Mohali Test: Ashwin’s 57* takes India close to England’s total

India started the day brightly with Mohammed Shami picking up the remaining two wickets as England were bowled out for 283 (BCCI)

Updated on: Nov 27, 2016 11:45 PM IST

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India started the day brightly with Mohammed Shami picking up the remaining two wickets as England were bowled out for 283 (BCCI)

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Parthiv Patel , who was making a comeback after eight years, started off confidently opening the batting with Murali Vijay. (BCCI)

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James Anderson tried to appeal for obstructing the field against Murali Vijay but the umpires did not give it. (BCCI)

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Parthiv Patel and Murali Vijay shared a solid opening stand. (BCCI)

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However, Ben Stokes broke the 39-run opening stand by dismissing Vijay for 12. (BCCI)

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Cheteshwar Pujara held firm after the departure of Parthiv Patel for 42. (BCCI)

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Pujara was joined by Virat Kohli and they survived a testing period where Anderson and Stokes bowled tight lines. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara shared a 75-run stand as India made good progress. At tea, India were 148/2. (BCCI)

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England came out fighting in the final session as Adil Rashid dismissed Pujara for 51 and trapped Ajinkya Rahane for 0. (BCCI)

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Adil Rashid prolonged Ajinkya Rahane’s poor form as he dismissed him with a googly for 0. (BCCI)

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Ben Stokes got the big wicket of Virat Kohli for 62 as England dominated the final session. (BCCI)

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Ravindra Jadeja joined R Ashwin and the pair set about rebuilding the Indian innings. (BCCI)

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Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shared an unbeaten 67-run stand as India clawed back into the contest. (BCCI)

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Ravichandran Ashwin notched up his ninth fifty as India ended day 2 on 271/6, trailing England by just 12 runs. Ashwin was unbeaten on 57 while Jadeja was unbeaten on 31*. (BCCI)