India have been reeling on 1 for two of their second innings at lunch on Day 4 after conceding a huge 311-run lead towards England within the fourth Test right here on Saturday (July 26, 2025).
Pacer Chris Woakes dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal and B. Sai Sudharsan in successive balls within the first over itself, because the guests now path by 310 runs.
Earlier, using on 100 by skipper Ben Stokes, England posted an imposing 669 of their first innings.
Stokes (141 from 198 balls) put to relaxation his two-year lengthy drought to make his 14th Test hundred as England marched on to a 600-plus whole.
Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah lastly conceded 100 runs or extra in an innings for the primary time in his forty eighth Test.
For India, Ravindra Jadeja took 4 wickets.
With the Old Trafford pitch exhibiting growing indicators of variable bounce, Indian batters’ job is lower out within the second innings.
Brief Scores:
India 1st innings: 358 all out & 1/2 in 3 overs (Woakes 0/2) vs England: 669 all out in 157.1 overs (Joe Root 150, Ben Stokes 141, Ben Duckett 94, Zak Crawley 84; Ravindra Jadeja 4/143).
