India, led by the sixth-wicket of pair Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel, stood up to England’s threat to win the fourth Test inside four days and claim the series 3-1 with one to play.

After Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal set off India’s chase beautifully, they suffered a substantial wobble, losing five wickets for 36 runs in 20.5 overs to be 120 for 5, needing 72 more runs for victory. But an unbroken partnership worth 72 between Gill and Jurel, the latter playing just his second Test, saw them home.

England’s young spinners, Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley, bowled with great maturity to make India work in the second hour of the morning session after a bright start when they resumed on 40 without loss, needing 152 more. Bashir put the frighteners on India by adding three wickets to his first-innings five-for.

But ultimately, England had left India with too little to do after Jurel lifted India to within touching distance on first innings with his 90 and England were bowled out for 145 in their second – thanks to R Ashwin’s five-for and Kuldeep Yadav’s four – setting India a victory target of 192 with two days to go. They needed just over half a day.

Bazball is more than a “vibe”, it’s an ethos with a proven Test-series record of four triumphs, three drawn and no defeats – until now. But it was the vibe that kept England believing almost to the very end.

It was possibly why India were so wary, having lost three wickets in 8.5 overs.

After James Anderson’s age-defying mid-air catch at short third to remove Jaiswal, who has been so impressive this series, India put on just 34 runs in the 19.3 overs until lunch. It was possibly why India got the jitters after the break, with Ravindra Jadeja spooning a full toss straight to midwicket to give Bashir his first of two wickets in two balls. It was possibly why, when Ben Foakes could be heard shouting “we’re a bang-bang away, lads” with India needing just 27 more, nailed-on England fans could be forgiven for thinking “just maybe”.

But India have a proven record of their own, having not lost a Test series at home in more than 11 years.

On Monday morning, they were chewing through their target, adding 42 runs in the first eight overs of the day. Rohit slammed Anderson for six over mid-on to take his side past fifty, leaving them with 140 more to get. He and Jaiswal pulled out the sweeps and reverse-sweeps against Bashir and Hartley as they kept the boundary count up.

But Joe Root interrupted their stand on 84 runs, extracting some turn out of the rough with a full delivery, messing with Jaiswal’s attempt to clear extra cover as his outside edge flew to short third and Anderson flung his 41-year-old self forward for a full-stretch grab.

Hartley drew Rohit out of his crease with a ball outside off which kissed the edge ever so lightly before sailing into Foakes’ gloves. Even without the edge, Rohit would have been out for 55 as Foakes whipped off the bails with him still out of his ground and the dismissal was originally thought to be a stumping before UltraEdge revealed a faint spike.

Bashir removed Rajat Patidar for a six-ball duck next over when his length ball turned from off stump into the inside edge and popped to Ollie Pope at short leg via the knee roll. It extended a poor series for Patidar, who has only twice reached double-figures and once passed 30 in six innings.

India went to lunch needing 74 with seven wickets in hand. Then Bashir swung the momentum England’s way with wickets in consecutive balls in the second over after the interval.

Chief scores:

England 353 (Joe Root 122n.o., Ollie Robinson 58, Ben Foakes 47, Zak Crawley 42, Ravindra Jadeja 4/67, Akash Deep 3/83, Mohammed Siraj 2/78) and 145 ( Zak Crawley 60, Jonny Bairstow 30, Ravichandran Ashwin 5/51, Kuldeep Yadav 4/22)

India 307 (Dhruv Jurel 90, Yashasvi Jaiswal 73, Shubman Gill 38, Shoaib Bashir 5/119, Tom Hartley 3/68, James Anderson 2/48) and 192/5 (Rohit Sharma 55, Shubman Gill 52 n.o., Dhruv Jurel 39 n.o. Shoaib Bashir 3/79).