India vs England 1st Test Day 3 Live: India fight back in 2nd session, restrict England to 172/5 at tea

India vs England 1st Test Day 3 Live: India fight back in 2nd session, restrict England to 172/5 at tea

14:13 (IST)

India vs England Day 3 LIVE

After 42 overs, England 172/5 (Ollie Pope 67, Ben Foakes (WK) 2)

TEA ON DAY 3 — Jadeja bowls out the final over of the session, collecting his first maiden in 11 overs. Axar had replaced Ashwin from the other end in the previous over, and bowled out a maiden as well. A much better session for the Indians where they were able to get four wickets while conceding 83 runs in 27 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah brought the Indians back into the game at a time when Duckett and Pope were going slam-bang against the spinners, striking twice in as many overs. Jadeja and Ashwin then castled Bairstow and Stokes respectively, resulting in the visitors losing half their side while still trailing the hosts! The momentum is once again with the home team at the interval, though England still retain hope of setting a target in the three figures with Pope still going strong at the centre. We’ll be back in 20 minutes’ time.

14:06 (IST)

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After 40 overs, England 172/5 (Ollie Pope 67, Ben Foakes (WK) 2)

Pope collects a brace off Jadeja shortly after Ashwin’s dismissal of Stokes, steering the wide ball behind point off the left-arm spinner with Siraj saving a couple of runs for the hosts with a bit of deft footwork right in front of the advertising cushion. Foakes, meanwhile, gets off the mark with a single off Ashwin in the following over. Foakes and Pope collect a single each off Jadeja in the 40th. Another five minutes left for tea.

14:03 (IST)

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STAT: Ravichandran Ashwin has now dismissed Ben Stokes 12 times in Tests, the most by an Indian bowler against a single batter in the format. Ashwin is now level with Kapil Dev, who dismissed Pakistan’s Mudassar Naza as many times.

13:59 (IST)

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After 37 overs, England 163/5 (Ollie Pope 60, Ben Foakes (WK) 0)

BOWLED! What a ball from Ashwin to get rid of Stokes, England’s top-scorer in their first innings! The southpaw was shaping for a block, only for the ball to drift in slightly and get just about enough turn to beat his outside edge but clip the off-stump at the same time. An absolute work of art, was that dismissal. England have now lost half their side and still trail by 27! Stokes had been blocking away so far, much like he did in the first half of his 88-ball 70 in the first innings, but loses his wicket before he can begin his acceleration, making his knock look all the more scratchy.

Stokes b Ashwin 6(33)

13:47 (IST)

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After 35 overs, England 157/4 (Ollie Pope 57, Ben Stokes (C) 4)

Stokes goes for a reverse sweep against Jadeja, but can get only a single. Three off Jadeja’s over, including a no ball — the second time he’s overstepped in this spell. Third maiden on the trot for Ashwin in the following over. Another 25 minutes to go for tea and India will be hoping to prise out another wicket, preferrably that of the set batter in Pope.

13:41 (IST)

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After 33 overs, England 154/4 (Ollie Pope 56, Ben Stokes (C) 3)

FOUR! Pope gets down on one knee and swipes across the line to collect his seventh boundary, ensuring he keeps the pressure levels in check with the odd four. Appeal for stumping against Stokes off Ashwin’s bowling in the following over, and the square leg umpire decides to consult his counterpart upstairs. Stokes had the tip of his back foot touching the ground, which leads to the giant screen flashing the words Not Out’. Back-to-back maidens for Ashwin now.

13:38 (IST)

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After 31 overs, England 150/4 (Ollie Pope 52, Ben Stokes (C) 3)

Jadeja gives Pope a fair warning with a sharp delivery in the penultimate ball of his fifth over, the ball kicking up higher than usual and beating the batter’s outside edge when he was shaping for a block. Just one off the over. Ashwin follows it with a maiden. The 150 comes up for the visitors in the meantime.

13:27 (IST)

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After 29 overs, England 149/4 (Ollie Pope 52, Ben Stokes (C) 2)

FOUR! Ollie Pope dances down the track and converts the loopy delivery from Ashwin, who replaces Jadeja, into a full toss, smacking it towards the midwicket fence to bring up his half-century with a boundary! The English No 3 brings up the milestone for the 12th time in Tests and makes a fine comeback after getting dismissed for 1 on the opening day.

