Leach continues as Axar defends the first few balls and then pulls the fourth ball for a single and Sundar clips the next for another run.

Sundar looks to take on Bess as he lofts the spinner over mid-off as the ball barely clears the fielder for a couple of runs.

Bess then gets one to turn sharply as Sundar comes forward to defend but is beaten. Wicketkeeper Foakes whips off the bails in a flash but Sundar has his back foot firmly on the ground.

Bess then has something to smile about as he strikes with the wicket of Sundar, who is given out leg before wicket.

Sundar feels confident enough to take the review rightaway as soon as the umpire raised his finger as he believes there was an inside edge.

UltraEdge confirms the inside edge as the decision is reversed and Sundar continues.

Leach beats Axar with one that goes straight on and bounces more than expected. Two balls later, he pads up to a wide delivery which is turning in but the leg before shout is turned down.

India finish the second day's play on 294/7 in 94 overs, for an overall lead of 89 runs with three wickets in hand.

Sundar finishes unbeaten on 60 from 117 balls, having hit eight fours, while Axar is on 11 from 34 balls.

India scored 141 runs in 32 overs for the loss of one wicket in the post-tea session to turn things around in style courtesy of Pant's swashbuckling century.

He added 113 runs for the seventh wicket with Sundar to help India take the lead on a pitch getting difficult for batting.

For England, Anderson picked up 3/40, while Ben Stokes and Jack Leach picked up two wickets each.

Bess is back into the attack. He continues to struggle with his length as he gifts Sundar a full toss which he hits straight down the ground for a four.

He defends the next few balls before a leading edge off the last ball gets him a single.

Sharp turn for Leach but it too short as Sundar goes right back and flicks it through midwicket for one.

Leach then gets his line wrong as the ball turns big down the leg side beating wicketkeeper Foakes for four byes.

Axar then swings the last ball over midwicket for a four as nine runs come from the over.

That boundary also helps Axar take his runs tally in Tests to 22 -- the same as the number of wickets he has picked up so far.

England persist with Bess despite the off-spinner struggling to make an impact with the ball in this game so far.

This time he does well to keep things tight, not bowling any full tosses or half-tracker, as Sundar watchfully plays out a maiden over -- the first for Bess in this innings, having conceded 54 runs in 14 overs at nearly four per over.

Root continues as Axar pulls a short ball through midwicket for a four to continue the flow of runs.

The new ball hasn't gone to plans for England with India building their lead at a good rate.

Since the second new ball was taken, India have smashed 45 runs from the last six overs, hitting eight fours and a six while losing one wicket.

Sundar ensures the momentum continues as he slaps a wide delivery from Stokes through the covers for a four to inch closer to his fifty.

The left-hander steers the next ball past gully for a couple to bring up his fifty from 96 balls as he once proves his utility with the bat lower down the order.

Sundar continues his consistent run with the bat in Tests, registering his third fifty in six innings, which also includes two ducks. He currently averages 55 in Tests, with 220 runs from four matches.

Stokes again bowls wide as Sundar cuts it this time to deep point for one and Axar keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Leach comes back into the attack and Axar does well to play out a maiden over, not trying anything rash against England's best spinner.

Stokes continues as Pant throws his bat to a wide delivery but gets it off the inside half of the bat past mid-on for a four and then takes a single next ball.

Stokes gives width as Sundar crashes it past point for another four as the lead swells pretty quickly for the hosts.

Sundar hits another boundary behind point to add to England's frustration.

India have turned things around in style with 48 runs coming from the last five overs to take control of proceedings.

Pant proving to be unstoppable. This time he shows no respect to veteran pacer Anderson, reverse paddling him over the slips for a four to raise the 100-run stand from 146 balls for the seventh wicket, while also taking his score into the 90s.

Pant then runs down the track but is hit high on the pads before he pulls a short ball to fine leg for one.

Sunil Gavaskar on commentary urging Pant not to throw it away and make sure he gets to his century.

He fell for 97 in the Sydney Test against Australia and then was dismissed for 91 in the first Test of this series in Chennai.

Pant doesn't let down the legendary Gavaskar. He slog sweeps Root over midwicket for a six to bring up his third Test century in some style from 115 balls.

This is first Test century at home and captain Virat Kohli along with the entire Indian team laud his super effort with the bat.

The Indian lead goes above 50-run mark as England struggle to contain the flow of runs.

Pant celebrates his landmark and acknowledges the cheer of the crowd inside the stadium before he takes a single off the next to get to the other end.

