By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Captain Ben Stokes' first century in over two years fired England to their fifth highest total in test history on Saturday, the dominant hosts all out for
Gill and Rahul Lead India's Recovery Against England in Fourth Test
India's Resilient Performance
By Peter Hall
Partnership Between Gill and Rahul
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -A superb 174-run partnership between India captain Shubman Gill and KL Rahul frustrated a previously dominant England on day four of the fourth test, narrowing the hosts lead to 137 runs.
Impact of Ben Stokes' Injury
Chris Woakes took two wickets in two balls in the first over of India's second innings to leave them reeling on 0-2 before lunch, after captain Ben Stokes' first century in two years fired England to 669, their fifth highest total in test history.
Series Context and Upcoming Challenges
Gill and Rahul survived to return for the afternoon session and steadied the ship to end the day on 174-2, despite England continuing to create chances.
The top scorers in this series settled in as the day wore on and piled on the runs, without being overly troubled. Gill will resume on Sunday unbeaten on 78, with Rahul 13 from his century.
Stokes, who took five wickets in India's first innings, elected not to bowl after retiring hurt with cramp when batting on Friday.
India's battling recovery takes the fourth test to a tantalising final day, with England holding a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
(Reporting by Peter Hall, editing by Ed Osmond and Pritha Sarkar)