13:24 (IST)

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BOWLED! Jadeja strikes right after the drinks interval as Bairstow ends up getting his off-stump rattled while shaping for a leave! This one pitched slightly outside off and Bairstow expected it to spin away; instead it held its line and crashed into the pole. England four down now and still trail by 50. ENG 140/4

Bairstow b Jadeja 10(24)

13:20 (IST)

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After 27 overs, England 136/3 (Ollie Pope 46, Jonny Bairstow 6)

Spin back from both ends now with Axar Patel replacing Bumrah, the latter getting a breather after a five-over burst in which he got two wickets. FOUR! Pope inches closer to his half-century with a boundary, advancing down the pitch and lofting the ball over mid on. Five off Axar’s first over of the spell.

13:12 (IST)

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After 26 overs, England 131/3 (Ollie Pope 42, Jonny Bairstow 5)

FOUR! A boundary after 39 deliveries for the Englishmen as Pope decides to bring the reverse sweep back in play against the left-arm spinner, placing it wide of the slip fielder. A couple of more of these should help the visitors breathe easy after a superb spell from Bumrah helped slow them down. Drinks brought to the field at the end of the 26th over.

13:10 (IST)

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After 25 overs, England 125/3 (Ollie Pope 37, Jonny Bairstow 4)

Just a two-over spell for Siraj as Jadeja is brought back from his end after having bowled just one over — the last one before lunch. Tidy start for the left-arm spinner, conceding a couple of singles at the start of a new spell. Bumrah, meanwhile, continues from the other end, bowling a fifth over on the trot. Concedes three singles.

13:05 (IST)

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After 23 overs, England 120/3 (Ollie Pope 34, Jonny Bairstow 2)

Another tidy over from Siraj, with just two singles coming off it as new batter Jonny Bairstow, who had struck a lively 37 in the first innings, gets off the mark. Bairstow then opts to stay cautious against Bumrah, who collects five dots in a row before conceding a single off the last delivery.

12:51 (IST)

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After 21 overs, England 117/3 (Ollie Pope 33, Jonny Bairstow 2)

Pace from both ends for the first time in this match since the start of Day 1, with Mohammed Siraj being brought on the moment the ball is starting to reverse a bit. The Hyderabadi is off to a steady start, conceding two singles from his first over. Bumrah, meanwhile, is in the middle of a testing spell and is challenging the batters with his variations, firing a yorker at Pope measuring 143 clicks before inducing a chip square of the wicket with a slower one that would have led to a sitter had Rohit placed a fielder at point, instead allowing the batter an easy single. Bumrah then nips out the Root threat in the bud by trapping him leg-before, once again using reverse to prise out a wicket. India are back in the game, and it’s pace that is working for them now instead of spin.

12:48 (IST)

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OUT! Two wickets in as many overs from Bumrah! What a spell this is turning out to be from the Indian pace spearhead, bringing the hosts back into the game at a time when the Englishmen were gnawing away at the lead at a dizzying pace. Angles the ball into Root and raps him on the pad right in front of middle that elicits a massive LBW appeal from the Indians, with umpire Chris Gaffaney raising his finger right away. Root goes for the review and gets ‘Umpire’s Call’ on wickets. ENG 117/3

Root LBW Bumrah 2(6)

12:35 (IST)

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After 19 overs, England 113/2 (Ollie Pope 31, Joe Root 0)

BOWLED! Bumrah doesn’t really depend on the conditions to get wickets now does he. Had missed out on an LBW in the previous over against Duckett, and decides to take matters into his own hands in this over by sending the off stump on a cartwheel as the southpaw falls just three short of a half-century. Duckett was looking to drive this through cover but was beaten on the inside edge with an inswinger, getting a hint of reverse on that.

