For the fifth time in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy the Test will be decided on Day 5
England were chugging along nicely towards the target of 374 with seven wickets in one hand and the other on the inaugural Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Harry Brook got dismissed after a sparkling 111 off just 98 balls. No big deal. Less than 60 runs to win.
Then Prasidh Krishna gets the better of Jacob Bethell. Little-bit concerning, but only 42 runs to win and Joe Root is still there with two capable batters yet to bat. Chris Woakes, who had dislocated his shoulder in the first innings, was loitering near the dressing room’s espresso machine in a sling.
Prasidh then bowls four length deliveries on the middle stump to Root who deals with three and but one rams into his pads. Umpire says no, but Shubman Gill is desperate. KL Rahul, usually the epitome of composed DRS decisions, tells his captain to go for it. Gill takes the ‘T’, Woakes leaves his coffee.
There are nerves in the England dressing room all of a sudden. Umpire Ahsan Raza was right as Hawk Eye shows the ball missing the leg-stump. Gus Atkinson pads up and looks over the Oval balcony with a pokerface.
NDS
174/7
CDK
177/2
ODW
182/4
NDT
222/7
New Delhi Tigers beat Outer Delhi Warriors by 40 runs
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66/6
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162/1
Rugby CC beat Gaming CC by 96 runs
SLG
64/0
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61/8
Sloggers won by 10 wickets
SLG
127/3
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129/2
Rugby CC won by 8 wickets
GCC
91/7
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87/7
Gaming CC won by 4 runs
RUCC
137/4
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100/4
Rugby CC beat Pirates by 37 runs
RUCC
104/2
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107/2
Sloggers beat Rugby CC by 8 wickets
NAJC
159/9
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57/4
Nabajyoti Club beat City Cricket Club by 24 runs (D/L) method
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49/6
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48/2
Bud Cricket Club won by 4 wickets
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82/10
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116/4
Gibraltar Women beat Estonia Women by 34 runs
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140/8
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141/5
CECC beat Tally Rangers by 5 wickets
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111/9
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71/10
Melaka beat Pahang by 40 runs
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97/0
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93/10
Selangor beat Kelantan by 10 wickets
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90/10
PUT
91/9
Putrajaya beat Penang by 1 wickets
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127/0
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123/10
Perak beat Sarawak by 10 wickets
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170/5
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167/6
Marlins beat Rockets by 5 wickets
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154/8
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155/5
Marlins beat Rays by 5 wickets
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140/7
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144/2
Marlins won by 8 wickets
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137/10
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177/3
Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats won by 40 runs
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148/8
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201/5
Eavion Eagles beat NPL Bears by 53 runs
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135/8
PAK
133/9
West Indies won by 2 wickets
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142/10
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157/6
Switzerland beat Estonia by 15 runs
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194/9
SWT
235/6
Switzerland won by 41 runs
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73/10
USAU19-W
88/10
United States Of America Women U19 beat West Indies Women U19 by 15 runs
Prasidh, who had riled up a monk-like Root to go verbal in the first innings, gets him on his next attempt, this time caught brilliantly by Dhruv Jurel.
England, who were freewheeling the chase at 5 runs per over at one points, now could only manage 1 run in the next 20 balls. Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton were finding fielders, sending back their partners to the danger end.
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India now need only four wickets or three and a half with Woakes in a sling. This is where Bazball had succeeded in this series. They won the key moments by shutting down creeping self-doubt, but will know not to count out India.
Just then, the clouds converged over Kensington and umpires had to walk the players off the field. There was still over 40 minutes of time left in the day and a possible space for two more overs when the rain stopped. But the umpires spoke to both teams and play ended.
England would’ve liked to finish off the remaining 35 runs with no concern about the new ball. Former pacer Stuart Broad thought so too, as he looked at people waiting for the London local.
“Still 20 mins away from possible start time, everyone has their sunglasses on at the train station. Felt the supporters deserved to see a finish to that Test Match today. Felt a lazy decision to call it off at 6pm in my opinion. I wonder who makes it?” Broad tweeted.
Broad very well knows that both teams were consulted, but fate is hell bent on sending every match of this series to the final day.
Odds are stacked against India, but England supporters will walk into Day 5 with folded hands. Before Ravi Shastri can say it, “Test cricket has already won.”
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