01/02Result
2nd Test, England tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Feb 2-5 2024
India won by 106 runs
Player of the Match
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit BumrahIndia
01/02Result
2nd Test, England tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Feb 2-5 2024
India won by 106 runs
Player of the Match
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit BumrahIndia

3.35pm: England set 399 to win, a record chase in more than one respect. It's a taller target than they Bazballed their way to against India at Edgbaston the summer before last - England's highest successful pursuit in the fourth innings - and a dozen beyond the record in India (Chennai 2008). But you know dreamers gon' dream. Back shortly for the resumption

78.3
W
Rehan Ahmed to Ashwin, OUT, even better hands, claims the catch to finish this! Spins to catch the outside edge as Ashwin pokes on the front foot, again the ball doesn't get up but no problem for Foakes, whose gloves stay down and the ball nestles in place

R Ashwin c †Foakes b Rehan Ahmed 29 (77m 61b 2x4 1x6) SR: 47.54

78.2
0
Rehan Ahmed to Ashwin, no run, stays low through to Foakes as Ashwin tries to tonk it down the ground. Marvelous hands from Foakes, who breaks the bails even as he falls over

"May not spin that much but it's way too difficult to chase down 400 runs. Bazball or not , England won't have easy runs." Surely no one was expecting it to be easy, Pup?

78.1
0
Rehan Ahmed to Ashwin, no run, full on middle and leg, pushed back to the bowler

Rehan to Ashwin. Field spread

END OF OVER:
78 | (wicket maiden) | IND: 255/9

  • Mukesh Kumar0 (2b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin29 (58b)
  • Tom Hartley27-3-77-4
  • Rehan Ahmed24-5-88-2
77.6
0
Hartley to Mukesh Kumar, no run, flatter, 88kph outside off and he jabs down on it decisively
77.5
0
Hartley to Mukesh Kumar, no run, full and drifting in, runs away leg side off the pad

Slip, two gullies and silly mid-off for Mukesh Kumar

Thanks, Sid. We've been on the scenic route since tea, 28 runs and three wickets in 13.3 overs - but it'll soon be time to step on the gas for England's run chase. Strap in

With that wicket comes the drinks break. Alan with the commentary after this

77.4
W
Hartley to Bumrah, OUT, caught at gully. Hartley flights one wide outside off, he has a push at it, and edges it for a low catch to gully. Lovely catch by Bairstow

JJ Bumrah c Bairstow b Hartley 0 (45m 26b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

77.3
0
Hartley to Bumrah, no run, tosses this up generously, but Bumrah defends again
77.2
0
Hartley to Bumrah, no run, full, middle and off, driven to mid-off
77.1
0
Hartley to Bumrah, no run, Bumrah continues to keep blocking

Ashwin has been okay with Bumrah facing more of Hartley so this should be fine. Three catching men now

END OF OVER:
77 | 10 Runs | IND: 255/8

  • Ravichandran Ashwin29 (58b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (22b)
  • Rehan Ahmed24-5-88-2
  • Tom Hartley26-2-77-3
76.6
4
Rehan Ahmed to Ashwin, FOUR, fired down the leg side, and Ashwin takes the boundary, sweeping this hard and fine of short fine leg
76.5
0
Rehan Ahmed to Ashwin, no run, on a good length, and Ashwin stretches forward to defend

Just the one boundary rider now

76.4
6
Rehan Ahmed to Ashwin, SIX, and outta nowhere, an RKO of a six. Just comes out of his bunker and lofts a legbreak over mid-on
76.3
0
Rehan Ahmed to Ashwin, no run, kicks at him as he defends, but there is no short leg in place. Off the handle it goes
76.2
0
Rehan Ahmed to Ashwin, no run, seems that is the process. Turns down the single to deep cover again
76.1
0
Rehan Ahmed to Ashwin, no run, turns down a single first ball of the over. Protecting Bumrah from the leggie but not the left-arm spinner?

India's lead is past the highest fourth-innings score in India, win lose or draw

END OF OVER:
76 | 1 Run | IND: 245/8

  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (22b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin19 (52b)
  • Tom Hartley26-2-77-3
  • Rehan Ahmed23-5-78-2

David : "This is doing very respectable things to Hartley's and Rehan's run rates. Need these two out, though. Jimmy time"

75.6
0
Hartley to Bumrah, no run, and another proper block to end the over
75.5
0
Hartley to Bumrah, no run, full, middle and leg, Bumrah still defends

Field spreads now

75.4
0
Hartley to Bumrah, no run, pushed through, and Bumrah accordingly goes back to defend. Has faced 20 balls now
75.3
0
Hartley to Bumrah, no run, middle and leg, Bumrah opens up the front leg and defend

Slip, gully, silly point

75.2
1
Hartley to Ashwin, 1 run, worked to deep midwicket, and now he is trusting Bumrah. So stalemate over at both ends
75.1
0
Hartley to Ashwin, no run, forward defensive first over

Four boundary riders. Stokes has given up on the stalemate before Ashwin

END OF OVER:
75 | 1 Run | IND: 244/8

  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (18b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin18 (50b)
  • Rehan Ahmed23-5-78-2
  • Tom Hartley25-2-76-3
74.6
0
Rehan Ahmed to Bumrah, no run, he leaves one alone outside off

The field spreads now in case Bumrah wants the single

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England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st50BM DuckettZ Crawley
2nd45Z CrawleyRehan Ahmed
3rd37Z CrawleyOJ Pope
4th22JE RootZ Crawley
5th40JM BairstowZ Crawley
6th0JM BairstowBA Stokes
7th26BA StokesBT Foakes
8th55BT FoakesTW Hartley
9th6TW HartleyShoaib Bashir
10th11JM AndersonTW Hartley