ROM
178/6
LUX
133/10
Romania won by 45 runs
HUN
168/9
AUST
169/6
Austria beat Hungary by 4 wickets
AUST
245/7
LUX
179/5
Austria beat Luxembourg by 66 runs
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TBC
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ALZ
88/10
JIHCC
163/4
Jinnah CC Stockholm beat Alby Zalmi by 75 runs
RPH
123/6
MAR
150/4
Marsta CC beat Rising Phoenix by 27 runs
JIHCC
153/9
ALZ
168/4
Alby Zalmi CC beat Jinnah CC by 15 runs
RPH
166/4
JIHCC
78/10
Rising Phoenix beat Jinnah CC by 88 runs
ALZ
68/2
RPH
99/7
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BOT-W
143/6
MWW-W
78/10
Botswana Women beat Malawi Women by 65 runs
EWW-W
40/10
LSN-W
88/9
Lesotho Women beat Eswatini Women by 48 runs
RWA-W
135/7
SLO-W
84/10
Rwanda Women beat Sierra Leone Women by 51 runs
CW-W
88/8
MZW-W
87/8
Cameroon Women beat Mozambique Women by 2 wickets
GUJCC
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SUL
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CHK
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TCC
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FRC
122/4
KLG
108/6
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 14 runs
JBK
80/4
SWCL
106/5
Sky Warriors Cricket Club beat JB Kings by 26 runs
UTC
78/4
MXC
80/2
Maxx Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 8 wickets
MKP
75/4
MBMS
73/10
MR KB Putrajaya beat MB Malik Sports UMZ by 6 wickets
FRC
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MXC
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JBK
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MBMS
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UTC
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KLG
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MKP
–
SWCL
–
UAE
141/5
NIG
88/10
United Arab Emirates beat Nigeria by 53 runs
KNY
126/6
NBA
123/2
Kenya beat Namibia A by 3 runs
KNY
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NIG
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UAE
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UGA
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VMK
–
MMS
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MAK
154/9
BDS
155/4
Boost Defenders beat Mis Ainak Knights by 6 wickets
ASS
174/4
SGT
173/6
Amo Sharks beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 6 wickets
WIU19-W
11/1
USAU19-W
66/9
WIU19-W
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USAU19-W
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TBLZ-W
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BRB-W
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Match Cancelled
SUR-W
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TBC
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IAC
203/4
AAC
207/6
Australia Champions beat India Champions by 4 wickets
PNC
95/1
WIC
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SAC
–
AAC
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IAC
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EDC
–
NZ
180/5
SA
92/1
IRE-W
288/9
ZIM-W
182/8
When things are going against his side, skipper Shubman Gill’s should’ve been careful with his DRS calls which have also been taken in a moment of indecision, as India still have six wickets to claim with only one review to spare.
Once in the final session of Day 2 and again on the third day, Mohammed Siraj had his doubts after appealing for LBW and Gill went for the DRS, much to the frustration of senior opener KL Rahul.
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On two occasions, Rahul was fielding behind the wickets and being a wicket-keeper himself, suggested against taking a review as he could judge the movement of the ball properly.
Root’s DRS call on Friday was much frustrating for India as Gill went for the review while Rahul was explaining that the ball had hit the right-hander above the knee while he was outside his crease.
Sanjay Manjrekar explained that Gill should’ve listened to Rahul, who was being the voice of reason on both the occasions and could’ve avoided wasting precious reviews.
“India have lost reviews and these are tactical mistakes. On both occasions, Mohammed Siraj was the bowler and Ehsan Raza was the umpire. Imagine how difficult it is for a young captain, because everyone around you is excited and want you to take the review. KL Rahul was the voice of reason, so it would be better if Shubman Gill listens to KL Rahul going forward,” Manjrekar said on Star Sports.
While that’s has been the case about the chances that haven’t been taken, India will need to bat for a long time to save as England pile on runs through their middle-order.
Their lower-order once again failed in the first innings as they went from 314/6 to 358 all out. The sooner they get to England’s lower order, the sooner they can get to the task of saving the Test.
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