India vs England Live Score 5th Test, Day 5: England beat India by seven goals to level the score 2-2
Hello and welcome to Sportsstar’s live telecast of the fifth day of the India-UK Thursday Test from Edgbaston in Birmingham.
LIVE COMMENTS
| Joe Root: “The feeling in the dressing room is whatever you get, we’ll take it. Jonny is always in and out, you can blame me for that if you like, but he came in. this summer, the return of winter and it’s special. I feel like I’m playing a good game of cricket, feeling excited, in a good place and I need to try to stay that way. with a layoff, it’s a losing game, when you’re in, you have to keep going. Once you get past 4.5, it’s hard to put pressure back on you.” |
Root did it! Bairstow did it! Britain did it. They beat India with seven goals to level the score 2-2! It’s a mind chase. Bairstow and Root are unbeaten with 114 and 142 respectively. This is currently the highest race in British history! And eighth largest overall. Function drop tool. England prevented India from winning their first series in England since 2007. It was also four stunning chases in a row for England. Ben Stokes, after winning the pitch, said: “We love to chase. And the boy was right!
Bairstow is now flying – three people in a row leave Siraj.
HUNDREDS! Bairstow hit 100 out of 138 balls, second of this match! Root is in a hurry! He skipped the track and launched Thakur at long intervals on four occasions. He follows it with a reverse ramp for six! You need 36 runs.
ENG 331/3 in 70 rounds: Bairstow, who had been silent for a while, advanced to 97 by pulling Thakur for four. I need 47 runs. FOUR! Joe Root has 100 more balls, out of 136 balls! This is his 100th this year and his 28th overall. 11th since the beginning of 2021. Phenomenon. Ninth against India.
ENG 310/3 in 66 rounds: Root moves to 98 with two boundaries beyond Bumrah. 200 also stood up. Meanwhile, there was another shadow change. Siraj replaces Shami. Big call for lbw against Bairstow. Not given. Bumrah hits Bairstow’s inside line but the shot then hits the thigh, meaning the ball will go over. Bumrah’s 64th goal was in her maidenhood, the first of the day and the first of 29 passes. Root meanwhile played a brilliant drive through the flaps in four, inching closer to 100.
ENG 288/3 in 62 rounds: The target is now under 100. Bumrah’s looks out of place. Was incorrect his line and length. Bairstow watched Bumrah midway through four more times. Bumrah has replaced Siraj. Mohammed Shami is sharing the attack. Meanwhile, there was another shadow change. Bright lights in Edgbaston. Bairstow intercepted Shami with two legs as England rushed towards the goal.
ENG 263/3 in 58 rounds: Head out to Bairstow and Root. The sky is overcast. Siraj to start things off. Original strike. Siraj started with a bouncer. Root swayed out of line. The next ball came out strong and scratched Root on the pad. The choking call for lbw. Not given. If England were to chase this, it would be the eighth-biggest competition in Test history. Root gets a third ball. Bairstow pinned the next two balls, thanks to a wrong pass from Pujara. Another single out of the final ball.
14:31: Michael Atherton thinks Jadeja was bowling at the wrong time yesterday – roughness would have been more appropriate for him at the end of the stall. 23 too until there’s a new ball but the way Bairstow and Root are going at the moment, they could make the new ball obsolete. It was still overcast and cool in Birmingham this morning. That said, there is little chance of rain, which, if you are an India fan, this is not good news.
14.23: Edgbaston will be packed today, following the examples of Trent Bridge and Headingley in offering free tickets on Thursday. Meanwhile, here’s Jimmy Anderson talking to Sky Sports: “We were up against it [yesterday], there are seven hooks to get, but we have faith that we’re going to go out there and really challenge it. Ben had the power of mind to tell us how we had to and it paid off. The ball doesn’t work much so short balls are the way to go. “
14:00: Welcome back. Root had 76 of 112 balls and Bairstow 72 with 87. They helped stabilize England after three shots sank in three goals on either side, threatening to derail a spectacular start by Alex Lees and Zak Crawley. Both added 107 in just 21.4 laps. Will Root and Bairstow see England return home with relative ease or will there be a final twist in the story? It’s pretty murky over Edgbaston at the moment. Indian bowlers will be hoping for those conditions to happen when they hit the field. He had 3 successful chases 279, 299 and 296 against New Zealand. Can they add one more to the tally?
ENGLAND 259/3 OF 57 ERROR AT STUMPS (Original 76*, Bairstow 72*; Bumrah 2-53)
HOW IS DAY 4 CHANNELED?
England are ending with a historic win over India in the Thursday Test after a fascinating Wednesday at Edgbaston. Chasing 378, the home team switched to 259-3, needing 119 more in the final day of play. REPORT
TRIVIA
India has never won a test at Edgbaston, losing six and drawing one on the 1986 tour.
Bumrah is the first fast bowler to captain India’s Test team since Kapil Dev in 1987.
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When: England vs India, 5th Test, 1-5 Jul 2022 Where: Edgbaston, Birmingham India (Play 11): Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasearch Bumrah (c) England (Play 11): Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Sam Billings (w), Matty Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson Where will ENG vs IND’s rescheduled Thursday match be streamed? Sony Liv app and sonyliv.com website |