Anderson strikes with the key wicket of Pant, who pulls it straight to Root at short midwicket.

Pant walks back after a magnificent innings of 101 from 118 balls, having hit 13 fours and two sixes. He is visibly disappointed at the dismissal as he failed to get hold of the pull shot and ended up giving an easy catch to Root.

England will look to clean up the lower order quickly and cut down India's lead to around the 75-run mark.

Another left-hander out in the middle in Axar Patel, who drives the fourth ball to the covers for a single to get off the mark.

Sundar then punches Anderson through the covers for a beautiful boundary.

Pant decides to change gears as he goes after Root. He tries the sweep but gets it off the bottom over the slips for a four.

Pant then gets the sweep right as he smashes it along the ground through square leg for another boundary.

Two balls later, Root has a huge appeal for leg before wicket turned down as Pant is struck on the pads by one going straight on.

Root takes the review but the ball is slipping down the leg side as England lose their review.

Stokes continues after the drinks break. Sundar steers the third ball past point for one and Pant picks a single on the off-side next ball.

Stokes overpitches as Sundar plays a beautiful straight drive past mid-on for a four.

England take the second new ball as Anderson comes back into the attack.

Pant charges down the track first ball to the pacer and smashes it over mid-off for a four.

He then hammers the next delivery through the covers for another boundary before hitting the next to the fielder on the off-side.

Anderson then beats Pant with one that rises sharply before the left-hander picks a single.

Pant has smashed his way to 84 from 106 balls, while Sundar is on 30 with the duo building India's lead.

India look all set to take the lead as a desperate England bring back Stokes, who has bowled a wonderful spell of 2/33 in 17 overs so far.

England are reluctant to use their top spinner Leach against Pant, having bowled him just four overs in the post-tea session so far.

Stokes starts with a full delivery which Sundar pushes on the off-side and then ducks under a bouncer before he offers no shot to another wide delivery.

Sundar then nudges Stokes off his hips for a single and Pant hits the last ball to mid-off after he initially looked to pull it.

In the next over from Stokes, Pant flashes hard at a short wide delivery which goes over the fielder at second slip for a four to take India past 200.

Two balls later, he pulls a short ball in emphatic fashion through midwicket for another boundary to level scores.

The left-hander then reaches out to a wide full delivery, driving it through the covers for a couple to help India take the lead.

A single to Pant before Stokes bowls a high full toss to Sundar, which is ruled a no-ball for height. Stokes immediately says sorry to Sundar, while he gets the first warning from the umpire for dangerous bowling.

Pant goes back to clip Leach but is beaten by the bounce and struck high on the pads.

Some sharp turn for Leach as he bowls it a bit quicker and Pant just taps it back to the bowler.

Pant then comes down and hits the spinner down to long-on for a single to complete his fifty from 82 balls.

Sundar again plays the wristy flick through square leg for one to retain strike as the deficit comes down to 18.

Sundar and Pant in no hurry as they look to take India past England's score in ones and twos.

The field is spread out for Pant, who is doing well to keep finding the gaps and keep the scoreboard ticking along.

Three singles from five balls before Pant picks Leach over midwicket for a four to bring the deficit down to 10 runs.

A single to Sundar in the next over helps raise the first 50-run stand of the match with India wresting back the initiative after the tea break.

The struggling Bess makes way for Leach, with England desperate to break this partnership and check India's progress.

Pant flicks the first ball to midwicket for a single before Sundar pulls the next through the same region for another run.

Pant then pushes the last ball from Leach square on the off-side for another run to retain strike.

This is good batting from Pant. Even when is not getting the big hits, he is keeping the runs coming through singles.

This time Pant steers a wide delivery from Root towards point for a quick run. Sundar looking quite solid with his defence as he blocks the next few balls and then picks one off the last ball.

Sundar hits Leach down to long-on before Pant pulls a short ball for one to take his score to 49.

Also helping India's cause is that Leach oversteps to give them an extra run as the deficit keeps coming down.

Sundar hits the fifth ball to long-on for a single but Pant is unable to find the gap off the last ball.

England should look at bring back one of their pacers as the Indian batsmen are easily getting the runs.

Sundar clips Root through the gap at midwicket for two runs and does the same a few balls later for the same result.

He survives the appeal for LBW off the last ball as he comes forward to defend but is struck on the pads.

Slightly short from Root as Pant nudges it through the leg side for a single and Sundar taps the next back to the bowler.

