But, the chance to break the record went begging as Jonny Bairstow dropped Ravindra Jadeja for 2.

India lost the fifth and final Test against England by 118 runs here Tuesday despite heroic resistance from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, bringing the curtains down on a tour which started as a golden opportunity but ended in a saga of disappointments.England beat India by 118 runs to win the fifth Test at the Oval on Tuesday. Looking forward to ending the series on a high”Light clouds but no possibility of rain. This has been a mega effort by these two batsmen.KL Rahul is not in a modd to show any respect to the man who recently became the most successful fast bowler int he history of Test cricket. He then stands up tall and cuts it squareFantastic over of off-spin bowling, he just trundles up and fires the ball into the rough and allows the pitch to do the rest. But England got rid of 2 more batsmen and now need 5 more scalps.KL Rahul scored a counter-attacking century and looked assured out there. The wicket of Mohammed Shami was his 564th in Test cricket and now, he is fourth in the overall list after Muttiah Muralidharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble.James Anderson has done it! We would love to send off Cooky with a victory. The record for the highest score is in the name of Sunil Gavaskar, who had slammed 221 at the same venue.Rishabh Pant started from he had left off. I have learnt a lot from the seniors, getting rid of Kohli yesterday was something very special. It is not easy to come and bat at a time when the opposition bowlers are looking to bowl a side out. Play Now Despite having a strained knee that kept him troubling, Rahul stood there like a rock and got to his century. We are 3-1 up and looking good to go 4-1, couldn’t have hoped for anything better. The partnership added in excess of 100 runs. To play well against the number 1 team in the world is very satisfying. Really attractive and very very positiveA reverse sweep and then a conventional sweep as Rahul wants to put Moeen off his line and length. Will KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane sign off with an inspired performance, or will the Test get even better for Alastair Cook and England?Plenty to look forward to as another day of intriguing Test action beckonsRegister with Hindustan Times to get best news and articlesCopyright © HT Digital Streams Ltd. All rights reserved.

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England are just 3 wickets away from making it a 4-1 series win.Ravindra Jadeja played a good hand in the first innings but he has looked a bit edgy so far. England get a timely break and it is that man again, MOEEN ALI.Rahul has been good with Moeen after that jittery start and now Rahane accounts for Curran’s inward movement and then flicks it away past square leg. This has been a resilient effort by India.Flighted ball, in the rough, Pant sinks to one knee and slams it up and over deep mid-wicket. The turn and spike on the ball was similar to Shane Warne’s ball of the century.Rishabh Pant slams another boundary off the bowling of Adil Rashid and the 200-run partnership between him and KL Rahul has come up. Read more on First Cricket News by Firstpost. The ball pitched on the rough outside the leg stump and clipped the top of Rahul’s off stump. Meanwhile, Nair got to his maiden half-century and provided Rahul with ample support from the other end. Highlights, India vs England, 5th Test at The Oval, Day 3, Full cricket score: England 114/2 at Stumps, lead by 154 runs. One ball will make the difference, and England have the luxury of time.Good counter-attacking batting by these two.