their Tons of from Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar stored India’s hopes alive within the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy after the fourth Check in opposition to England in Manchester led to a draw on Sunday. With England main the sequence 2-1, India nonetheless have an opportunity to attract the sequence by profitable the fifth and last Check, beginning on July 31 at The Oval.
After conceding a first-innings lead of 311, India had been in a spot of hassle with an purpose to save lots of the Check match. The guests did not get the beginning they wished with the dismissals of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan with out a single run on the board.Â
However captain Shubman Gill (103) led from the entrance with 100 and solid a 188-run stand with KL Rahul (90) to save lots of the sinking ship with greater than 5 periods to go within the recreation. Whereas Rahul missed on 100 on the ultimate day, Gill made certain India frustrate the English bowlers with their defensive method all through the day.Â
With vice-captain Rishabh Pant not able to bat, the stress was on all-rounders Sundar and Jadeja to do the remainder of the job. The duo put up a mammoth 203-run stand for the unbroken fifth wicket in 334 balls to save lots of India’s day.Â
England captain Ben Stokes did attempt to end the match early by having a chat with Jadeja and Sundar, however the Indians selected to not with a watch on particular person tons of. Each the batters had been on eighties at that second.Â
Nevertheless, it did not take a lot lengthy for them to finish three determine scores. Whereas Jadeja despatched Harry Brook over the wires to carry up his eleventh Check ton, Sundar received his maiden worldwide hundred with a single off Joe Root. Â
