LIVE Score, India vs England 1st Test Day 4 Updates: Rahul and Axar guide India to 95/3 at tea

14:15 (IST)

India vs England Day 4 LIVE

After 29 overs, India 95/3 (KL Rahul 21, Axar Patel 17)

TEA ON DAY 4 — Joe Root bowls out the final over of the session, collecting a maiden as India head to tea needing another 136 to win with seven wickets in hand. The hosts got off to a promising start with Rohit leading the way before Hartley’s three wickets in an outstanding post-lunch spell helped the Englishmen regain control. The partnership between Rahul and Axar however, is a promising one, worth 32 so far, and has helped the Indians regain their confidence after it was dented by the debuting left-arm spinner.

We’ll be back in less than 20 minutes’ time for the final session of the day.

14:09 (IST)

India vs England Day 4 LIVE

After 28 overs, India 95/3 (KL Rahul 21, Axar Patel 17)

Wrist-spinner Rehan Ahmed introduced for the first time in this innings with India needing another 150 to win with seven wickets in hand. FOUR! Slightly overpitched from Rehan and Axar drills this down the ground past mid off for his first boundary of the day! Follows it with a beautiful drive that is placed between cover and extra cover, resulting in two boundaries in three deliveries! FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of boundaries for the southpaw now as he pulls a half-tracker from the wrist spinner! The sudden flurry of boundaries should repair India’s dented confidence. Wood, meanwhile, gets the ball to tail back in in the last second while bowling to Rahul. That should make things interesting for him.

13:58 (IST)

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After 26 overs, India 81/3 (KL Rahul 19, Axar Patel 5)

FOUR! A welcome boundary for the Indians, collected after a gap of eight overs! Rahul paddles the ball towards the vacant fine leg fence. FOUR! Back-to-back fours for Rahul as he sweeps firmly through square leg! Appeal for leg-before against Rahul in the final delivery, and is turned down by the umpire. Eight off Hartley’s 10th over. Wood, meanwhile, is putting in full effort in order to challenge Axar with some short stuff. Except the ball hardly climbs despite hitting the deck at nearly 90mph, with the Hyderabad wicket losing a fair bit of the carry that it had on the opening day and not having much for the faster bowlers. Bumrah has been effective over the last two days but that was mainly due to reverse swing.

13:51 (IST)

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After 24 overs, India 73/3 (KL Rahul 11, Axar Patel 5)

Hartley returns for another burst with not much time left for tea, Stokes hoping the debutant is able to prise out another wicket before the interval. Hartley’s bowling from a different end though and it remains to be seen if he gets as much purchase from this side. Gets massive turn in the fifth delivery with the keeper having to stretch his arms to his right to a delivery that had pitched along off. Pace brought back from the other end with Mark Wood replacing Root. Concedes just a single to Rahul at the start of his new spell. Wood had been taken off after just one over at the start of the session, but will hope to make more of an impact here.

13:40 (IST)

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After 22 overs, India 70/3 (KL Rahul 9, Axar Patel 4)

Couple of singles conceded by Leach, one each to Rahul and Axar. LBW appeal against Rahul off Root’s bowling in the following over, but the impact is well outside off. The boundaries, meanwhile, have dried up for the Indians thanks to the flurry of wickets, with India having not collected a single one for 33 balls now since Rohit’s back-to-back reverse sweeps off Leach. India can’t afford to go into a shell here and allow the Englishmen to build more pressure on them. They need to take a leaf out of Ollie Pope’s playbook and attack sooner rather than later.

13:33 (IST)

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After 20 overs, India 65/3 (KL Rahul 7, Axar Patel 1)

Axar gets off the mark with a single off Leach in his fourth delivery. Stokes, meanwhile, brings off-spinner Root back into the attack to counter the left-handed batter. And Root nearly knocks over the off pole after Axar decides to shoulder his arms to a ball that holds its line, and narrowly misses the off stump. Challenges his outside edge again a couple of deliveries later, this time with a delivery that turns away sharply. Root starts his new spell with a maiden. Another 30 minutes left for tea, and one more wicket at this stage should make this England’s game to lose.

