STUMPS DAY 4
England scored 105/4 at the close of play of Day 4 with 214 runs still needed and got 6 wickets in hand. 87 runs in 38 overs have been scored by English batsmen in the third session and lost three wickets. Joe Root 14*(39) and Moeen Ali 15*(54) were unbeaten.
11:02 PM: England 105/4 after 46 oversJust a single off that last over before stumps
Struck off the pads caught at square leg. Appeal for catch. Umpire shakes his head.
Appeal for lbw. No says umpire Oxenford. Down the leg side it was.
Root plays behind square for a single
Shikhar Dhawan has come in to bowl
10:58 PM: England 104/4 after 45 oversmaiden over.
Jadeja to Moeen Ali
10:55 PM: England 104/4 after 44 overssingle off the last ball behind square on the off side by Ali
Root takes a single as he punches the ball towards square leg
Single more to Ali towards third man
That was short and wide outside off....WIDE signaled by umpire
Vijay comes in to bowl to Ali around the wicket with two slips
10:51 PM: England 100/4 after 43 oversRoot gets a couple towards the mid wicket region to end the over. 100 up for England
Jadeja over the wicket to Joe Root
10:48 PM: England 98/4 after 42 oversTwo more runs to Ali towards backward point to third man
Shami to Joe Root, he flicked through midwicket for three more to the total
10:44 PM: England 93/4 after 41 oversLoud appeal for lbw. Umpire Dharmsena thought for it and says no. Jadeja is not happy. That was in line and was hitting middle stump.
Root adds one more to the total with a single into the covers
Single for Ali towards the mid wicket
Jadeja to Moeen Ali
10:40 PM: England 91/4 after 40 oversHe takes an easy single behind square leg
Shami to bowl now to Moeen Ali
10:35 PM: England 90/4 after 39 oversMoeen Ali pushed the ball behind square leg for a single
Easy single for Root towards the covers
Jadeja to Root
10:32 PM: England 88/4 after 38 oversmaiden over.
Kumar continues
On come the groundsmen to hammer in the foot holes.
10:28 PM: England 88/4 after 37 overs
3 leg byes. extra spin and bounce for Jadeja. the ball skips inside Moeen's bat, flicks the thigh pad and disappears past Dhoni down towards fine leg. Well fielded by Rahane to save one run.
1 leg bye. The ball struck pads and went to backward square leg region
Jadeja around the wicket to Joe Root
10:24 PM: England 84/4 after 36 oversmaiden over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar back into the attack
10:20 PM: England 84/4 after 35 overs
maiden over.
Jadeja coming in to bowl his 11th over
10:17 PM: England 84/4 after 34 oversOutside edge for Ali and went to third man boundary.
Ishant Sharma coming around the wicket to left handed Moeen Ali
10:12 PM: England 80/4 after 33 oversRoot hits through the covers for FOUR.
Shami to Joe Root for his 5th over
After 32 overs England are 76/4 and need 243 more runs to win with 6 wickets in hand. Ian Bell was bowled by Ishant Sharma for 1 and Cook was caught behind by Dhoni at 22 giving Ishant his 2nd wicket.
