IND vs ENG: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill charge India’s lead to 322 on Day 3 in Rajkot Test

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IND vs ENG: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill charge India’s lead to 322 on Day 3 in Rajkot Test


Image Source : AP Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal on Day 3 of the Rajkot Test

India dominated Day 3 of the third Test in opposition to England to take a dominant 322-run lead in their second innings on Saturday. Mohammed Siraj took 4 wickets to bowl out England on simply 319, giving India a 126-run lead in the primary innings after which an unbeaten century from Yashasvi Jaiswal boosted India to 196/2 on the finish of Day 3.

Indian bowlers had been spectacular in the absence of spin ace Ravichandran Ashwin who withdrew due to a household medical emergency on Friday night. Ben Duckett top-scored with 153 off 151 balls however did not get a lot assist from his teammates at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

Joe Root‘s poor kind continued as he registered solely 18 runs earlier than getting dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah. Captain Ben Stokes scored 41 off 89 balls earlier than shedding his wicket whereas making an attempt an enormous shot over the long-on off Ravindra Jadeja.

Siraj, who failed to choose any wicket in the Hyderabad take a look at, impressed after lunch with essential wickets of Ollie Pope and Ben Foakes after which completed the job with wickets of James Anderson and Rehan Ahmed with ripping yorkers. England managed to add solely 112 runs on Day 3 regardless of a sensational begin by Duckket on Friday. 

India began defensively in their second innings and managed to keep away from shedding wickets in the primary ten overs. Joe Root gave England a breakthrough with Rohit Sharma‘s wicket in the twelfth over who scored 19. England bowlers had been spectacular with a brand new ball however failed to ship in the final session.

Jaiswal and Gill added 155* runs for the second wicket with the previous scoring his third Test hundred. Jaiswal dominated the final session with a 122-ball century however suffered a again harm whereas celebrating his hundred. He walked out and retired harm after which India misplaced Rajat Patidar on a duck to lose momentum in the closing levels. Gill remained unbeaten on 64* off 118 balls as India posted 196/2 in 51 overs on Day 3.

India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson





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