India National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard: England vice-captain Ollie Pope and veteran batter Joe Root scored unbeaten half-centuries to guide the hosts to 332 for two at lunch on the third day of the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford on Friday. The duo added 107 runs in the morning session and reduced India’s first-innings lead to just 26 runs. Resuming from an overnight score of 225 for two, Pope and Root batted steadily in the first session. Pope reached his half-century in 93 balls and remained unbeaten on 70 at the break. Root, who brought up his fifty in 99 deliveries, was not out on 63. His knock also helped him surpass Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid to become the third-highest run-scorer in Test history.
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England had made a strong start on Thursday with openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley posting fifties. Duckett missed a century by just six runs and fell for 94, while Crawley scored 84. Their solid foundation allowed England to respond confidently to India’s first-innings total of 358.
Ben Stokes was the pick of the bowlers for England, claiming five wickets to dismiss India on day two. Ravindra Jadeja has taken the only wicket for India so far in England’s innings.
Brief India National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard:
India first innings: 358 all out in 114.1 overs (Sai Sudharsan 61, Yashasvi Jaiswal 58; Ben Stokes 5 for 72)
England first innings: 332 for 2 in 74 overs (Ben Duckett 94, Zak Crawley 84, Ollie Pope 70 not out, Joe Root 63 not out; Ravindra Jadeja 1 for 59)
