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Hello, and welcome to live coverage of India vs England 4th Test day three at Mumbai. India on day two responded well to England’s first innings total of 400 and at stumps were at 146 for one. Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara are the two unbeaten batsmen at the crease for India. Vijay and Pujara resume on an individual score of 70 and 47 respectively. Stay with us as we provide you the live updates. Also Check- India vs England 4th Test Full Scorecard
Resuming on an overnight score of 288 for five, England managed to post 400 in their first innings. Middle-order batsman Jos Buttler guided his side to a respectable total after the visitors lost Ben Stokes early in the morning. Buttler scored 76 runs and received a valauble support from number ten batsman Jake Ball, who scored 31.
For India, it was the duo of Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja who shared the ten England wickets between them. Ashwin ended with six wickets while Jadeja picked the other four. Also Check- India vs England 4th Test Day 3- Highlights
India started their response in a watchful manner, but it did not take long for England to breakthrough. Moeen Ali removed KL Rahul as India lost their first wicket with just 39 runs on the board. Rahul’s wicket was the lone sucess England could brag about on day two. After Rahul’s dismissal, Vijay and Pujara joined hands for an impressive stand.
The duo added 107 runs for the second wicket and made sure India had a good day. Vijay during this partnership scored his 15th Test half-century while Pujara is three away from his fifty as well. On day three, the home side will be looking to get closer to England’s total first and then maybe take the lead as well.
Here is a look at playing XIs-
India: Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Karun Nair, Ravichandran Ashwin, Parthiv Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav.
England: Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, James Anderson, Jake Ball.
Stumps | India 451/7: So that is end of day’s play. A day that belonged to home side as they lead by 51 runs now. India scored 305 runs today for the loss of six wickets. Captain Virat Kohli is unbeaten 147 and giving him good company is Jayant Yadav on 30. Do join us tomorrow for penultimate day’s play.
Live India vs England 4th Test | IND 450/7: India continue to dominate the proceedings and the home side now lead exactly by 50 runs. England need magic to pull things back here otherwise things are going to get difficult for them. Virat Kohli 146 | Jayant Yadav 30
Live India vs England 4th Test | IND 422/7: Jayant Yadav making sure he provides his captain the vital support fro the other end. The current partnership is now worth 58 as India lead by 22 runs. Virat Kohli 136 | Jayant Yadav 12
Joe Root drops Jayant Yadav at second slip. Thus the reaction
New ball after 129.1 overs. Gives a chance to send JayantY back, missed! English losing the grip #INDvENG #Badcaptaincy
— Subodh Chowdhary (@SubodhChowdhary) December 10, 2016
Live India vs England 4th Test | IND 405/7: So India have gone past England’s first innings total and now will eye to swell their lead. Meanwhile, England take the second new ball and James Anderson and Chris Woakes will share it. Virat Kohli 123 | Jayant Yadav 8
Live India vs England 4th Test | IND 385/7: No sign of second new ball for England yet. It is available and Alastair Cook seems to be happy with his spinners. India now are 15 runs behind and are all set for first innings lead. Virat Kohli 104 | Jayant Yadav 3
Find out where Virat Kohli stands on ICC ODI batsmen rankings here
Live India vs England 4th Test | IND 376/7: That is hundred for Virat Kohli. His 15th in Test cricket. His amazing form continues. This has been an excellent innings by him. India now trail by just 24 runs. Virat Kohli 104 | Jayant Yadav 3
Live India vs England 4th Test | IND 376/7: That is hundred for Virat Kohli. His 15th in Test cricket. His amazing form continues. This has been an excellent innings by him. India now trail by just 24 runs. Virat Kohli 104 | Jayant Yadav 3
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