IND vs ENG Highlights, 4th Test Day 3: Joe Root gave England the upper hand on Day 3 of the Manchester Test. The former England captain smashed 150 as England finished the day at 544/7, stretching the lead to 186 runs. Ben Stokes, who returned to bat after retiring himself out earlier, was batting on 77, and joining him at the other end was Liam Dawson on 21.
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IND vs ENG Highlights, 4th Test Day 3: Joe Root slams 150; England finish at 544-7, lead by 186
IND vs ENG Highlights, 4th Test Day 3: Joe Root gave England the upper hand on Day 3 of the Manchester Test. The former England captain smashed 150 as England finished the day at 544/7, stretching the lead to 186 runs. Ben Stokes, who returned to bat after retiring himself out earlier, was batting on 77, and joining him at the other end was Liam Dawson on 21.
The day began with Root and Ollie Pope dominating the Indian bowlers. The pair added 144 runs for the third wicket and in the process Root smashed multiple records. He then went to slam his 38th Test century - 12th against India, which put him on top of the tally among batters with most tons against them. Root also jumped to No. 2 in the list of batters with most Test runs, and now stands only behind 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar.
After Pope, who was dismissed for 71 by Washington Sundar, Root was involved in another 100-plus stand with his skipper Ben Stokes. Together they took England from 349/4 to 491/4 before Stokes retired hurt and walked back to the dressing room. Stokes was then batting at 66(116). Root was stumped shortly after off Ravindra Jadeja's bowling and received a warm ovation as he walked back to the pavilion.
Jamie Smith was caught-behind for 9 against Jasprit Bumrah. Stokes walked out to bat again after the fall of seventh wicket, which was claimed by Mohammed Siraj.
England had resumed proceedings on Day 3 from the overnight total of 225/2, trailing by 133 runs.
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ℹ️MATCH UPDATE
Which is why, building on the previous paragraph, we should always look ahead, as there is no point in looking back. Unless something miraculous happens, given England's position, it has nearly taken two results out of the game - a tie and an Indian win. But there will be brownie points for psychological advantage. The series has not ended. Neither has the match. If India can come out and bundle the hosts quickly, inside the first 30-45 minutes on Day 4, they can keep England's lead to around 200-210 and try and bat long and hard into the third innings, to carry that form into the 5th Test. Also, Jonathan Trott on air informs us that the forecast is for cloudy weather on Saturday and a major part of Sunday is predicted to be rainy. So, if India can take this game into Day 5, we could have the same result as the 4th Ashes Test in 2023. So, all is not gloomy right now. What about England? How long do they think they need to bat? Will they keep Sunday's weather forecast in mind? An overnight declaration perhaps? All these questions will be answered come Saturday, 26th July, 2025, when Day 4 commences. The first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 3.30 pm IST (1000 GMT), weather and light permitting, but our buildup will begin well in advance. Do tune in early then. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
MATCH UPDATE
Tough day for India. For the first time in nearly a decade, they have conceded a total in excess of 500 away from home. Their bowling attack has been that good. But here, on a track which just looks flat barring inconsistent bounce, their bowlers were put to the sword. Amongst 4 seamers, only Jasprit Bumrah had an economy of under 4. That speaks volumes of his greatness and it is in such times of adversity that everything getes questioned. Could India have selected Prasidh Krishna for this match? Or, with the track supporting spin, could an extra spinner in Kuldeep Yadav served better than Shardul Thakur? Additionally, why was Washington Sundar not given the ball till the 69th over? And when he and Ravindra Jadeja were bowling in good rhythm, troubling Stokes, why were they taken off the attack just because the second new ball was due? These are questions which the young captain Shubman Gill will have to answer but there are plenty of learnings as well. Such questions pop up only when the team is in trouble.
MATCH UPDATE
One hour post the Tea break, things started to happen. For both sides. It started with India, with Bumrah slipping on the stairs while coming out from the dressing room and hurting his ankle and then, Mohammed Siraj getting tired and suffering from cramps as well. It spread to the opposition as Ben Stokes suffered from a stroke of cramps and walked off the field, retired hurt. That led to a flurry of wickets, as England slipped from 491/4 to 528/7, with Root suffering from cramps as well. However, just as the tourists seeked to end the day on a high, Stokes came back again and thwarted them.
