ENG 21/0 in 6 Overs (Target: 371) at Stumps | India vs England Highlights of 1st Test 2025 Day 4: Hosts Play Out Testing Phase

Stumps! Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett play out the testing last six overs and end the day wicketless despite playing three overs from Jasprit Bumrah. The game goes into the final day well poised. The pitch has not deteriorated much and batters will get runs if they can stay out on the crease and play out the good balls. India will hope for some Bumrah magic on the final day while England will want to do what they like, chase a big score well. There is rain forecast on the final day, although fans will not want such a good game to end in a draw because of rain. 

Out! Prasidh Krishna's patience runs out and he goes for the wild hoik. Doesn't get enough and gets a top edge which goes to the deep and the mid-wicket fielder dives to take a very good catch there. India will be more or less satisfied with the target set here. England won't be unhappy as well given they have chased this kind of target before. Prasidh c Josh Tongue b Bashir 0(11).

Out! The Indian tailenders seem to be disinterested in batting for long and take some shot with the ball at the England openers in this session only. Jasprit Bumrah avoid the hat-trick ball from Johs Tongue by defending it well but next ball he throws the kitchen sink and the stumps gets wrecked. The innings came apart really quick here.  Bumrah b Josh Tongue 0(2).

Out! Wickets keep tumbling on one end and Mohammed Siraj seems to have hurt his fingers too. Josh Tongue digs into the wicket, Mohammed Siraj gets hurried on to the pull shot and the gloves it to the hands of Jamie Smith, who takes a comfortable diving catch. India are in a collapse now. Siraj c Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue 0(1).

Out! Shardul Thakur departs trying to up the ante. Drives at a ball on the off-stump line and gets a thick outside edge to the hands of the slip fielder. Not the best of knocks from him. India's approach has been a bit questionable in the last few overs. Earlier, Chris Woakes scalped his first wicket of the match by dismissing Karun Nair through caught and bowled. Thakur c Root b Josh Tongue 4(12) and Karun Nair c and b Woakes 20(54).

Out! End of KL Rahul. England will be relieved. A tired shot from KL Rahul, similar to Shubman Gill's one in the morning. On the fifth stump line, jags back a bit, Rahul goes for the cut and chops it down to his stumps. Played a sensational knock scoring a century. England will want to restrict India from scoring fast here now that the set batter is out.  Rahul b Brydon Carse 137(247).

The conditions and how the innings has went has made England opt for the second new ball the moment it has been available. They kind of realise India are playing for declaration and want to tighten things up or take some wickets so that the target in the fourth innings can be a big lower. England are on the backfoot here. 

Fantastic session for India. They were eyeing an acceleration in this season after lunch and they got exactly that KL Rahul taking the charge. Rishabh Pant joined in soon and the duo powered India to a top position from where they can dictate terms for England and put them under pressure. Pant scored centuries in both innings of the Test match before getting dismissed. Only one wicket in the entire session and India have control now. 

Out! Finally the wicket. But it came after a record-breaking innings. One of the most complete innings Rishabh Pant has played as he had to handle a tough situation early in the day. But once he came back to his elements, he never looked back and kept going on. Slowed down a bit while scoring the century but gave some good swing to the bowlers after achieving it. Pant puts India in a very good position and they will hope they can take forward the momentum. Pant c Crawley b Bashir 118(140).

History! Rishabh Pant completes his century and at the same time achieves the feat of scoring century in both innings of a Test match. With it he achieves several records like being the second wicketkeeper-batter in Test history to score centuries in both innings. He is also the only Indian and only wicketkeeper-batter to score centuries in both innings against England. Pant and KL Rahul keep India in a strong position.