The English openers put on a solid start with debutant H Hameed scoring his maiden half century at Rajkot on day 4.

India resume day 4 on 319/4 with Kohli on 26 and Rahane joining him at the crease. But the suprise package of the day was R Ashwin scoring 70 runs, building up a partnership of 64 runs with WP Saha. India managed to come as close as England total of 537 runs in the first innings as India was bowled out for 488 runs. AU Rashid was pick of the bowler for England as he took 4 wickets.

England started their third innings with captain Cook and H Hameed with a lead of 49 runs on first innings with four sessions to go. The debutant H Hameed went on to score his maiden half century as England ended the day on 114/0.

England hold on a slight advantage going on the final day, but the English bowlers showed put on some magic to win the game.

Match Summary:

Eng: 537/10 in 159.3 overs

Ind: 488/10 in 162 overs

Eng: 114/0 in 37 overs

Stumps-Day 4: England lead by 163 runs with 10 wickets remaining