MATCH UPDATE
The day began with India needing quick wickets to come back into the match but Ollie Pope and Root just denied that. A wicketless morning session ensued and the hosts just kept getting stronger and stronger. Arguably, they got the better of the batting conditions as the sun has been out in full glory throughout this innings. Pope fell for 71 after Lunch, having added a magnificent 144 for the third wicket with Root. This was just when the second new ball was about to be due and all of a sudden, Harry Brook got dismissed as well. India sensed an opportunity but the second new ball did not yield results and Root got into another partnership, this time with Stokes, which yielded 142.
MATCH UPDATE
Terrific day for England. Probably, their first since the final day of the first Test in this series, where they have bossed an entire day. The prediction was that if the hosts batted the day out, they will get close to 500 and that's exactly what has happened. In fact, they have reached close to 550. 319 runs came in the day, in 89 overs, for 5 wickets. The wickets fell in clusters, with the first two falling immediately after Lunch and the last 3 falling in the last hour of play. But for a major portion of the day, Joe Root dictated terms, scoring just his second century at this ground in Tests, also his second 150 at this venue as well, holding one end firm.
MATCH UPDATE
The scorecard does not paint the true picture. You look and say, yes, 491/4 became 528/7, but what's the big deal? Is the lead significant enough? And how much did Stokes add with Dawson on return? Just 11 in a stand of 16, right? Statistically speaking, all the numbers are correct. But, when Chris Woakes was dismissed, there were still around 6 overs left for the day and if Stokes was not going to bat, India needed just 2 more wickets to wrap the innings up. Also, the visitors had gained some momentum after Stokes' departure, as they conceded only 37 runs in 13.1 overs and picked up 3 quick wickets. For the second time in the day, they had gained some momentum and were on track to end the day on a high, but Mr. Midas stood in their way.
MATCH UPDATE
The Old Trafford crowd stands up as one to applaud its Midas. Of course, the day has belonged to Joe Root but Ben Stokes has played a significant part in it. It would have been logical and understandable for him to take the rest of the day off and come back afresh on Day 4, but seeing his side in trouble and sensing that India were on track to bowl England out on Day 3 itself, back he came, hobbling across and like a true champion, saw off the Indians. Take a bow, skip.
1 RunOver 134.6England 544/7
IN THE AIR... SAFE! The ploy nearly works for Siraj. The best short delivery of the over, coming from around the wicket, Stokes looks to pull but this one skids off the deck. Gets a top edge but it flies over backward square leg and lands well short of the man running across to his right from fine leg. A single taken. STUMPS ON DAY 3, ENGLAND 544/7, LEAD BY 186!
Ben Stokes 77(134)Liam Dawson 21(52)
Mohammed Siraj 1/113(26)
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CRR: 4.03
MATCH UPDATE
The last ball of the day coming up... another man goes over in the deep. In fact, deep backward square leg comes in.
1 RunOver 134.5England 543/7
One more short ball, around off, Liam Dawson gets across, swivels, with his front leg in the air, and pulls it to deep square leg for one.
1 RunOver 134.4England 542/7
Another short ball, down the leg side, pulled towards long leg for a run.
Dot BallOver 134.3England 541/7
That barely arrives. Another short ball, around off, Stokes is ready with the pull but still, toe-ends it to mid-wicket. He looks at where the ball landed on the pitch and smiles towards Dawson.
1 RunOver 134.2England 541/7
Another short ball, outside off, Liam Dawson rises with the bounce and fends it behind point for a single. Moves to 20.
1 RunOver 134.1England 540/7
A short ball, around middle, around head height, Ben Stokes pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Excellent ball from Siraj, applauded by Nasser Hussain on air as well, but gets a priceless quip from Ravi Shastri beside him - 'India have tried this tactic 24 hours too late'.
