Root hits century, Anderson gets maiden fifty

July 12, 2014 16:34

Eng 415-9 (117 ovs) vs India 457 | Scorecard

Anderson comes down the track to Shami and slams a short ball over midwicket for a boundary to complete his fifty in some style, from 61 balls, having hit 11 fours.

The entire stadium stands up to cheer for the England No. 11 batsman, who has got his first Test fifty in 95 matches after a long wait of 131 innings. Apparently, this is the first time that bother the No. 11 batsmen have hit a half-century in the same Test match.

England are 415 for nine in 117 overs and now trail by just 42 runs. They have scored 63 runs in 11 overs on Day 4 to leave the Indians stunned.

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