Buttler's 69 steers England to 260-8 at stumps

September 01, 2018 23:10

England 260-8 (91.5 ovs) & 246 vs India 273 | Scorecard

Jos Buttler hit a half-century to put England in a strong position on Day 3 of the fourth Test against India at Southampton on Saturday.

Buttler top scored with 69 to help England finish the day on 260 for eight, for an overall lead of 233 runs.

Sam Curran once again thwarted the Indians with the bat as he stroked a fluent 37, to follow up on his 78 in the first innings, while captain Joe Root made 48.

Mohammed Shami picked up three wickets for 53, while Ishant Sharma claimed two for 36, and Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin took one wicket each.

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