Ravindra Jadeja planted a kiss on the Manchester pitch after remaining unbeaten proper until the tip to grant a valiant draw to India of their fourth Take a look at of the continuing five-match collection in opposition to England. His fifth Take a look at ton (107* off 185) ensured the collection is nicely and alive forward of the ultimate contest at The Oval.
Coming in at No. 6, Jadeja fought brilliantly nicely with Washington Sundar (101* off 206) to safe the draw for the guests. He had come into bat at a tough state of affairs with India nonetheless trailing by 89 runs. Jadeja mixed exquisitely with Sundar to sew collectively an unbeaten 203-run stand for the fifth wicket to fully drain out the opposition.
Ravindra Jadeja kissing the Manchester pitch after the draw. 🥹❤️
11:02 PM · Jul 27, 2025
There have been a number of information which have been scripted with this outcome which India managed to drag off. They turned the primary group to register seven 350-plus scores in a Take a look at collection. This was additionally the primary time that 4 Indian batters aggregated 400-plus runs in a Take a look at collection (Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Jadeja).
The memorable sport was additionally the primary time India had managed to have three centurions within the third or fourth innings of a Take a look at match (Gill’s 103 off 238 along with these by Jadeja and Sundar). This was solely the third time India had batted out extra overs within the third innings to save lots of a Take a look at after conceding a lead northwards of 300 within the first innings.
England at the moment lead the collection by a 2-1 margin. Nevertheless, the fixture at The Oval will probably be removed from a useless rubber after how India battled it out at Previous Trafford within the final couple of days with the bat. They might be eager on getting their combos proper and levelling the collection after a heroic efficiency just like the one simply witnessed.
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