13:26 (IST)

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After 18 overs, India 63/3 (KL Rahul 6, Axar Patel 0)

Bairstow’s kneeling at 2nd slip at the moment, hoping to snaffle the ball that comes at a low height off the outside edge. FOUR! Rohit continues to build pressure and decides to take on England’s attacking field with a reverse sweep behind square that is placed wide of the slip cordon. Repeats the shot in the very next delivery, and to a similar result. Rehan, standing at backward point, isn’t able to cut the ball off on either occasion. Expensive over for Leach, the left-arm spinner going for 10 in his third over after conceding just a single in his first two. Hartley bowls with a relatively spread out field to Rohit in the next over, with fielders placed at square and long leg and a lone slip. He takes Rohit by surprise with one that stays a touch lower than usual. Later appeals successfully for LBW against the Indian skipper with one that holds its line and raps Rohit on the pad bang in front of middle. Rohit goes for the review, more out of hope, and ends up burning it by getting three reds. India have now lost a third wicket in this session — all of them to one bowler in the same spell. Axar Patel walks out at No 5 with India hoping to counter the English charge with a left-right combination.

13:23 (IST)

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OUT! Body blow to India's hopes as Rohit Sharma gets trapped leg-before just when he was starting to look threatening for the visitors. And it's that man Hartley who once again strikes in this session, collecting his third wicket in a match-defining spell! IND 63/3

Rohit LBW Hartley 39(58)

13:14 (IST)

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After 16 overs, India 53/2 (Rohit Sharma 30, KL Rahul 5)

Maiden for Leach in his second over of the day. He doesn’t appear to be having too many issues bowling at the moment, and should be able to provide some support to Hartley and Root. Hartley, meanwhile, has a silly point standing behind the popping crease, somewhat closer to the slip cordon. The visitors are maintaining pressure on the Indians with close-in fielders. FOUR! Rohit brings up the fifty for the hosts with a sweep behind square off a fuller delivery from Hartley that’s pitched around middle and leg. A welcome boundary for the Indians.

13:11 (IST)

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Drinks taken two balls into the 16th over, after Pope cops a blow on his helmet standing at silly point. Rahul attempted to smack the short, wide delivery from Hartley, but ended up hitting the fielder instead. The physio comes out to have a look.

13:06 (IST)

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After 14 overs, India 48/2 (Rohit Sharma 26, KL Rahul 4)

FOUR! A welcome boundary for new batter Rahul, one that should boost his confidence! Goes for an aerial cut square of the wicket off a delivery that rears up higher than usual, with Zak Crawley, standing at cover, having no idea where the ball was and it rolled all the way to the fence unhindered.

Meanwhile, someone at the stadium — probably a member of the ‘Barmy Army’ — is blaring the West Indies’ ‘Rally’ anthem on a trumpet in celebration of one of the greatest Test matches ever witnessed. In case you missed it, West Indies just pulled off a shock for the ages at Australia’s fortress of Gabba, defeating them by 8 runs in the Day-Night Test with pacer Shamar Joseph bowling his side to victory with figures of 7/68!

12:58 (IST)

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After 12 overs, India 42/2 (Rohit Sharma 24, )

Massive over from Tom Hartley, the debutant getting rid of both Jaiswal and Gill in a space of three deliveries — both getting caught by Pope right at short-leg/silly point. The left-arm spinner did get hit for a boundary at the start of the over by Jaiswal, but he responds in style. Rohit’s looking a frustrated at the moment.