Duckett b Bumrah 47(52)

12:25 (IST)

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FOUR! FOUR! Back-to-back fours for Pope off Ashwin as England move past 100, and continue to score runs at a rapid pace. Drills an overpitched delivery from the senior offie down the ground before glancing at one fired between middle and leg, guiding it towards fine leg. ENG 105/1

12:22 (IST)

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After 17 overs, England 97/1 (Ben Duckett 39, Ollie Pope 23)

Pace brought back from the other end, with Jasprit Bumrah replacing Jadeja with the latter having bowled just one over so far today (with Mohammed Siraj yet to bowl). Pope collects a brace in the third delivery, driving the ball through cover, to bring up the fifty partnership with Duckett for the 2nd wicket in just 43 deliveries! Big appeal for LBW against Duckett in the final delivery, and the umpire shakes his head. The Indians too decide against going for the review, though they miss out on a wicket as replays later show the ball to be hitting the leg stump! It was keeper Srikar Bharat who thought the ball was drifting down leg, and he’ll be under a lot more presssure now.

12:19 (IST)

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After 16 overs, England 94/1 (Ben Duckett 39, Ollie Pope 20)

Five off the first over after lunch, including a brace to Pope in the penultimate delivery after he drives the ball  behind square. The deficit is now less than 100 for the visitors and they have nine wickets in hand!

12:18 (IST)

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Duckett and Pope return to the crease with the latter on strike for the first delivery of the second session. Ashwin to continue from his end. India need an early strike or two to halt the English charge. For the visitors, things couldn’t have been better so far.

11:36 (IST)

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After 15 overs, England 89/1 (Ben Duckett 38, Ollie Pope 16)

LUNCH ON DAY 3 — England finally manage to boss a session, not just finish ahead of the hosts. Not only did they collect the remaining three wickets for just 15 overs to keep India’s lead to less than 200, they end up collecting 89 runs in 15 overs at nearly six-an-over for the loss of just one wicket! ‘Bazball’ didn’t quite take off in the first innings where they managed to get close to 250 thanks primarily to skipper Ben Stokes, but the English openers have given their team solid hope of setting India a competitive target now!

Ravindra Jadeja is introduced in the final over of the session, with nine runs getting added to the English total, including four byes off the second delivery as the ball misses both Duckett’s blade while the southpaw was shaping for a paddle sweep, as well as the keeper.

11:32 (IST)

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After 14 overs, England 80/1 (Ben Duckett 36, Ollie Pope 13)

Tidy, boundary free, over from Ashwin, for a change, with just three singles coming from the over. Duckett went for another reverse sweep against the senior off-spinner, but missed it. Should be one more over before lunch.

11:28 (IST)

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FOUR! The Indian spinners, absolutel masters of their conditions, are starting to make errors now. Slightly full from Axar outside off and Pope drives this through cover to collect his first boundary of the innings. FOUR! Duckett collect his fifth four a couple of deliveries later with a conventional sweep through midwicket. Axar’s gone for 40 runs in five overs now. England’s run-rate, meanwhile, is nearly six-an-over. ENG 77/1 after 13

11:22 (IST)

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After 12 overs, England 67/1 (Ben Duckett 30, Ollie Pope 6)

Duckett brings up the fifty for the Englishmen with a brace at the start of Axar’s fourth over, steering the ball behind point. FOUR! Second boundary for Duckett as he reverse sweeps Axar through point. The southpaw collects another boundary for himself three balls later, once again off a reverse sweep and this time placing it in front of square. 10 off Axar’s fourth over, with the left-arm spinner having conceded 30 so far today. Duckett collects his third boundary with a reverse sweep in a space of eight deliveries as he swipes at a full toss from Ashwin, placing it past short third. 18 off the last two with England collecting runs at five-and-a-half an over at the moment!

11:17 (IST)

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After 10 overs, England 49/1 (Ben Duckett 14, Ollie Pope 4)

Ollie Pope walks in after Crawley’s dismissal, and he begins showing intent right away as he opens his account in the very first delivery with a punch in front of square, getting enough time to come back for a second. Brings out the reverse sweep two balls later, though he doesn’t quite time it. Collects another brace in the next ball, pushing the ball square. England are one short of the fifty mark after 10 overs.

