By the end of the fourth day play in the Oval Test, England have scored 339 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. The fourth day’s game was stopped quickly due to poor light, after which the rain worked to spoil the rhythm of Indian bowlers. Stumps were announced before time due to continuous rains. Right now Jamie Smith is playing 2 runs, while Jamie has not been able to open an account. England need 35 runs to win and India needs 4 wickets.

On the fourth day, England carried out their score from 50/1. By this time, the England team needed 324 runs to win. The game of 10 overs in the day was also not completed, when Ben Docket was followed by the famous Krishna on a score of 54. Indian bowlers started getting rhythm, meanwhile Mohammad Siraj dismissed captain Oli Pope on a score of 27.

Joe Root and Harry Brook’s century

England’s 3 wickets fell for 106 runs. From here, Joe Root and Harry Brook partnered 195 runs and sent Team India to the backfoot. Brook played an innings of 111 runs while playing at a strike rate of 113. When Brook’s wicket fell, England’s score was 301/4. On the fourth day, the ball started waving after T-Breck, so after Brook, one by one England batsmen started getting dismissed.

Jacob Bethel came, but could not stay at the crease for long. He was given a clean bold by the famous Krishna on a score of 5. The thrill in the match came when Joe Root was out on a score of 105. After the route was dismissed, 3.2 overs bowled, when the game was stopped due to poor light. After some time it started raining. Due to this the game was stopped quickly.

At one time England had scored 301 runs at the loss of 3 wickets and the team was moving towards an easy win. After this, within just 38 runs, the English team has lost 3 big wickets, due to which India has not been out of the victory race.

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England’s first innings in the Oval Test has been reduced to 247 runs. Host England have taken a lead of 23 runs in the first innings, as Team India scored 224 runs in the first innings. Mohammad Siraj and famous Krishna took the most wickets for Team India, both took four wickets each. Jack Croly and Harry Brook scored half -centuries for England. The first session of the second day was completely in England. After 0 wickets for 92 runs, England lost all 10 wickets within 155 runs.

The Indian team carried forward their score from 204/6, on the second day Team India was able to play only 34 balls, in which they were able to score just 20 runs and lost the remaining four wickets. In response, England got Ben Docket and Jack Croli to give England a start. Both of them scored 92 runs in 12.5 overs, but only then Duckets were dismissed on a score of 43. The process of falling wickets started from here, while after some time, Jack Crolye completed the fifty, whose innings ended for 64 runs.

Captained Oli Pope scored 22 runs, while Joe Root could not convert a good start into a big innings. Root was dismissed by Mohammad Siraj on a score of 29. Harry Brook stayed at the crease till the end, who scored an innings of 53 runs. He was bowled clean by Siraj. Chris Woakes could not bat in the innings, as he is out of the match. Under the ICC’s Substitute Rules, the substitute player can only field and wicketkeeping instead of the injured player, but not bowling or batting.

3 wickets fell at 175

At one time England had scored 175 runs after losing just 3 wickets and the team was moving towards the big score. From here, Siraj and Krishna wreaked havoc in bowling that England lost the remaining 7 wickets within the next 72 runs. Mohammad Siraj and famous Krishna took four and Akashdeep took one wicket.

IND vs Eng Test Series: India vs England series has stood at a very exciting turn. In the Birmingham Test, Team India has registered a historic victory of 336 runs by proving big analysts wrong. Since England lost by 5 wickets in the Leeds Test earlier, the five-match series is currently on par. Shubman Gill has become the first Indian captain to defeat England in a Test match in Edgbaston, but Talking about the series, Team India has passed a long time to win a Test series on England soil.

18 year drought will end

It has been a long time for the Indian team to win a Test series in England. India won the last Test series on England soil 18 years ago i.e. in 2007. At that time, a three -match series was played between the two countries. The first Test draw played at Lord’s was, while India won by 7 wickets in the second match. Team India captured the series 1-0 when the third Test draw was. In that series, the captaincy of the Indian team was Rahul Dravid.

After that the Indian team has played a Test series on England tour 4 times, out of which the British won the series and once the series was spent on a draw, but India never won the Test series on England’s soil after 2007. Now Shubman Gill has a chance to end the drought of the 18 -year Test series win in England under his captaincy.

Series 1-1 equal, where will the remaining matches be played

England won by 5 wickets in the Leeds Test, while Team India has won 336 runs in the Birmingham Test. Now the third match will be played at Lord’s from 10-14 July, the fourth match will be played from 23-27 July and the final match will be played at The Oval ground till 31 July-4 August.

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