Ranchi | India reached 118 for three at lunch on day four of the fourth Test against England, needing another 74 runs to seal the series here on Monday.

Rohit Sharma (55 off 81) scored a crucial fifty and shared an 84-run stand with opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal (37) after India resumed the innings at 40 for no loss.

Rajat Patidar (0) suffered another failure in the series.

Shubman Gill (18) and Ravindra Jadeja (3) were in the middle at the break.

Brief scores:

England: 353 and 145

India: 307 and 118/3 in 37 overs (Rohit Sharma 55, Yashasvi Jaiswal 37; Shoaib Bashir 1/40)

Scoreboard at lunch on the fourth day of the fourth Test between India and England here on Monday.

England 1st Innings: 353

India 1st innings: 307

England 2nd innings: 145

India 2nd Innings (Overnight: 40 for no loss): Rohit Sharma c Foakes b Hartley 55

Yashasvi Jaiswal c Anderson b Root 37

Shubman Gill not out 18

Rajat Patidar c Pope b Shoaib Bashir 0

Ravindra Jadeja not out 3

Extras: (B-4, LB-1) 5

Total: (For 3 wickets in 37 overs) 118 Fall of wickets: 1-84, 2-99, 3-100

Bowling: Joe Root 6-0-21-1, Tom Hartley 13-1-40-1, Shoaib Bashir 15-3-40-1, James Anderson 3-1-12-0.