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England sets a 420-run target for India. Ashwin took 6/61 for his 28th five-wicket haul, while Shahbaz Nadeem took two for 66. Check India vs England highlights and scorecard here
 "IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 4 HIGHLIGHTS: India 39-1, need 381 more runs to win")
India lost opener Rohit Sharma early while chasing a daunting 420-run target, ending day four of the first Test against England at 39 for 1 at MA Chidmabaram Stadium, Chennai on Monday.
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Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara were in the middle on 15 and 12 respectively when stumps were drawn for the day. The hosts need another 381 runs for an improbable win on day five.
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India batted for 13 overs in the final session after England were all out for 178 in the second innings.
Rohit was dismissed cheaply for the second time in the game with left-arm spinner Jack Leach getting through his defence with a beauty.
Australian great Shane Warne was among those who questioned England's tactics in the final session during which they could have declared before being bowled out.
The visitors found the going tough in their second essay after bowling out India for 337 in their first innings to take a 241-run lead.
If India manage to chase the target it will be highest ever successful run chase in Test history. The previous best is 418.
Like the Gabba Test, Washington Sundar came to India's rescue with an unbeaten 85 after the home team resumed the day at 257 for six.
England though struggled a bit as the pitch became tougher for stroke-making. Skipper Joe Root was top-scorer with his 40-run knock while Ollie Pope (28) was the next best.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who dismissed opener Rory Burns earlier in the day, snared Dominic Sibley (16), Ben Stokes (7), Dom Bess (25) and Jofra Archer (5) to complete his 28th five-wicket haul.
He also got rid of James Anderson to end the England innings.
Ishant Sharma became the sixth Indian and third pacer from the country to take 300 wickets in Tests cricket when he dismissed Dan Lawrence (18).
England 2nd innings: Fall of wickets
1st Test: India vs England scorecard
India second innings scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | b Leach | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Shubman Gill | not out | 15 | 35 | 3 | 0 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | not out | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Total: 39-1 in 13 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Jofra Archer | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | |
| Jack Leach | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
| James Anderson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dominic Bess | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
England 2nd innings' scorecard
| Batsmen | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rory Burns | c Rahane b Ashwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Sibley | c Pujara b Ashwin | 16 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Lawrence | lbw b Ishant | 18 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Bumrah | 40 | 32 | 7 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | c Pant b Ashwin | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Ollie Pope | c Rohit b Nadeem | 18 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Jos Buttler | st Pant b Nadeem | 24 | 40 | 2 | 1 |
| Dominic Bess | lbw b Ashwin | 25 | 55 | 3 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | b Ashwin | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| James Anderson | c & b Ashwin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 178-10 in 46.3 Overs | |||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| R Ashwin | 17.3 | 2 | 61 | 6 | |
| Shahbaz Nadeem | 15 | 1 | 66 | 2 | |
| Ishant Sharma | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Washington Sundar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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Check India vs England highlights here…First Published: Feb 08 2021 | 8:59 AM IST
