Stokes admitted England had exhausted all options in trying to win the game,"We threw everything at them, and they were able to live up to the pressure of the final day. All the hard work was done by India."
Only twice have India batted out more overs in the third innings to save a Test after conceding a first innings lead of 300-plus: (476/4 in 180 overs vs NZ, Napier, 2009) and (318/4 in 148 overs vs ENG, Lord's, 1979)
India batted for more than five sessions to save the Manchester Test. India at the end of the final session on Day 5 were 425/4 with Jadeja 107* and Sundar 101* unbeaten on the crease. The duo added 203 runs for the fifth wicket.
Indian Test captain Shubman Gill exceptional innings of 103 keeps his side in the game as hius side posted 223 runs with the loss of four wickets at the end of the first session on Day 5 against England in the ongoing Manchester Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 on Sunday which is
With Joe Root and Ben Stokes' massive centuries giving the Three Lions a gigantic 311-run lead over India, which scored 358 in their first innings, the task of achieving a win looks near impossible, with India having scored 174/2, with Gill (78*) and KL (87*) standing strong after the visito
Stokes, who had troubles with his left leg on day three which forced him to walk off the field, returned to bat and scored his first Test century in two years, slamming a brilliant 141 in 198 balls, with 11 fours and three sixes to take England to 669 in response to India's 358 in the first
"We expected to get a few more wickets after the first over of the day. Well, the third innings that I thought we...you know, with the ball nipping around, you felt like it was going to do a bit more," he added.
England are keeping fingers crossed that their star all-rounder Ben Stokes will be fit enough to bowl on the final day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, after KL Rahul and Shubman Gill stitched together a marathon partnership that left England struggling without their main man with the bal
This is England's second-highest total against India, only behind 710/7d at Edgbaston, 2011. India had a poor start to their second innings, losing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan in the first over for ducks each. India were 1/2 at Lunch with KL Rahul 1* and Shubman Gill 0* unbeaten on th
The century against India was a significant one for Stokes as it ended a two-year wait for a Test hundred, his last coming during the Ashes in July 2023.