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Patna :Chasing a target of 209 runs, India were 52/1 after 14 overs at stumps on Day 4 in their second innings in the 1st Test against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, UK, on August 7, 2021, as opener Lokesh Rahul fell to fast bowler Stuard Broad for 26 in 38 balls hitting 6 fours. It is homeground of Broad. Opener Rohit Sharma was unbeaten on 12 in 34 balls while Cheteshwar Pujara was batting on 12 runs in 13 balls hitting 3 fours. India still needs 157 runs.
Earlier resuming at their overnight score of 25/0, England were all out for 303 in 85.5 overs in their second innings with captain Joe Root scoring a brilliant 109 in 172 balls hitting 14 fours, his 21st test century, the 6th against India, and all-rounder Sam Curran scoring 32 runs in 45 balls with 4 fours. Opener Rory Burns fell to Mohd Siraj for 18 runs while his opening partner Dominic Sibley fell to Bumrah for 28 runs. Zak Crawley fell to Bumrah for 6 runs while Jonny Bairstow fell to Siraj for 30 runs in 50 balls with 4 fours.
England had scored 183 runs in their first innings while India scored 278 runs in their first innings taking a 95 runs lead.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who had taken 4 wickets in England’s first innings, took 5/64 in 19 overs in second innings. Shardul Thakur and Mohhad Siraj took two wickets each while Mohd Shami took one wicket.