Root then gets one to turn sharply going past the edge as Sundar pushes forward to defend and he gets behind the ball firmly next delivery.

Bess starts his new over with a full toss which Pant gently flicks on the leg side for a single.

Sundar also gently drives a full toss straight to the covers as Pant looks for the quick single but is sent back. Dan Lawrence goes for the direct hit but ends up hitting Pant on his shoulder as he dives to make his crease.

Sundar then slices Bess over the covers for a four as the two batsmen keep the runs coming, with 18 coming from four overs after the tea break.

In the next over, Pant clips Root on the leg side for a single before Sundar watchfully plays out the rest of the over.

Root starts off with the ball in the post-tea session. Pant hits the first ball into the covers for a single before Sundar survives a leg before shout as he looks to have got an inside edge. He then retain strikes with a single off the last ball to the fielder in the deep on the off-side.

Bess from the other end. He starts his new over with a full toss which Sundar whips through midwicket for a four and then picks a single.

Bess bowls a half-tracker as Pant crashes it through the covers for a four and then picks one as the over goes for 10 runs, helping India cut down the deficit.

Off-spinner Bess comes back into the attack. Pant tries the reverse sweep but is hit on the gloves before he comes and drives it to long-off for one.

Bess drops short as Sundar cuts it to deep point for a single to get off the mark, his first run in three innings, and Pants tucks away the last ball to long-on for one to keep strike.

Root is back into the attack as England employ off-spinners from both ends against the two left-handers.

Pant clips the second ball behind square on the leg side for a couple to take India past the 150-run mark and then takes one on the off-side before Sundar blocks out the rest of the over.

Bess has a huge appeal for leg before wicket turned down against Pant. Root has a chat with the bowler before he decides to take the DRS.

Pant was looking to play it on the leg side but misses and is hit on the back pad.

Pant survives by the narrowest of margins as the decision with the umpire's call with the ball clipping the top of the stumps. He benefits from the fact that umpire Nitin Menon had ruled in his favour.

Pant then chips down the track and clips Bess wide of long-on for a single.

India go into the tea break on 153/6 in 62 overs, trailing England by 52 runs.

Pant has played another good hand with the bat, scoring 36, while Sundar is on one.

Overall, India lost wickets for 73 runs in 24.1 overs as England continue to fight their way back in the match.

Pant taps Stokes on the off-side for a single before Ashwin turns the next on the leg side but can't get it in the gap.

Stokes tries a couple of short ball as Ashwin is able to leave them alone.

Pant keeps the scoreboard ticking along. He uses his wrists to good effect, whipping Leach to deep square leg for one and Ashwin picks another single on the off-side.

Leach drops short as Pant punches it through the covers for a four and nearly hits the next straight into to Pope at short leg, who makes a good effort with barely any time to react but is unable to hold on.

A close shave for Pant as he rushes for a quick single after Ashwin had got an inside edge on the leg side. The fielder gets the direct hit but Pant has managed to get there in the end courtesy of his dive.

Pant has made 30 from 52 balls, while Ashwin is on 13 with India on 146/5 in 58 overs, trailing England by 59 runs.

Leach strikes with the wicket of Ashwin. The right-hander chips a full delivery straight into the hands of Pope at short midwicket as India lose their sixth wicket.

Washington Sundar will be keen get off the mark having fallen for ducks in his previous two knocks.

Leach giving it plenty of flight as Sundar watchfully plays out the rest of the over.

Root continues as Pant gets a thick outside edge which rolls along the ground to point for a single.

Ashwin goes on the backfoot and runs Root behind point for a couple of runs before he plays out the rest of the over.

Stokes bows it full to Pant, who manages to flick it on the leg side for a single.

The pacer then strays down the leg side as Ashwin misses the glance before he drives a full toss through the covers for a four.

Stokes then rocks Ashwin with a cracking bouncer at the body and the Indian manages to fend it on the leg side and pick a single.

England bring back Leach in place of Root. Ashwin inside edges the first ball back on to the pads before he flicks the third ball on the leg side.

Ashwin then tries to cut Leach but is beaten before he blocks out the last ball.

Stokes tries the short ball as Pant pulls it to deep square leg for a single.  He then gets Ashwin caught behind with another splendid bouncer, as the batsman is forced to take evasive action and gets the gloves.

Ashwin signals for the review in anger. He is unhappy that the umpire ruled it out with the ball missing the gloves and going off the shoulder.

Ashwin then throws his bat at a wide delivery as he gets a thick outside edge which flies over gully for a four.

