STUMPS | So, that's stumps on day three. India are 84 runs away from the victory and have five wickets in hand. Captain Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik are batting on 43 and 18 respectively. What a day this has been, a total of 14 wickets fell in the day. We are in for exciting day tomorrow as well. In first session, we should have a result.
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Virat Kohli holds key for India. He is batting on 40 and giving him company is Dinesh Karthik. India need 90 more runs to win. Around eight overs remain in the day.
OUT! India have lost another wicket here. The visitors have lost half the side now. Ravi Ashwin is the latest batsman to be dismissed, he is caught behind as well. Ashwin c Bairstow b Anderson 13(15)
OUT! Sam Curran ha struck for England. He picks Ajinkya Rahane. Another caught behind as England continue to chip away with wickets, Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is still out there and that is one wicket England will be eyeing. Rahane c Bairstow b Sam Curran 2(16)
OUT! Ben Stokes with the breakthrough. He removes KL Rahul. The right-hander is caught behind. This contest is getting interesting now, open up further! Rahul c Bairstow b Stokes 13(24)
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have dropped the anchors and are looking to play out the remaining over of the day. Kohli and Rahul have so far added 21 runs for the third wicket.
India have lost both the openers. This game has opened up. Stuart Broad picked both the wickets. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are in with a task now.
That's it! England have been bowled out. So, the target for India is 194. Ishant Sharma picks a five-wicket haul. What a special performance by him.
OUT! The break has done the trick for India. Umesh Yadav cleans up Adil Rashid. The ball came back in and beats Rashid's inside edge. England eight down now. Adil Rashid b U Yadav 16(40)
Play has resumed and India will look to clean England's tail as soon as possible. Sam Curran and Adil Rashid will have to rebuild and refocus after the break.
It is day three of India vs England 1st Test. The game is nicely poised with England leading by 22 runs in their second innings. The day two of the Edgbaston was largely dominated by Virat Kohli’s century. It was his maiden Test ton in India and 22nd overall. The Indian captain scored 149 as the visitors managed to post 274 in response to England 287. On day three, England will be looking to add to their tally and set India a challenging target. Stay tuned for live score updates of IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 3. India vs England 2018; 1st Test, Day 3, LIVE Cricket Streaming.
England will resume the day’s play on nine for the loss of Alastair Cook’s wicket. The former captain was dismissed late on day two. Captain Joe Root will join Keaton Jennings as England look to dish out a better batting performance in their second innings. The home side were able to just secure a 13-run lead in the first innings.
India, on the other hand, will be hoping to restrict England to a paltry total. Ravi Ashwin accounted for Cook’s wicket second time in this match and the spinner will now be looking to trouble the other English batsmen. Ashwin was instrumental in restricting England to under 300 in the first innings after he picked a four-wicket haul. England vs India Live Cricket Score and Commentary 1st Test Match.
England Playing XI: Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Joe Root, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
India Playing XI: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma.