Ind vs Eng 3rd Test: India bowled out at 329 in Ist. innings

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Latest: England fall to 75-3 in reply to India’s 329 

Brief

-England lost both openers in successive deliveries
-India fell from overnight 307-6 to 329 all out
-Kohli top-scored with 97; three wickets each for Anderson, Broad & Woakes
-Afternoon session extended until 16:10 BST because of delayed start
-England lead five-match series 2-0

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India were all out for 329 in their first innings on the second day of the third cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Resuming at 307 for six, the remaining four Indian batsmen could add only 22 runs in 7.5 overs before English bowlers wrapped up the innings.

Skipper Virat Kohli top-scored for India with 97, while Ajinkya Rahane made 81. For England James Anderson (3/64), Stuart Broad (3/72) and Chris Woakes (3/75) picked up three wickets apiece. Keaton Jennings and Alastair Cook came to open the innings for England while Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah are India’s new ball bowlers.

 

Indian team had the best day so far in the ongoing Test series as captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane shared a brilliant 159-run partnership, before England clawed their way back in a riveting first day of the third match.

In overcast conditions and a pitch that offered an even contest between bat and ball, openers KL Rahul (23) and Dhawan (35) made a cautious start as India batted with discipline. The duo shared a 60-run stand before the latter was dismissed by English pacer Chris Woakes. Woakes then accounted for Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara (14) and India stumbled to 82 for 3 after 27 overs, and were staring at yet another chance of a batting collapse. However, Kohli (97) and Rahane (81) were watchful from the beginning, leaving deliveries that were swaying away from them.