ENG vs IND 2018: Twitter Berates India For Horror Show As England Inch Towards Win

England will need seven wickets on the final day to wrap up the five-match series against India with a thumping 4-1 margin. At stumps on day four, India were 58 for 3 , still needing an improbable 406 runs to win the game.

India began their chase of 464 in the worst possible manner. Even by the time the audience could settle down after seeing a masterclass from Alastair Cook and Joe Root, India lost Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli. The early breakthroughs saw India reduce to 2 for 3.

KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane then steadied the ship with an unbeaten 56-run stand before the day ended.

Earlier in the day, centuries from retiring Alastair Cook and skipper Joe Root propelled England to a massive 423 for 8 as the hosts set a mammoth 464-run target.

Starting the day on 114 for 2, England were firmly in the driver’s seat. The duo especially Cook found fifties regularly in the first hour to settle down.  He took only two deliveries to reach the half-century on Monday morning. And in the process, he became only the second batsmen to register fifty-plus scores in both innings of his first and last Tests.

On the other hand, Root was also rotating the strike on consistent basis, thus not allowing the Indian bowlers to settle down. Cook also went above Kumar Sangakkara in the all-time leading scorers in Tests after crossing the 76-run mark.

Ishant Sharma hobbling off the field with an ankle injury further worsened things for India. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja failed to make much of an impact as Cook and Root sent India on a leather hunt.

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ENG vs IND 2018: Twitter Berates India For Horror Show As England Inch Towards Win
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Both the batsmen went on to compile fine centuries to put the game all but beyond India’s reach. Hanuma Vihari ended the mammoth 259-run stand by dismissing Cook for 147. On the very next delivery, the debutant accounted for Root who scored 125. England kept on losing wickets at regular intervals from thereon before declaring on 423.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the the day’s play:

https://twitter.com/JSingh20_/status/1039194874929733634

https://twitter.com/Dhawan025/status/1039135333231808515

https://twitter.com/ViratsFangirl18/status/1039186316208926720

https://twitter.com/ImNsamy/status/1039184472153964544

 

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