It has been a day of pure English dominance. Although their first innings was wrapped up in the initial part of the morning session, their bowlers ensured India did not get ahead in the match. James Anderson removed Rohit Sharma to get closer to 700 career wickets while Shoaib Bashir had a memorable day, scalping four wickets. It was a day that the Indian batters would love to forget as they struggled big time with Bashir and Tom Hartley wreaking havoc. India are still 134 runs behind and would need a solid effort from Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav on Day 3 to come out of jail in this innings. For England though, they would want to wrap up the Indian innings as early as possible to build on a solid lead in the first innings.
OUT! Tom Hartley gets another wicket and it is Ravi Ashwin. The ball kept low and struck him on his front pad and DRS showed that it would clip leg-stump. Since the on-field call was out, DRS could not save Ashwin. England in complete control here. Ravichandran Ashwin lbw b Tom Hartley 1(13)
OUT! Tom Hartley among the wickets now and he has dismissed Sarfaraz Khan! Hartley induces an outside edge and Joe Root takes a good catch at slips. India in a real spot of bother now with 182 runs away. Sarfaraz Khan c Root b Tom Hartley 14(53)
OUT! Tom Hartley among the wickets now and he has dismissed Sarfaraz Khan! Hartley induces an outside edge and Joe Root takes a good catch at slips. India in a real spot of bother now with 182 runs away. Sarfaraz Khan c Root b Tom Hartley 14(53)
OUT! England have got their man and it is Yashasvi Jaiswal now, who departs! The left-hander has been England's thorn in this series but Shoaib Bashir has produced yet another moment of magic! Yashasvi Jaiswal b Shoaib Bashir 73(117)
And that would be tea on Day 2! The second session has been completely dominated by England with Shoaib Bashir picking up three wickets. The young spinner dismissed Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar and Ravindra Jadeja to leave India at 131/4. Yashasvi Jaiswal's innings has been the only bright spot for India with the youngster having scored a half-century. He and Sarfaraz Khan will now look to take the Indian innings forward as they aim to get closer to the England total.
OUT! Shoaib Bashir has taken one more wicket and dismissed Ravindra Jadeja! India in trouble now and need a partnership from here on. Ravindra Jadeja came forward and the ball went up after catching the edge of his bat and pad and Ollie Pope completed a simple catch. England have made inroads into India's batting order here. Ravindra Jadeja c Ollie Pope b Shoaib Bashir 12(12)
OUT! Shoaib Bashir has one more wicket to his name and he has trapped Rajat Patidar in front. DRS showed that the ball would have clipped the leg-stump which meant that 'umpire's call' prevailed and Patidar, who has not been amongst the runs, falling to yet another low score. Rajat Patidar lbw b Shoaib Bashir 17(42)
FIFTY for Yashasvi Jaiswal! Yet another half-century for Yashasvi Jaiswal, who continues to make a mark in this Test series. He has stroked his way to a fifty here and he once again looks good to make it big.
OUT! Shoaib Bashir has struck and he has got the big wicket of Shubman Gill! He trapped right in front and a DRS from the batter confirmed three reds, which cut short his 38-run knock. England have produced a breakthrough! Shubman Gill lbw b Shoaib Bashir 38(65)
What would've been a very successful day for India in the IND vs ENG 4th Test was not possible because of Joe Root's 31st Test century. India looked in control quite a few times. Debutant Akash Deep looked in great touch as he took three wickets on the very first day of the IND vs ENG 4th Test and also did great work in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. No one other than Joe Root scored more runs for England. Zak Crawley and Ben Foakes came close to their fifties but weren't able to complete them as they fell prey to India's bowling attack. Joe Root Becomes First Cricketer To Score 10 Test Centuries Against India, Achieves Feat During IND vs ENG 4th Test 2024.
India's bowling lineup did a very good job on day 1. Mohammed Siraj took a couple of wickets. Debutant Akash Deep took three wickets. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin have taken a wicket each. Kuldeep Yadav is yet to take a wicket. Youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal did bowl a single over but didn't get any wickets. With the new ball on Day 2, it will be interesting to see Akash Deep and Siraj bowl. Both the pacers are very capable of taking wickets. For Akash Deep we saw how good he can be with a new ball. Annoyed Rohit Sharma Comes Up With 'Idhar Kya' Reaction As Ravindra Jadeja and Dhruv Jurel Waste a Review During IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 1 2024 (Watch Video).
For England, Joe Root and Ollie Robinson will be opening the batting. Root is playing on 106 and Robinson will continue on 31. England at the stumps of day 1 scored 302 runs at the loss of seven wickets. Root and Robinson will look forward to taking England to a big total. It will be a crucial phase for England as they are currently 2-1 down in the series and will look forward to making a strong comeback.