So, England is back to winning ways. Comprehensive performance by the home side. Moeen Ali walked back into the Test side and dishes out a match-winning performance with the ball. He struck for England at crucial times in both the innings. With it, England take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. Full Scorecard.
That's it! England win by 60 runs. Ravi Ashwin is the last wicket to fell. Sam Curran traps him in front of the wickets. England win this match and series as well, with one Test to go!
India have lost their ninth wicket now. That was flighted by Moeen Ali, lures Mohammed Shami into the big shot. He perishes in the process. England now one wicket away from win.
India have lost eighth wicket now. Ishant Sharma is trapped in front of the wickets. Ben Stokes picks his second wicket. England in total control now. All set to seal the series.
Moeen Ali dents India with quick wickets here. He first removes Rishabh Pant and then traps Ajinkya Rahane in front of the wickets. With 92 more runs to win, India are in trouble now.
Ben Stokes strikes after the tea break. Hardik Pandya perishes for a duck. He lasts just seven balls. Pandya edges one to the second slip, Joe Root standing there pouches it! India have lost half the side now.
So, that's time for tea break on day four. England pick a much needed wicket ahead of the break. Important last session of the day coming up. India need one more partnership from here on to take them close to the target.
This is the breakthrough England were looking for! It is the big fish! Moeen Ali strikes. A simple catch for Alastair Cook at short-leg. This could be the opening England were looking for.
Virat Kohli goes past his half-century. This is turning out to be an another fine knock from the Indian captain. India need another 131 runs to win. This could well be a match-winning partnership for India.
The partnership between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane is now worth 50. The pressure is somewhat back on England and they would want to break this stand as soon as possible. For India, things have started to look good as they need 173 more runs to win.
So, five wickets fell in the first session today and India lost three of them. The home side will walk back as happier of the two sides, but the job is not done yet. Virat Kohli is still out there and batting with him is Ajinkya Rahane. A decent partnership from here will put pressure back on England. Meanwhile, India now need 199 more runs to win.
India in big trouble here. Shikhar Dhawan departs as well. He is caught in the gully by Ben Stokes, that was a superb catch. James Anderson picks his second wicket.
Another wicket goes down! This time Cheteshwar Pujara gets rid of Cheteshwar Pujara. The ball came in and Pujara was playing on the wrong line. It missed the bat and hits him on the pad. Pujara opted for DRS, but all in vain.
Gone! Stuart Broad picks an early wicket. Good start this for England. KL Rahul perishes for a seven-ball duck. Rahul gets toe-end of his bat on the ball and it crashes on the stumps.
That's the end of England's innings. Sam Curran is run out! He misses his half-century by just two runs. Meanwhile, the target for India is 245 now. This is going to be a tricky chase. Do join us back for India's response.
What a start for India! Mohammed Shami scalps Stuart Broad early. First ball of the day and Shami has a wicket. England loose ninth wicket. This is Shami's fourth victim.
Meanwhile, England batsman Jos Buttler has said that the hosts are in the driver's seat to win the fourth Test and seal the series. “Yes, definitely (we can win). You've seen the wear and tear in the wicket – even in the first innings as well, there was quite a bit of rough outside the right-hander's off-stump. That's promising for Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid – and with the seamers, we've seen a bit of variable bounce. So I think it's nice to have the runs on the board," said Buttler.
Buttler scored 69 and put on vital lower-order partnerships with Ben Stokes and Sam Curran as England recovered from 122 for five to finish at 260 for eight at stumps. Talking about his partnership with Stokes, he said, "We've batted together in quite a lot of situations in different formats so that rapport is obviously comforting in a way and allows you to get the best out of each other. IND vs ENG 4th Test 2018 Day 3 Video Highlights: Jos Buttler's Half-Century Takes England to a Decent Position
"We've got that right, left-hand combination, trying to rotate the strike and not let bowlers settle. We just went about it the same way – trying to extend the partnership, and slowly and steadily building the lead.” (Inputs PTI)
England Playing XI: Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
India Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.
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