MATCH UPDATE
Last over from Bumrah for the day. If he picks up a wicket here, it might well be Stumps as well. In fact, Bumrah is not keen to bowl and Mohammed Siraj has been given the ball! 25-4-108-1 so far.
Dot BallOver 133.6England 539/7
Tossed up, outside off, Dawson comes forward and drives it towards cover.
Liam Dawson 19(50)Ben Stokes 74(130)
Ravindra Jadeja 2/117(33)
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CRR: 4.02
Dot BallOver 133.5England 539/7
The arm ball, around off, Liam Dawson fetches it from the off stump, with the ball coming in, but manages to push it towards backward point.
Dot BallOver 133.4England 539/7
No run.
1 RunOver 133.3England 539/7
1 run.
Dot BallOver 133.2England 538/7
No run.
Dot BallOver 133.1England 538/7
Full, outside off, landing on the rough, Ben Stokes looks to drive but the ball pitches and then spins back in, past the outside edge.
MATCH UPDATE
The clock has struck past 6.20 pm local (10.50 pm IST, 1720 GMT). This means that even if England get bowled out tonight, India will not have to bat before Stumps. By the way, Shubman Gill is back on the field.
3 RunsOver 132.6England 538/7
Excellent fielding. Full, outside off, Stokes leans and drives it towards extra cover. Mohammed Siraj gets across to his left but is a bit stiff to bend and the ball goes through. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal charges across to his right from mid off, charges the ball all the way to the boundary and dives to pull it back in. One run saved. The stand moves to 10. The lead reads 180.
Ben Stokes 73(127)Liam Dawson 19(47)
Jasprit Bumrah 1/95(28)
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CRR: 4.05
Dot BallOver 132.5England 535/7
Very full, nearly a yorker, on middle and leg, Ben defends it to the off side.
Dot BallOver 132.4England 535/7
Landed around middle and leg, Stokes defends.
Dot BallOver 132.3England 535/7
On a good length, around middle and off, Ben Stokes pushes it towards mid off.
1 RunOver 132.2England 535/7
Around off, on a length, worked through square leg for a single.
Dot BallOver 132.1England 534/7
Full, on middle and off, Liam Dawson looks to defend but gets squared up, as the ball straightens, goes off the leading edge and finds point.
1 RunOver 131.6England 534/7
Full toss, outside off, pushed towards mid off. Like a nightwatchman, Dawson charges across for the single and makes it as well. He realizes later that Stokes is not fully fit and apologizes to his skipper.
Liam Dawson 18(45)Ben Stokes 70(123)
Ravindra Jadeja 2/116(32)
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CRR: 4.05
Dot BallOver 131.5England 533/7
Outside off, pushed towards mid off.
Dot BallOver 131.4England 533/7
Full, around middle and leg, Liam pushes it towards mid on.
Dot BallOver 131.3England 533/7
Very straight, around off, from around the wicket, Dawson lunges to block.
Dot BallOver 131.2England 533/7
Full, around off, Liam Dawson defends.
1 RunOver 131.1England 533/7
Short, outside off, Ben Stokes backs away and punches it through the covers, getting off the matchup, with a single. Moves to 70.
MATCH UPDATE
Matchup time. Ravindra Jadeja has troubled Ben Stokes in the past and on he comes. 31-0-114-2 so far.
Dot BallOver 130.6England 532/7
Full toss and straight, pushed towards cover.
Liam Dawson 17(40)Ben Stokes 69(122)
Jasprit Bumrah 1/91(27)
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CRR: 4.06
Dot BallOver 130.5England 532/7
Landed on a length, outside off, Dawson defends it towards cover.
Dot BallOver 130.4England 532/7
Full and just around off, Liam Dawson defends.
1 RunOver 130.3England 532/7
On the pads, Ben clips this through square leg for a single.
Dot BallOver 130.2England 531/7
Full and straight, Stokes walks forward a touch and pushes it towards mid off.
Dot BallOver 130.1England 531/7
Full, around off, defended solidly.
MATCH UPDATE
Definitely Stokes is not a 100 percent.Ideally he would have wished to come out tomorrow, but given the flurry of wickets, he might have felt that England could get bowled out tonight itself.