12:56 (IST)

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OUT! What a turn of events in Hyderabad as Tom Hartley strikes twice in a space of three deliveries, this time getting rid of Shubman Gill for a two-ball duck! It's also a second catch for Pope standing close to the batter, this time at silly point! Gill was guilty of defending with hard hands, resulting in a deflection that resulted in the ball coming to Pope at a catchable height. India in deep, deep trouble now! IND 42/2

Gill c Pope b Hartley 0(2)

12:50 (IST)

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OUT! Debutant Hartley with the breakthrough as India lose their first wicket with a little more than 40 on the board! Jaiswal takes a couple of steps down the track, only to get a deflection off the inside half of his bat onto short leg! He'll be disappointed with what turned out to be a scratchy knock, especially when compared to the way he batted on the opening day. IND 42/1

Jaiswal c Pope b Hartley 15(35)

12:44 (IST)

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After 10 overs, India 35/0 (Rohit Sharma 22, Yashasvi Jaiswal 10)

Two leg byes added to the Indian total as Jaiswal sets off after getting struck on the pad. The ball was once again pitching outside leg, taking leg-before out of contention. Another LBW shout against Rohit later in the over, once again pitching outside leg, with the shout mainly coming from keeper Foakes. 10 overs gone, and India have 32 on the board without losing a wicket. Less than 200 needed for victory now for the Indians, and the openers will be hoping to survive this session to give their side a real morale-booster.

12:38 (IST)

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After 9 overs, India 32/0 (Rohit Sharma 22, Yashasvi Jaiswal 9)

Bit of confusion between Rohit and Jaiswal as the former sends his partner back while initially pushing for a single in the fourth ball of the over. No run-out threat in that one though, given Jaiswal had only taken a couple of steps forward. FOUR! Another full toss from Root that is punished by Rohit, who drives it well out of extra cover’s reach through the vacant mid off region.

12:36 (IST)

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After 8 overs, India 27/0 (Rohit Sharma 18, Yashasvi Jaiswal 8)

Hartley gets one of the balls to stay low, although it’s pitched outside off and doesn’t threaten the stumps in any way. Rohit also brings his bat down in time. Another loud LBW appeal against Jaiswal two balls later after the southpaw attempted a reverse sweep. The ball was pitching outside leg, so wasn’t in contention for a leg-before in any case. Two singles from the over. Jack Leach, meanwhile, is back on the field according to reports, though it remains to be seen if he gets the ball in hand.

12:33 (IST)

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After 7 overs, India 25/0 (Rohit Sharma 17, Yashasvi Jaiswal 7)

Root continues from round the wicket. Just a single conceded in his fourth over, with Rohit setting off for a single in the third delivery. India aren’t really taking the ‘Bazball’ route right now the way they did in their first innings. Understandable, given they’re batting fourth on a worn out surface.

12:28 (IST)

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After 6 overs, India 24/0 (Rohit Sharma 16, Yashasvi Jaiswal 7)

England burn their first review in the sixth over after an unsuccessful LBW appeal by Hartley against Jaiswal. The ball had struck the southpaw quite low on the front pad after beating his inside edge, but the extra turn is what might have prompted the umpire to shake his head. HawkEye shows the ball to be missing leg. Later in the over, Rohit decides to bring out the sweep shot as well, guiding the ball along the ground square of the wicket for a single. Just two from the over.

12:22 (IST)

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After 5 overs, India 22/0 (Rohit Sharma 15, Yashasvi Jaiswal 6)

FOUR! Jaiswal gets down on one knee and sweeps the ball behind square to collect his first boundary! The Indians are showing the Englishmen they can play that shot well too. Jaiswal gets off strike with a single the very next delivery.

12:21 (IST)

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After 4 overs, India 17/0 (Rohit Sharma 15, Yashasvi Jaiswal 1)

Just the one over for Mark Wood with the new ball then, as left-arm spinner Tom Hartley is introduced in the fourth over. Hartley had been smashed for consecutive sixes in his first two deliveries in international cricket on the opening day. This time he starts off by conceding a single each to Rohit and Jaiswal, the latter getting off the mark.

