England vs India: KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant hit hundreds to set hosts stiff run chase of 371 on final day at Headingley | Cricket News

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Contrasting and chic centuries of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have combined to set England a rigid target of 371 to win the first test against India in Headingley, with a fifth and last day in store.

The 137 of Rahul – his ninth tonne of test, and eighth abroad – was a masterclass of patience, concentration and contact, while Pant’s 118 was generally destructive when he fought the momentum of England in the afternoon, becoming the first Indian striker to mark hundreds in the two sleeves against them.

Josh Tongue (3-72), just as he did in the first rounds, torn his tail-taking three counters in four balls-while India was overthrown for 364, a late collapse of 6-31 to compete with the first round 7-41.

Summary of the score – England vs India, first test, third day

India 471 all after 113 Overs: Shubman Gill (147 off 227), Rishabh Pant (134 OFF 178), Yashasvi Jaiswal (101 OFF 158); Ben Stokes (4-66), Josh Tongue (4-86)

England 265 All Out after 100.4 Overs: Ollie Pope (106 off 137), Harry Brook (99 off 112), Ben Duckett (62 OFF 94); Jasprit Bumrah (5-83), Prasidh Krishna (3-128)

India 364 All Out after 96 Overs: Kl Rahul (137 off 247), Rishabh Pant (118 OFF 140); Josh Tongue (3-72), Brydon Carse (3-80)

England, closed on 21-0, will fully believe that they will be able to make another memorable lance, six years later in the 359 inspired by Ben Stokes seen on the same land in the ashes of 2019, and with new memories of their 378 Chase against India in Edgbaston only three years ago.

The fourth morning of England had the best possible start when the skipper of India, and the first case of Centurion, Shubman Gill (8) cut one on his strains to end the opening of Brydon Carse.

At that time, with India three below and the deficit only 98, England will have looked at a target of fourth worse much more modest, although Rahul and Pant had other ideas.

The two offered England early opportunities, Rahul fell on 58 by Harry Brook to a large second shift, while the start of the pant sleeves was generally chaotic, displaying four on the sheets to get out of the brand, and he was grateful to a thin inner edge which spared his blushes on a cry from the LBW carne during the ramp player.

Although the Indian Window Guardian is also grateful to a Slip cord surprisingly popped after lunch seeing some unmarried edges, he gradually developed in his sleeves and ran through the gears after having mentioned his half-century.

From only 28 points being marked in a tight and tense opening game and 63 during the whole first session, India suddenly marked 74 in a spell of 10 around the afternoon while Pant led the charge, hitting two six on a Shoaib Bashir during this period.

Stokes dropped him on 75 in the next Spinner, although a chance almost impossible to dive to his left to the blanket he did well to put his left hand.

Rahul checked a hundred richly deserved and undoubtedly his best, with pants not far behind when he won his seventh ton of test – five of those who came against England – but refused the legend of the Indian striker Sunil Gavaskar urging the crowd for a second glance at his celebration of Somersault.

The 195-point partnership was finally finished when Pant took place on the open sea (2-90) shortly before tea, the last collapse of the lower order of India coming with the fall of Rahul, cutting Carsa (3-80) on its strains, during the last session.

Chris Woakes (1-45) claimed his first test of the test, taking a sharp and towards Karun Nair (20), before the burst of tongue that saw Shardul Thakur (4), Mohammed Siraj (0) – who apparently injured his bowling hand in the process – and Jasprit Bumrah (0).

Jadeja (25 NO) hit a few big shots on the border before Bashir loops the sleeves and England takes place on their pursuit of race, Zak Crawley (12no) and Ben Duckett (9NO) safely merchants a spell of six flakes through the stumps.

There is still a lot of work to do for hosts, with the form of Bumrah – fresh from a five for the first rounds – the unequal rebound and the rotation starting to appear on the surface, as well as the prospect of the rain on the five day combining, all potentially combined with Scopery Stokes.

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