England's batters Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley run between the wickets during the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between India and England, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
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Hyderabad: Ollie Pope struck a majestic 196 as England were bowled out for 420 in their second essay to set India a target of 231 runs to win the opening Test of the five-match series here on Sunday.
The England No. 3 batter showed amazing resilience to help the visitors make a fightback in his knock from 278 balls laced with 21 boundaries.
Jasprit Bumrah (4/41) cleaned Pope up at the stroke of lunch on the penultimate day.
Ravichandran Ashwin bagged 3/126, while Ravindra Jadeja claimed 2/131.
Resuming the day on 316/6, England lost Rehan Ahmed (28) in the sixth over of the day.
But thereafter, England No. 9 Tom Hartley (34 off 52 balls) provided fine support to Pope in a 80-run alliance for the eighth wicket.
Brief Scores:
England: 246 and 420 all out in 102.1 overs (Ollie Pope 196; Jasprit Bumrah 4/41).
India: 436.