Play ended on Day 3 of the first Test at Nottingham with England at 25/0 and trailing India by 70 runs. Rain interrupted play shortly after the start of the third session and play could not resume. Half-centuries from KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja and a stubborn 33-run partnership for the last wicket between Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj saw India post a score of 278 in response to England's 183, taking a 95-run first-innings lead. Earlier, Rahul moved on from 57 to 84 on Day 3, while Rishabh Pant added 25 quick runs. Jadeja scored his 16th Test half-century but even as England took some quick wickets, Bumrah, Siraj and Mohammed Shami did enough to put India in a commanding position. Ollie Robinson took his maiden Test five-wicket haul, while veteran seamer James Anderson took four -- becoming the third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket in the process. Rory Burns was unbeaten on 11 and Dom Sibley on 9 when play was called off.
1st Test, Day 3, Highlights, India (IND) vs England (ENG) From Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- 22:51 (IST)Play Abandoned!Play has been called-off for Day 3 of the first Test match between England and India due to rain. England are trailing by 70 runs after a confident start from the openers Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley. India were bundled out for 278 runs in the first innings, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja scored half centuries and later a quick fire 28 runs from Jasprit Bumrah put India in the driver seat. Ollie Robinson took five wickets while James Anderson scalped four wickets.
That's all from England vs India Day 3 blog. Do join us tomorrow on Day 4 that is the most crucial day of this match if the rain does not play a spoilsport. - 22:19 (IST)Start Delayed!Update: Match restart delayed due to further rain.
- 22:02 (IST)Play To Resume At 10:15 PM IST!UPDATE: Play will resume at 10:15 PM IST.
- 21:44 (IST)Rain Stops Play!Again! Rain stopped the play.
- 21:38 (IST)FOUR!Shami to Burns, FOUR to third man. Burns luckily finds the gap and the ball gone to the boundary line.
- 21:30 (IST)FOUR!Shami to Burns, FOUR to deep mid wicket.
- 21:22 (IST)FOUR!Siraj to Sibley, FOUR to third man.
- 21:18 (IST)Welcome Back To Third Session!Welcome back to the third and final session of Day 3. Change in bowling for India, Mohammed Shami comes into attack.
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- 20:53 (IST)FOUR!Siraj to Sibley, FOUR to fine leg.
- 20:52 (IST)Bumrah-Siraj In Action!
- 20:38 (IST)Maiden Over!Maiden over for Mohammed Siraj. First the duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have troubled England with the bat and now they are in partnership with the ball.
- 20:31 (IST)Two Runs From 1st Over!Two runs from the first over. Jasprit Bumrah was looking in full command.
- 20:29 (IST)First Run!Bumrah to Burns, NO BALL. First run for England.
- 20:28 (IST)Action Begins!England openers Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley are on the crease. Jasprit Bumrah will open the bowling for India.
- 20:19 (IST)India All Out For 278 Runs!
- 20:09 (IST)Late Fire From Bumrah!Robinson to Bumrah, FOUR over the keeper. Bumrah moved to 20s, first he was the star with the ball and now he is in action with the bat for India.
- 20:03 (IST)FOUR!Another FOUR from Bumrah this time to third man. 14 runs from 3 balls now from Curran's over.
- 20:01 (IST)SIX!Curran to Bumrah, SIX this time. Crucial runs for India.
- 20:00 (IST)FOUR!Curran to Bumrah, flick shot and FOUR to deep mid-wicket.
- 19:59 (IST)FOUR!Robinson to Siraj, FOUR, to long-off
- 19:57 (IST)OUT!Robinson to Shami, OUT BOWLED HIM!! Fourth wicket for Robinson
- 19:46 (IST)India Lead By 59 Runs!Indian talenders frustrating England.
- 19:31 (IST)Jadeja OUT!Robinson to Jadeja, OUT caught by Broad. Poor shot by Jadeja and it's the third wicket for Robinson.
- 19:28 (IST)Four!Robinson to Jadeja, FOUR cracking shot to long on.
- 19:27 (IST)Fifty Up For Jadeja!Robinson to Jadeja, FOUR to square of the backward point. Fifty up for Ravindra Jadeja and what a way to bring it. Came to bat when the team was in trouble and he has proven his worth the final XI.
- 19:21 (IST)3 Runs!Broad to Shami, 3 runs, backfoot punch to square of the wicket. Jadeja back on strike now.
- 19:19 (IST)SIX!Anderson to Jadeja, SIX just flicked to the fine leg and the ball gone for a maximum. Jadeja in T20 mode now and these are crucial runs for India.
- 19:17 (IST)All On Jadeja!
- 19:10 (IST)Another Wicket For Anderson!Anderson to Thakur, OUT caught by Root in the slips. Root made no mistakes this time. Wicket number 621 for James Anderson, fourth in this innings.
- 19:06 (IST)Third Highest Wicket-Taker In Test Cricket- James AndersonWith the last wicket of KL Rahul, James Anderson has now became the third-highest wicket taker in Test cricket history. This was his 620th Test wicket.
- 18:57 (IST)Rahul OUT!Anderson to Rahul, OUT caught behind. A top class innings came to an end.
- 18:55 (IST)Four!Anderson to Rahul, FOUR another terrific cover drive from a top class player.
- 18:53 (IST)200 Up!Anderson to Rahul, 2 runs to deep mid-wicket. 200 on scoreboard for India.
- 18:50 (IST)50 Partnership!50 Partnership between KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja. Brilliant effort from both the batsmen, at a time team was stuck in a difficult situation and these two have played patiently. Jadeja making his place count in the final XI.
- 18:45 (IST)Dropped!Dropped!!!! Good delivery by James Anderson, got the edge from KL Rahul's bat but Joe Root dropped an easy catch.
- 18:41 (IST)Welcome To Second Session!Welcome to the second session of Day 3. James Anderson got the ball to start off the things in this session. KL Rahul on strike.
- 18:16 (IST)KL Rahul At His Best!
- 18:05 (IST)Day 3: Lunch!India added 66 runs in the first session of Day 3. After losing the wicket of Rishabh Pant early, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja are in the process of rebuilding.
- 17:53 (IST)India Lead By 3 Runs!India go past England's score of 183 runs and they are now three runs ahead. Good shot from KL Rahul, backfoot punch to the point but he can get only three runs.