Ind vs Eng 4th Test: England post mammoth 669 runs before being bowled out; Ravindra Jadeja claims four wickets

Ravindra Jadeja, Sai Sudharsan (Pic: X/@BCCI)

On Day 4 of the fourth Test match against Team India, England were bowled out for 669 runs in their first innings.

Team India will now come in to bat in their second innings, trailing by 311 runs. England skipper Ben Stokes, who was struggling to convert his good starts into big scores, tasted success in Manchester.

Facing 198 deliveries, Stokes played a knock of 141 runs, which was laced with 11 boundaries and three maximums. Earlier in the innings, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett delivered a strong start to the side.

Facing 113 balls, Crawley smashed 84 runs, including 13 boundaries and a maximum. Duckett, on the other hand, missed his century by six runs. He accumulated 94 runs in 100 balls, with the help of 13 boundaries.

Ollie Pope, as well, garnered 71 runs off 128 balls, including seven boundaries. Brydon Carse gave finishing touches to England's innings. He registered 47 runs after facing 54 balls, and also smashed three boundaries and two maximums. Joe Root played a stunning knock of 150 runs, which came in 248 balls, including 14 boundaries.

Liam Dawson, who came in as a replacement, played a knock of 26 runs in 65 balls, including three boundaries. Harry Brook had a poor outing, as he managed to score just three runs after playing 12 balls. Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, and Jofra Archer registered the scores of nine, four and an unbeaten two runs, respectively.

Ravindra Jadeja was the most successful bowler for India. Bowling 37.1 overs, he claimed four wickets and conceded 143 runs. Lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar bagged two wickets each. Bumrah was smashed for 112 runs in 33 overs, whereas Sundar leaked 107 runs after bowling 28 overs.

Anshul Kamboj and Mohammed Siraj, too, registered one wicket each to their names. Kamboj bowled 18 overs and leaked 89 runs. On the other hand, completing his spell of 30 overs, Siraj was smashed for 140 runs.

Shardul Thakur went wicketless in England's first innings. He bowled just 11 overs, conceding 55 runs.

India 1st innings: 358 all out.

England: 669 all out in 157.1 overs (Joe Root 150, Ben Stokes 141, Ben Duckett 94, Zak Crawley 84; Ravindra Jadeja 4/143).