Dot BallOver 129.6England 531/7
Around off, defended solidly.
Liam Dawson 17(37)Ben Stokes 68(119)
Mohammed Siraj 1/108(25)
0(W)11010
CRR: 4.08
1 RunOver 129.5England 531/7
Another short ball, around leg stump, angling away, Stokes pulls it to deep square leg for a run.
Dot BallOver 129.4England 530/7
No run.
1 RunOver 129.3England 530/7
On a length, outside off, coming in, Liam Dawson pushes it through mid on for one.
1 RunOver 129.2England 529/7
A short ball, down the leg side, Ben Stokes pulls it towards fine leg. He is still struggling and hobbles across for the single.
MATCH UPDATE
The crowd cheers as Ben Stokes walks back out to bat, replacing Chris Woakes.
WICKET!Over 129.1England 528/7
OUT! b Mohammed Siraj.
MATCH UPDATE
A bit of drama to end the last over. Shubman Gill is off the ground, by the way, maybe for a bit of a rest. KL Rahul is the acting captain. On this tough day for India, one massive boost for them is that their overrate has been excellent. They are 3 overs in front.
Dot BallOver 128.6England 528/6
Excellent delivery!
Liam Dawson 16(35)Chris Woakes 4(16)
Jasprit Bumrah 1/90(26)
1102(1NB)010
CRR: 4.09
1 RunOver 128.5England 528/6
Nearly chopped back on! On a length, outside off, Woakes pushes inside the line and gets a thick inside edge, which rockets back past the stumps towards fine leg! A single taken.
Dot BallOver 128.4England 527/6
Full and wide outside off, left alone.
Over 128.4England 527/6
A short ball, outside off, Dawson gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through square leg for a single. Another NO BALL, called by the third umpire, for overstepping. Bumrah gets past Kamboj in the race of no balls, bowling his 5th and this is now the 13th no ball for India in this innings.
Dot BallOver 128.3England 525/6
On a length, outside off, Liam Dawson pushes it towards cover.
1 RunOver 128.2England 525/6
Back of a length, outside off, pushed down the ground for a single.
1 RunOver 128.1England 524/6
Down the leg side, helped behind square leg for a single.
Dot BallOver 127.6England 523/6
No run.
Chris Woakes 2(13)Liam Dawson 14(31)
Mohammed Siraj 0/105(24)
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CRR: 4.09
Dot BallOver 127.5England 523/6
No run.
Dot BallOver 127.4England 523/6
Full and straight, worked to the leg side.
Dot BallOver 127.3England 523/6
Full, outside off, Chris Woakes drives it straight to cover.
Dot BallOver 127.2England 523/6
On a length, outside off, punched towards cover.
Dot BallOver 127.1England 523/6
On a length, outside off, left alone.
Dot BallOver 126.6England 523/6
A short ball, down the leg side, Dawson looks to pull but misses.
Liam Dawson 14(31)Chris Woakes 2(7)
Jasprit Bumrah 1/85(25)
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CRR: 4.12
Dot BallOver 126.5England 523/6
Full, outside off, left alone.
Dot BallOver 126.4England 523/6
On a length, around off, defended solidly.
Dot BallOver 126.3England 523/6
Full and honing in on the off stump, Liam walks into the shot and pushes it towards mid on.
Dot BallOver 126.2England 523/6
Action replay of the previous delivery.
Dot BallOver 126.1England 523/6
On a length, outside off, coming in, Dawson shoulders arms.
Over 126.1England 523/6
FOUR! Fine shot. A touch short, around middle and off, Liam Dawson swivels and pulls it behind square leg, beating fine leg to his left. The third umpire informs that Bumrah has overstepped and a NO BALL is signalled. 4th for Bumrah and 12th for India.
1 RunOver 125.6England 518/6
Outside off, Liam Dawson pushes it through point where Washington Sundar does a decent job to stop the ball. The lead is now 160.
