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3rd Test: India thrash England by 8 wickets
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15:46 3rd Test: India thrash England by 8 wickets
India 104-2 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
A comprehensive 8-wicket victory for India in Mohali to take 2-0 lead in the series. Parthiv was sensational with the bat scoring an unbeaten 67 runs.
The allrounders R Ashwin , R Jadeja and Jayant Yadav performed splendidly with both bat and ball in the earlier innings.
India is now 1 win away from clinching the series.
Jadeja is adjudged Man-of-the-Match for his allround show in the match.
15:22 3rd Test: India set for victory and 2-0 lead
India 97-2 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
Parthiv races into the 60's. He has made this small chase look very easy. India need under 10 runs for victory now.
15:16 3rd Test: Pujara departs with India set for win
India 88-2 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
Unfortunate dismissal for Pujara at the stroke of India's victory. Captain Kohli walks out to bat now.
15:14
India 87-1 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
India need less than 20 runs for victory now. One thing has to be seen during the next match.
Has Parthiv done enough to retain his place in the side even if Saha is fit?
15:10 3rd Test: Parthiv hits brisk half century
India 74-1 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
Parthiv scores a brisk half century off only 39 balls. He has played really well here to take the pressure of India in a small chase.
15:02 3rd Test: Parthiv, Pujara steady India's chase
India 57-1 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
India need another 50 runs for victory. Parthiv and Pujara have steadied this chase after the early wicket of Vijay.
14:36
India 33-1 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
Play resumes and immediately we have a huge appeal for LBW. England take the DRS reviw but replays show that Parthiv had knicked it to his pads.
14:13
India 33-1 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
Tea called on day 4 in Mohali. India still require 70 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
14:11
India 29-1 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
Superb cover drive from Pujara off Rashid's bowling. He has moved to 13 now with Parthiv on 16.
14:05 3rd Test: Vijay out early in chase of 103
India 16-1 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
Parthiv hits two boundaries in the same over from Woakes. He has scored 15 off the 16 runs that India has scored till now.
13:58 3rd Test: Vijay departs early
India 7-1 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
Another failure for Murali Vijay. Chris Woakes bowls on good length to take the outside edge of Vijay's bat.
Vijay departs for a duck and a string of low scores continue.
13:49
India 4-0 & 417 vs England 236 & 283
Parthiv is off the mark with a splendid cut shot to a boundary. Good start for India chasing a low target.
13:41 3rd Test: India need 103 runs for victory
England 236 all out & 283 vs India 417
Run out and England post 103-run target for India. Superb throw from Jadeja from the deep.
13:27 3rd Test: Shami's double strike dents England
England 195-9 & 283 vs India 417
Hameed brings up his fifty in style with a six off Ashwin. He has taken the aggressive route now.
13:00 3rd Test: Shami's double strike dents England
Another splendid bouncer and a top edge to Umesh Yadav in the deep. Adil Rashid departs for a duck.
England's lead is of a slender 61 runs.
12:58 3rd Test: Woakes departs, England 8 down
England 195-8 & 283 vs India 417
Superb bowling from Shami. He bowls another bouncer to Woakes to take the top edge of his bat with Parthiv completing a simple catch.
12:56
England 195-7 & 283 vs India 417
Cracker of a delivery from Shami to break the rearguard of Woakes' helmet. Immediately captain Kohli checks it with the batsman.
Woakes is fine to carry on.
12:46
England 190-7 & 283 vs India 417
England 190-7 & 283 vs India 417
The lead is over 50 runs for England. this partnership between Woakes and Hameed is turning out to be a fruitful one for the visitors.
12:26 3rd Test: England in trouble after losing 7 wickets
England 172-7 & 283 vs India 417
Woakes is scoring at a brisk pace. He and Hameed will have to bat really well if England have to post a challenging target.
11:34 3rd Test: England 156-7, lead by 22
England 156-7 & 283 vs India 417
End of first session on day 4 of the third Test in Mohali. England have a slender lead of 22 runs with 3 wickets remaining.
Another good session for India with R Jadeja picking two wickets, while Jayant Yadav dismissing Buttler.
11:20 3rd Test: Root out, England 7 down
England 145-6 & 283 vs India 417
Superb catch from Rahane at slip to see the back of Joe Root. Jadeja claims his second wicket of the innings as Root departs for 78.
11:10
England 145-6 & 283 vs India 417
This is a useful partnership for England which puts the visitors in lead by small margin.
10:52 3rd Test: England in trouble after losing 6 wickets
England 128-6 & 283 vs India 417
Parthiv Patel drops a difficult chance to dismiss Hameed off Ashwin's bowling. Hameed, who came down the order, has shown resilience in the earlier matches. Can he and Root wage a fight for England?
10:25 3rd Test: Root hits 50, England 6 down
England 113-6 & 283 vs India 417
Joe Root again show his class and scores a fighting fifty with wickets tumbling at the other end.
He has not been troubled in this innings and has looked class apart from other England batsmen.
10:07 3rd Test: Buttler out, England 6 down
England 107-6 & 283 vs India 417
Horrible shot from Jos Buttler considering the match situation. He tried to clear Jayant Yadav over long-on but found Ravindra Jadeja in the deep.
He should have shown more patience in the middle considering England are still trail by 27 runs.
Jayant again picks a wicket when the captain threw the ball to him.
09:46 3rd Test: England in trouble after losing 5 wickets
England 88-5 & 283 vs India 417
Buttler charges ahead and lifts Jadeja for a six. Buttler did score valuable runs in the first innings and England will have hopes from this pair with Root also at the crease.
09:36 3rd Test: Jadeja dismisses Batty
England 78-5 & 283 vs India 417
Jadeja strikes in only the second over of the morning. Gareth Batty is out plumb in front of the wicket.
India can now hope to dismiss England within their first innings lead.
09:31 3rd Test: Ashwin rocks England's top order
England 78-4 & 283 vs India 417
Ravindra Jadeja led India's strong lower order batting display with a career best 90 before spin partner Ravichandran Ashwin wrecked England's top order to put the hosts firmly in charge of the third Test on Monday.
On Day 4 now, England will resume on 78-4 still trailing by 56 runs with Root on 36.
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