In the next over, Pant comes down the track to Leach as he is beaten by the turn and hit on the pads.

They steal a quick bye before the overthrow gifts the Indians another extra run.

Pant then goes for the sweep but can't get it past short fine leg before he picks a single to square leg.

Pant goes after a wide half volley from Anderson as he flays it through the off-side for a four.

Part-time Joe Root, who picked up five wickets in the previous match, comes into the attack in place of Bess.

Rohit picks a single off the second ball to midwicket. Pant then reverse sweeps the next ball square on the off-side for a couple of runs.

Pant then comes down the track and lofts Root over the long-off fence for a six.

Stokes back into the attack in place of Anderson. He pegs back India once again with the key wicket of the well-set Rohit.

Rohit plays all over the incoming delivery from Stokes trying to tap it on the leg side for a single to complete his fifty but misses and is hit on the pads.

The umpire rules it out leg before wicket as Rohit decides to take the review. The point of impact and the point of hitting the wickets are both umpire's call as the on-field umpire's decision stays.

Rohit walks back for 49 with India slipping to 121 for five, still trailing England by 84 runs.

Stokes, the only batsman to hit a fifty in the Test so far, has now rocked India with the two big wickets of Kohli and Rohit.

Can England clean up India's lower order and grab the lead?

The Indian batsmen seem to have decided to play it safe against Anderson. This time Pant is happy to play out a maiden over from the veteran England pacer.

Rohit continues to take toll of loose deliveries from Bess. He drives a full delivery through the covers for a four to take his score into the 40s and then picks a single to long-on.

Rohit closes in on his fifty as he slaps a short wide delivery from Anderson through the off-side for a boundary.

The runs are coming easily for India now as Pant and Rohit pick three singles off Bess.

Pant chips down the track and drives Bess for a single on the leg side. Bess then bowls a loose delivery, a full toss outside the off-stump, as Rohit drives it through the covers for a four.

Anderson beats Pant with one that moves away late, going past the edge. He edges the next ball as he plays away from his body but the ball goes through between slips and gully for a four.

Pant learns from his mistakes and offers no shot to the next ball and does the same last ball.

Bess drops short as Rohit pulls it to deep square leg for a single before Pant comes down and blocks it back to the bowler.

He then steers the last ball square on the off-side for a single.

Anderson starts off with the ball in the post-lunch session with one ball remaining in his previous over.

He helped England finish on a high with the wicket of Rahane before the lunch break.

Rishabh Pant avoids the last ball of the over, which is pitched wide.

Off-spinner Bess from the other end as England target the wicket of left-hander Pant and not let him take the attack to Leach.

Rohit defends the first three balls before Bess slips it down the leg side for four byes and Rohit then picks a single to long-on.

Anderson continues as Rohit goes back to his block mode and plays out a maiden over from the pace bowler.

England's bowlers chipped away at the wickets at the visitors staged a superb comeback on Day 2 of the fourth and final Test against India, on Friday.

India were reeling on 80/4 in 37.5 overs at lunch on Day 2 with Rohit unbeaten on 32 from 106 balls. They trail England, who were bowled out for 205 on Day 1, by 125 runs.

England's pace duo of James Anderson and Ben Stokes stuck to their plans in the morning session by drying up the runs.

Jack Leach made the first breakthrough as Cheteshwar Pujara was trapped leg before wicket for 17.

Stokes then gave England a big boost with a cracking delivery to get rid of India captain Virat Kohli, who was caught behind for his second duck of the series.

Rahane looked in good touch as he strokes his way to 27, with four boundaries, before he fell in the final over of the session.

Anderson made sure the session ended on a high for England as he got Rahane caught at second slip.

England picked up three wickets for 56 runs in 25.5 overs to inch their way back into the contest.

Rohit nudges Bess on the leg side for a single before Rahane drives a full toss through the covers for a four.

He then takes a single off the last ball to retain strike.

Anderson to bowl the final over of the session. Rahane blocks the first ball before the next slips down the leg side and is left alone.

Anderson then leaves India in a mess with the wicket of Rahane at the stroke of lunch.

The India vice-captain plays away from his body but gets the edge and is caught by Stokes at second slip, who dives to his left to complete the catch.

Rahane walks back for 27 as India go into lunch on 80/4 in 37.5 overs, trailing India by 125 runs.

The morning session belonged to England as India lost three wickets for 56 runs in 25.5 overs.

