IND vs ENG 4th Test, Day 3 Highlights: Unmissable video recap, turning points, match analysis, stats, and more

India finished Day 3 of the fourth Test against England in the driver’s seat as they were 40/0 chasing a target of 192 in the fourth innings. Openers Rohit Sharma (24* off 27) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (16* off 21) batted through the tricky period in the final session to bring India in a good position in the game.

England came out to build on their 46-run first innings lead, however, their plans were shattered by Ravichandran Ashwin who left them at 65/3. He got good support from Kuldeep Yadav who picked up 4/22 to bundle out England for 145. Zak Crawley was the top scorer for England with his knock of 60 (91).

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Earlier in the day, India resumed their innings on 219/7 with Dhruv Jurel (30*) and Kuldeep Yadav (17*) at the crease. The duo extended their partnership to 76 to take India past 250. James Anderson broke the stand by cleaning up Kuldeep, however, Jurel continued his brilliant knock and got involved in another crucial 40-run stand with Akash Deep.

Jurel unfortunately missed out on converting his maiden fifty into a hundred getting dismissed for 90 by Tom Hartley. As a result, India got all out for 307 trailing England by 46 runs in the first innings.

Let’s take a look at highlights from Day 3 of IND vs ENG 4th Test:

1. Dhruv Jurel’s scores maiden Test half-century

The wicketkeeper batter played a valiant knock under pressure and bailed India out of trouble after they were left reeling at 177/7. Jurel scored 90 (149) with the help of six fours and four sixes and helped India get past 300.

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2. Ravichandran Ashwin picks up his 35^th five-wicket haul

The veteran off-spinner came to India’s rescue when it was most needed and picked up his first five-wicket haul of the series. Ashwin got the big scalps of Ben Duckett (15 off 15), Ollie Pope (0 off 1), Joe Root (11 off 34), Ben Foakes (17 off 76) and James Anderson (0 off 3) to complete his 35^th fifer registering figures of 5/51.

3. Kuldeep Yadav gave good support to Ashwin

The left-arm spinner bowled well in tandem with Ashwin picking up 4/22 in 15 overs. He got the big scalps of Zak Crawley (60 off 91), Ben Stokes (4 off 13), Tom Hartley (7 off 25) and Ollie Robinson (0 off 3). 

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