England lead by 186 runs at stumps on Day 3.
India have had a torrid day. This might probably be the worst day for the visitors since the start of the series. Beginning the day with England being two wickets down, the Indians couldn’t win even a single session on Day 3 of the fourth Test in Manchester. After being put in to bat first, the Indians could manage 358. What proved to be a competitive total on this Manchester wicket soon started to look very gettable. England have now notched up a lead of almost 200 runs, and the game seems to be slipping away from the visitors very quickly.
AUSA-W
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INDA-W
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AMR
140/3
SVL
139/9
Amaravati Royals beat Simhadri Vizag Lions by 7 wickets
TBW
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KNK
22/3
SVL
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BVB
–
ROR
–
KNK
–
SIN-W
171/4
CAM-W
69/7
Singapore Womens beat Cambodia Women by 102 runs
SIN-W
33/2
CAM-W
32/8
Singapore Womens beat Cambodia Women by 8 wickets
ABF
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BR
–
SKA
–
TKR
–
ABF
–
SLK
–
WDL
61/2
NDT
138/8
West Delhi Lions beat New Delhi Tigers by 15 runs (D/L) method
CDK
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NDS
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SDS
–
PD
–
SDSW
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NDSW
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SWE
200/5
HUN
198/2
Sweden beat Hungary by 5 wickets
HUN
128/5
NOR
129/1
Norway beat Hungary by 9 wickets
NOR
149/8
SWE
150/8
Sweden beat Norway by 2 wickets
HUN
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SWE
–
NOR
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SWE
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SWE
–
HUN
–
NOR
–
HUN
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JZ-W
80/5
LL-W
79/3
Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 5 wickets
JZ-W
104/5
LL-W
82/4
Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 22 runs
JZ-W
87/1
LL-W
86/3
Jinx Zagreb Women beat Lavender Lionesses Women by 9 wickets
JZ-W
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LL-W
3/1
JZ-W
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LL-W
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JZ-W
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LL-W
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JZ-W
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LL-W
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MID
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YOR
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KENT
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LAN
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SOM
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BB
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NOR
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SUSS
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LEI
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ESS
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GLAM
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NOT
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WOR
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GLO
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BAN
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IND
–
Match Called off
SBSCC
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RTZ
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KZK
–
PCR
–
KRMPS
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NCMI
–
TCC
–
CEC-A
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SML
127/5
GBM
–
MYW
–
HBT
–
MGD
–
BNB
–
MYW
–
SML
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MAT
172/6
MUT
173/0
Muscat Thunderers beat Majees Titans by 10 wickets
IAI
90/4
ROS
191/6
RNC
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YSG
–
IAI
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MAT
–
ROS
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MUT
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SLGR
189/4
SLGY
166/8
SLC Greens beat SLC Greys by 23 runs
AUS
173/8
SA
172/7
Australia beat South Africa by 2 wickets
TRR
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SOB
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OVI
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WEF
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MAO
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NOS
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BIP
–
LOS
–
TRW-W
106/10
SBW-W
109/4
Southern Brave Women beat Trent Rockets Women by 6 wickets
OIW-W
136/5
WFW-W
–
MOW-W
–
NOS-W
–
BIP-W
–
LSW-W
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MR-A
107/1
ACOM
106/9
Melbourne Renegades Academy beat Australian Capital Territory by 9 wickets
MS-A
231/4
HHA
227/3
Melbourne Stars Academy beat Hobart Hurricanes Academy by 6 wickets
PS
111/10
PSA
114/8
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 2 wickets
BANA
186/6
NEP
154/7
Bangladesh A beat Nepal by 32 runs
CHK
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AS-A
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NTS
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HHA
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PSA
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BANA
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MEMA
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KASS
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India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel attended the press conference after the day’s play. He spoke about the Indian bowlers not being up to the mark and also unravelled that they will have to wrap their heads around it. Upon being asked the reason behind the reduction is speed of the fast bowlers, Morkel said that the outfield was quite heavy.
“We are trying to wrap our heads around it. Not too much to judge in that but it was a heavy outfield. But we need energy on the ball on a surface like this”, said Morkel about the bowlers and their pace.
The ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is turning out to be a scare for the Indian side. For starters, Nitish Kumar Reddy was ruled out of the series. Moreover, fast bowlers Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh were also unable to play the fourth Test citing reasons for injuries. And Rishabh Pant, who was one of the most crucial cogs in the wheel for India won’t be taking any further part in the series due to his fractured toe. The last thing India would want is for a player to get injured. The visitors have a lot of problems to deal with already, and injuries will not be on their minds for sure.
But, for a moment, it looked like there was something concerning on Day 3. Not only Mohammed Siraj, but even Jasprit Bumrah was seen leaving the field in some discomfort. Morkel confirmed that both of India’s prime speedsters rolled their ankle and were absolutely fine. The South African also went on to state that India were much better with the ball on Day 3 as compared to Day 2.
“Much better today with the ball. Yesterday was a tough day. Siraj and Boom [Bumrah] started well today. Bumrah rolled his ankle going down the stairs, Siraj also rolled his ankle. Both are fine”, narrated Morkel in the presser.
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The Indian bowling coach also cleared the air on the selection of Anshul Kamboj for the Test match as compared to other bowlers. He stated that the management was always on the lookout for bowlers who had the ability to bowl long spells and were also accurate. Moreover, the debutant has been superb in the domestic circuit. He was added to India’s squad after their loss in the third Test at Lord’s.
Shardul Thakur has been a point of discussion for the Test match. He has bowled just 11 overs in the Test till now, the least among others in the team. However, his economy reads five, which is very expensive in the longest format of the game. Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar have picked up a couple of wickets each. India will expect them to clean England up on as soon as possible.
To conclude, Morkel also spoke about the exclusion of Kuldeep Yadav from the side. He mentioned that the Indian chinaman has been bowling really well in the nets and is a quality bowler. However, the bowling coach stated that the requirement of batting depth is keeping Kuldeep out of the scheme of things. After the spinner was left out from the fourth Test, a lot of fans criticized the Indian management.
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