India’s captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the fourth day of fouth Test match between India and England at JSCA International Stadium Complex on February 26, 2024 in Ranchi.
| Photo Credit: K. R. Deepak
India reached 118 for three at lunch on day four of the fourth Test against England, needing another 74 runs to seal the series here on Monday, February 26, 2024.
Rohit Sharma (55 off 81) scored a crucial fifty and shared an 84-run stand with opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal (37) after India resumed the innings at 40 for no loss.
Rajat Patidar (0) suffered another failure in the series.
Shubman Gill (18) and Ravindra Jadeja (3) were in the middle at the break.
Scoreboard at lunch
England 1st Innings: 353
India 1st innings: 307
England 2nd innings: 145
India 2nd Innings
(Overnight: 40 for no loss): Rohit Sharma c Foakes b Hartley 55 Yashasvi Jaiswal c Anderson b Root 37 Shubman Gill not out 18 Rajat Patidar c Pope b Shoaib Bashir 0 Ravindra Jadeja not out 3 Extras: (B-4, LB-1) 5 Total: (For 3 wickets in 37 overs) 118
Fall of wickets: 1-84, 2-99, 3-100 Bowling: Joe Root 6-0-21-1, Tom Hartley 13-1-40-1, Shoaib Bashir 15-3-40-1, James Anderson 3-1-12-0.