[Source: BBC Sport]
England made a promising start to their pursuit of a record 368, to leave the fourth Test against India primed for a thrilling conclusion at The Kia Oval.
Faced with what would be England’s highest successful chase in Test cricket, Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns took the home side to 77-0 at the close on day four.
When England took three wickets for 16 runs in the morning session, including India captain Virat Kohli for 44, Joe Root’s side had the opportunity to minimize their target.
However, Shardul Thakur batted patiently for 60 and Rishabh Pant was similarly careful in his 50 as they shared a seventh-wicket partnership of 100.
On a placid pitch, the tourists were eventually bowled out for 466 in their second innings.
History is against England – only nine times in the history of the game have more runs been chased by any side to win a Test.
Yet, all four results will be possible on Monday morning, as a wonderful series that is level at 1-1 continues to deliver.