11:13 (IST)

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OUT! The change of angle works for Ashwin as Crawley perishes after a solid start, nicking the ball to Rohit at slip to depart for 31! The right-handed batter was looking to defend this, but Ashwin gets a bit of extra drift with the ball holding its line and getting the outside edge. 100th First-Class catch for skipper Rohit! ENG 45/1

Crawley c Rohit b Ashwin 31(33)

11:10 (IST)

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After 9 overs, England 44/0 (Zak Crawley 31, Ben Duckett 13)

Axar drops the ball slightly short and Duckett punches this through extra cover, getting enough time to come back for a third. A couple of singles added later in the over. The southpaw moves into double figures now with the opening partnership now nearly worth 50.

11:08 (IST)

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After 8 overs, England 39/0 (Zak Crawley 30, Ben Duckett 9)

FOUR! Tossed up outside off by Ashwin, and Crawley decides to go for a drive in front of square to collect his fourth four! He moves to 30 in quick time with his partner still batting in single digits.

11:03 (IST)

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After 7 overs, England 33/0 (Zak Crawley 25, Ben Duckett 8)

SIX! First maximum of the innings and it comes off the bat of Crawley, who’s assumed charge as the aggressor in the opening partnership. Takes a couple of steps forward and smokes the ball over long on. FOUR! First boundary for Duckett as he goes for the reverse sweep and steers the ball straight through point. ‘Bazball’ in full display once again!

11:01 (IST)

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After 6 overs, England 20/0 (Zak Crawley 16, Ben Duckett 4)

FOUR! Third boundary for Crawley, who has moved into double figures in quick time, as he goes for a reverse sweep to steer the ball through point. Rohit had placed the fielder behind square, who has little chance of stopping this. Seven off the over. Meanwhile, Ashwin nearly had a wicket in his previous over, with Crawley getting a bat-pad deflection that landing just out of short-leg’s reach.

10:59 (IST)

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After 5 overs, England 13/0 (Zak Crawley 10, Ben Duckett 3)

Spin from both ends now with left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who has bowled what is the ball of the match so far, replacing Jasprit Bumrah. Duckett and Crawley collect a single each off the last two deliveries, with two coming from the over.

10:52 (IST)

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After 4 overs, England 11/0 (Zak Crawley 9, Ben Duckett 2)

A tidy second over from Ashwin, with just one coming off it as Duckett decides to set off for a single with a sweep in the fourth delivery after three dots.

10:48 (IST)

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After 3 overs, England 10/0 (Zak Crawley 9, Ben Duckett 1)

FOUR! A touch short and wide from Bumrah, and Crawley cuts the ball firmly through point to collect his second boundary in three overs. Bumrah, however, foxes him next up with a slower delivery. Four off the over.

10:47 (IST)

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After 2 overs, England 6/0 (Zak Crawley 5, Ben Duckett 1)

Spin introduced from the other end right away, with Ravichandran Ashwin sharing the new ball with Bumrah. Duckett gets off the mark right away with a single off the first delivery that he faces. FOUR! Crawley collects the first boundary of the innings with a reverse sweep off Ashwin’s third delivery of the day, guiding the ball towards the third man fence. He keeps the scoreboard ticking with a single off the next delivery.

10:44 (IST)

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After 1 over, England 0/0 (Zak Crawley 0, Ben Duckett 0)

Jasprit Bumrah is once again off to a tidy start at the beginning of the innings, bowling a maiden first up after being handed the shiny new ball.

10:42 (IST)

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England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett walk out to open the English innings for a second time in three days. They had got the innings off to a rapid start on Thursday, and will try something similar today. Jasprit Bumrah to start off with the ball in hand.

10:32 (IST)

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India add 15 runs to their overnight total and are bowled out for 436 runs to take a 190 run lead in Hyderabad. Joe Root taking two of three remaining wickets and Rehan Ahmed getting the job done. India with a sizeable lead of 190 runs still and it will be interesting how England approach the second innings as the pitch gets slower and assistance to spin gets more pronounced

10:29 (IST)

BOWLED!

Axar Patel is beaten on the inside edge by a Rehan Ahmed delivery that crept in and stayed low. Axar tries to make room and slap it towards the off side but gets beaten to the bounce. He departs for 44 runs and India are bowled out

Axar b Rehan 44

10:27 (IST)

BOWLED!

