Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:28pm on 05 Mar 2026,Thursday Sports
England reached 113/4 after 9.3 overs in their pursuit of 254, with Will Jacks attempting to counter India’s spin attack. Varun Chakaravarthy conceded boundaries, including a powerful pull from Jacks to deep square leg, and figures stood at 2-0-37-1. Jacks rotated strike with a single to long off and moved to 9 off 6 balls. Axar Patel returned to the attack, delivering a shorter ball angling down leg that beat Jacks’ attempted heave and struck his thigh pad. A wide followed as England maintained momentum despite four wickets down. India continue searching for breakthroughs to tighten their grip. (PC: BCCI)
