KL Rahul misses out on double century, India dominate in Chennai

KL Rahul missed out on a double century as he was dismissed for 199 on the third day of the Chennai Test against England. (BCCI)

Updated on: Dec 18, 2016 5:56 PM IST

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KL Rahul missed out on a double century as he was dismissed for 199 on the third day of the Chennai Test against England. (BCCI)

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India started day 3 on a positive note with both Parthiv Patel and KL Rahul looking in great touch. (BCCI)

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KL Rahul got going by smashing a couple of sixes off left-arm spin bowler Liam Dawson. (BCCI)

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Parthiv Patel of India notched up his highest individual score in Tests as India dominated (BCCI)

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Both KL Rahul and Parthiv Patel strung together a 152-run opening stand for the opening wicket. (BCCI)

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However, just before the lunch break, Patel was dismissed for 71 as England broke through. (BCCI)

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Cheteshwar Pujara started off confidently as India built on the advantage. (BCCI)

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However, following the lunch break, Ben Stokes dismissed Pujara for 16. (BCCI)

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KL Rahul held firm as he notched up his fourth Test century. In 12 Tests, this was his first century at home. (BCCI)

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Stuart Broad got the big wicket of Virat Kohli for 15 as England continued to make inroads. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli was dismissed for under 40 for the first time in the series. (BCCI)

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KL Rahul continued to blunt the English attack and he went past his highest individual score of 158. (BCCI)

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Karun Nair also capitalised with a fine maiden fifty as he strung a 161-run stand for the fourth wicket. (BCCI)

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Towards stumps, disaster struck Rahul as he played a rash shot to be dismissed on 199. (BCCI)

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KL Rahul became the 2nd Indian after Mohammad Azharuddin to be dismissed for 199 while he was the 11th batsman to be out for 199 in Tests. (BCCI)

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Murali Vijay, who did not open the innings due to an injured shoulder, played some good shots as India ended day 3 on 291/4, trailing by 86 runs. (BCCI)