15:48 (IST)
After 36 overs,England 84/0 ( Rory Burns 36 , Haseeb Hameed 45)
Good over from Bumrah. He starts with short of length balls, otuside off line and Hammed lets them go. The pacer then pushes the length a bit forward and makes the opener defend the deliveries. Maiden over.
15:44 (IST)
After 35 overs,England 84/0 ( Rory Burns 36 , Haseeb Hameed 45)
Burns lets the angled-away first ball go to the keeper. The next one is more straight and is worked to the leg side for a single. Two dot balls to Hameed who collects single with a flick off a legside delivery. Burns finishes the over with a boundary through the third man region. Umesh needs to correct his lines.
15:43 (IST)
Burns makes use of the angled away delivery by steering it past the gully for a boundary at third man.
15:39 (IST)
After 34 overs, ENG 78/0
Bumrah from the other end. The pacer starts off with a yorker that is jammed to square leg by Hammed. There's also a short midwicket in place. Bumrah continues with fuller deliveries on off and Hameed blocks them out with ease. The last one is clipped straight to short midwicket fielder. Maiden over.
15:34 (IST)
After 33 overs,England 78/0 ( Rory Burns 31 , Haseeb Hameed 44)
The first ball is a loosener from Umesh. A slider down leg which Hameed tried flicking but missed. The pacer corrects his length and goes outside off. The last ball is tucked to square leg for the first run of Day 5.
15:30 (IST)
We are moments away from live action! To have a final day in Test cricket where all results are possible is a feeling that can hardly be explained in words. Every over, every delivery, every shot will be closely followed. Umesh Yadav will begin the proceeding for India. Haseeb Hameed is on strike. Rory Burns is at the non-striker's end.
15:20 (IST)
Pitch report: "Batsmen should really enjoy batting on this surface, it's still a good batting pitch. There are some footholes for Jadeja to exploit, especially against the left-handers. India will have to bowl really well to force a win today," says Dominic Cork.
15:15 (IST)
Pope shares England's plans.
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England's Ollie Pope chats ahead of day five 🎙️
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15:13 (IST)
Shardul Thakur (speaking to Sky Cricket): "Both teams are pushing hard for a result, you can't expect a lot more. All we need is an early wicket, or even if we get a couple of wickets in the middle, the pressure will be on them. I think there could be a bit of reverse swing on offer later today."
15:07 (IST)
India batting coach Vikram Rathour backs struggling Ajinkya Rahane
"When you are playing cricket for such a long time, you will have phases, where you will not get runs, and that is the time as a team we need to back them and support them as much as we can," he said.
"We saw with Pujara also, him getting more opportunities and he has come back and played a couple of very important innings for us.
"So, we are hoping that Ajinkya will get back into form and he will still play a major role in the Indian team's batting so, I don't think we have arrived to that point where it should become a concern."
14:55 (IST)
Video recap of Day 4 action!
All three results possible as we head into the final day 🏴🏏#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/G1CpmgZVws
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 6, 2021
14:54 (IST)
Oval Test has been a treat!
Cricket at its best..Nothing can beat a well fought test series..The one in Australia and now this one ..The most skilfull form of cricket ..@BCCI
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14:53 (IST)
Day 4 recap:
England's under-fire opening pair made a confident start after an indomitable Shadul Thakur and a calm Rishabh Pant ensured a 367-run lead for India as the fourth Test entered an engrossing home stretch.
Haseeb Hameed (43 batting, 85 balls) and Rory Burns (31 batting, 109 balls) put on 77 runs in 32 overs on a placid track that showed little signs of wear and tear after Thakur (60 off 72 balls) and Pant (50 off 107 balls) helped India put on a commendable 466 in their second essay.
14:51 (IST)
Such is the beauty of Test cricket that we go into the final day of this game with all four results possible, perhaps England’s batsmen will find the resolve that has for so long deserted them and bring their side home, perhaps India’s bowlers will carry the day – one thing though is for certain, without the efforts of Shardul they would never have even got this far.
