Kohli out for 46; India lose 3rd wicket
August 31, 2018 18:58
India 146-3 (42 ovs) vs England 246 | Scorecard
Moeen gets some drift as he bowls it wide and Kohli reaches out to drive it to sweeper cover for a single.
Moeen drops short and also offers some width as Pujara steers it past the slip fielder for three runs. Stokes, who chased the ball down to thirdman from slips, looks in some discomfort as he throws the ball back to the keeper.
Curran comes back into the attack, replacing Broad. The first ball, from round the wicket, comes in sharply as Pujara is struck on the pads but the huge shout for leg before is turned down. England, who have one review left, ponder before deciding not to take the DRS.
The last ball is in the slot, full and wide, as Pujara drills it through the covers for a boundary to inch closer to the fifty.
In the next over, Kohli is beaten by Moeen, as he stretches forward to defend before he takes a single from the last ball to retain strike.
Curran makes the breakthrough in the next over with the key wicket of Kohli, who is caught at first slip for 46.
The India captain had got a couple of edges earlier in his innings, which went past gully but this time it goes to first slip as he chases a wide outswinger, and Cook does well to hold on to a low catch.
Kohli put India in control as he added 98 runs for the third wicket with Pujara, who has looked quite solid.
New batsman Ajinkya Rahane gets off the mark with a single to deep point.
Pujara clips the next ball on the leg side for a single to bring up his fifty, from exactly 100 balls and Rahane steers the fourth ball square on the off-side for two runs.
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