Men’s International Test Match Series, England Vs India

at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester- 4^th Test – Day 3 of 5, 23-27 Jul 2025

India 1^st Innings 358 ao off 114.1 Jaiswal 58 off 107, 10 fours, 1 six, Rahul 46 off 98, 4 fours, Sai Sudharsan 61 off 151, 7 fours, Pant 54 off 75, 3 fours, 2 sixes, Thakur 41 off 88, 5 fours, Stokes 5-72, Archer 3-73, Dawson 1-61, Woakes 1-66.

England 1^st Innings 544-7 off 135 Crawley 54 off 113, 13 fours, 1 six, Duckett 94 off 100, 13 fours, Pope 71 off 128, 7 fours, Root 150 off 248, 14 fours, Stokes 77 no off 134, 6 fours, Washington 2-57, Jadeja 2-117, Bumrah 1-95,  Kamboj 1-89, Siraj 1-113

England lead by 186 runs with 3 wickets remaining

Yorkshireman, Joe Root overtakes Kallis, Dravid and Ponting to go second in all-time Test run-scorers’ list with 13, 379 runs, with some 3, 234 other men have played Test cricket behind him, aiming for Sachin Tendulkar’s most test runs 15, 921. Root’s records include most Test runs for England, most Test hundreds for England, most catches as England captain, most win as England captain, most catches by a fielder in Tests, most Test runs at Lord’s. Root’s 38th Test century knock of 178 balls, ending the day with 150 with single to covers off Washington, off 246balls ended by Ravindra Jadeja, a man who made his debut in the same Test as Root. while Stokes half- century his highest score in this series. Pope was dropped on 48 makes 71 in144-run stand with Root. 

Four Test, day three, England lead 2-1 up in five-match series.