India In Trouble
London/Bhubaneswar: August 16: At the end of Day 4 of India’s Second Test against England, Indians scored 181 runs loosing 6 wickets, just 154 runs ahead.
Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane did a fighting half-century and added 100 runs for the fourth wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara (45). Further, We lost three wickets after making 155 for three.
Due to bad light, stumps were called early, with eight overs remaining. As England decided to take the new ball in fading light and the umpires called it a day.
Now, India is fighting for a competitive score with wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant (batting on 14) with Ishant Sharma on four at stumps.
England Team did well after making our three front line batsman out within a total score 55. But, Pujara & Rahane tried to build the the innings with patience and caution.
Pujara (45) got out with the score on 155 as he was felled by Mark Wood and gave a catch to skipper Joe Root at second slip.
Rahane too got out for 61 by Jos Buttler off spinner Moeen Ali. Ravindra Jadeja got out
with a brilliant ball from Ali.
The three wickets in the final hour takes the balance in England’s favour.
Still, India’s wicket keeper Rishabh Pant is there at Stump, who can save India from disaster if will get support from tailenders.
At the Lord’s on Day 4, the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were doing well in initial overs.
But Rahul got out off a ball from Wood. Mark Wood thus broke the partnership for 18 runs.
Further Sharma also got out while trying to pull a ball from Wood. It was the second time in the series that Sharma got out while attempting a pull.
Skipper Virat Kohli got out by a ball of Sam Curran when trying to poke at a delivery on the fifth stump, taking an edge to Buttler.
Brief scores: India 364 and 181 for 6 in 82 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 45, Ajinkya Rahane 61, Rohit Sharma 21, Virat Kohli 20, Mark Wood 3/40, Moeen Ali 2/52) vs England 391.
