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India vs England, 3rd Test Day 3 highlights: Yashasvi Jaiswal hits ton as Rohit Sharma and Co. stretch lead to 322 runs
India vs England, 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Ton-up Yashasvi Jaiswal and unbeaten Shubman Gill have extended India's lead to 322 runs.
India vs England 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG highlights: India dominated the third session with Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal playing match-changing knocks to put India in the driving seat at Rajkot. After India lost skipper Rohit Sharma for 19, Jaiswal and Gill added 150-plus runs for the second wicket to help the hosts consolidate their position against England. Jaiswal smashed 104 off 133 balls while Gill remained not out on 65 with nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav (3) as India reached 196/2 at Stumps in Rajkot. India extended its lead to 322 runs over England. ...Read More
England had a good first 15 minutes on Day 3 after which India wrestled control of the match. The visitors lost three big wickets in the first session and then collapsed in a heap in the second. Kuldeep Yadav was unplayable and finished with two wickets while Mohammed Siraj picked four. In the first session, Jasprit Bumrah sent back Joe Root after which Kuldeep got Jonny Bairstow in the very next over. Kuldeep kept England pinned and eventually sent back Ben Duckett on 153 off 151. Kuldeep was pretty much unplayable throughout the first session and England's run rate was crawling at just over three, half of what it was throughout Day 2.
Ravichandran Ashwin made history on Day 2 by taking his 500th wicket but India will now have to play the rest of the Test without him as the senior spinner-allrounder withdrew from the match late on Friday due to a family emergency. This means that India have their tasks cut out, with England arguably being the happier lot at the end of the second day despite losing three wickets.
Ben Duckett has led a strong reply from England after India scored 445 batting first. England start Day 3 on 207/2 in just 35 overs, trailing India by 238 runs. Opener Duckett starts on an overnight score of 133 off just 118 balls and he has Joe Root at the other end on nine off 13. Duckett has smashed an incredible 21 fours and two sixes thus far in his innings as England rattled along at a scoring rate just under six. They were handed a late blow on Day 2 with Ollie Pope falling to Mohammed Siraj on 39 off 55, thus ending a 93-run stand which he built with Duckett. Before that, Duckett shared an opening stand of 84 runs with Zak Crawley which came in just 80 balls.
India's breakthrough came in the 14th over when Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Crawley on 15 and thus became the second Indian after Anil Kumble to reach 500 Test wickets. However, India will have to play without their senior spinner and all-rounder for the rest of this match a Ashwin withdrew from the match after the day's play on Friday due to a family emergency. It means that India are effectively left with 10 men to pick from for batting and bowling but they can have a substitute fielder in place at all times.
Duckett needed only 88 balls for his third test century, all scored after tea. His 118-delivery innings so far included two sixes and 21 fours. His was the quickest hundred by an England batter against India, beating Graham Gooch’s 95-ball century in 1990. Duckett also became the first visiting batter to score 100-plus runs within a test session on Indian soil.
Earlier, India resumed its first innings on 326-5 and lost Yadav in the fourth over of the morning, caught behind off James Anderson for 4. The bigger blow came six balls later — century-maker Jadeja offered a simple return catch to Root. Jadeja was out for 112, adding only two more runs to his total. Overall, he faced 225 deliveries and hit nine fours as well as a six in his second test hundred at his home ground.
After the drinks break, Ashwin was penalized by umpire Joel Wilson for running onto the danger area of the pitch, and England was awarded five penalty runs. That meant it started its first innings from 5-0. India reached lunch at 388-7 thanks to a 57-run partnership between Ashwin and debutant Dhruv Jurel for the eighth wicket. Post lunch, Jurel survived two dropped catches as he made his way to 46. His was the third highest score for an India keeper-batter on test debut.
Jurel was eventually caught behind off Rehan Ahmed, who finished with 2-85. Overall, Ashwin and Jurel combined for 77 runs. Jasprit Bumrah scored 26 and frustrated the visitors with a final 30-run partnership with Siraj. India’s innings ended just before tea when Mark Wood dismissed Bumrah LBW to finish with 4-114.
Here are some highlights around IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 3:
-India lead England by 322 runs at Stumps Day 3 in Rajkot.
-Shubman Gill smashed his 5th half-century off 98 balls.
-Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed his 3rd century off 122 balls.
- England started on an overnight score of 207/2, trailing India by 238 runs
- India took charge early in the first session with Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav sending back Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow respectively
- Kuldeep then got the big wicket of Ben Duckett and the England opener fell on 153 off 151
- England collapsed in a heap in the second session with Mohammed Siraj taking four wickets
- England were all out for 319 runs and India took a lead of 126
- That lead swelled to 170 at Tea on Day 3
- England were handed a late blow on Day 2 with Ollie Pope falling to Siraj
- Ravichandran Ashwin took his 500th wicket by ending an opening partnership of 89 runs between Duckett and Zak Crawley
- India will be without Ashwin for the rest of the Test as he withdrew due to a family emergency late on Friday
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Sensational bowling from Kuldeep
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: He may have been smashed everywhere yesterday but Kuldeep has been almost unplayable today. It's not just Foakes and Stokes who are not able to read him, wicketkeeper Jurel has struggled to hold on to deliveries and that has led to quite a few byes.
