ENGvIND : 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚔️ 🇮🇳 : 5th Test: Day 4

Day 4 , may turn out to be the last ..

At the start of the day :

 324 Runs For 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  Vs  9 Wickets For 🇮🇳.

  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  ENGLAND still need 324 runs for victory, while INDIA require nine wickets. 🇮🇳🎯

Duckett 34* (48) : 50/1 : 13.5 Ov.

England’s highest Test chases ⤵️

✅ 378-3 v India, Edgbaston 2022.

✅ 373-5 v India, Headingley 2025.

✅ 362-9 v Australia, Headingley 2019.

But at Oval it's below 300.

Morning Session:

Duckett 51 off 76 : 79/1 : 21.1 Ov.

Siraj was bit unlucky,  but Prasidh Krishna strikes through KL in second slip. 

Ben Duckett ct KL b Prasidh 54 (83).

82/2 : 22.4 Ov , success in 9th Ov of the day. 

87/2 after 1st hour 37 runs for 1 Wicket.

Siraj gets Pope DRS  : It's India..💪🏼💪🏼. 

English captain gone.

Pope Lbw Siraj 27(34) : 106/3 : 27.3 Ov.

So India strikes twice withn 14 overs of the morning. 

114 runs : 2 wickets in the session. RR 4.72.

Harry Brook excellent aggressive batting,  got life through Siraj off Prasidh,  caught on boundary,  but touched his foot to rope.

Took the catch… but stepped on the rope! 😖

What have you done Mohammad Siraj 🤦‍♂️.

At 137/3 : Brook was on 19 , got 16 off the over , could this cost India the match ???

At Lunch:

164/3 : 38 Ov: England need 210 more.

Brook 38* off 30 & Root 23* off 46.

Partnership past 50*, most dangerous pair for India at the crease. 

Black clouds gathering..

Second Session: Deciding 2 hours?

England especially Harry Brook start very  aggressively gets to 50 off just 39.

186/3 : 41 Ov: England need 188 runs. 

Challenging for Indian pacers now with bit older and softer ball. No fourth seamer.

Spinner introduced in 43rd over : Sundar.

Brook taking it away from India with effortless ultra aggressive approach.

Brook + Root comfortably chasing 374.

200/3 : 44 Ov : Need 174 more.

Partnership 100 off just 110 balls,

 Brook 62*, Root 40*.

 Match slipping from India’s grip.

Run machine Root too 50* off 81.

Target below 150 now...Series gone..???

. Jadeja gets ball in 53rd : No impression.

So England win  looks inevitable now..

251/3 : 54 Ov : Brook 84*, Root 60*.

This pair shattering the Team India's dream.

Match and SERIES WINNING  innings by Brook 100*(91), with 12x4s and 2x6s.

Need just 86 now...It's All England. 

Indian players body language...defeated.

Akashdeep gets breakthrough at last : Wicket after 35 overs and filder is Siraj only..!

Brook ct Siraj B Akashdeep 111 (98). 

Match winning 195 partnership off 213.

Given an extra life by Mohammed Siraj on 19, Harry Brook has made India pay 👊

301/4 : 62.4 Ov: Need 73 more to win .

Bethell lucky as Akashdeep slips , to miss caught and bowled chance.

Lbw review Vs Root : Not Out.

Session fully dominated by England to win the series 3-1. : 

England has won the most important session.

153 runs / 1 Wicket / 28 ov / RR 5.46.

At Tea:  England in full control.

Root 98* off 135 balls. 

317/4 : 66 Ov : Need 57 to win. 

Post Tea: 

England need 57 : 317/4 : 66 Ov.

Joe Root gets 100 off 137 balls : 12x4s.

Prasidh ends Bethell struggle bowled 5 (31).

332/5 : 70.4 Ov : Need 42 more.

Lbw review Vs Root off Prasidh : Not Out.  

Twist in the England tale...???

Root Ct Jurel B Prasidh 105 (152) :

Brilliant catch by Jurel. 

337/6 : 73 Ov.

England need 37 more India 3 Wickets.

Suddenly struggling after Root's wicket.

Just 2 off 20 balls.

Post Tea : 2 for 22 in 10.2 overs 

339/6 : 76.2 Ov ...Need 35 more.

Bad light stopped play.

Again over to 5th day...!

Play called off due to Bad light. 

So it's 35 runs Vs 4 wickets at the end of day 4.

And yess -  if required Wokes would bat with one hand 🫡🤭