Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|27-07-2025
India were two down with just 1 run on the board in their second innings after conceding a lead of over 300 in the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — India were two down with just 1 run on the board in their second innings after conceding a lead of over 300 in the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The hosts were thinking of winning the game on Day 4, but KL Rahul (87 not out) and Shubman Gill (78 not out) had different plans. They took India to 174/2, still trailing by 137 at stumps.
England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick said that it was frustrating for his team.
“It was very frustrating. We expected to get a few more wickets after the first over of the day,” said England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick. “But they (India) batted very well, they stuck at it,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ben Stokes scored his 14th test century as England ran up a 311-run innings lead to seemingly put it in complete control.
A score of 141 continued his brilliant all-round performance after taking five wickets in India’s first innings.
With his ton, the 34-year-old England captain became his country’s fourth player to get five wickets and a century in a test.
“He’s been working really hard and just trying to find the rhythm and get the feeling back of getting those big scores,” said Trescothick. “I think we saw a couple of shots this morning which were back to his best almost.”
Having resumed on 544-7, England was determined to pile the pressure on India, reaching 669 all out. And it was Stokes’s spectacular batting that enthralled the crowd, scoring his first test century in two years, including three sixes. After reaching his century, he took off his helmet, looked up to the sky, and then raised his bat to acknowledge the crowd.
He was eventually caught by Sai Sudharsan off Ravindra Jadeja, who finished the innings with four wickets.