Axar Patel is beaten on the inside edge by a Rehan Ahmed delivery that crept in and stayed low. Axar tries to make room and slap it towards the off side but gets beaten to the bounce. He departs for 44 runs and India are bowled out

Axar b Rehan 44

10:20 (IST)

Hat-trick?

Denied! Full on stumps to the new batter in Mohammed Siraj. Six-men around the bat for the tailender. He digs both the balls of the over out

India 436/9, lead by 190 runs

10:18 (IST)

GONE! Back-to-back wickets for Joe Root and England. Jasprit Bumrah looks to defend, has a huge gap between bat and pad and the ball comfortably creeps in. That was a poor defence though. Fourth wicket for Root

Bumrah b Root 0

10:16 (IST)

GONE! Ravindra Jadeja is adjudged leg before and immediately goes upstairs for a review. Joe Root the bowler. The ball slides on to rap Jadeja on the front pad as he presses forward to defend. Is there an edge involved? Impact outside off? There’s a spike on UltraEdge when the ball is between bat and pad. The crowd erupts. It doesn’t look conclusive though – the bat and pad are far too close to be sure. Marais Erasmus is the video umpire. No bat concludes the umpire. Ball tracking confirms it was pitching in line and going on to hit the stumps. No hundred for Jadeja. He becomes the third Indian batter to depart in the 80s this inning

Jadeja lbw Root 87

10:10 (IST)

FOUR! Make that two boundaries in three balls. Near identical deliveries, near identical shots and exact same outcome.

10:09 (IST)

FOUR! Pitched up by Jack Leach to Axar Patel who presses just a touch forward and hits a cracking cover drive. That’s the first boundary of the day

10:04 (IST)

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Steady half hour from India. Opting to defend the balls, just six runs in the day thus far. Maybe the strategy is to tire the England bowlers out of the match

09:51 (IST)

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Mark Wood pings Jadeja on the helmet. The ball comes slower than Jaddu probably expected and hits him flush on the grill. Luckily, no damage done. The physio runs down to have a look. Jadeja looks fine to continue

09:41 (IST)

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Joe Root bowls the second over of the day and it produces a single run as well. Jadeja collecting a simple single by pushing towards mid-off for a run

09:39 (IST)

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After 111 overs,India 422/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 82 , Axar Patel 35)

1 run from the Mark Wood over. Three deliveries going over 140kmph. Talk about setting the intent early

09:34 (IST)

India vs England Day 3 underway

Time for Day 3! England take the field, including a strapped up Jack Leach. Mark Wood to open the first over of the day. Ben Stokes and Wood take their time getting the field right. No slips, only a gully in place. On the first ball, Jadeja pushes the ball for a quick single and makes it. Just about.

09:26 (IST)

Anil Kumble on the host broadcast

The former India spinner and coach says the pitch is still not unplayable if you play straight. But to reach that stage, England need to take India’s three wickets. And fast.

India vs England 1st Test Day 3 recap: KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja scored half-centuries to put India in command of the opening Test against England with a lead of 175 runs at stumps on the second day in Hyderabad.

Jadeja remained unbeaten on 81 and took charge after Rahul’s 86 to take the hosts to 421/7.

He and Axar Patel, on 35, were batting in a partnership of 63 runs at the close of play.

“It was a tough day,” England assistant coach Jeetan Patel told reporters.

“I think the effort the guys put in were immense. I think the way we created chances today, if they’d gone… it would be different.”

Jadeja’s fifth-wicket stand of 65 runs with KL Rahul, was laced with eight fours and two sixes, stood out in a dominant day for India, who resumed on 119/1.

The world’s top-ranked Test all-rounder then kept up the charge with wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat, who made 41 before being dismissed by Joe Root.

Root and debutant Tom Hartley took two wickets each on a grinding day for the tourists, who bowled 87 overs after an extended final session.

To add to England’s concerns, lead spinner Jack Leach bowled just 16 overs without long spells and Patel said he struggled with his knee after getting injured while fielding on day one and two.

“I believe he’ll be back in the fourth innings. He just landed on his knee funny,” Jeetan said.

Jadeja reached his fifty after tea and waved the bat in his trademark sword celebration in front of a cheering crowd of over 25,000.

India lost two wickets in the final session, including R Ashwin who was run out after a mix-up which saw both batters at one end.