| England 353 all out: Root 122*, Robinson 58; Jadeja 4-67 |
| India 219-7: Jaiswal 73; Bashir 4-84, Hartley 2-47 |
| India beat England by 134 runs. |
| scorecard |
Shoaib Bashir's brilliant 4-84 gave England a golden opportunity to win the fourth Test against India in Ranchi.
Off-spinner Bashir, still playing his second Test, bowled 31 consecutive overs in a period spanning all three sessions on the second day.
At one stage, he took three wickets for five runs off 41 deliveries, and then there was a crucial moment when Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 73 with a chop-on on the stumps.
India rallied from 177-7 to 219-7 thanks to an uninterrupted 42 runs from Dhruv Jhuler and Kuldeep Yadav, giving the hosts a lead of 134 against England's 353 dismissals on Saturday morning. .
Joe Root and Ollie Robinson added 102 for eight wickets, with Robinson scoring 58 for his first half-century in Test cricket.
Robinson mowed down the tail end with the first of the three wickets taken by Ravindra Jadeja in 11 deliveries, leaving Root unbeaten on 122.
England may have felt they had a chance to bat again before the day was over, but Jurel and Kuldeep fought hard and faced the possibility of a second new ball on the third morning.
A great chance for England Sensation
England have been in excellent form since the first morning when they were down to 112-5 in difficult conditions.
Root took the situation well and coaxed 241 runs off England's last five wickets before the excellent Bashir guided the visitors' steady work through India's batting.
In a split second, India won. The first hour was flat as Root and Robinson extended their partnership, but the top order would have been blown away had it not been for the prolific 38s of Jaiswal and Shubman Gill.
There were times when the pitch looked docile, but there were increasing signs of uneven bounce, which bodes well for England, who will be bowling last in this match.
As a subplot, England questioned the decision review system after defeats in the second and third Tests, benefiting from three “umpire's call” lbw decisions.
India cannot get out of this situation, especially if they can beat England on Sunday morning, but Ben Stokes' side know they are in a strong position with two innings left on the brink of a series decider. There will be.
Excellent Bashir leads England to the top
Bashir was selected for the tour after just six first-class games for Somerset and is on his way to becoming one of the most inspired England selections in recent memory.
Just last summer he was still playing club cricket for Taunton Deane.
The 20-year-old, who made his debut in the second Test but was ruled out for the third, showed why he is the favorite to be England's first-choice spinner to replace the injured Jack Leach. .
Although James Anderson edged out Rohit Sharma for his 697th Test wicket, England's pace bowlers, like India, struggled to break out of the water. Robinson looked rusty and off-pace having not bowled in competitive cricket since July.
So Bashir was caught in a marathon spell that started before lunch and lasted until the end unless he changed ends in the last over of the day. He bowled with relentless control, assisted by Stokes' occasional fielding.
England were just starting to disappoint when Jaiswal and Gill added 82 runs, but Bashir took a sharp turn to Gill and took the decision at first tight leg.
Rajat Patidar was trapped on the back foot and Jadeja fell into a tangle and was caught at short leg.
Jaiswal looked motionless until Basheer found a low bounce with the toe of his bat on his way to the stumps. Tom Hartley was ignored until the 32nd over, but in his own 18th over, his left-hander slipped around the edge of Sarfaraz Khan and pinned Ravichandran Ashwin over the top.
Bashir suffered the longest spell of distress for an England bowler in 11 years, going down with cramps in the 24th over. With England's squad down to 14 players, assistant coach Marcus Trescothick dressed in white and shared drinks.
It was a massive collaborative effort, which was stopped only by Jurel and Kuldeep's determination.
Root and Robinson move on.
After England's overnight 302-7 win, Robinson dominated the scoring as he and Root advanced against the second new ball. At one point, he crashed Akash Deep for three fours in the same over.
Robinson's half-century was the first by an England No. 9 in three years and Root England's first stand of over 100 for the eighth wicket since 2017.
Root 106, which has not played since Friday, was fine although spinner Kuldeep almost slipped slightly.
However, Root became a helpless spectator as England lost their last three wickets for six runs.
Robinson hit a reverse sweep on Jadeja to wicketkeeper Jurrell with his glove and the last man was Anderson leg-before. Basheer, meanwhile, had a wild hack in just his second delivery, but he made up for it with some mesmerizing bowling.
