02/09Result
4th Test, India tour of England at London, Sep 2-6 2021
India won by 157 runs
Player of the Match
Rohit Sharma
Rohit SharmaIndia
02/09Result
4th Test, India tour of England at London, Sep 2-6 2021
India won by 157 runs
Player of the Match
Rohit Sharma
Rohit SharmaIndia

5pm Well well well. That was hectic. India's session, I'd say, so far. I thought if they could get to 180 that would be a bonus but Hurricane Thakur has taken them to 190. The second-fastest recorded fifty for India. Possibly the fastest fifty in England. Some score on the board. Miller will be there for the start of England's innings before I mop up at the end of the day

61.3
W
Robinson to Yadav, OUT, finally they take a catch as Umesh has another swipe and the outside edge is headed towards Overton at first slip again, but Bairstow stick out his right glove to send Umesh back

UT Yadav c †Bairstow b Robinson 10 (45m 20b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

TheSearle: "I do love a nice Diamond Duck"

61.2
1
Robinson to Mohammed Siraj, 1 run, on a length, straight, Siraj goes back to push this wide of cover for one

In comes Mohammed Siraj

samson: "Lord Thakur gave what we expected from Pant. "

61.1
W
Robinson to Yadav, OUT, another drop but there is a run-out appeal on too. Umesh has an almighty swing at this, gets an outside edge, which is dropped overhead by Overton at first slip. They run, but the ball has not gone too far off the slips. Burns goes back and lets rip a direct hit to catch Bumrah short

JJ Bumrah run out 0 (4m 0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -

END OF OVER:
61 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 190/8

  • Umesh Yadav10 (18b)
  • Chris Woakes15-6-55-4
  • Ollie Robinson17-9-37-2
60.6
W
Woakes to Thakur, OUT, big appeal for lbw, not given out, and they have reviewed it. Another almighty swing at a length ball, this is pitched on a length and just outside off, and the movement beats his swipe to hit him high on the back leg. But the thing is it looks it has hit him high because of his braced back leg. The replay shows it is hitting leg. Finally some relief for England, and Thakur gets a big applause as he goes back after this breathtaking assault. Bumrah knocks gloves with him on the way in

SN Thakur lbw b Woakes 57 (60m 36b 7x4 3x6) SR: 158.33

60.5
4
Woakes to Thakur, FOUR, and there is more as he has punched this powerfully. Short of a length, and he throws everything at it. Doesn't matter that mid-off is back at the fence, but he has got this wide enough of the man

This might just be the fastest Test fifty in England

60.4
0
Woakes to Thakur, no run, hit hard with a dominant bottom hand but straight to mid-on

Anup Kumar: "Shardul was on 47 in Brisbane, hit lyon for a 6 and completed his fifty. Repeated the same thing here."

60.3
0
Woakes to Thakur, no run, short of a length, defended off the back foot

Thakur back on strike. The field spreads

60.2
1
Woakes to Yadav, 1 run, on a length, angling in, pushed wide of midwicket for one

Thakur's nickname in the team is Beefy, and he might just have beaten Ian Botham by one ball to the fastest fifty at The Oval

60.1
0
Woakes to Yadav, no run, Umesh defends off the back foot

That's the second-fastest recorded Test fifty for India

END OF OVER:
60 | 13 Runs | IND: 185/7

  • Shardul Thakur53 (32b)
  • Umesh Yadav9 (16b)
  • Ollie Robinson17-9-37-2
  • Chris Woakes14-6-50-3
59.6
0
Robinson to Thakur, no run, driven on the up but it looks like it will go straight to mid-off. Falls just short. That's just how these lower-order counterattacks go. The good ones are nailed, and the mis-hits are so bad they don't reach the fielders
59.5
6
Robinson to Thakur, SIX, Thakur is so so pumped up. He is the top run-getter this innings. Magnificent pull shot. Out of his crease when Robinson drops this short to check his horizontal shots. And he has nailed this flat over deep square. And he accepts the applause but looks angry
59.4
4
Robinson to Thakur, FOUR, what extraordinary batting. That is fifty for the partnership, He has just flat-batted this length ball back over his head and over mid-off
59.3
0
Robinson to Thakur, no run, defended off the front foot
59.2
0
Robinson to Thakur, no run, dropped?. There is a shout even before Bairstow has taken this as Thakur gloves the pull but Bairstow has run too far down leg. The ball has wobbled away from him at the last moment. Third drop today

Thakur back on strike. Two slips in place

59.1
3
Robinson to Yadav, 3 runs, mix-up. First some luck for India as this outside edge trickles past the slips. Umesh is happy with two, Thakur wants three, but they make it in the end

Partnership 45. Thakur 43 not out. Robinson is back

END OF OVER:
59 | 12 Runs | IND: 172/7

  • Shardul Thakur43 (27b)
  • Umesh Yadav6 (15b)
  • Chris Woakes14-6-50-3
  • Craig Overton15-2-49-1
58.6
4
Woakes to Thakur, FOUR, and once they start going your way, they all go your way. Thakur swings hard at a length ball and the outside edge flies over the slips
58.5
0
Woakes to Thakur, no run, huge appeal for lbw but not given. They are not reviewing this. Seems like headed down leg
58.4
6
Woakes to Thakur, SIX, midwicket is back but it doesn't matter to Thakur as whips this full ball from middle and off over wide long-on for a six. Sensational counterattack
58.3
2
Woakes to Thakur, 2 runs, gets away with a mis-hit as he looks to loft this over mid-off but ends up slicing this over cover-point. Just about clears the man

Midwicket is back now

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England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st100RJ BurnsH Hameed
2nd20DJ MalanH Hameed
3rd21JE RootH Hameed
4th5JE RootOJ Pope
5th0JM BairstowJE Root
6th1MM AliJE Root
7th35CR WoakesJE Root
8th11CR WoakesC Overton
9th9C OvertonOE Robinson
10th8JM AndersonOE Robinson