12:20 (IST)

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After 3 overs, India 15/0 (Rohit Sharma 14, Yashasvi Jaiswal 0)

FOUR! Loosener from Root, firing a rank full toss to Rohit from round the wicket, and the Indian skipper smacks this through extra cover to collect his third boundary in two overs. Rohit’s off to a rapid start with Jaiswal yet to get off the mark. Complete opposite of what happened in the first innings.

12:12 (IST)

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After 2 overs, India 10/0 (Rohit Sharma 9, Yashasvi Jaiswal 0)

Pace from the other end as Mark Wood shares the new ball with Root. FOUR! Loud cheer at RGI Stadium as Rohit collects the first boundary of the chase, playing with soft hands and steering a length ball outside off wide of the slip cordon that allows the ball to roll away to the third man fence. FOUR! Another boundary for Rohit and this time he narrowly escapes getting dismissed as an outside edge nearly results in a low catch at second slip! Plenty happening already in the Indian chase! Meanwhile, Jack Leach is off the field, having hurt his knee while fielding in the first innings, with Dan Lawrence taking his place at the moment. Nine off Wood’s first over.

12:09 (IST)

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After 1 over, India 1/0 (Rohit Sharma 1, Yashasvi Jaiswal 0)

Rohit Sharma collects a single in the third delivery of the first over, with Joe Root, meanwhile, is getting some extra bounce right away, taking Yashasvi Jaiswal by surprise in the final delivery of the over. Just one off it.

12:06 (IST)

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Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal make their way to the centre to commence India’s chase of what is a challenging 231-run target. Big session coming up for the Indians — if they are able to survive it without losing a wicket, the momentum will almost certainly swing their way. Should make for a cracking finish to the series opener either way!

Joe Root, the pick of the English bowlers in the first innings, to bowl the first over.

11:52 (IST)

Oliie Pope trivia

The England batter in India before the second innings at Hyderabad: 154 runs in 9 innings at an average of 17.11

In second innings at Hyderabad: 196

11:32 (IST)

India vs England Day 4 LIVE

And it’s lunch on Day 4 of the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad, with the hosts now having five sessions at their disposal to collect 231 runs — which will be a massive challenge even if they are the home team, given it’s they will be batting on a surface that has worn down quite a bit with a few of the delivery staying a lower than expected.

The chase begins on the other side of the interval. Do join us in 40 minutes’ time!

11:28 (IST)

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After 102.1 overs, England 420 (Jack Leach 0, )

BOWLED! Ollie Pope misses out on a deserved double ton, perishing while attempting to reverse paddle Jasprit Bumrah that results in his off pole getting knocked over as England lose their last three wickets in a flurry to get bowled out for 420!

With that, India have been set a daunting 231 to win the first Test in Hyderabad!

Bumrah finishes the pick of the bowlers with superb figures of 4/41 on what is supposed to be a spin-friendly track.

Pope b Bumrah 196 (278)

11:21 (IST)

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After 102 overs, England 420/9 (Ollie Pope 196, )

OUT! Two wickets in quick succession for the Indians after what felt like ages, as Mark Wood ends up getting caught-behind off Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling in the very next over after Ashwin gets rid of Hartley. Just one more wicket left for the Indians to collect before they begin their chase.

Wood c Bharat b Jadeja 0(7)

11:16 (IST)

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BOWLED! Ravichandran Ashwin with the breakthrough, and it’s still not that man Pope gets the marching orders as Hartley departs after another useful innings, getting cleaned up by a delivery from Ashwin that stays a touch low and crashes into off and middle. ENG 419/8

Hartley b Ashwin 34(52)

11:14 (IST)

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After 100 overs, England 419/7 (Ollie Pope 195, Tom Hartley 34)

Axar replaces Ashwin now while Siraj continues from one end, the former introduced for the first time today. FOUR! Pope moves to 195 with a lovely cover drive in the third delivery. 100 overs done in the English innings now.

