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2nd Test: India 98/3, lead by 298 at stumps
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16:56 2nd Test: India 98/3, lead by 298 at stumps
India 98-3 & 455 vs England 255
Stumps on day 3 of the second Test in Vizag. India are 298 ahead of England with two days remaining in this Test.
After losing three quick wickets, Virat Kohli again came to India's rescue with a superb half-century.
Earlier, Ashwin picked his 22nd five-wicket haul to bundle out England for 255.
16:24 2nd Test: King Kohli completes half-century
India 89-3 & 455 vs England 255
Another fifty for Virat Kohli. 167 in the first innings and now 50 not out in the second. He is having a splendid run with the bat.
16:11 2nd Test: Kohli steadies India after 3 wickets
India 61-3 & 455 vs England 255
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have steadied the ship for India after losing three early wickets. Kohli is only three short of his half century.
15:49 2nd Test: India lose three quick wickets
India 61-3 & 455 vs England 255
Kohli is playing well and is batting on 34 off 32 balls. He has Rahane (8) in company.
15:48 2nd Test: Pujara bowled! India lose 3rd wicket
India 40-3 & 455 vs England 255
Top class bowling from James Anderson. He pitches on good length and the ball darts back to go through the defense of Pujara.
15:16
India 38-2 & 455 vs England 255
Kohli is in form of his life. The Indian skipper scores two more quick boundaries off Stokes.
15:02
India 28-2 & 455 vs England 255
India's champion batsman Virat Kohli shows his class again with two splendid boundaries through the off-side.
14:54 2nd Test: India lose openers early
India 17-2 & 455 vs England 255
Another DRS review and this time KL Rahul has to depart. There was a loud appeal for a nick behind the wicket.
Replays confirm the ball had kissed his outside edge as Broad takes his second wicket.
14:44 2nd Test: Vijay out after India skittle England for 255
India 16-1 & 455 vs England 255
DRS was taken by England and replays suggest that Vijay had nicked it onto his pads to slips.
Stuart Broad claims the wicket with Vijay dismissed for 3.
14:15
India 8-0 & 455 vs England 255
End of second session and India are 8 for no loss. Vijay and Rahul will look to extend India's already massive lead of 200 runs from the first innings
13:50
India 4-0 & 455 vs England 255
Murali Vijay scores a boundary through fine-leg off the first ball bowled by Anderson.
13:48 2nd Test: Ashwin fifer skittles England for 255
England 255 all out vs India 455
Two wickets in as many balls for R Ashwin as the champion spinner completes yet another five-wicket haul.
England are bowled out for 255 and India have an opportunity to enforce the follow-on.
However, we have a confirmation that India will bat and not enforce the follow-on.
The lead is of 200 runs for India.
13:35 2nd Test: Broad out, England lose 9th wkt
England 255-9 vs India 455
Unlucky dismissal for Stuart Broad. The ball from Ashwin clearly looked to miss the leg stump but England have no DRS reviews left.
Ashwin claims his fourth wicket.
13:25 2nd Test: England in trouble after losing 8 wkts
England 250-8 vs India 455
250 comes up for England with Rashid playing a vital knock here in Vizag. He is batting on 32 with his partner Broad on 9.
13:10 2nd Test: Jadeja strikes! England lose 8th wkt
England 234-8 vs India 455
Jadeja gets his first wicket of the match. Ansari is given LBW and after DRS review it is confirmed that the ball was hitting the stumps.
Can India bundle out England innings under 255 to get the chance of enforcing the follow-on?
12:53 2nd Test: Ashwin dismisses Stokes
England 225-7 vs India 455
Huge wicket for India as England lose the dangerous Ben Stokes. England had opted for DRS and after multiple replays it was decided to be out.
Ashwin claims his third wicket with Stokes departing for 70.
12:37 2nd Test: Stokes attacks despite losing Bairstow
England 219-6 vs India 455
Stokes (65) is attacking the Indian bowlers now. His partner Adil Rahid has also raced away to 18.
12:20
England 192-6 vs India 455
Play resumes post lunch and India have taken the new ball. Bairstow will have a new partner Adil Rashid.
11:58 2nd Test: Bairstow out! England lose 6 wickets
England 191-6 vs India 455
Lunch called on day 3. England have lost only one wicket in this session and scored 88 runs.
India will take heart from the fact that they were able to break the partnership.
11:22 2nd Test: Umesh Yadav cleans up Bairstow
England 190-6 vs India 455
Umesh Yadav gets the break-through for India. Johny Bairstow, who played really well for his 53, is bowled by Yadav.
It was a fast yorker that breached through the batsman's defense.
11:05 2nd Test: Stokes, Bairstow complete half-centuries
England 183-5 vs India 455
Now, Johny Bairstow completes his half century immediately after his partner Ben Stokes reached his fifty.
100-run partnership also comes up between the two players.
11:01
England 176-5 vs India 455
Ben Stokes completes his fifty. It is his 8th half century in Test cricket with 4 hundreds. Bairstow is not far behind on 44.
10:23 2nd Test: England make steady start on day 3
England 151-5 vs India 455
Stokes plays an elegant stroke to get 150 for England. Both Stokes and Bairstow are finding it easy now.
10:08
England 137-5 vs India 455
Bairstow and Stokes have managed to tackle the Indian attack until now.
50-run partnership also comes up between Stokes and Bairstow.
09:55
England 125-5 vs India 455
Ashwin is creating problems for England batsman. He had two close calls against Stokes.
Meanwhile, India have used all it's DRS review.
09:46
England 119-5 vs India 455
A tentative start by England on day 3 but they will take heart from the fact that they haven't lost a wicket.
India also took it's first DRS review of the morning for an LBW dismissal but replays confirm that the batsman had hit the shot.
09:33
England 103-5 vs India 455
We are underway on day 3 of the second Test between India and England. Bairtsow and Stokes have a task in hand after England lost top five wickets on Friday.
09:16 2nd Test: England face daunting task vs India
England 103-5 vs India 455
A collective and disciplined bowling effort from India saw England finish day 2 on a disappointing 103/5 in reply to India's first innings score of 455.
Ravichandran Ashwin was pick-of-the-bowlers for India claiming two wickets including the priced scalp of Root.
The visitors are still trailing by 352 runs with their top five batsmen dismissed.
During pitch report, Gavaskar says that he will want India to bat again even if they are in a position to enforce the follow-on.
The legendary batsman feels that this pitch will see more wear and tear in the last two days and India should use these comparatively good conditions for batting.
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