India vs England LIVE: Test cricket result and reaction after Shubman Gill guides hosts to victory
Relive all the action after the fourth Test at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi
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Your support makes all the difference.India accomplished a nervy chase to secure a five-wicket victory against England in the fourth test on Monday and claim an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
Chasing a modest 192 for victory, India cruised to 84 for no loss before the English spinners engineered a collapse that left the hosts reeling at 120-5. Shubman Gill (52) and Dhruv Jurel (39) combined in an unbroken stand of 72 for the sixth wicket to clinch India's victory on the penultimate day of the contest.
Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir claimed 3-79, to go with his five first innings wickets, but could not keep England alive in the series. The fifth and final test is scheduled to be played in Dharamsala from March 7. Follow all the latest reaction to today's match in the live blog below, and get the latest odds and tips here.
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Akash Deep to Ben Duckett. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
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Akash Deep to Ben Duckett. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
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Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
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Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
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Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
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Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
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Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
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NEW BALL. Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Jurel.
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Follow live coverage of India vs England from the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 today.
The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.
The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.
The shortest form of the game sees teams compete in Twenty20. The newest format has been an instant global hit with a number of hugely-lucrative competitions massively popular all over the world. Australia are reigning world champions having taken victory in the 2021 tournament.
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