IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 3 Highlights: Joe Root slams 38th Test century, lead by 186 runs at stumps

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• 25 Jul 2025, 10:56 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 544/7 in 135 overs - Stumps

  Siraj bowls the last over of the day, with Stokes pulling for a single, three singles in the first four balls, and five singles in that over.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 10:24 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 531/7 in 130 overs

  Woakes is dismissed, while Stokes returns with a short ball, causing Siraj to test Stokes with short balls.

   

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 09:57 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 516/6 in 125 overs

  Bumrah has returned and took a wicket on his first ball of a new spell by getting Smith out. Jurel made a low diving catch, but there was uncertainty about whether the ball was caught cleanly. However, the catch is confirmed, and Smith is out for nine runs. Chris Woakes is the next batsman and scores a single to start his innings.

   

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 09:48 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 500/5 in 120 overs

  Jadeja got Root out, stumped after he scored 150 runs off 248 balls. Liam Dawson came in to bat next. An LBW appeal against him was turned down by the umpire, and India chose not to review it. Dawson scored a quick single.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 09:33 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 499/4 in 119 overs

  Joe Root scores 150 runs with a single hit to long off against Washington. In the same over, the fourth ball strikes Smith's outside edge, which he misses while trying to play for turn, but the ball goes straight.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 09:06 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 489/4 in 115 overs

  Siraj is ready to bowl again for India, with a gully and a fly slip positioned for Root. The over starts with a bouncer, and Root pulls it for one run to deep midwicket. Stokes, now on 64, hits a short and wide ball for four runs through midwicket. He struggles to run due to cramps but manages to hurry after seeing the throw come his way. Root adds another single with a pull shot to deep midwicket.

   

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 08:52 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 458/4 in 108 overs

  Washington Sundar starts bowling. Stokes tries a reverse sweep but hits it to the fielder and doesn't score. He cramps his back leg. He defends the next ball off his back foot. Sundar has a maiden over to begin his spell. 

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 08:22 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 441/4 in 104 overs 

  Shardul Thakur bowls to Joe Root, who plays the first ball to the gully without scoring. Root then drives the next ball into the stumps. There’s an appeal for leg before wicket as Root misses a flick and gets hit on the front foot, but it’s ruled to go down leg. Root gets one leg bye. Ben Stokes plays a square drive for a single, and Root gets one run off an inside edge to the on side.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 07:54 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 433/4 in 102 overs 

  Shardul gave just one run in that over, and that will end the session for tea. Overall, it was a successful session for England.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 07:16 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 409/4 in 96 overs 

  Root scores his 38th Test century by hitting a shot towards fine leg for four runs. He plays a strong, error-free innings. The two batters are easily rotating the strike and they add seven runs in this over.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 06:56 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 394/4 in 92 overs 

  Jasprit Bumrah starts his over but gives up a boundary to Stokes, who also adds two more runs. Stokes gets one more run, and Bumrah oversteps, granting England an extra run. Root unexpectedly gets a bounce but still manages to score two runs. He then gets one run, moving to 98. It's time for a drink.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 06:46 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 360/4 in 87 overs 

  India is delaying using the new ball while Washington bowls his seventh consecutive over. Root hits the fifth delivery through midwicket, putting England in the lead. Stokes then drives the last ball to deep cover for another single.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 06:45 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 349/4 in 81 overs 

  Brook tries to attack but misses the ball, which doesn’t turn and gets him out when Jurel removes the bails. Brook scores 3 runs off 12 balls. Ben Stokes comes in next but faces five dot balls to begin his innings.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 06:45 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 4th Test Day 3: ENG 341/3 in 77 overs 

  Washington gets a wicket by bowling Ollie Pope, who scored 71 runs. Pope drove the ball and edged it to Rahul at first slip. Harry Brook is the next batter.

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 05:17 PM

  IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 3 Live Score: Lunch

  After the end of the first Session of Day 3, England are 332/2 and trail by just 26 runs. Ollie Pope and Joe Root have completed their half-centuries within the first Session today.

   

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 04:58 PM

  IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 3 Live Score: Joe Root does it again

  After Ollie Pope, Joe Root also completed his half-century and there seems to be no stopping for the English batters. ENG are 312/2 and are trailing by just 46 runs.

   

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 04:49 PM

  IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 3 Live Score: Ollie Pope hits 50

  Ollie Pope hits another half-century, his 16th in Test and second against India. England in comfortable position so far on Day 3.

   

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 04:13 PM

  IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 3 Live Score: Jadeja gets bowling duty

  After the pacers failed to churn out wicket in the initial overs of the 1st Session of Day 3, Shubman Gill finally introduced Ravindra Jadeja.

   

  
• 25 Jul 2025, 03:17 PM

  IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 3 Live Score: 250 up for England

  Indian bowlers are still struggling to pick up England's wickets. In the first Session of Day 3, England has crossed the 250-run mark with Pope and Root at the crease.