10:59 (IST)

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After 98 overs, England 412/7 (Ollie Pope 191, Tom Hartley 33)

FOUR! Siraj has two men placed square and behind square on the leg side and bowls short at Hartley from over the wicket. The southpaw, however, still manages to find the gap between the two boundary riders to collect his third boundary. Ashwin, meanwhile, has a catching mid off and a slip in place. FOUR! Hartley collects a second boundary in as many overs, this time reverse sweeping Ashwin behind point and beating the diving fielder to move into the 30s.

10:51 (IST)

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After 96 overs, England 401/7 (Ollie Pope 189, Tom Hartley 24)

FOUR! Pope takes a couple of steps forward to Siraj and drives the ball past mid off for his 20th boundary! DROPPED! Pope’s dropped for a second time in this innings as Rahul fluffs a sitter at slip after Pope nicks a climbing delivery from Siraj in his direction. The ball kept a touch low, but still at a catchable height. The Indians have their hands over their heads again. The 400 comes up for the visitors in the following over with three singles off Ashwin.

10:48 (IST)

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After 94 overs, England 390/7 (Ollie Pope 180, Tom Hartley 22)

The eighth-wicket stand reaches fifty with Hartley collecting a single in the second delivery after drinks. Pope brings up another milestone with a single next ball — that of England’s lead now going past 200!

10:41 (IST)

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After 93 overs, England 388/7 (Ollie Pope 179, Tom Hartley 21)

Mohammed Siraj, who has bowled just three overs so far in this innings, has been brought back and given a shot at making the second new ball talk. Pope chooses to advance down the pitch to the pacer and punch the ball through the covers, coming back for a second. Drinks brought to the field at the end of this over.

10:30 (IST)

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After 92 overs, England 385/7 (Ollie Pope 177, Tom Hartley 20)

FOUR! Hartley dances down the track and clobbers the ball down the ground towards the long on fence, frustrating Jadeja even further! Pope gets an edge a couple of deliveries later, but the ball stays low and is well short of Rohit. Hartley then collects three off Ashwin in the following over after driving the ball through cover, with Siraj saving a run after running from sweeper point. To make matters worse for the Indians, four byes are added to the English total after the ball kicks up higher than usual and beats both Pope and the keeper.

10:22 (IST)

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After 90 overs, England 369/7 (Ollie Pope 174, Tom Hartley 11)

The second new ball has been taken after an eight-over wait, and it’s Ravindra Jadeja who gets to make first use of it! FOUR! Old ball or new, Pope doesn’t shy away from going for his shot as he shapes for a reverse sweep, but ends up scooping it over the keeper’s head, with the ball rolling away to the third man fence. 90 overs done in the English innings, and the visitors appear very much in contention as far as eclipsing India’s first innings score is concerned.

10:17 (IST)

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After 88 overs, England 361/7 (Ollie Pope 169, Tom Hartley 8)

Change of ends for Jadeja he replaces Bumrah, who’s given a breather after an inspired opening spell in which he got rid of Rehan. Spin from both ends for the first time today. India, meanwhile, are yet to take the second new ball. FOUR! First boundary for Hartley as he charges down the track in the fourth delivery of Ashwin’s second over of the day, the ball rolling away to the straight boundary unhindered.

10:10 (IST)

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After 86 overs, England 350/7 (Ollie Pope 166, Tom Hartley 2)

Bumrah, who attempts to target Hartley with a yorker now, continues while Rohit brings Ashwin on for the first time today, replacing Jadeja. Pope collects a double in the veteran off-spinner’s third delivery of the day, guiding the ball through square leg. The 350 comes up for the visitors meanwhile, and the way Pope is motoring along right now, 400 doesn't look that far off!

