India struck twice in the 1st session of day 5 at the Oval as England reached the score of 131\/2 in its chase of 368 runs to win the 4th test. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Resuming the day at 77\/0, openers Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns came in with the defensive mode on. There was nothing in the pitch so the Indian bowlers stuck to the wicket-to-wicket line and didn't allow easy boundaries. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Burns reached his fifty but right after that, Shardul Thakur got the breakthrough as the left-handed opener edged one to the keeper. Dawid Malan joined Hameed at the crease, who continued to defend, and reached his fifty shortly. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ravindra Jadeja, who was continuously troubling the batters, almost got Hameed caught at mid-on but unfortunately, Mohammed Siraj dropped it. Malan survived 33 deliveries but a miscommunication between the two batters caused a run-out and he had to go back to the pavilion. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The last 30 minutes saw both Hameed and Joe Root being a bit tentative against the tight lines being bowled by the Indians. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief Score: <\/p>\r\n\r\n