Rahane has provided India the boost with a few boundaries in the last few overs.

Rahane goes back and whips Leach through midwicket using his wrists to good effect for his third four.

A deserved break for Stokes after a superb effort with the ball on Day 2. The pacer bowled his heart out, taking 1/20 in 12 overs, including the key wicket of Kohli.

Spin from both ends now as Dom Bess comes into the attack. Rohit defends the first ball back to the bowler before he blocks the next into the leg side and does the same next ball.

Rohit takes the chance as he slog sweeps Bess, hitting him with the spin over midwicket for a four as the ball bounces just short of the ropes, to take his score to 31.

Change in the bowling as Anderson comes into the attack to replace Leach.

He starts off with a ripper, getting the full delivery to move away late as Rahane pokes and is beaten.

Rahane clips the third delivery through square leg and rushes back for the second run as he continues his positive approach.

Rahane then miscues Anderson uppishly on the leg side for another couple of runs.

Stokes creating a lot of problems for the Indian batsmen with the short deliveries.

This time Rohit is struck on the helmet as he looks to pull the bouncer as the physio comes out for the concussion tests.

Stokes then bowls a wide yorker which Rahane leaves and the next is down the leg side before the India vice-captain keeps out the last ball.

In the next over, Rohit gets Leach towards point for one before Rahane pulls a short ball through midwicket for a four.

He then hits the next into the covers where the fielder comes up with a good stop to keep it down to one and Rohit blocks out the last two balls.

Stokes to bowl his 10th over of the session, despite not being in the best of health on the first day.

Rahane looks in good touch. He plays a beautiful drive through the covers as Stokes overpitches for a lovely boundary. Rahane then pulls a short ball through midwicket for a couple and offers no shot to the next before he picks a single.

Rohit drives the last ball uppishly straight but the fielder at mid-on is quick to rush across.

Rohit drives Leach through the covers for a single to the fielder in the deep.

Rahane defends the next ball with soft hands before he defends the next off the front foot after initially looking to pad it away.

He then punches the fifth ball through the off-side for a single to get off the mark and Rohit pushes the last ball into the covers.

Stokes was struggling with an upset stomach on Day 1 but on the second day he has put in a giant effort with the ball to lead England's superb fightback.

Stokes again gets the ball to bounce sharply as Rahane fends it on the off-side. He then blocks another short ball towards point off the backfoot before he avoids a short delivery wide of the off-stump.

Another short ball which Rahane keeps down before he pushes the last ball into the off-side.

Rohit comes down the track to Leach and tries to defend but is hit on the pads. The confident shout for leg before wicket is turned down with Rohit a long way down the track.

Rohit has had enough of the blocking as he comes down the track and lofts Leach over mid-off for a four, to register just his third boundary from 88 balls and overall India's fourth boundary in the 30th over.

Rohit then leaves a full delivery expecting it to turn but it goes straight on and Leach is excited as he was able to fox the India opener.

He then gets the ball to bounce quite steeply off length as Rohit has to take evasive action and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes does well to collect the ball and whip off the bails in a flash despite being off balance.

England happy to keep pacers going from one end as it has helped keep control of things.

Rohit has been happy to bide his time against the pacers, not taking any risks, which has allowed England to attack with spinner Leach from the other end.

If England keep the run scoring in check and chip away at the wickets regularly they could put India's batting line-up under pressure.

Stokes does well to bowl a maiden over to Rohit, who looks keen to stay out as long as possible without bothering about the scoreboard at this stage.

Leach to new batsman Virat Kohli, who pushes the first ball into the covers and then blocks out the next.

Leach giving it a lot of flight as Kohli comes forward to defend the next few balls and then leaves the next.

Stokes then brings England back in the contest with the big wicket of Kohli, who is caught behind for a duck.

Stokes had been toiling hard from one end. He puts in some extra effort to get the ball to bounce more than expected as Kohli hangs his bat out and gets the edge to be caught behind for a duck.

That is Kohli's second duck of the series to leave India in trouble on 41/3, still trailing England by 164 runs.

This has been England's morning so far, with India losing two wickets for 17 runs in 15 overs.

Change of ends for Stokes as he takes over from Anderson. Rohit pulls the second ball for a single before Pujara misses the clip but gets a leg bye.

Stokes tries the bouncer but Rohit is happy to under it as he continues to bat watchfully on the second day, having scored just 19 from 74 balls.

Pujara comes down the track and looks to defend Leach but is struck on the pads. The left-arm spinner appeals but doesn't get enough support from his other teammates as they believe that Pujara was a long way down.