IND vs ENG Live Score: England 278/5.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: GONE! Kuldeep ends Duckett's innings
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Short and wide from Kuldeep, that is a pie. Duckett could have smashed that ball anywhere but he ends up hitting it to cover. Unbelievable way to end a great innings but Duckett did dig himself into a hole after Root's dismissal.
Duckett c Shubman Gill b Kuldeep Yadav 153 (151)
IND vs ENG Live Score: England 255/5 in 50.1 overs
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: FOUR! Stokes charges down!
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: He is certainly not holding back against Siraj who has been expensive in this innings. Siraj sends the fourth delivery at a fuller length, Stokes anticipates it and charges down the track, smashes it through the covers. Dot balls after that and the England captain is on 20 off 36, Duckett on 153 off 150. Kuldeep to continue from the other end, no sign of Jadeja yet.
IND vs ENG Live Score: England 255/4
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: FOUR!
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Siraj comes in for the 50th over. He pitches it up, Stokes waits for it and then wonderfully times it along the ground to long-on
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: FOUR! Stokes smashes one down the ground
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: No one at long-off, Kuldeep nicely tosses up the the fourth ball of the 49th full outside off and Stokes obliges. Smashed over the infield and the ball takes a bounce before going past the boundary.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: First hour of play done...
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: It has been India's session thus far. England started off well but that advantage has slipped away completely since Root's wicket, Bairstow's fall only exacerbating the situation. Duckett is on 153 off 150, it looks like his strike rate might finally go below 100 now. Ben Stokes on seven off 24. We have seen only Bumrah and Kuldeep and they both have struck for India. Will they make a change after the short break?
IND vs ENG Live Score: England 242/4 in 48 overs, trail by 198 runs
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: England's deficit goes under 200
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Well the scoring rate has fallen off a cliff now with even Duckett hunkering down while Stokes does the usual thing where he blocks around until the No.10 walks out to bat at the other end.
IND vs ENG Live Score: England 242/4 in 47 overs
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: 150 for Duckett!
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Well a couple of close calls there for Duckett. He tries to reverse sweep the third ball of the 45th by Kuldeep and mistimes it. It flew above Rohit to his left and the Indian captain somehow got a hand to it, did very well to get there. Then Duckett goes for the same shot and this one is way outside off, gets an under edge that rolls underneath Jurel and allows the batters to take a single. That takes Duckett to 150 off 139 balls. It has been an extraordinary innings but at the moment, India have got England exactly where they want them.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: FOUR! Stokes gets one away
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: And it is a little lucky for Stokes. Last ball of the 44th from Bumrah, Stokes takes a tentative poke at it and it goes off the edge between slip and gully.
IND vs ENG Live Score: England 233/4
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: OUT! And another!
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Unplayable from Kuldeep to Bairstow, big appeal for LBW and the umpire raises his finger. Bairstow has a long chat with Duckett and then takes the review. The ball was full outside off but then turned in sharply. Bairstow was late to bring his bat down and there was no edge on it. He starts walking even before the ball tracking starts properly playing on the big screen and he is plumb. Two quick wickets for India, exactly what the doctor ordered.
Bairstow lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 0 (4)
IND vs ENG Live Score: England 225/4 in 40.4 overs
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: GONE! Root hits it straight to slips!
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: What a catch that is from Jaiswal, Joe Root will be kicking himself but take nothing away from that catch. England had got off to a fairly good start and so this is a huge boost for India's morale, especially the fact that Root has fallen trying to reverse scoop Bumrah. He tries to get that over the slip cordon but it shoots straight to Jaiswal who grabs on to it. That is a truly unbelievable catch from Jaiswal, even though it wasn't one of those stunning diving grabs. The slip fielders are looking for edges but this one flew right off the middle of the bat and came to Jaiswal at least twice the speed as the ball would off an edge.
Root c Jaiswal b Bumrah 18 (31)
IND vs ENG Live Score: England 224/3 in 39.5 overs
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Kuldeep from the other end
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Just two runs from Bumrah's over. Kuldeep, who hadn't smashed everywhere yesterday, bowls the second of the day and just one run off it. Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar makes his displeasure clear about India wearing black armbands for Dattajirao Gaekwad only today instead of Day 1. "Better late than never Sanjay, they should've done it on Day 1 but better late than never," he tells his co-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: The players return
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: “India will be wearing black arm bands in memory of Dattajirao Gaekwad, former India captain and India’s oldest Test cricketer who passed away recently,” says the BCCI. Bumrah bowling the first over of the day, Duckett on strike.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: A first for Ravindra Jadeja
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Ravindra Jadeja has played 69 Test matches, 42 of those in India and yet this is the first time he will be playing at home without Ravichandran Ashwin.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: What the pitch looks like
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Nick Knight and Deep Dasgupta say that the batters are still going to make merry but there are some cracks slightly opening up. It remains a belter though.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Sarfaraz and Jaiswal warming up
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Unlike what has been the case for many many years, India have part-time spinners in this squad. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan can both roll their arms a bit and they are doing that at the moment in Rajkot.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Just over half an hour to go
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Time for a reminder. England start the day on a score of 207/2, trailing India's 445 by 238 runs. Ben Duckett is batting on 133 off 118, Joe Root at the other end on nine off 13. R Ashwin and Mohammed Siraj has been the wicket takers thus far for India, with the former taking his 500th scalp in Test cricket. But he won't be playing anymore in this Test due to a family emergency.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Have your say...
