195-Run Partnership Between Joe Root and Harry Brook
England resumed on day four at 50 for 1. In the first session, England lost the wickets of Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope in quick succession. Following this, Joe Root and Harry Brook steadied the innings with a crucial 195-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Harry Brook was given a lifeline on 19 by Siraj, and he made the most of it by scoring his 10th Test century. He played an innings of 111 runs off 98 balls. He was dismissed as the fourth wicket when the team’s score was 301. Bethell was out after scoring 5 runs. As the sixth wicket, Joe Root was dismissed after making 105 runs off 152 balls — his 39th Test century.
Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton Remain Unbeaten
Jamie Smith (2*) and Jamie Overton (0*) are unbeaten at the crease. For India, Prasidh Krishna took 3 wickets, Siraj 2, and Akash Deep 1. Earlier, Team India’s second innings ended at 396 runs. Following Yashasvi Jaiswal’s century, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar contributed with half-centuries (53 runs each) to take the team’s score to 396. In response to India’s first innings total of 224, England scored 247 runs, taking a 23-run lead. England, therefore, requires 374 runs to win the match.