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India Vs England, 3rd Test: After Joe Root, Ollie Pope's quick dismissal; England need 437 runs more to win

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 21 August 2018, 17:53 IST
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Virat Kohli's Juggernaut continued to dominate the Day3 of the third Test against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Kohli notch up his 23rd Test ton and 58th International hundred in the five Tests match series on English soil.

Resuming from the overnight score of 124 for two, both Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli played cautiously at the start of the session with slightly overcast but warmer conditions.


England's JosButtler and Ben Stokes have ensured that there are no more wickets going into the lunch break after England lost a couple of quick wickets as England skipper Joe Root and  Ollie Pope.England need 437 runs more to win while India need 6 more wickets to make come back into the series.

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra hails Indian bowling department. He took to twitter and said "Indian fast bowlers bowling faster than English pacers. Indian slip catching better than England’s. Tide has turned...and how."

 

Ishant Sharma made a unique record of scalping most number of wickets against a country in Tests. He scalped 49 wickets against England, 48 wickets against Australia and 36 against Sri Lanka. Indian pacer Ishant Sharma strikes as Alastair Cook is dismissed for 17.

He scalped two wickets in two overs. This was the 11th time that Ishant Sharma has dismissed Alastair Cook.

England Playing XI:

Keaton Jennings, Alastair Cook, Joe Root (c), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

India's Playing XI:

Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah

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First published: 21 August 2018, 17:47 IST