India vs England 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights: England 67/1 at stumps, need 332 more runs to win

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That's all we have for you from Day three of the second Test in Vizag. England will have their task cut out against the Indian spinners, and it will be interesting to see how they approach the chase on Day four. For now, this is Vishnu signing off on behalf of my colleagues at Firstpost. Goodbye! 

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After 14 overs, England 67/1 (Crawley 29, Rehan 9) 

Change of bowling as Axar Patel bowls the final over of the day. Rehan Ahmed, the nightwatchman, collects a couple of boundaries that takes him to nine runs off eight balls. Zak Crawley is unbeaten at the other end on 29. England will go into stumps today with a score of 67/1, needing another 332 runs to chase down the 332-run target.  

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Ashwin bowls the penultimate over for today. He concedes a boundary to Crawley right away courtesy an overpitched ball from Ashwin. Rehan Ahmed, the nightwatchman, is the batter in at number three. Four off the over. England 57/1 after 13 overs (Target 399)

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OUT! India get the breakthrough after a confident start from the England openers. R Ashwin strikes to remove Ben Duckett. Duckett, looking forward to drive only gets an edge onto the pads that travels towards the keeper KS Bharat. Duckett c Srikar Bharat b Ashwin 28

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Jasprit Bumrah has been excellent today. He goes for just two runs in his latest over, courtesy a brace from Crawley. Kuldeep continues from the other end and five runs, including a boundary from Duckett, comes in the over. England 46/0 after 10 overs (Target 399)

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Kuldeep Yadav continues.Six runs off the over, including a boundary from Ben Duckett.  England 39/0 after 8 overs (Target 399)

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SIX! Zak Crawley slams his over long-on boundary with full freedom to go all the way. A spectacular shot. 

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Mukesh Kumar continues. On one end, Bumrah is able to control England's scoring run, but Mukesh is quite the opposite. He has gone for four boundaries in two overs already, and ends up conceding 10 runs in his latest over. England 20/0 after 4 overs (Target 399) 

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Pace from the other end as well as Mukesh Kumar continues. However, he goes for a couple of boundaries a nine runs come off it. Bumrahcontinues the next over and delivers a maiden. England 10/0 after 3 overs

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Right. Time for England's run chase. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett are in the middle with Crawley taking strike.Jasprit Bumrah with the ball. Just one run off the over with Crawley getting off the mark.  England 1/0 after 1 over. 

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And it's a wrap to India's innings. The hosts have been dismissed for 255 in their second innings, with the major highlight being a century from Shubman Gill, apart from vital knocks from Axar Patel (45) and R Ashwin (29). Ashwin was the last to be dismissed after being caught by Ben Foakes off Rehan Ahmed's ball. England need 399 runs to win this Test. 

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OUT! Tom Hartley gets his fourth wicket as he removes Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah is dismissed for a 26-ball duck He gets a thick edge off the bat that flies towards Jonny Bairstow at second slip.  Bumrah c Bairstow b Tom Hartley 0

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Right. Tom Hartley into the attack again. Just one run off the over. India now have a lead of 388 runs. India 245/8 after 76 overs. 

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FOUR! First boundary for Ravichandran Ashwin as he steps back before pulling it down the ground for four. 

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Right. Runs have dried up ever since Axar Patel's dismissal. Ashwin is in no hurry to get runs at the moment. Tom Hartley continues. Bumrah sets off for very risky single, but is quickly back to safety as soon as he notices Ashwin saying no. Just one off Hartley's over. India 235/8 after 72 overs. 

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Rehan Ahmed continues. Just one run came from Tom Hartley's over prior to this, although Crawley had dropped a catch at the slip cordon. Jyst the single off Ashwin in Rehan Ahmed's over. India lead by 375 runs. India 232/8 after 69 overs. 

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OUT! Another one bites the dust. Kuldeep Yadav is dismissed for a duck by Tom Hartley. Kuldeep goes for the slog sweep but ends up getting a top edge that flies to Duckett at midwicket. Kuldeep Yadav c Duckett b Tom Hartley 0

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OUT! Rehan Ahmed strikes in the first over after tea as KS Bharat is dismissed. Another disappointing outing for the wicketkeeper-batter with the bat as he is caught by Ben Stokes at mid-on. KS Bharat c Stokes b Rehan Ahmed 6

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Tea break, Day 3: Shubman Gill's century and a vital contribution from Axar Patel guide India to 227/6 at tea break on the third day. The hosts have a substantial lead of 370 runs. They will be pleased by it but 400-plus lead is what they will be targetting. 

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Rehan Ahmed with a couple of consecutive maiden overs. He returns to bowl the 63rd over, and there's a review for LBW against KS Bharat. Hawkeye shows the impact is in line but it's missing leg stump. The not out decision stands. India 222/6 after 63 overs

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OUT! Axar Patel is given LBW after initial decision of not out is overturned following an England review. Thiscball from Hartley was kept a bit low, Axar looked to play towards the leg side but missed. Hawkeye shows that it's hitting in front of middle stump. Axar lbw b Tom Hartley 45

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OUT! Gill is dismissed for 104. England initially appeal for an LBW against Gill that the umpire says no for, but Gill goes for the reverse sweep that falls into the hands of Ben Foakes. England opt for the review. Replays show that it came off Gill's gloves before Foakes took the catch. Gill is dismissed but after scoring a fine century. Shubman Gill c Foakes b Shoaib Bashir 104

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FOUR! An excellent boundary from Axar Patel as he beats the short mid-on fielder with a slog. 

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CENTURY! An outstanding knock from Shubman Gill as he gets to his first Test century since March 2023. This is also Gill's third Test hundred overall. He gets to the milestone with a single. 