10:02 (IST)

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After 84 overs, England 346/7 (Ollie Pope 162, Tom Hartley 2)

It’s a wicket-maiden for Bumrah, with just a leg bye coming off his 15th over besides Rehan’s dismissal. Pope, meanwhile, stretches England’s lead to 150 with a single in the following over. Tom Hartley joins Pope at the centre after the dismissal, and he sure can hit the ball big, as he did in his cameo on Day 1. Seven off the following over by Jadeja, with Hartley and Pope collecting two singles each before the latter runs the ball towards third man, getting enough time for a third as Iyer gives the ball a chase and saves a run.

09:53 (IST)

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OUT! India’s decision to delay the second new ball leads to the breakthrough as Bumrah gets Rehan caught-behind with one that moves away from the batter in the last second. Rehan decides to poke at the ball, hoping to drive it through cover, but ends up perishing. ENG 339/7

Rehan c Bharat b Bumrah 28(53)

09:51 (IST)

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After 82 overs, England 338/6 (Ollie Pope 157, Rehan Ahmed 28)

FOUR! And now a boundary to Rehan off Jadeja, as he decides to go for a lofted drive down the ground. Ashwin runs to his right from wide long off but is unable to cut the boundary off. Five off the over. Rehan's doing his part in frustrating the Indian attack.

09:48 (IST)

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After 81 overs, England 333/6 (Ollie Pope 156, Rehan Ahmed 24)

FOUR! First boundary of the day, with Pope opening the face of his bat and steering the length ball outside off past slip, with the ball running all the way to the vacant third man fence. Six off the over, including a leg bye right after the boundary during which Pope has a brush with Bumrah in the middle of the pitch while going towards the non-striker’s end. India, meanwhile, have delayed the decision to take the 2nd new ball, hoping for Bumrah to weave some magic with the older cherry.

09:45 (IST)

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After 80 overs, England 327/6 (Ollie Pope 152, Rehan Ahmed 23)

FIfty of the partnership comes up between Ollie Pope and Rehan Ahmed, the latter bringing up the milestone with a double at the start of Jadeja’s second over of the day. He gets off strike with a single four balls later. End of the 80th over, and the second new ball will be available for the Indians now although it remains to be seen if the Indians go for it or not.

09:40 (IST)

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After 79 overs, England 324/6 (Ollie Pope 152, Rehan Ahmed 20)

Jasprit Bumrah from the other end. Ollie Pope brings up 150 with a single off the second delivery! Rehan Ahmed plays a beautiful cover drive in the penultimate delivery of the over, getting enough time to come back for a third with Siraj giving the ball a chase and pulling it back inside in the last second. Brace to Pope in the final delivery.

09:34 (IST)

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ENG 318/6

Jadeja starts the day for India. Two runs form the first over but the fielding setup from India is very defensive. Long on and long off fielders from the very start. India need to be more aggressive. A couple of deliveries in the first over stayed low and Indian bowlers will hope for some help from the pitch now. 

09:30 (IST)

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Time for LIVE action on Day 4 with Rehan Ahmed taking the strike. Ollie Pope is on an unbeaten 148 and at the other end. Ravindra Jadeja will bowl the first over.

09:29 (IST)

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India aiming to limit England's lead

“We are not looking at any particular target (to chase) as I said the objective is to come tomorrow morning and get early wickets and limit their total. We are not putting any pressure on ourselves by setting any target. We just want to bowl in the right areas to extract turn and bounce from the wicket,” India bowling coach Mhambrey said during the post-day press conference on Saturday.

09:23 (IST)

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Trivia: England have collected 57 runs so far with the reverse sweep shot in the Hyderabad Test. This is the most in a Test match by any team.

09:18 (IST)

India vs England Day 4 LIVE: 

Ollie Pope's magnificent ton on Day 3 breathes life into Hyderabad Test

"England were in danger of getting shot out on the third day itself after restricting India's lead to less than 200. Ollie Pope, however, ended up steering them away from danger with one of the finest knocks witnessed against India in India in recent memory," writes Amit Banerjee.

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