Mumbai: An Indian bowling day and a Lord's Test. Think back to the hellish 60+ overs of 2021. India bowled England out for 192 in 62.1 overs this time. However, in order to win this time, India must chase down those runs.

Late on Sunday, England's strikes were recorded at Yashasvi Jaiswal (0), out to an injudicious half pull, Karun Nair (14), gone to an ungainly leave, Shubman Gill (6), whose nervy vigil lasted nine balls, and nightwatchman Akash Deep (1).

India still needs 135 runs as they approach the fifth day of a pitch that is clearly starting to show signs of wear and tear. As has been the case throughout this series, it might be anyone's game. KL Rahul, the first-innings centurion who was undefeated on 33 at the end of play, carries India's hopes at 58/4

Bazball was merely paused by England's stonewalling tactics in the first innings. Day 4 saw the return of the ramps and scoops. If the Sunday audience at Lord's had opted for cricket over the Wimbledon final in the hopes of a more exciting game, that's exactly what they received. And India seized control during the first session.

As Jasprit Bumrah began to get the ball to lift off the surface, the spice in the pitch—which England had publicly requested but hadn't seen for three days—suddenly became a hot topic of conversation. With worsening pitches, one thing is that you don't realize it until the parameters suddenly increase.

One could tell right away that Bumrah had thrown a beast of a delivery that jumped off good length and slammed into Crawley's gloves, knocking him off balance as he lost his bat. The sixth delivery of Bumrah's initial burst.

When the pitch's up and down motion became obvious, the openers chose to seize the opportunity. After his antics the night before, Crawley had enraged the Indian squad enough to prevent him from having to play an additional over. He was now in the line of fire. He was calmed down by Bumrah. It was only a matter of time, even if he lived. In the end, Crawley (22) was brought out for the second time in the Test by Nitish Reddy, who this time enticed him to play on the up and be caught by a second gully in Jaiswal, which was intentionally placed there for that kind of stroke.

It was a day for Bumrah to utilize his accuracy and power to set up dismissals at the other end by focusing on a good length and surprising them with the shooting ball pitched between 7.7m and 8.3m.

Siraj is bustling.

It was time for the brave trier Mohammad Siraj to get on the wickets column. Siraj resumed his new-ball duties from Akash Deep prior to Crawley's collapse. Despite the fact that he was playing from the Pavillion End, where the bounce was less erratic, he persisted and persuaded Duckett (12) to execute an aggressive pull, which he then holed out to mid-on.

While celebrating, the bowler almost went all the way. Although it may have cost him a portion of his match fee, India knew that they would have to spend some money after the contentious conclusion of Day 3. Both sides weren't going to give in on intensity on a day when both were vying for the win.

Siraj's wobble seam delivery nipped back sharply off a length and rapped Ollie Pope's pad as he approached the conclusion of his opening stint. He persuaded the captain to do a review, confident that the price was reasonable. The ball would have broken the bails, as shown by HawkEye, and that was all that was needed to terminate the No. 3's stay. Three wickets had fallen for England, and another England batsman, who was fighting for his spot, had failed to show up.

The inherently aggressive players in England wanted to take their shots. It was the only method they were aware of for pushing India back. It functioned for a while. Harry Brook, who is expected to succeed England's batting, hit two boundaries and then hit a magnificent six over the bowler's head after ramp sweeping Akash Deep.

India had made the fine leg finer by the following over. Brook attempted to administer the dosage again, but Akash Deep pushed it up fuller, causing his stumps to become agitated. A Test that was on the verge of ending saw a limited overs dismissal to a limited overs delivery attempt.

If England had scored 98/4, they would not have been able to appreciate their supper. Things didn't get any better. Siraj's performance was even better than it was with the new ball. Joe Root's skill is something he is always working on, which usually takes a lot of effort. He almost worked him out lbw, bowling from an angle, but the umpires' judgment on review narrowly missed it.

About when India's pacers were getting worn out.

Washington Sundar enters the picture. It took Shubman Gill 39 overs for him to pass the ball to the off-spinning allrounder. Never would he seize the ball away from India's surprise package of the day as he bowled all his victims to set up a thrilling final phase, as seen by Washington's delightful spell (12.1-2-22-4).

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