Day 3 - Third Session Live Updates
Ravichandran Ashwin bowls the final over of the day as Ollie Pope and Rehan Ahmed prevent any further damage. While India did amass 436, the day belongs to Pope, who will resume day 4 on 148. His partnership with Rehan Ahmed has also soared to 41 runs as the latter has held the fort well. At Stumps on day 3, England are 316-6 and have a sniff at setting a match-winning target for India.
Foakes and Pope have also completed their 100-run stand. This is a magnificent fightback from the tourists, regardless of the result. England are still afloat as their lead crosses triple figures.
With Ollie Pope completing his hundred off 154 deliveries, he offered a chance, albeit a tough one to Axar Patel at backward square. However, he has shelled out. Pope puts salt on the wound by smacking boundaries on either side of those deliveries.
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Ollie Pope and Ben Foakes walked out to resume England's second innings batting. Axar Patel began the proceedings for India in the third session.
Pope and Foakes are keeping England's batting sailing.
Ollie Pope put on a good fight as he remains unbeaten beaten after reaching half-century.
England finally took a lead. Meanwhile, Pope nearing his maiden century on Indian soil.
Day 3 - Second Session Live Updates
Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope walked out to resume England's second innings batting. Ravichandran Ashwin began 2nd session proceedings for India while Pope takes the strike for England.
Duckett and Pope continued to keep England's scoreboard ticking as they are looking to shift their gears and switch to 'Bazball' mode.
Jasprit Bumrah missed a big opportunity as Team India didn't take the review of Ben Duckett's LBW. The review itself showed that the ball hit the stumps
However, Bumrah was brought into attack and bowled out Duckett for 47 at 113/2. Pope is now joined by Joe Root in the middle, with England trailing by 77 runs in the second innings.
Jasprit Bumrah struck again as he removed Joe Root for 2 at 117/3. Ollie Pope was joined by Jonny Bairstow to carry on England's innings.
The pair was looking to build a good partnership but Ravindra Jadeja picked a wicket of Bairstow for 10.
England are currently at 140/4, with skipper Ben Stokes joining Pope at the crease. Ravichandran Ashwin picked his second wicket of the second innings as he bowled out Stokes for at 163/5
Ollie Pope waging a lone battle as he lacked support from middle-order batters, especially Joe Root and Ben Stokes.
At the end of second session, England posted a total of 172/5 in 42 overs and trailing by 18 runs at the end of second session. Ollie Pope and Ben Foakes were batting on 67 and 2, respectively
Day 3 - first session live updates
Lunch: England at 89/1 in 15 overs. Ben Duckett 38*, Zak Crawley 33, R Ashwin 1/36
Mark Wood started the proceedings for England on Day 2 as he bowled to Jadeja in the first session.
Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel playing defensively as duo are looking to extend India's lead with a good partnership.
Axar Patel shifted his gear as he hit two fours off Jack Leach in the 119th over of India's first innings batting.
Ravindra Jadeja looked set to score his 4th Test century but he was dismissed by Joe Root in the form of LBW for 86 at 436/8.
Root picked another wicket in Jasprit Bumrah as he bowled him out for a duck at 436/9.
The pressure seems to be on Axar Patel as India are looking to post 500+ total on the board with a substantial lead in the first innings.
India were bowled for 436 after Rehan Ahmed dismissed for 44. The hosts had 190-run in the first innings.
England will assume their second innings batting soon.
Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett walked out to bat as Jasprit Bumrah opened the bowling for Team India in second innings.
Ravichandran Ashwin provided first breakthrough for India as he dismissed Zak Crawley for 31 at 45/1. Duckett has been joined by Ollie Pope at the crease.
Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope steadied England's batting after Zak Crawley's wicket. At the end of first session, the visitors posted 89/1 in 15 overs on the board, with Duckett and Pope batting on 38 and 16, respectively.
Recap of Day 2
Team India resumed their first innings at 119/1 on the board, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill batting on 74 and 14, respectively. Joe Root picked early wicket for England in Jaiswal for 80 at 123/2.
Shubman Gill yet again to deliver his best while batting at no.3 as he was dismissed for 23 at 159/5. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer took charge of India's innings. The pair formed a 64-run partnership before the latter was dismissed for 35 at 223/4.
Then, Rahul was joined by Ravindra Jadeja at the crease. KL Rahul stepped up when the team needed him the most and scored 86 before he was removed by Tom Hartley at 288/5. KS Bharat too chipped in and formed 88-run stand with Jadeja for the sixth wicket before he was dismissed for 41 at 356/6.
The hosts lost a quick wicket in Ravichandran Ashwin due to mix up with Ravindra Jadeja at 358/7. Thereafter, Jadeja and Axar Patel steadied the India's batting and took the team past 400-run mark in the first session. In the final over of the day, Axar Patel smashed 15 runs off Tom Hartley
At the end of Day 2, India posted a total of 421/7, with Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel batting on 81 and 35, respectively.
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