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England resuming from 25/0, ended up setting a target of 209 runs for India in 4th innings with the help of Joe Root's 21st Test century. At one stage when the game was going towards the England side, Bumrah pulled it back for India with a 5 wicket-haul which included the crucial wicket of Joe Root as well.
India chasing a very tricky target in the 4th innings started off on a decent note with KL Rahul being in golden touch but unfortunately he got dismissed by Stuart Broad by the end of Day 4. Day 5 seems to have an interesting finish as team India still need 157 more runs to win the game on 5th day against the likes of great pacers James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
Numbers and Stats from Eng vs Ind 1st Test, Day 4:
2 - This is only the 2nd instance of Indian pacers picking up all 20 wickets in a Test match.
Instances of Indian pacers picking up all 20 wickets in a Test match:
vs SA in Johannesburg, 2018
vs Eng in Nottingham, 2021
9 - Joe Root has smashed 9 centuries against India in international cricket which remains to be most for an English batsman.
Most centuries by an English batsman against India in international cricket:
Joe Root - 9
Alastair Cook - 8
Kevin Pietersen - 7
6 - Jasprit Bumrah has picked up 6th five-wicket haul in his Test career
Most five-wicket hauls in Tests since 2018:
Jason Holder - 7
Jasprit Bumrah - 6
Tim Southee - 6
Nathan Lyon - 6
1211 - Joe Root has scored 1211 international runs in 2021, which is most for a batsman in this year so far. Also he has been the first batsman to smash 1000 Test runs in 2021
Most international runs scored in the year 2021:
Joe Root - 1211
Mohammad Rizwan - 1189
Babar Azam - 1052
2000 - KL Rahul completed 2000 runs in Test Cricket as opener alone
Most runs as opener in Test cricket for India
Sunil Gavaskar - 9607
Virender Sehwag - 8124
Gautam Gambhir - 4119
Murali Vijay - 3880
Navjot Sidhu - 2911
Shikhar Dhawan - 2315
Pankaj Roy - 2220
Chetan Chauhan - 2069
Kris Srikkanth - 2062
KL Rahul - 2025