Liam Dawson 10(24)Chris Woakes 2(7)
Ravindra Jadeja 2/114(31)
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CRR: 4.11
Dot BallOver 125.5England 517/6
Short, outside off, cut straight to backward point.
1 RunOver 125.4England 517/6
Thrown up wide outside off, CW punches it through deep point for a single.
Dot BallOver 125.3England 516/6
On middle and off, Chris pushes it towards mid on.
Dot BallOver 125.2England 516/6
Full, outside off, Woakes drives it towards cover.
Dot BallOver 125.1England 516/6
Fuller, around off, watchfully defended.
Dot BallOver 124.6England 516/6
Full, outside off, Liam Dawson lunges and pushes it towards point.
Liam Dawson 9(22)Chris Woakes 1(3)
Jasprit Bumrah 1/80(24)
0(W)00100
CRR: 4.13
Dot BallOver 124.5England 516/6
On a length, around off, pushed towards mid on.
1 RunOver 124.4England 516/6
1 run.
Dot BallOver 124.3England 515/6
No run.
Dot BallOver 124.2England 515/6
No run.
MATCH UPDATE
Chris Woakes walks in next, at number 9, replacing Jamie Smith.
WICKET!Over 124.1England 515/6
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! At last, after toiling hard for 23 overs, Bumrah gets his first scalp! On the very first ball of a new spell! On a good length, outside off, Jamie Smith pushes at it. He only manages to get a thick outside edge and the ball carries through to the keeper.
MATCH UPDATE
12 overs left in the day. Time enough for Bumrah to bowl 6. And Jasprit Bumrah returns. 23-5-79-0 so far.
Dot BallOver 123.6England 515/5
Around off, defended off the front foot.
Liam Dawson 9(20)Jamie Smith 9(18)
Ravindra Jadeja 2/112(30)
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CRR: 4.15
Dot BallOver 123.5England 515/5
Good comeback from the bowler. Flighted, outside off, Liam Dawson is tempted into driving this through the covers but the ball pitches and then spins away, past the outside edge.
2 RunsOver 123.4England 515/5
Nice hands from Dawson. Landed outside off, LD leans and pushes it through cover-point for a couple.
Dot BallOver 123.3England 513/5
Delivered with a bit of a round-arm action, around middle and off, quicker in pace, Liam defends.
Dot BallOver 123.2England 513/5
Full, around off, 92 kph, Dawson gets a big stride to defend.
Dot BallOver 123.1England 513/5
Tossed up, outside off, Liam Dawson leans and drives it towards cover.
FOUR!Over 122.6England 513/5
FOUR! Excellent footwork. Tossed up, outside off, Jamie Smith comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and just pushes it through the covers. Once in the gap, the ball races away. The crowd loved that.
Jamie Smith 9(18)Liam Dawson 7(14)
Washington Sundar 2/57(19)
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CRR: 4.17
Dot BallOver 122.5England 509/5
A bit slower through the air, a bit of flight, 91 kph, Jamie Smith stays back and defends.
1 RunOver 122.4England 509/5
Flatter and quicker, on middle, LD gets down on a knee and sweeps it behind square leg for a single. The stand moves to 10.
Dot BallOver 122.3England 508/5
Tossed up, outside off, Liam drives it back but Sundar stops it with his foot to his left.
Dot BallOver 122.2England 508/5
A touch short, outside off, Dawson stays back and defends.
Dot BallOver 122.1England 508/5
Full, outsie off, Liam Dawson lunges and drives it towards mid off.
1 RunOver 121.6England 508/5
Down the leg side, Dawson tickles it through fine leg for a single. ENGLAND'S LEAD TOUCHES 150.
Liam Dawson 6(10)Jamie Smith 5(16)
Ravindra Jadeja 2/110(29)
020101
CRR: 4.16
Dot BallOver 121.5England 507/5
Full, around middle and leg, stays low, Liam Dawson gets his bat down in an awkward position and defends it towards silly point.
1 RunOver 121.4England 507/5
Full, outside off, Jamie Smith leans and pushes it behind point for a single.
Dot BallOver 121.3England 506/5
Landed outside off, defended solidly.
