Oval Test: England start strong, end Day 4 at 77/0, still 291 runs away from the target

The 4th Test at the Oval promises a thrilling finish on the final day as England ended Day 4 at 77/0, still 291 runs away from the target. India was counting on Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja to score big on the penultimate day, but their innings were cut short. Ajinkya Rahane once again failed to impress, this time he couldn't even open his account. India were vulnerable but lower order came to the rescue yet again. Shardul Thakur smashed his 2nd half-century of the match and Rishabh Pant too found form and scored 50. Bumrah and Umesh Yadav also added crucial runs as India was eventually bowled out for 466, setting England a mammoth target of 368. England might not have chased that big a target ever in their Test history but the hosts have made a strong start with both openers looking solid and safely played out 32 overs.

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