England have done well in the final session of Day 4 as the openers have protected their wicket and have set a great platform with the game heading into the final day. The match hangs in the balance as both teams look to take the lead in the five-match series.
With a mammoth total on the board, India will be happy with their performance and given England's batting woes, despite the pitch favouring tye betters, Virat Kohli's team will fancy themselves. Meanwhile, the hosts will hope to see off the new ball and then begin charging towards the target.
Significant contributions from the lower order, mainly Shardul Thakur saw India curb England's momentum from the first hour of the opening session and post a huge total on the board. With the pitch favouring batsmen, the match tilt in either direction.
England will be aiming tom remove the tail-enders as quickly as possible after dismissing Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur
Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur have stitched up a 50+ run partnership together, curbing all the momentum England had gained before the lunch break with three quick wickets. The duo will aim to bat for as long as possible and post a huge score.
Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur are forming a great partnership together as India continue to strengthen their position in the game. Despite losing early wickets in the first session of the duo, the duo have got India back on track.
LUNCH! England will be happy with their display in the opening session of Day 4, taking three important wickets. But India are placed in a great position and will look to add to their score while the hosts will search for ways to get the visitors bowled out as quickly as possible.
Wicket! Moeen Ali provides gets rid of the danger man as he dismissed Virat Kohli. A Brilliant delivery gets the outside edge of the Indian skipper's bat giving an easy catch to Craig Overton on the slip. Kohli c Craig Overton b Moeen Ali 44(96).
Chris Woakes continues his fine form in the game as he provides early breakthroughs for the hosts on the fourth day. The pacer accounts for Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane in back-to-back overs, getting England back into the game.
So Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja will be looking to put up more than 100 runs on the board for England. As of now, India leads by 178 runs.
After putting up a dismal show on the first day in the fourth Test, Day 1 2021, the Virat Kohli and men put up a valiant battle on day 3 as they walked out to bat in the second innings. England got bundled out on 290 runs and then India was batting to complete the lead. Rohit Sharma scored a century and proved to be mighty for the English bowlers. Cheteshwar Pujara also slammed 61 runs and this was his 31st Test fifty. India vs England 4th Test 2021 Day 4 Live Streaming Online on SonyLIV and Sony SIX: Get Free Live Telecast of IND vs ENG on TV and Online.
It wouldn't be wrong to say that the two had been blazing guns with the bat. Sharma etched a few milestones while batting. He completed 11,000 runs as an opener for India. This was his first Test century outside India. So far Sharma has scored eight centuries in the longer format. Currently, we have Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja batting on 22 and 9 runs respectively. At stumps on Day 3, the scoreboard read 270/3. Virat Kohli fans would be hoping for the Indian skipper to score a 100.
As of now, the Indians have an upper hand in this Test match. Day 4 will be quite important for both sides to know where the game heads. Tay tuned to this space for all live updates of the match.