India 396 & 255 all out; England 253 & 291 all outEngland fall 106 runs short as Bumrah weaves magic again
The England supporters filed into the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium first thing believing the City of Destiny could live up to the nickname but by 12.50pm local time, as Ben Stokes mooched back to the pavilion muttering up his breath about a grave error of judgment, such thoughts had disappeared like the morning’s sea haze.
England were already struggling to stay afloat by this point, sitting 220 for six in their pursuit of what would be a record 399 to win after India had repeatedly punctured holes in their hull before lunch. And yet while Stokes remained out in the middle with a back catalogue of such feats behind him, so did an outside chance for his side.