Losing early wickets in their second innings, England's position went from bad to worse on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test match, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The visitors were 53 for three at Stumps and need 429 runs to win against India. The visitors had a shaky start to their second innings, with openers Rory Burns and Dom Sibley losing their wickets after scoring 25 and 3 runs respectively. Meanwhile, Jack Leach was also dismissed on the first delivery he faced. However, Daniel Lawrence (19) and Joe Root (2) remained unbeaten and made sure that England didn't lose more wickets before the close of play. Ravichandran Ashwin built on his fine form with the bat, taking a wicket and Axar Patel registered two dismissals. Earlier on Day 3, India scored 286 runs in their second innings, with Ravichandran Ashwin slamming a century. The 34-year-old scored 106 runs off 148 deliveries. His knock also consisted of 14 fours and a six. Captain Virat Kohli (62) scored a half-century during his side's second innings. Meanwhile, Jack Leach and Moeen Ali were the top bowlers for England, registering four wickets each. (SCORECARD)
2nd Test, Day 3 Highlights Between India (IND) vs England (ENG), Straight From MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
One run, ENG: 53/3 | Need 429 runs
OUT!! Jack Leach c Rohit Sharma b Axar Patel 0 (1)
OUT! Rory Burns c Virat Kohli b R Ashwin 25 (42)
FOUR! ENG: 25/1 | Need 457 runs
OUT! Dom Sibley lbw b Axar Patel 3 (25)
No run, ENG: 6/0 | Need 476 runs
OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin b Olly Stone 106 (148) | IND: 286, Lead by 481 runs
DROPPED! IND: 276/9 | Lead by 471 runs
FOUR! RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN REACHES HIS FIFTH TEST TON!
FOUR! R ASHWIN IS ON FIRE!
OUT! Ishant Sharma c Olly Stone b Jack Leach 7 (24)
No run, IND: 221/8 | Lead by 416 runs
OUT! Kuldeep Yadav lbw b Moeen Ali 3 (9)
OUT!! Virat Kohli lbw b Moeen Ali 62 (149)
One run, IND: 200/6, Lead by 395 runs
FOUR! Ravichandran Ashwin reaches his half-century!
One run, Virat Kohli reaches his half-century!
No run, IND: 171/6 | Lead by 466 runs
The actions resumes!
Two runs, IND: 156/6 | Lead by 351 runs
DROPPED BY BEN STOKES!
Three runs, top shot!
FOUR! IND: 114/6 | Lead by 309 runs
OUT! Axar Patel lbw b Moeen Ali 7 (18)
FOUR! IND: 102/5 | Lead by 297 runs
No run, IND: 97/5 | Lead by 292 runs
OUT!!! Ajinkya Rahane c Ollie Pope b Moeen Ali 10 (14)
OUT! Rishabh Pant st Ben Foakes b Jack Leach 8 (11)
OUT! Rohit Sharma st Ben Foakes b Jack Leach 26 (70)
OUT! Cheteshwar Pujara run out Ollie Pope/Ben Foakes 7 (23)
The action begins on Day 3!
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India Cricket Team
England Cricket Team
Rohit Sharma
Ravichandran Ashwin