India vs England 4th Test Day 5 Highlights: India beat England by 157 runs, take 2-1 lead in series

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India defeated England by 157 runs to win the fourth Test and register their only second Test win at the Oval through a sensational bowling performance in the second session of the fifth day's play on Monday (September 6).

England, who had gone into lunch strongly placed at 131/2, lost six wickets post-lunch as Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja picked two wickets each to reduce them to 147/6 from 141/2 within the space of 35 balls.

A brief 35-run partnership between Chris Woakes and Joe Root kept England alive before Shardul Thakur had the England captain playing on to the stumps.

Chris Woakes was dismissed at the stroke of tea by Umesh Yadav.

Victory took India 2-1 up in the series with one Test to go.

In what is panning out to be a fascinating day of Test cricket, India took the honours in the first session of the fifth morning in the fourth Test at the Kennington Oval on Monday as the visitors picked two England wickets to peg the hosts back in their second innings.

Shardul Thakur removed Rory Burns before Dawid Malan ended up being run out in what was clearly an intense session with both teams giving it their all. At lunch, England's score read 131/2 -- still needing 237 runs to win in the last two sessions of the match with eight wickets in the bag. England scored 54 runs for the loss of two wickets in the first session.

If Haseeb Hameed showed resistance for England, Shardul showcased resolve as he provided the breakthrough for India dismissing Burns in the first hour of play.
Taking strike on the final morning, the England openers got off to a steady start and both completed their respective fifties. However, moments after Burns brought up his half-century and a 100-run stand with Hameed, Shardul removed him to hand England the first blow.

50 for Rory Burns and opening partnership before we lose our first wicket.

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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 6, 2021

Meanwhile, Hameed also brought up his fifty. It was his second fifty in the series and his fourth in the longest format of the game. Dawid Malan, who came into bat at three, failed to leave a mark as he fell short at the striker's end and got run out after scoring five runs. It was Hameed's fault as he misjudged the quick single and Malan paid the price as Rishabh Pant made no mistake in removing the bails.

England skipper Joe Root and Hameed then added 11 runs before the first session came to an end. On Sunday, openers Hameed and Burns had provided England with a solid start in the final session after India were bowled out for 466 in the second innings.

It’s the fifth and final day of the fourth Test between India and England at the Oval and it’s going to be challenging for both the teams as hosts need 291 runs to win, while Virat Kohli and co. require 10 wickets to clinch the match.

Chasing 368, England openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed saw out the first ten overs, managing to score 20 runs. In the end, both these openers saw out 32 overs on the fourth day and ensured that the hosts enter the final day with all wickets intact.

At stumps, England's score read 77/0-- still needing 291 runs for the win with all ten wickets in hand. For the hosts, Burns (31*) and Hameed (43*) are at the crease.

Earlier, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, and Shardul Thakur all registered scores of more than 50 as India set a target of 368 for England on Day 4 of the ongoing fourth Test here at the Kennington Oval on Sunday. Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah also played cameos of 25 and 24 as India posted a score of 466 in the second innings, extending the lead to 367. For England, Chris Woakes returned with three wickets.

Resuming the third and final session at 445/8, Bumrah added five more runs before being dismissed by Chris Woakes and this brought an end to the 36-run stand for the ninth wicket. In the end, India was bowled out for 466 in the 149th over. The final wicket to fall was of Umesh (25) and he lost his wicket to Craig Overton.

Earlier, Pant and Thakur piled on the misery on England bowlers as India reached a dominant position in the second session. At tea, India's score read 445/8-- a lead of 346 runs with two wickets in hand. For the visitors, Umesh Yadav (13*) and Jasprit Bumrah (19*) are currently at the crease. Resuming the second session at 329/6, Pant and Thakur added 46 more runs inside one hour and this put the English bowlers on the back foot, with the visitors extending their lead to more than 250. Shardul carried on with his form and he brought up his second fifty of the match in the 134th over.

England skipper Joe Root finally brought about the dismissal as he sent Thakur (60) back to the pavilion, ending the 100-run stand for the seventh wicket, reducing India to 412/7. Pant (50) also registered his half-century in the 138th over of the innings, however, as soon as he reached the landmark, the left-hander ended up losing his wicket to Moeen Ali.

Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, and Virat Kohli might have lost their wickets but India extended their lead to 230 in the opening session. Overnight batters Kohli and Jadeja added 26 more runs to the total, before Jadeja (17) was trapped in front by Chris Woakes, ending the 59-run stand for the fourth wicket, and this brought Rahane to the middle.

Rahane (0) failed to open his account and he just last for eight balls as Woakes also had him trapped in front and India was reduced to 296/5 with the lead at 197. Rishabh Pant then joined Kohli in the middle and the duo put on 16 runs for the sixth wicket, but Moeen Ali cut short Virat's (44) knock in the 111th over.

Brief Scores: India 191 and 466 all out (Rohit Sharma 127, Cheteshwar Pujara 61, Chris Woakes 3-83); England 290 and 77/0 (Haseeb Hameed 43*, Rory Burns 31*, Jasprit Bumrah 0-11).