The fourth ENG vs IND Test will begin on July 23 in Manchester.
The stars were aligned in India’s favour. The visitors needed just 193 to win the third ENG vs IND Test at the Home of Cricket. But they were soon reduced to 58/4 on the evening of the penultimate day. With 135 runs required on the last day with six wickets in hand, the Indians knew it was going to be a steep climb. KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant started the final day on a positive note, before Jofra Archer happened. He bowled a fantastic delivery to send Pant’s off-stump cartwheeling and reduce India to 71/5. But it didn’t end there. The visitors kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were 82/7 within no time. But a match that was assumed to be over by Lunch on Day 5 went on until an hour after tea. Ravindra Jadeja stood tall between England and victory.
AUSA-W
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INDA-W
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KNK
229/5
AMR
173/7
Amaravati Royals Won by 3 wickets (D/L) method
Match delayed due to rain
VSS
–
ROR
–
TBW
–
SVL
–
EDR
235/5
ODW
231/7
East Delhi Riders beat Outer Delhi Warriors by 5 wickets
NDT
190/7
PD
200/6
Purani Delhi 6 beat New Delhi Tigers by 10 runs
CDK
–
ODW
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EDR
–
SDS
–
CRO
–
CYP
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CRO
–
CYP
–
CRO
–
CYP
–
CRO
–
CYP
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CRO
135/6
CYP
136/7
Cyprus beat Croatia by 3 wickets
CRO
141/10
CYP
193/6
Cyprus beat Croatia by 52 runs
BAN
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SPE
–
Match Awarded to Spencer
WIM
160/5
ESM
166/3
East Molesey beat Wimbledon by 7 wickets
TBC
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TBC
–
Match Canceled
SPE
158/6
ESM
172/4
East Molesey Won by 14 runs
NOR
172/10
YOR
374/5
Yorkshire beat Northamptonshire by 202 runs
SURR
208/10
GLO
293/9
Gloucestershire beat Surrey by 85 runs
SOM
258/6
DURH
255/9
Somerset beat Durham by 4 wickets
GTC
43/5
91YC
44/1
91 Yards Club beat Gauhati Town Club by 9 wickets
NVR
111/10
BCC
112/3
Bud Cricket Club beat Navarang Club by 7 wickets
CCC
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NAJC
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GTC
–
NVR
–
RTZ
–
JJ
–
KGC
–
KUMS
–
KRMPS
226/6
CEC-A
223/7
ACE KRM Panthers won by 4 wickets
SEL
139/10
PRK
166/8
Perak beat Selangor by 27 runs
JOR
175/10
PENG
92/10
Johor beat Penang by 83 runs
MEL
75/10
KLPR
298/6
Kuala Lumpur beat Melaka by 223 runs
KLPR
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JOR
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MEL
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PRK
–
PENG
–
SEL
–
BBW
98/9
MWW
110/6
Mysore Warriors Women beat Bengaluru Blasters Women by 12 runs
MDW
114/4
SHLW
113/6
Mangalore Dragons Women beat Shivamogga Lioness Women by 6 wickets
TBC
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TBC
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TBC
–
TBC
–
EAE
130/10
PMW
168/5
Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats beat Eavion Eagles by 38 runs
PAJ
155/5
NPB
159/7
NPL Bears beat Paratus Jets by 3 wickets
PAJ
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EAE
–
NPB
–
PMW
–
IRE-W
171/6
PAK-W
168/6
Ireland Women beat Pakistan Women by 4 wickets
WI
122/3
PAK
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SLGY
192/4
SLBL
168/8
SLC Greys beat SLC Blues by 24 runs
BIP
70/4
TRR
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OVI
–
MAO
–
WEF
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LOS
–
BIP-W
148/5
TRW-W
137/6
Birmingham Phoenix Women won by 11 runs
OIW-W
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MOW-W
–
WFW-W
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LSW-W
–
FRA
116/7
NOR
138/5
Norway beat France by 22 runs
SWE
136/10
AUST
139/6
Austria beat Sweden by 4 wickets
SWE
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NOR
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AUST
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FRA
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The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder was hailed for his efforts. He scored 61 runs from 181 deliveries, staying at the crease and defending India out of a muddle. However, many wanted Jadeja to take a slightly aggressive approach, especially towards the latter part of the innings. But given the fields that Ben Stokes had set, it was tough for the all-rounder to play aggressive cricket. What had to be considered was that he was batting with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj at the other end. Jadeja did the best he could, but India fell short after Siraj lost his wicket in an unlucky manner. Former England skipper Nasser Hussain expressed his thoughts about India missing the services of Virat Kohli, especially in the chase. He also urged the visitors to find a better chaser.
“No Virat Kohli today. India needs to find a new one. The old one has retired. He was the king of the run-chase”, said Hussain on air.
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With an evenly-fought game at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, the series stands 2-1 in favour of England. Skipper Stokes showed massive resilience on the fifth Day of the Test. He bowled a total of 44 overs in the match, out of which 24 came in the second innings. Along with his bowling, what stood out for him was his captaincy. The English skipper was very clear in his mindset and made the Indians work hard for the runs. The visitors needed 81 runs when Nitish Reddy got out at the stroke of lunch. After Jasprit Bumrah came in to bat, England made sure India didn’t get runs easily. Stokes had the field spread out to Jadeja and was happy giving the single to him on the third or fourth delivery of every over. What England needed was just one ball to do something, or the batter to make a mistake.
This victory was a fitting reply from the hosts. The inclusion of Archer will add a lot of confidence to the bowling attack. However, England will miss the services of Shoaib Bashir in the remainder of the series, as the off-spinner is sidelined nursing a finger injury. While England will have to find a solution to their spin-void, India will have to find a way to get Kuldeep Yadav into the mix. The series will now shift to Manchester for the fourth Test. The venue has always been good in terms of assistance to spin, and India will hope that it continues to be that way.
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