India inch closer to win despite Root defiance

The relentless tight bowling have ensured that India are on the brink of winning the third Test and taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Jayant Yadav (1/12 in 6 overs) then came in to remove first innings half-centurion Jonny Bairstow (15) before the close of play.

The Asians lost Murali Vijay for a duck and Cheteshwar Pujara for 25, but cruised to their target in just the 21st over.

After getting his first Test fifty at Lord’s in 2014, he celebrated in the same manner, leaving everyone bewildered at the venue.

Among England’s three spinners, only leg-break bowler Adil Rashid (5 wickets) was successful.

England trail by 56 runs with two days to play. The visitors lost nightwatchman early in the morning without adding anything to the score.

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The problem was that Ashwin found his rhythm right from the off and removed Cook for 12 and Moeen Ali for five to reduce England to 39-2.

England opener Haseeb Hameed will miss the remainder of the Test series with India due to a finger injury, Alastair Cook has confirmed.

He was overlooked for the two Tests in Bangladesh but has come to the fore against a far tougher Indian side.

The 28-year-old Kohli scored 62 and six not out to move to 833 points, within 14 points of England’s Joe Root in a list led by Australia captain Steve Smith. He was caught by Joe Root at slips off Chris Woakes. I knew I could easily score runs later on. Both players played their shots at will and looked threatening. He had scored 17 in the first 110 balls and then scored his next 33 in 37 balls.

Shami used the short pitched stuff to good effect by dislodging Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid in the same over.

Hameed has to fly back to England to have a plate inserted into a hand.

The Roses alliance appeared to represent England’s last realistic chance of a great escape, with Root completing a determined and flawless 147-ball half-century when he clipped Jadeja past midwicket for just his third boundary. But England was still bowled out for 236 in their second essay, giving India an easy target.

The first Test ended in a draw before India won the second game in Visakhapatnam by 246 runs. Jadeja bagged the man of the match for his all-round performance. In his next over he was he was dispatched for four which ensured that India will have to bat in their second innings as England had moved their total to 137 and taken three runs lead with four wickets in hand.