- Fourth Test, day three: England 353 & 145; India 307 & 40-0
- Hosts need 152 wins to claim unassailable series lead
One of the many enduring qualities about Test cricket and its five-day canvas is a team’s ability to stage a comeback. The third day in Ranchi now sits among the countless examples, India not so much turning the tide as utterly parting the waves with first a characterful lower-order rally and then an intoxicating display of spin bowling.
Ben Stokes and his England players had stepped off the team bus in a position of strength, their hosts 134 runs behind with just three first-innings wickets in hand. But by the close the tourists were heading back to their hotel in a state of total deflation, India already 40 runs into a meagre target of 192 and no wickets in the end column.
Written by Ali Martin at the JSCA International Stadium Complex
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/25/india-england-fourth-test-day-three-report-cricket under the title “India close to series win after Jurel and Ashwin turn tables on England”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