Pujara then comes down again and clips it on the leg side for a single before Rohit uses his feet for one to midwicket.

Leach gets Pujara off the last ball of the over as the right-hander is given out leg before wicket.

He leans forward to defend the full delivery but is struck on the pads first as umpire Nitin Menon gives it out LBW.

Pujara decides to review it but the impact is in line and the ball crashing into the stumps as he walks back after a patient innings of 17 from 66 balls.

Anderson continues as England still hunt for their first wicket of the day. Rohit happy not to chase the wide ones as he offers no shot to the first three balls.

He then defends the fourth ball straight back before he leaves the last two balls to end another maiden over from Anderson, his seventh in nine overs.

Stokes gets the ball to rise sharply but the line is wide of the off-stump as Pujara is able to leave it easily.

The next ball comes in as Pujara blocks it out and does the same next ball before Stokes tries another short ball which is left alone.

Anderson follows it up with another maiden over to Rohit as the India opener again does well to keep out the over from the veteran pacer.

Runs are not a problem for India even though just 10 runs have come from nine overs on Day 2. Rohit and Pujara have done well to play out the pacers in the morning session and they will hope to reap rewards as the day progresses.

Finally, England introduce spin as Jack Leach comes into the attack. He starts with a poor delivery which goes way down the leg side before Pujara cuts the next for a single.

Leach then beats Rohit with a beauty as he gets the ball to turn away sharply and go past the edge.

Rohit then pushes the next on the leg side for a single before Pujara gets an edge but it falls short of the slip fielder.

Anderson creating some problems for Rohit with the incoming delivery. Once again Rohit is hit high on the pads as he fails to keep the inswinger out before he sensibly taps the next ball on the leg side and gets off strike.

Pujara keeping it simple, not wanting to do anything with deliveries outside the off-stump as he plays just one of the last four balls to end the over.

Stokes gets the ball to move away slightly as Rohit is opened up but he manages to block it out before he again picks a single on the leg side.

Stokes then bowls a cracking well-directed bouncer to Pujara, who does well to avoid it by swaying out of the way.

England looking for some early help as the pacers continue from both ends. Rohit looks keen to play out the opening hour and cash in later on as he watchfully plays out another maiden over from Anderson.

India have scored just four runs from the first five overs on the second day.

Stokes gets the ball to jag in as Pujara is able to tap it on the leg side for a single.

Rohit then misses out on a full toss, hitting it straight to the fielder in the covers.

Stokes offers him another full toss which Rohit makes sure to hit in the gap between cover and point for the first boundary of the day.

He then nudges the next ball on the leg side for a single before Pujara blocks out the last two balls.

James Anderson to open the bowling on Day 2 for England. The first ball is pitched up as Rohit clips it through midwicket for a couple.

The second ball is a bit short and comes in as Rohit leaves it on length and is hit high on the pads, which saves him from the LBW.

Rohit then defends the next couple of balls before he throws his bat at a wide delivery, hitting it uppishly but well short of point.

The last ball comes in as Rohit is hit on the pads with England appealing for leg before which doesn't interest the umpire much as the impact is a bit high.

Pace from both ends as Ben Stokes operates from the other end. Cheteshwar Pujara watchfully defends the first ball with a straight bat as the ball moves away slightly.

Stokes goes wide and Pujara is happy to leave and does the same with the next.

The fourth ball is closer to the stumps as Pujara blocks it on the off-side followed by another leave before he defends the last ball as Stokes starts off with a maiden over.

Welcome to the coverage of Day 2 of the fourth and final Test between India and England at the Narendra Modi stadium in Motera, on Friday.

England's batsmen once again came undone against India's spinners as the tourists were shot out for a lowly 205 in their first innings, on Day 1.

Ben Stokes (55) and Dan Lawrence (46) propped them up but England might regret not making the most of the perfect batting conditions after captain Joe Root had won the toss.

India, who are 2-1 up in the four-Test series, were 24-1 at stumps with Rohit Sharma was on eight and Cheteshwar Pujara on 15, with the hosts 181 behind.

Axar Patel continued to torment the England batsmen as he picked up 4/68, while Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 3/47.

Pacer Mohammed Siraj bowled his heart out as he took 2/45 with India dominating the opening day with the ball.

Ben Stokes top-scored for England with 55, while Dan Lawrence stroked 46 but the rest of the batsmen struggled once again as England's batting nightmare continued in India.