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IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 1 Highlights: Root's century takes England to 302/7

India vs England 4th Test Day 1 Highlights: Joe Root slammed his 31st century and helped England recover from 112 to finish the day at 302/7. Debutant Akash Deep took three wickets for India

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Joe Root of England celebrating his Hundred during the first day of the 4th test match between India and England held at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on the 23rd Feb 2024  Photo by Saikat Das / Sportzpics for BCCI

Joe Root of England celebrating his Hundred during the first day of the 4th test match between India and England held at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on the 23rd Feb 2024 Photo by Saikat Das / Sportzpics for BCCI

3:53 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: High full toss

 
Over Summary: 0 0 0 N4 0 0 0; England 251-7 after 77 overs
Joe Root (82), Ollie Robinson (5); Ravindra Jadeja 24-7-49-1
 
This is a very high full toss from Jadeja and it has been hit for a four by Robinson and rightly called a no-ball. 
 
3:50 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Siraj strikes, gets Hartley

 
Over Summary: 0 4 W 0 0 1; England 246-6 after 76 overs
Joe Root (82), Ollie Robinson (1); Mohammed Siraj 11-3-52-2
 
Mohammed Siraj you beauty!! This was a great ball and would have been any batter let alone Hartley as it comes back in the air and then leaves the batter after landing to pick the top of off. 
 
3:27 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Run-Out opportunity

 
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; England 241-6 after 75 overs
Joe Root (82), Tom Hartley (9); Ravichandran Ashwin 22-1-83-1
 
Run-Out opportunity goes begging as Akashd Deep at mid-off was not able to collect the ball after it ricocheted off Ashwin’s foot. Hartley had struck it powerfully and went for the single straightaway. 
 
3:23 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Third maiden by Siraj

 
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; England 240-6 after 74 overs
Joe Root (82), Tom Hartley (8); Mohammed Siraj 10-3-47-1
 
Siraj bowls his third maiden over and continues to put pressure on the batters. 
 
3:21 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: DRS saves Hartley

 
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 6 0; England 240-6 after 73 overs
Joe Root (82), Tom Hartley (8); Ravichandran Ashwin 21-1-82-1
 
Hartley goes down the ground and hits a huge six over deep mid-wicket. On the very next ball, he is trapped in front of the wicket and the umpire gives it out. 
 
3:16 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Siraj bowling well

 
Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 0 0; England 233-6 after 72 overs
Joe Root (81), Tom Hartley (2); Mohammed Siraj 9-2-47-1
 
Three runs from the over and Siraj is bowling well here. 
 
3:06 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Reverse sweep from Root

 
Over Summary: 0 2 1 0 0 0; England 230-6 after 71 overs
Joe Root (79), Tom Hartley (1); Ravichandran Ashwin 20-1-75-1
 
Joe Root has brought out the reverse sweep for the first time in this inning. 
 
3:03 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Siraj bowling around the wicket

 
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; England 227-6 after 70 overs
Joe Root (76), Tom Hartley (1); Mohammed Siraj 8-2-44-1
 
Siraj is bowling from around the wicket to the left-hander and can get the ball to go away and come back into Hartley alternatively. 
 
3:00 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Hartley off the mark

 
Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 0 0; England 227-6 after 69 overs
Joe Root (76), Tom Hartley (1); Ravichandran Ashwin 19-1-72-1
 
Tom Hartley must bring his best out with the bat here. He has opened his account here. 
 
2:55 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Siraj gets Foakes, breaks the partnership

 
Over Summary: 1 0 0 W 0 0; England 225-6 after 68 overs
Joe Root (75), Tom Hartley (0); Mohammed Siraj 7-1-44-1
 
Once again Ben Foakes fumbles after a start and against the run of play, he plays a loose shot and gets caught at short mid-wicket just like the last game. He is out for 47 and Siraj is the partnership breaker as India enters the English tail. 
 
2:49 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: 100-run stand between Foakes and Root

 
Over Summary: 6 0 4 4 0 2; England 224-5 after 67 overs
Joe Root (74), Ben Foakes (47); Ravichandran Ashwin 18-1-70-1
 
The 100-run stand between Foakes and Root comes up in Ranchi. Foakes has hit Ashwin for 16 runs in the over and has moved to 47 all of a sudden. 
 
2:47 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Ashwin changing things

 
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 1; England 208-5 after 65 overs
Joe Root (74), Ben Foakes (31); Ravichandran Ashwin 17-1-54-1
 
Ashwin chopping and changing things with his bowling and action, but there is no success. 
 
2:47 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: Jadeja bowls yet another maiden

 
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 1; England 208-5 after 66 overs
Joe Root (74), Ben Foakes (31); Ravindra Jadeja 23-7-44-1
 
Jadeja bowls yet another maiden here
 
2:44 PM

4th Test, IND vs ENG Live Score: 2 from the over

 
Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 0 0; England 206-5 after 64 overs
Joe Root (73), Ben Foakes (30); Ravindra Jadeja 22-6-44-1
 
Jadeja continues to bowl tight lengths and England gets two singles from the over. 
 
2:39 PM

IND vs ENG Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: 200 up for English side

 
Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 2 1; England 204-5 after 63 overs
Joe Root (72), Ben Foakes (29); Ravichandran Ashwin 16-1-52-1
 
200 comes up for England and the partnership between Root and Faokes is the biggest reason for that. 
 

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First Published: Feb 23 2024 | 6:53 AM IST

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