Ashwin has demonstrated in this match just how vital he is to India's cause with bat and ball. How much will his absence affect the outcome of this game?
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Ashwin can be replaced if…
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: India can only replace Ashwin in the field with a substitute fielder and they will effectively have to play with one man less in the batting and bowling departments. However, there is one scenario in which India can bring in a like for like replacement and that is if the opposition captain, in this case Ben Stokes, allows it. Well, will we see Washington Sundar or Axar Patel playing in this Test? Only time will tell.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Wood on Duckett's onslaught
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Mark Wood was all praise for what his teammate managed to do on Day 2. "He played with real bravery. To be that far behind in the game and go out and play like that showed real bravery and skill," Wood told the media after the day's play when asked about Duckett's third Test century.
"The way India changed the field and then he'd hit it somewhere else, it was such a skilful innings against a good attack. He's a nightmare to bowl (to) at the nets; we try to get him to leave one but he never leaves any," he said.
"Maybe, he hasn't gotten the accolades that he would like with big scores, but this was his day and it was amazing to watch. It's a rapid outfield and we certainly felt it was tough to contain, and Ducky (Duckett) really took it on and played in an aggressive fashion to put the pressure back on India," Wood added.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Mark Wood on the Test thus far
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Wood had taken four wickets in India's innings, sending back India's top three and then ending the frustrating last-wicket partnership between Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. "It's always nice to get wickets. The two at the top were really important and I was really pleased with the Rohit one. He tried to hit it to Ranchi! [Stokes drop?] He said sorry. I normally can't say anything because I'm the worst fielder on the team but now I've got that run-out... [Duckett?] Amazing, and as a bowler, class to watch. It looked like India weren't sure on their fields... amazing to watch. [Knee strapping?] Part and parcel of being a bowler. I hit the deck every third ball so I've probably just got to stay on my feet more."
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: From one GOAT to another
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Among those who congratulated Ashwin after he picked his 500th wicket was Australia spinner Nathan Lyon. Lyon, Ashwin and James Anderson are the only active cricketers to have 500 Test wickets. "Hey Ash! Just want to say massive congratulations on taking 500 Test match wickets. It's been a incredible journey to watch. I've got nothing but respect for the way you've gone about it and your skill level. It's been amazing to compete against you but also learn so much mate. Congratulations and plenty more to come," said Lyon in a video message posted on X.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Some records for Duckett
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: When you score a century in 88 balls, there is bound to be some records to talk about and that was the case with Duckett yesterday. He scored 114 runs between Tea and Stumps, the third most by an England batter only behind 118 by the legendary Wally Hammond at Old Trafford all the way back in 1936. Former wicketkeeper Matt Prior leads this list for the 121 runs he scored against the West Indies at Lord's in 2007. This is also the second most number of runs scored by any batter in a single session in India, only behind the 133 scored by Virender Sehwag against Sri Lanka in 2009. Duckett is the only visiting batter to have scored over 100 runs in a session in India.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: Why Ashwin withdrew
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: The BCCI said in a statement late on Saturday that Ashwin has withdrawn from the Rajkot Test due to a "family emergency". While neither the board nor Ashwin revealed the nature of the emergency, BCCI vice-president said that the veteran all-rounder had to return to be with his mother. "Wishing speedy recovery of mother of @ashwinravi99. He has to rush and leave Rajkot test to Chennai to be with his mother. @BCCI," said Shukla in his post on X.
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: England starting on 5/0
India vs England Live Score 3rd Test Day 3, IND vs ENG: There was an unusual sight at the start of the England innings with the scorecard reading five runs for the loss of no wickets even before the first ball was bowled. This was because. This was because umpire Joel Wilson slapped a five-run penalty after he found the home team batters guilty of running on the middle of the pitch for the second time during the third Test against England in Rajkot.
The incident happened in the 102nd over of the Indian innings on Day 2. Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed bowled a flighted delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, who pushed it towards the off side and set off for a single only to be sent back by non-striker Dhurv Jurel. As he ran for the single and also returned to the crease, Ashwin was guilty of breaching the 'protected area' of the pitch. He was immediately pulled up by the umpire and despite the experienced all-rounder trying to make his case, umpire Wilson didn't budge from his decision and signalled five penalty runs against India. Read more.
