India vs England Highlights 4th Test Day 1: Bad light forces stumps at Old Trafford, India 264/4

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• 23 Jul 2025, 10:44 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 264/4 in 83 overs - Stumps

  Dawson bowled, and Jadeja hit a four over mid on, finishing the over with six runs. Day 1 ended with India at 264 runs. Rishabh Pant got injured and retired hurt, while Sai Sudharsan was out, giving England a chance. Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja secured the day for India. It remains uncertain if Pant will bat tomorrow.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 10:20 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 249/4 in 78 overs

  Jadeja is talking to the umpire about the light conditions. The ball is still moving off the pitch. Jadeja takes a quick single, and Shardul almost gets run out if the ball had hit the stumps.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 10:11 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 235/4 in 74 overs

  Stokes gets Sudharsan out. He tries to pull a short ball and is caught at deep fine leg. Sudharsan made 61 runs from 151 balls in a great innings. Now, Shardul Thakur is the next player to bat.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 09:43 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 212/3 in 68 overs

  Pant creates excitement on the field but is in pain after missing a reverse sweep against Woakes. England reviews the play, but the review reveals no conclusive evidence. He struggles with an injury and calls for the physio. The umpires stop the game for drinks so he can receive treatment, yet he remains in distress after the break with a serious bruise on his foot. The umpires decide to bring a stretcher, and Pant must retire hurt. Ravindra Jadeja comes to bat and lets the first two balls go by.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 09:27 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 203/3 in 66 overs

  Sudharsan is close to getting his first Test fifty, currently at 47 runs, with runs coming in singles. Dawson has been effective in limiting runs, allowing only 27 runs in nine overs while holding one end.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 09:04 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 197/3 in 63 overs

  Dawson is bowling, and the third ball of the over is low. Sudharsan tries to hit it from the back foot to the off side but misses. There have only been two singles scored in this over.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 08:47 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 174/3 in 58 overs

  Pant hits a four with a sweep shot off Archer. On the next ball, he tries a reverse sweep but misses, and instead gets a leg bye, adding to the score. The over totals 10 runs.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 08:32 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 155/3 in 54 overs

  Archer delivers a hard ball to Pant, who pulls it to deep fine leg and takes a single. Sudharsan faces a bouncer with four fielders on the on side for a possible catch. He hits the ball off the bat, but Carse at fine leg misses it, and the ball goes to his right for a four.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 08:06 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 149/3 in 52 overs

  Stokes bowls a short ball. Sudharsan hits it and runs for a single. Pant taps the ball and Sudharsan calls for another quick single, which almost results in a close play. The over ends with two runs. This marks the end of the play before Tea.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 07:43 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 145/3 in 50 overs

  Gill was given out LBW after a review showed three reds, ending his innings at 12 runs off 23 balls. Rishabh Pant came in to bat and scored a single. Sudharsan hit a short ball for four and then aimed to pull another short ball, which narrowly avoided a leg slip fielder.

   

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 131/2 in 45 overs

  There hasn't been much action on the pitch. Sudharsan hits a great cover drive off Dawson, showcasing impressive wrist movement in the shot.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 07:15 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 121/2 in 41 overs

  Dawson trapped Jaiswal, who scored 58 runs off 107 balls, catching him at first slip. Shubman Gill came in next and quickly got off the mark with a single on his first ball. It was a good over for England.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 06:54 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 120/1 in 39 overs

  Liam Dawson bowls with his left-arm orthodox style. Sudharsan moves back and dodges the first ball, hitting it to the cover for one run. Jaiswal scores two runs by defending a delivery and edging it past the slip fielder. He then hits the fourth ball to sweeper cover for another run. Sai Sudharsan connects with the fifth delivery, sending it to long on for one more run. The players break for drinks in the afternoon session.

   

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 06:52 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 101/1 in 35 overs

  Jaiswal has scored fifty runs, marking his 12th half-century in 43 innings. He tapped the ball towards the covers and ran for a quick single. There was a direct hit at the striker's end, but Sudharsan made it home safely.

   

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 06:51 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 94/1 in 30 overs

  Rahul shows signs of uncertainty in his batting today. He hesitates on a length ball outside off, pulling out at the last moment. On the next ball, he tries to cut but gets beaten by the movement. He scores two runs through square leg. Ultimately, he is caught at slips after losing concentration, edging a ball that moves away to Crawley at third slip.

   

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 05:30 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 78/0 in 26 overs

  Archer bowls for what is likely the last over before lunch, testing Rahul with short-length deliveries. Rahul gets a single off the last ball. Overall, it has been a great session for India.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 05:16 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 76/0 in 25 overs

  Stokes bowls a short ball outside off, and Jaiswal hits an upper cut over the deep third area for a six. This is the first six of the match.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 05:12 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 58/0 in 20 overs

  The ball is moving toward right-handers and away from left-handers, hitting Rahul's inside edge several times. He flicks a full ball on the pads, and Archer saves a boundary, getting three runs. Jaiswal attempts a pull on a short ball, which lands before deep fine leg, resulting in five runs for the over.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 04:24 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 42/0 in 14 overs

  Carse bowls to Rahul, who plays a back-of-a-length ball outside off and hits it through backward point for two runs.

  Rahul then cuts the ball through point for a boundary, finding enough width to play the shot. He follows this with a single to fine leg using a pull shot.

  Jaiswal makes a gentle push through the off side, and both players exchange a glance before taking a single that they easily complete.

   

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 04:06 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 31/0 in 11 overs

  Jaiswal hits a full-length ball and drives it through mid-off for four runs.

   

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 03:50 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 25/0 in 7 overs

  Rahul hits the first ball from Woakes for two runs through covers. He then hits a square drive for a boundary, earning four runs. After that, he gets a single on the next ball. The over totals seven runs.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 03:40 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 10/0 in 3 overs

  Woakes bowls to Rahul with a leg slip in place. The second ball is aimed wide but goes too far down the leg side. Rahul hits a half tracker for four, pulling it through midwicket. The over ends with a leg bye through square leg.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 03:34 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: IND 4/0 in 1 over

  Woakes bowls to Jaiswal, and the first ball is outside off, making Jaiswal miss it. The second ball is wider, and Jaiswal does not play it. The third ball is full and wide, and Jaiswal again does not play. Jaiswal edges the next ball, which bounces to third slip but doesn't carry. He then plays a cut shot close to his body, and the fielder at point stops it. Finally, Jaiswal edges another ball, which slips between the second and third slips for four runs.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 03:33 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: Teams

  India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

  England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 03:32 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: England opt to bowl

  Shubman Gill: I was actually confused. Good toss to lose. The way we've played in the last three Tests has been outstanding. Some crunch moments we've lost, but we've won more sessions than them. You need a bit of a break. All three Tests were intense. Looks like a good surface. Nice and hard. There's some forecast around for the four-five days. Three changes: Sai Sudharsan comes in place of Karun. Kamboj and Shardul are in as well for Akash Deep and Reddy who are injured.

  Ben Stokes: We're going to have a bowl. Decent overhead conditions for bowling. We've had a good break in between. Good chance for everyone to head back home and get the batteries recharged. Everyone left everything out on the field at Lord's. We've had three games go down to the final session, which says a lot about the quality of the teams. Typical Manchester wicket. Quite firm. Some grass. Dawson back in the team - long time since the last Test but he's gone well over the years.

  
• 23 Jul 2025, 03:32 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 1: Hello and Welcome!

  Welcome to the live coverage of the Manchester Test's first day! Weather permitting, Shubman Gill's India will want to get off to a fast start in order to tie the series 2-2 prior to the Oval Test.