India vs England: Ishant Sharma shines on Day 3 as both teams eye win
Chasing 194 to win the first cricket Test against England, India were 110 for five at stumps on day three, at Edgbaston. Pacer Ishant Sharma took five wickets and spinner R Ashwin scalped three batsmen as India bowled out England for 180 in their second innings. Sam Curran, with his 63-run knock, led a stunning rearguard fight to help the hosts extend their lead to 193 after the hosts were down 87 for seven at one stage. In a shaky start, India lost five batsmen before skipper Virat Kohli (43) and Dinesh Karthik (18) combined for a crucial unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership.
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India captain Virat Kohli, left, and Dinesh Karthik will look to take India as deep as possible in their chase of 194 against England at Edgbaston. (AP)
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England's batsman Keaton Jennings (C) looks on after losing his wicket from the bowling of India's Ravichandran Ashwin (L) during the third day of the first Test cricket match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham. (AFP)
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England's Joe Root is caught out by India's KL Rahul off the bowling of Ravichandran Ashwin. (Action Images via Reuters)
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Ishant Sharma celebrates after taking the wicket of England's Dawid Malan. (Action Images via Reuters)
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England's Ben Stokes leaves the field, with Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli behind him, after being dismissed during the third day. (AP)
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England's Jos Buttler looks dejected after being caught out by India's Dinesh Karthik. (Action Images via Reuters)
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England's Sam Curran acknowledges the crowd after scoring fifty runs during the third day of the first test cricket match. (AP)
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India's Umesh Yadav celebrates the dismissal of England's Adil Rashid during the third day of the first test cricket match. (AP)
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England's Stuart Broad makes an unsuccessful appeal for the dismissal of India's Lokesh Rahul during the third day of the first test cricket match. (AP)
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India's Virat Kohli (C) plays a shot during the third day of the first Test cricket match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England on August 3, 2018. (AFP)
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India's Ajinkya Rahane leaves the field after being dismissed during the third day of the first test cricket match between England and India. (AP)
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