India took a dominant 2-1 lead after thrashing England by 434 runs in the third Test match in Rajkot and a win in Ranchi will secure a series. But there is a weather forecast for rain on Day 5 of the Ranchi Test starting on Friday.
England are languishing at the eighth spot on the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table with just three wins in eight games and a draw. Their PCT (Points Percentage System) is just 21.87.
The JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi has played host to two Test matches. The first-ever Test at the venue was played between India and Australia and turned out to be a high-scoring draw.
Mark Wood returned figures of 4/114 in the first innings of the Rajkot Test but went wicketless in the second innings and finished with figures of none for 46 in 10 overs in the second innings.
Indian cricket team will be without rested Japrit Bumrah for the fourth Test match against England in Ranchi starting on February 23. The management is likely to consider making one or two changes to their playing eleven with a 2-1 lead in the series.
"Virat Kohli hasn't been with us for three matches. Obviously, when a player of Kohli calibre isn't available, it does make a little difference but in his place, the way Sarfaraz Khan recently batted, he did very well,” Gill said in the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
England are already trailing 2-1 in the series and considering to go back to their one-pacer approach for the fourth Test at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. The visitors can rest both Mark Wood and James Anderson bringing in a new pacer, who has not played in the series so far.
Since making his Test debut in July 2023, Yashasvi Jaiswal has recorded 861 runs in just 13 innings at an average of 71.75, converting his first three centuries into 150-plus scores. Jaiswal has also cemented his place in India's T20I squad but is yet to make a debut in ODIs.
JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi hosted its first-ever Test match in March 2017 between India and Australia. The fixture witnessed a total of four centuries - two from the visitors and the same from the hosts.
The experienced Indian all-rounder scored a brilliant century in the first innings and then took five wickets in the second innings to help India beat England in the Rajkot Test and also clinched the Player of the Match award ahead of double-centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Indian cricket team registered their biggest-ever Test win by a margin of runs with a 434-run win over England in the third match in Rajkot and jumped to second place in the updated ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal returned to bat on Day 4 and recorded a sensational double century by smashing 214* off 236 balls while Sarfaraz Khan added another fifty to boost India to 430/6 in their second innings in the Rajkot Test.
Yashasvi Jaiswal shattered multiple records and set some unique milestones by smashing another double hundred in the second innings of the third Test match against England at Rajkot's Niranjan Shah Stadium on Sunday.
IND vs ENG 3rd Test: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Ravichandran Ashwin is set to join the Indian team on Day 4 of the Rajkot Test. Ashwin left the team due to a family emergency after the second day of the match.
The young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 104* off just 133 balls to help India post 196/2 in just 51 overs at the end of Day 3 of the Rajkot Test match against England, stretching the second innings' lead to 322.
After bowling out England on 319 just before tea, Indian batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubam Gill added unbeaten 155 runs for the second wicket to boost India's second innings lead to 322 at the end of Day 3's play in Rajkot.
Ravichandran Ashwin-less Indian bowling attack impressed on Day 3 to bowl out England to just 319 and then a sensational unbeaten century from Yashasvi Jaiswal stretched India's lead to 280* in the Rajkot Test on Saturday.
Indian players were seen sporting black armbands on Day 3 of the third Test against England in Rajkot. It was a good start for the hosts on the third morning as they got two early wickets after England made a rollicking start with the bat scoring 207 runs in just 35 overs and lost just two wickets.
India vs England 3rd Test Live: India have reached the point of ascendency in the ongoing third Test in Rajkot, having taken a 322-run lead against England after three days of play. Shubman Gill is batting on 65 as India still have 8 wickets in hand and England will hope to take early wickets.
Team India was handed a body blow in the third Test against England with R Ashwin withdrawing midway due to a family emergency. England have smashed 207 runs in just 35 overs and India need wickets and their remaining four bowlers will have to do the job.
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