India close in on series victory against England after spinners wreak havoc in Ranchi

India are closing in on a fourth Test and series victory over England after the home side's spinners wreaked havoc on Day 4 in Ranchi.

It looked like England were in a strong position to take control of the Test and potentially level the five-match series at the start of the day but a battling 90 from Dhruv Jurel helped drag India to 307 all out at the JSCA International Stadium Complex.

It gave Ben Stokes' side a first-innings lead of 46, smaller than they would have expected at the end of Day 2 when India were seven wickets down and still trailing by 134 runs.

But any advantage England might have had disappeared when they were then bowled out for just 145 as Ravichandran Ashwin (5-51) and Kuldeep Yadav (4-22) ripped through their battling line-up. Only opener Zac Crawley (60) managed to pass the 50 mark.

Captain Rohit Sharma (24) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (16) ended the day unbeaten with India needing 152 runs to win and take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series

“I enjoy bowling with the new ball and today was another of those days,” said Ashwin after stumps. “I wanted that first over. I seem to have a bit of attachment to the new ball, it allows you to bowl a little quicker, and I enjoyed that.

“I had to change how I was thinking about the game because there wasn't much turn. I am someone who likes the ball to drop on to the pitch and get bite out of the surface but it wasn't like that here. I had to use side spin, hammer it in to the pitch, and it was quite a mental switch that I had to make.

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How good was that grab from Dhruv Jurel