The fourth test match of the test series between India and England is being played in Ranchi. Team India is ahead 2-1 in the 5-match Test series. Rohit and company will try to win the series by winning the Ranchi Test match. Whereas England will enter the field with the intention of maintaining the series. Fast bowler Akash Deep has made his Test debut for India. England defeated India in the first test match. After which Team India made a great comeback in the series and took the lead in the series by defeating the visiting team in two consecutive matches.
Day-1: Second session
England's score crosses 150 runs
After five wickets fell at 112 runs, Joe Root and Ben Fox took over the innings. There has been a partnership of 39 runs between the two. Joe Root is playing with 41 runs and Ben Fox is playing with 14 runs. England's score is 151 runs for five wickets.
Day-1: First session's play ends
By lunch, half of the England team returned to the pavilion at 112 runs. For India, Akash Deep took three wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket each. For England, Jack Crawley scored 42 runs on 42 balls and Jonny Bairstow scored 38 runs on 35 balls. Ben Duckett was out on 11 and Ollie Pope was out on zero. In this way the first session was successful for the Indian team.
Jonny Bairstow out: Ravichandran Ashwin has given a big lead to Team India. Ashwin was out LBW by Jonny Bairstow, who was batting mischievously. He was out after scoring 38 runs in 35 balls with the help of 4 fours and a six. Now captain Ben Stokes is at the crease with Joe Root.
England's score crosses 100 runs
England's score has reached 100 runs for three wickets. Bairstow hit a long six on the leg side off Ashwin. 11 runs were scored from Ashwin's over. Bairstow is playing after scoring 33 runs in 31 balls with the help of three fours and one six. While Joe Root is on 12 runs with one four. There is a partnership of 43 runs between the two.
Jack Crowley out: Akash Deep, playing his first Test, took the third wicket. This time Akash showed the way to the pavilion by bowling Zach Crawley, who was playing a brilliant innings. England suffered its third blow at the score of 57 runs in the 12th over of the innings. After 12 overs, England's score is 57/3 runs.
Ollie pops out: England lost another wicket in the form of Ollie Pope. On the fourth ball of the 10th over of the innings, Akash Deep dismissed Ollie Pope, who returned to the pavilion without opening the account. Akash dismissed Ben Duckett on the second ball of the over.
Ben Duckett out: The first blow to England came in the form of Duckett who was out after scoring 11 runs. Akash Deep took his first Test wicket in the 10th over of the innings.
England's innings begins
The first innings of the fourth Test of the Test series between India and England has started. England won the toss and decided to bat first. So Zach Crawley and Ben Duckett came to the crease to open. Mohammad Siraj has started the first over for India.
England won the toss
The fourth test match of the test series is being played between India and England. In this match, England won the toss and decided to bat first. England have made two changes in this match. Shoaib Bashir and Ollie Robinson have replaced Raheen Ahmed and Mark Wood. Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for India in the fourth test. In his place, Akash Deep has made his Test debut for Team India.
Akash Deep's debut
Akash Deep made his debut for India in the Ranchi Test. In the absence of Bumrah, Akash has got a place in the Indian team. Head coach Rahul Dravid gave the test cap to Akash.
Playing-11 of both the countries
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Fox (wk), Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson
pitch report
After five years, a test match is being played in Ranchi. When both the captains inspected the pitch, many cracks were found on the pitch. Apart from this, the pitch also looked quite dry. After which it can be understood that this pitch will be helpful for spin bowlers. After looking at the pitch, it has also been seen that if there are so many cracks in the pitch on the first day, then these cracks will start increasing on the second day and the spinners will get more help from the pitch. Apart from spinners, fast bowlers can also get help on this pitch. The pitch is dry and has cracks. After seeing this, it is clear that if fast bowlers mix their bowling then they will definitely get benefit from the pitch.