IND Vs ENG, 2nd Test, Day 3: India Set 399-Run Target, Need 9 More Wickets To Win Against England - As It Happened

For change, India batted twice on day of the second Test match at Visakhapatnam. If it was Yashasvi Jaiswal with the bat, then Jasprit Bumrah turned the screws with the ball as his 6/45 made sure India got a lead over 150 in the second innings. At stumps on day two, they were 171 runs ahead. The visitors were going handsomely at the start of their first innings with Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett as the former slammed four boundaries off Bumrah. However, Duckett's and Crawley's wickets opened the floodgates for England as the faster bowler steamed rolled through the batting middle-order. Only Stokes (47) managed to score some decent runs. Day 3 promises to be an enticing contest between the two teams as the visitors will look for quick wickets whereas India, buoyed by Jaiswal's 209 in the first innings, could look to bat throughout the day and eventually bat England out of the contest. Catch the highlight of the IND Vs ENG 2nd Test Day 3 here (Sports World Live Blog | Streaming)

India captain got trapped in James Anderson's swing. Anderson swung the ball slightly out and it beat the batter and hit the top of the off-stump. Sharma stood there in disbelief. India are one down.

IND - 29/1 (7)

Jimmy Anderson is playing with the batters here. He allowed the batter to go for a drive and backed the length. Jaiswal played the shot early and it took the outside edge, Root made no mistake in the slip. The double centurion of the first innings goes back. Shreyas Iyer joined Shubman Gill.

IND - 30/2 (9)

After Jimmy Anderson's early blows, Indian batters Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer have rebuilt innings. Gill was given out by Umpire on Hartley's delivery but he took a review and was saved due to an inside edge. A review for LBW was also turned down when the ball was hitting the leg stump and it was Umpire's call. After that, Gill and Iyer counter-attacked and started adding runs easily.

IND - 69/2 (19)

England would have to break new ground if they are going to win this Test. Their highest successful chase in Asia was 209 against Bangladesh in Mirpur in March 2010. In India, their highest winning chase was 207 in Delhi in 1972.

Ben Stokes' moment of wizardry on the pitch ended the partnership. Runs back around 25 yards from mid-off with the pace of an Olympic sprinter and then performs a dive to cling onto a very difficult-looking catch!! Shreyas Iyer dances out to this full delivery on the pads and attempts to lift it over the infield, but the bat spins on impact and he does not get the necessary distance. Iyer's struggles in Test matches continue, and what will sting is that this regarded excellent spinner has fallen while attempting to attack the spinner for the first time this innings. Rajat Patidar is the new batter at the crease.

IND - 116/3 (28)

The ball keeps a low angle from a length and catches a bottom edge as Patidar attempts to smash the ball away in front of the square. Foakes made a pretty crisp catch as the ball travelled quickly after the edge. Rajat Patidar's excellent debut concludes with scores of 32 and 9. However, figures do not tell the entire picture of how excellent he looked for the bulk of his time in the middle, and how luck was not in his favour in both innings.

IND - 122/4 (31)

Shubman Gill managed to score a fifty after struggling a bit early in his innings. Rajat Patidar remained unlucky in the second innings as well and was dismissed on a delivery that remained low. Axar Patel is there at the crease with Gill playing on 60 runs. India have taken their lead to 273 runs at the time of Lunch.

IND - 130/4 (35)

Shubman Gill has looked confident and is nearing his well-deserved century. Rehan Ahmed came to bowl in the 41st over after Lunch and he smashed him for a six first then two back-to-back fours. Axar Patel is supporting him well.

IND - 174/4 (44)

Joe Root received an external blow to his right little finger while attempting a slip catch during the first session of day three. The England medical staff will keep him off the pitch until he can be treated and iced.

IND - 186/4 (49)

Shubman Gill completed his second home Test century with a single off Shoaib Bashir's delivery. He has looked determined and confident in this inning unlike his last few. Axar Patel has also been equally good and is extracting runs comfortably with him.

IND - 203/4 (53)

End of a magnificent knock by India's number three. A modest rush of blood for the kid, maybe caused by Stokes' repeated fielding shuffles. Gill tries a reverse sweep to a full delivery right outside off and misses, but the ball lobs off the gloves and Foakes catches it. Despite not being on the pitch, England wins the review.

IND - 211/5 (56)

Ben Stokes made a few field alterations before the ball to simply raise a few concerns in the batter's head. Then Hartley came around the wicket and pushed one through on a length. Following the pitch, the ball scurried through and stayed low. Axar attempted to tuck it leg side but failed, and was struck in front of the middle stump. Although not given out on the pitch, three reds were issued following review!

IND - 220/6 (60)

Ravichandran Ashwin and KS Bharat were unbeaten when the umpires called for the Tea break. Bharat has played with the defensive approach and has hit one boundary just before the Tea break.

IND - 227/6 (64)

India have lost KS Bharat and Kuldeep Yadav to English spinners and the lead still under 400.

Highest fourth innings target successfully chased vs India: 378 by England at Edgbaston in 2022

Highest fourth innings target successfully chased in India: 387 by India vs England in Chennai in 2008

As Ravi Shastri points out on-air, India's innings post-tea were really strange! Jasprit Bumrah fell to a 26-ball duck whereas Ravi Ashwin blocked and blocked until he whacked Rehan Ahmed for a four and six. However, their vigil was ended by Tom Hartley and Ahmed, respectively as home team's vague tactics saw them achieve a target of 399.

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England's opening pair Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley started the chase with Jasprit Bumrah bowling the first over. He conceded just one run. Mukesh Kumar came to bowl the second over and was hit for two back-to-back boundaries.

ENG - 10/0 (2)

Ravichandran Ashwin struck early and provided the first breakthrough. Ashwin angles one across the batsman, providing some more bounce. Catching a little bat on the pads and lobs up. Bharat rushes forward from his keeper position to grab an alert catch, and England loses its first wicket.

India bowled 14 overs before the stumps and conceded 67 runs. Ben Duckett lost his wicket. England need 332 more runs to win this match. India still need nine more wickets to win this match. Zak Crawley is unbeaten on 29 off 50 and Rehan Ahmed, the nighthawk is there with him.

IND - 67/1 (14)

Shubman Gill: I am definitely happy, although to be honest, I left a few things out. I didn't feel the first one (from the inner edge to the pad). Shreyas urged me to take it in case the umpire made the call. I saw the point fielder go there and assumed it was a percentage shot. Should've just played 5-6 overs until tea. A nice wicket to bat on. This is not an easy wicket to hit on the rise.