The Test match being played at Lord’s Cricket Ground between India and England has come at a decisive turn. On the fifth day of the game, the Indian team will have to score the remaining 135 runs to win. Whereas if the English team has to win, then they have to take 6 wickets. In the match, England gave the Indian team a target of 193 runs to win. Chasing the target, Team India scored 58 runs for 4 wickets till the stump on the fourth day (July 13). KL Rahul is notout 33 runs.
If seen, this match is seen standing on par, but victory is not going to be easy for the Indian team. The new ball is still 17.4 over old and it will definitely act on the fifth day. The Indian team will have to give their best to win. If the Indian team wins, then their path to win the series can be easy. On the fifth day of Lord’s Test match, these 3 factor will be very important for the results …
The first hour of the fifth day is very important: Only the first hour of the fifth day game will decide the direction of the match. If the Indian team does not lose wickets in the first hour, then the path of victory will become easier. On the other hand, if England took two-three wickets, then the work of the host team will be easy. At the beginning of the fifth day, the English bowlers will take full emphasis to take wickets. They can also get together from the pitch, on which it is difficult to bat.
KL Rahul will be the most important link: KL Rahul, the most important link batsman of the Indian team in the fifth day game, is going to be living. Rahul has scored two Test centuries on this ground and he is fully aware of the conditions here. Rahul will also get along with vice-captain Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja batsmen who are doing well with the bat. If KL Rahul has a big partnership with Rishabh Pant or Ravindra Jadeja on the fifth day, the pressure will shift from the Indian team to the hosts.
It is necessary to deal with England’s pace battery: In the last hour of the fourth day, the English bowlers would have made a worry lines in the Indian camp. Bridan Cars implicated Indian captain Shubman Gill on the ball inside. Also hunted Karun Nair, then English captain Ben Stokes did the end of the innings of Naivatchman Akash Deep immediately before the end of the game. Apart from cars, stokes, Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer will also prove to be important in the fifth day game for England.
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