India’s Historic Escape Undermines England’s Dominance
- Rohan Jain
- Aug 3
- 2 min read
The fourth test between India and England was an all-timer, not because of a clutch performance to secure a victory, but one to secure a draw from the mighty grips of defeat.
This result also keeps India in with a chance to draw the series and retain the freshly coined Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
India’s first innings with the bat ended at 358 all out, which seemed then to be a solid score in overcast, swinging, and seaming conditions.
One of England’s finest, Ben Stokes, took five wickets for 72 runs to restrict India to a total which soon became understandably sub-par.
England commanded their first and only batting innings from the outset, as the openers Crawley and Duckett reduced the deficit quickly, before Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, and Brydon Carse took England to a mammoth 669.
En route to the massive score, Joe Root climbed up to second all-time in the test run scoring list, finishing his innings at a classy 150. Ben Stokes continued his fine bowling figures with a fighting 141.
India, who were set a deficit in excess of 300 runs, seemed unlikely to be able to escape the test match without a loss. Their hopes were further hampered as two quick wickets fell with the score still sitting at zero.
What seemed like an inevitable loss became an instant classic, as KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, and Ravindra Jadeja batted out 142.1 overs to pull themselves out from defeat.
The series still rests in England’s favor, 2-1, but India has the momentum leading up to the final test. Will the visitors be able to recover and tie the series, retaining the trophy, or will England finally go up 3-1, securing the series outright?
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