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Six runs come off Shoaib Bashir's over, including a boundary from Shubman Gill who later gets to 96 at the end of the over. Hartley continues from the other ed next over. Gill gets to 97 with a single. Six runs off the over. Time for a breather as players take a drinks break. India's lead is now 341 runs. India 198/4 after 51 overs. 

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Tom Hartley continues. Just a couple of runs from the over with Gill and Axar Patel collecting a single each. India 186/4 after 49 overs

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Shoaib Bashir continues.Just a couple of runs from his over with a single each from Axar and Gill. Tom Hartley continues from the other end in the next over. Just the single off Axar in Hartley's over. India 183/4 after 47 overs. 

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Six singles come off Rehan Ahmed's previous over. Shoaib Bashir bowls the next over, and just a couple of runs come from it. India lead by 317 runs. India 174/4 after 44 overs. 

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SIX! A powerful shot from Shubman Gill. He goes down the track and lofts this over the bowler's head to collect a maximum. 

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FOUR! A brilliant drive through the covers from Axar Patel. He makes use of the overpitched ball from Anderson and is quick to deal with it. 

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Just one run comes off James Anderson's latest over. It was a cut towards deep third man from Gill as he collected a single. Rehan Ahmed continues in the next over. He goes around the wicket, a couple of runs from the over. India 147/4 after 39 overs. 

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Rehan Ahmed bowls from the other end. Five singles off the over. India's lead is now getting closer to 300 and the hosts would hope Gill and Axar forge a formidable stand in the middle. India 144/4 after 37 overs

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Right. The second session on Day three is underway. Pace first up as James Anderson is brought into the attack. Gill goes square of the wicket to begin with a couple of runs. There's an appeal for LBW against Gill but height seems to be an issue. Axar collects a boundary later in the over, with a perfectly timed drive through the offside. Nine runs off the over. India 139/4 after 36 overs.

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India 130/4 after 35 overs (Gill 60, Axar 2) 

Shubman Gill stays firm with a gritty half-century to guide India to 130/4 at lunch on Day three of the second Test against England in Vizag. James Anderson chipped in with a couple of wickets whereas Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley got one each. India have a lead of 273 runs at the moment, but would want to take the lead well beyond 350 or even 400. We will be back shortly with the post-lunch session. 

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James Anderson returns. Gill clips behind square to collect a couple of runs. Three runs off the over. India 129/4 after 34 overs.

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OUT! Another one bites the dust. Rajat Patidar is dismissed for 9 after he is edged and caught by Ben Foakes. Rajat Patidar c Foakes b Rehan Ahmed 

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OUT! England get the breakthrough as Shreyas Iyer departs. Iyer looks to go over mid-on but is caught by Ben Stokes who came running from mid-off. Shreyas Iyer c Stokes b Tom Hartley 29

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FIFTY! Half-century for Shubman Gill. This is now his highest score in the number three position. Gill gets to the milestone with a brilliant cover drive. 

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Rehan Ahmed resumes. It's a maiden over from Rehan. Tom Hartley continues from the other end in the next over. In the third ball of that over, Shubman Gill hits him for behind square for a boundary. Seven off Harley's over. India 103/2 after 26 overs. 

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Change of bowling as Rehan Ahmed comes into the attack. Gill collects a boundary, using the extra width of Rehan Ahmed's delivery to cut through towards deep backward point. He follows it up with another fine boundary a couple of balls later. Expensive over that as nine runs come from it. India lead by 234 runs. India 91/2 after 23 overs. 

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Shoaib Bashir continues after the drinks break. Just four singles come off the over. India will be looking to get towards a lead of over 350 or even 400 should they not lose momentum. India 79/2 after 21 overs. 

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Tom Hartley continues. Shreyas Iyer collects a boundary in the over by glancing it down the leg side towards the fine leg fence. Six runs come off the over. India's lead is now 218. Players take a breather as drinks have been called. India 75/2 after 20 overs. 

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SIX! Shubman Gill goes down the track and over the bowler's head to amass a flat six. Good aggressive intent. 

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Change of bowling as Shoaib Bashir comes into the attack. Four runs off the over, including a brace from Gill after he drives towards the extra cover region. Tom Hartley resumes from the other end and two runs come off his over. India 48/2 after 16 overs

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James Anderson continues. He goes for four runs in his sixth over including a brace from Shreyas Iyer. Tom Hartley bowls from the other end and only a couple of runs comes from his over. India 42/2 after 14 overs

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James Anderson continues. Just one run from his latest over, with a single coming from Shreyas Iyer. There's another review from England for an LBW against Gill. Hawkeye shows that it was clipping top of the middle stump. Gill survives yet again. Tom Hartley continues from the other end and just a run comes from his over. India 36/2 after 12 overs 

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Tom Hartley into the attack. There's a huge appeal for LBW against Shubman Gilkl and he is given out. Gill decides to go for the review. Has this got some edge? Oh yes. There's a slight inside edge as per the UltraEdge graphics and Gill survives as the decision is overturned to not out. India 34/2 after 10 overs

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OUT! Both openers are back in the hut as James Anderson removes Yashasvi Jaiswal. Overpitched delivery from Anderson, Jaiswal looks to go for the drive but only gets an edge that flies towards Joe Root at first slip. Jaiswal c Root b Anderson 17

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OUT! James Anderson strikes early for England on Day three. Hev cleans up India skipper Rohit Sharma with a wonderful angling in delivery that beats the outside edge and dismantles the off-stump. Rohit b Anderson 13

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Time for LIVE action. Joe Root into the attack for England with skipper Rohit Sharma on strike. A maiden over to start the proceedings on Day three. India 28/0 after 6 overs