Skipper Shubman Gill made an unbeaten fifty and resisted England bowlers within the firm of KL Rahul to take India to 86 for 2 at tea on Day 4 of the fourth Test right here on Saturday (July 26, 2025).
India have been tottering at 1 for 2 at lunch, however Gill (52) and Rahul (30) added 85 runs for the third wicket within the post-lunch session to maintain India afloat.
India’s Sai Sudharsan returns to the pavilion after his dismissal throughout the fourth day of the fourth Test match between India and England, at the Old Trafford cricket floor, in Manchester, England, Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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The guests are nonetheless trailing by 225 runs at the break.
Earlier, England piled 669 runs of their first innings, driving on a whole lot by Joe Root and captain Ben Stokes, to take an enormous 311 runs lead.
Brief scores:
India 1st innings: 358 all out & II Innings: 86/2 in 28 overs (Gill batting 52, KL Rahul batting 30; Woakes 0/2) vs England: 669 all out in 157.1 overs (Joe Root 150, Ben Stokes 141, Ben Duckett 94, Zak Crawley 84; Ravindra Jadeja 4/143).
