India vs England 4th Test, Day 5 Highlights: India crush England by 157 runs to take 2-1 lead in 5-match series
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 06, 2021, 22:02:18 IST
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India vs England 4th Test, Day 5 Highlights: India crush England by 157 runs to take 2-1 lead in 5-match series

India crushed England by 157 runs in the fourth Test to register their first win at The Oval after 50 years. With the victory, India also took a 2-1 lead in the 5-match Test series. The final game of the series will now be played at the Old Trafford from September 10. Check India vs England 4th Test live score, scorecard, ball-by-ball commentary, team news and more on Times of India.
15:06 (IST) Sep 06

We're into the last day and the game is equally poised. Both teams are pushing hard for a result, you can't expect a lot more. All we need is an early wicket, or even if we get a couple of wickets in the middle, the pressure will be on them. We'll need to keep pushing them back. There can be a bit of reverse swing with the older ball, there's enough foot-holes and Jadeja will be obviously bowling into the rough. I think there could be a bit of reverse swing on offer later today.

Shardul Thakur to host broadcasters

15:04 (IST) Sep 06
Stat Attack!
Joe Root is just 27 runs away from 5,000 Test runs at home | Jasprit Bumrah is just one scalp away from 100 Test wickets
15:03 (IST) Sep 06

It's a beautiful morning here in London. The batsmen should really enjoy batting on this surface. It's still a good batting pitch. There are some footholes for Jadeja to exploit, especially against the left-handers. India will have to bowl really well to force a win today.

Dominic Cork in pitch report

14:59 (IST) Sep 06
Will England make history?
Will England make history?
14:58 (IST) Sep 06
'Lord Shardul'
'Lord Shardul'
14:55 (IST) Sep 06
When the Indian tail wagged
When the Indian tail wagged
14:45 (IST) Sep 06
The battle is on
The battle is on
14:44 (IST) Sep 06
England captain Joe Root eventually had Thakur edging his occasional off-spin to Craig Overton at slip before Pant, batting responsibly after repeatedly giving his wicket away this series, was caught and bowled by Moeen
14:40 (IST) Sep 06
Thakur's third fifty in four Tests came in just 65 balls, including five fours and a superb straight six off seamer Ollie Robinson
14:38 (IST) Sep 06
Even James Anderson, Test cricket's most successful fast bowler, was made to look every one of his 39 years when Thakur hoisted him through deep mid-wicket, with the ball no longer deviating in the air or off the pitch
14:33 (IST) Sep 06
For Thakur, fit following a hamstring injury that had kept him out since the drawn first Test in Nottingham, it was his second fifty of the match following his 57 in India's first-innings 191
14:15 (IST) Sep 06
Pant (50) and Thakur (60), however, shared a partnership of 100 in just 155 balls
14:05 (IST) Sep 06
When India captain Virat Kohli was caught at slip off spinner Moeen for 44 - his 21st successive Test innings without a hundred -- India had a healthy but not unassailable lead of 213 runs
13:51 (IST) Sep 06
But Ben Stokes, whose unbeaten century saw England to that thrilling one-wicket win two years ago, is not playing in this series while the all-rounder takes a mental health break from all cricket
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13:36 (IST) Sep 06
The most England have made more to win in the fourth innings of a Test is 362-9, requiring 359, against Australia at Headingley in 2019
12:26 (IST) Sep 06
With all results possible on Day 5, the odds are still in India's favour
12:25 (IST) Sep 06
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja bowled tidily but without success in a spell of 0-28 in 13 overs
12:25 (IST) Sep 06
India have again omitted off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, a bowler with 413 Test wickets to his credit but yet to feature this series, on an Oval pitch renowned for taking turn late in the game
12:25 (IST) Sep 06
But Rory Burns was 31 not out on his Surrey home ground and fellow opener Haseeb Hameed 43 not out to set up a tantalising finish, with this five-match series already intriguingly poised at 1-1
12:25 (IST) Sep 06
India piled up 466 in their second innings, with Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur sharing a stand of exactly 100