STUMPS | So, that's stumps on day three. India are 84 runs away from the victory and have five wickets in hand. Captain Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik are batting on 43 and 18 respectively. What a day this has been, a total of 14 wickets fell in the day. We are in for exciting day tomorrow as well. In first session, we should have a result.
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IND 110/5 | STUMPS | IND vs ENG Highlights 1st Test 2018 Day 3: Virat Kohli Keeps India in the Hunt
India vs England 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates.
03 Aug, 23:31 (IST)
03 Aug, 23:14 (IST)
Virat Kohli holds key for India. He is batting on 40 and giving him company is Dinesh Karthik. India need 90 more runs to win. Around eight overs remain in the day.
03 Aug, 22:40 (IST)
OUT! India have lost another wicket here. The visitors have lost half the side now. Ravi Ashwin is the latest batsman to be dismissed, he is caught behind as well.Ā Ashwin c Bairstow b Anderson 13(15)Ā
03 Aug, 22:17 (IST)
OUT! Sam Curran ha struck for England. He picks Ajinkya Rahane. Another caught behind as England continue to chip away with wickets, Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is still out there and that is one wicket EnglandĀ will be eyeing. Ā Ā Rahane c Bairstow b Sam Curran 2(16)
03 Aug, 21:44 (IST)
OUT! Ben Stokes with the breakthrough. He removes KL Rahul. The right-hander is caught behind. This contest is getting interesting now, open up further! Rahul c Bairstow b Stokes 13(24)
03 Aug, 21:38 (IST)
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have dropped the anchors and are looking to play out the remaining over of the day. Kohli and Rahul have so far added 21 runs for the third wicket.
03 Aug, 21:12 (IST)
India have lost both the openers. This game has opened up. Stuart Broad picked both the wickets. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are in with a task now.
03 Aug, 20:11 (IST)
That's it! England have been bowled out. So, the target for India is 194. Ishant Sharma picks a five-wicket haul. What a special performance by him.
03 Aug, 19:34 (IST)
OUT! The break has done the trick for India. Umesh Yadav cleans up Adil Rashid. The ball came back in and beats Rashid's inside edge. England eight down now.Ā Adil Rashid b U Yadav 16(40)Ā
03 Aug, 19:30 (IST)
Play has resumed and India will look to clean England's tail as soon as possible. Sam Curran and Adil Rashid will have to rebuild and refocus after the break.
03 Aug, 19:04 (IST)
Update: The players are off the field as bad light stops play. The England batsmen had some momentum with them and India won't mind this break.
03 Aug, 19:02 (IST)
This is the beauty of Test cricket. England are fighting back, though they still are under pressure. The danger continues but for now, Sam Curran and Adil Rashid have added 43 runs for the eight wicket and have taken England's lead close to 150-run mark
03 Aug, 18:24 (IST)
OUT! That's third wicket in one over for Ishant Sharma. An over that started before the lunchĀ break and on second ball after the lunch, Ishant removes Jos Buttler. he is caught behind. India in driver's seat now.Ā Buttler c Karthik b Ishant 1(2)
03 Aug, 17:35 (IST)
What a session this has been for India. Who would have thought that India will pick five wickets in the opening session of day three, and here they are! Superb performance by Ishant Sharma. He removed Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes in the last over before the lunch break. England are effectively 99 for six and face an uphill task from here.
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03 Aug, 17:16 (IST)
OUT! Ishant Sharma picks a wicket! Dawid Malan's struggle ends. He is caught at gully. England in trouble now and have lost another wicket. The hosts are four down now.Ā Malan c Rahane b Ishant 20(64)
03 Aug, 16:41 (IST)
England batsmen living dangerously at the moment. Ā Ishant Sharma induced an edge of Dawid Malan's bat, though it didn't carry to the slips cordon. The home desperately needs a partnership here.
03 Aug, 16:22 (IST)
OUT! Ravi Ashwin once again picks a wicket. His second of the morning. This time he gets ride of England captain Joe Root. This is big blow to England!Ā Root c Rahul b Ashwin 14(35)Ā
03 Aug, 15:49 (IST)
OUT! Early breakthrough for India on day three. Ravi Ashwin picks his second wicket. Keaton Jennings is caught at second slip. Cleverly bowled by Ashwin. Jennings was looking to push at it, but gets the edge. Just the start India wanted. Ā Jennings c Rahul b Ashwin 8(18)
It is day three of India vs England 1st Test. The game is nicely poised with England leading by 22 runs in their second innings. The day two of the Edgbaston was largely dominated by Virat Kohliās century. It was his maiden Test ton in India and 22nd overall. The Indian captain scored 149 as the visitors managed to post 274 in response to England 287. On day three, England will be looking to add to their tally and set India a challenging target. Stay tuned for live score updates of IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 3.Ā India vs England 2018; 1st Test, Day 3, LIVE Cricket Streaming.
England will resume the dayās play on nine for the loss of Alastair Cookās wicket. The former captain was dismissed late on day two. Captain Joe Root will join Keaton Jennings as England look to dish out a better batting performance in their second innings. The home side were able to just secure a 13-run lead in the first innings.
India, on the other hand, will be hoping to restrict England to a paltry total. Ravi Ashwin accounted for Cookās wicket second time in this match and the spinner will now be looking to trouble the other English batsmen. Ashwin was instrumental in restricting England to under 300 in the first innings after he picked a four-wicket haul.Ā England vs India Live Cricket Score and Commentary 1st Test Match.
England Playing XI: Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Joe Root, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
India Playing XI: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma.
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