Shardul Thakur has two fifties in this match and his knocks from lower-order has allowed India to give England a challenging target. Charles Reynolds writes on how vital the Mumbai cricketer has been for India. Click here to read in full.
14:42 (IST)
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the final day of fourth Test between England and India. The equation is simple. England need 291 more runs to win the match in 90 overs. India need to pick all 10 wickets. The winner will take a 2-1 lead in the series.
Stay tuned as we will bring you all the updates from the day.
ENG vs IND, 4th Test Live Cricket Score Updates: Burns lets the angled-away first ball go to the keeper. The next one is more straight and is worked to the leg side for a single. Two dot balls to Hameed who collects single with a flick off a legside delivery. Burns finishes the over with a boundary through the third man region. Umesh needs to correct his lines.
Day 4 report: Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed held firm on Sunday to give England hope of a record-breaking win in the fourth Test against India at the Oval.
England were 77-0 at the close of the fourth day, needing a further 291 runs to reach a daunting target of 368 after India had piled up 466 in their second innings, with Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur sharing a stand of exactly 100.
But left-hander Burns was 31 not out on his Surrey home ground and fellow opener Hameed 43 not out to set up a tantalising finish, with this five-match series already intriguingly poised at 1-1.
India have again omitted off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, a bowler with 413 Test wickets to his credit but yet to feature this series, on an Oval pitch renowned for taking turn late in the game.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja bowled tidily but without success in a spell of 0-28 in 13 overs.
"It's poised to be an excellent game, I thought the boys batted excellently tonight," England all-rounder Moeen Ali told Sky Sports. "Jadeja is going to be the biggest threat."
Meanwhile India batting coach Vikram Rathour told reporters: "Jadeja will play a massive role tomorrow...He's bowled really well today, with a lot of control and did create opportunities. Tomorrow, with a little bit of luck, I think those opportunities will turn into wickets."
And the odds are still in the tourists' favour.
The most England have made more to win in the fourth innings of a Test is 362-9, requiring 359, against Australia at Headingley in 2019.
But Ben Stokes, whose unbeaten century saw England to that thrilling one-wicket win two years ago, is not playing in this series while the all-rounder takes a mental health break from all cricket.
When India captain Virat Kohli was caught at slip off spinner Moeen for 44 - his 21st successive Test innings without a hundred -- India had a healthy but not unassailable lead of 213 runs.
Pant (50) and Thakur (60), however, shared a partnership of 100 in just 155 balls.
For Thakur, fit following a hamstring injury that had kept him out since the drawn first Test in Nottingham, it was his second fifty of the match following his 57 in India's first-innings 191.
Even James Anderson, Test cricket's most successful fast bowler, was made to look every one of his 39 years when Thakur hoisted him through deep midwicket, with the ball no longer deviating in the air or off the pitch.
England's plight was summed up when, with India 376-6, Pant was sent back by Thakur after going for a needlessly risky single on 37 only for Moeen to miss with a shy at the stumps from midwicket while Hameed, who fumbled the return, also failed to run him out.
Thakur's third fifty in four Tests came in just 65 balls, including five fours and a superb straight six off seamer Ollie Robinson.
England captain Joe Root eventually had Thakur edging his occasional off-spin to Craig Overton at slip before Pant, batting responsibly after repeatedly giving his wicket away this series, was caught and bowled by Moeen.
Here's all you need to know about when and where to watch the fourth England-India Test match:
When will the fourth India vs England Test be played?
The fourth England vs India Test will be played from Thursday, 2 September, 2021.
Where will the fourth India vs England Test be played?
The fourth Test between England and India will be played at The Oval in London.
What time will the fourth India vs England Test begin?
The fourth Test between England and India will begin at 3.30 pm IST. The toss is set to take place at 3 pm on Day 1.
How can I watch the India vs England Test match?
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Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna
England: Joe Root (C), Moeen, Anderson, Bairstow, Billings, Rory Burns, Sam Curran, Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Malan, Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
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