LIVE SCORE IND v ENG 2nd Test Day 3: Kolhi reaches fifty after England strike early

LIVE SCORE | INDIA vs ENGLAND | 2nd TEST | DAY 3

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  So, with the lead almost 300, the pitch starting to misbehave, the Indians will fancy their chances to take a 1-0 lead to Mohali. However, you never know if the tourists put up a fight like they did in the first game, this game can head either way. How much will Kohli and co. feel is enough to hand over the willow again to the opposition? Join us tomorrow at 0930 IST to see how the penultimate day unfolds. Till then, you can switch tabs to the on-going match of the tri-series where Zimbabwe are put into bat against the West Indies. Until then, it's goodbye from us. Cheers! England were eventually bundled out for 255 and handed a massive 200-run lead. The visitors did well to jolt the home side early as both the openers were sent back cheaply. Anderson then removed Pujara through a peach of a delivery and that was all for them today. Kohli and Rahane then kept the English bowlers at bay and made sure they avoid further hiccup. The skipper has got to his fifty and Rahane would be itching to be amongst runs tomorrow. Another fabulous day for India! They didn't start off the day well as in the morning session Bairstow and Stokes frustrated them for almost the entire session and stitched a crucial 110-run stand between them. However, after lunch the hosts came out all guns blazing and it was Ravichandran Ashwin who tormented the English lower order by getting his 22nd 5-wicket haul in Tests. 22 overs: India 61/3. Virat Kohli 34(32), Ajinkya Rahane 8 (20) 16.5 overs: James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT! TIMBER! Anderson bowls it outside off on a length, gets it to nip in after pitching, Pujara plays down the wrong line and is beaten. There is a huge gap between the bat and pad and the ball sneaks through it to hit the top of middle stump. Anderson has made an impact and Pujara has to go back. India lead by 240 runs.

10.1 overs: Stuart Broad to Lokesh Rahul, OUT! BROAD STRIKES AGAIN! Bowls it outside off, KL Rahul comes forward to defend but is beaten all ends up as the ball goes past the outside edge. The keeper and the skipper put their hands up but are not sure. Broad is not sure as well but then contemplates a review. Hameed from short leg signals to Cook that there was a faint edge. Stokes comes in from covers and also gives his approval. They go for the review. The replays confirm there was an edge there and another decision has to be overturned. Broad strikes twice and both the openers are back in the hut.

  8.3 overs: Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay, OUT! Good review by England! Bowls it outside off, comes in with the angle, Vijay looks to defend from his crease but gets an inside edge onto his pads as he is beaten by the inward movement. The ball lobs up towards Joe Root at gully who dives forward to take the catch. Broad celebrates but cannot believe it is not given out. England go for the review. Replays confirm the edge and the catch is clean as well. Vijay has to go. Twin failures for him. India lead by 216 runs! Welcome back for the second session of play. India have not taken the new ball for now as they have got the older ball reversing. Will it get them wickets? Let's see. BEN STOKES and ADIL RASHID are out to continue batting. Will they look to play their shots rightaway or look to bat out time as well? Stay tuned for all the action. DAY 3 SESSION 2 Stokes and Bairstow shared a 110-run stand before a wicket fell at last. Bairstow was cleaned up by one that swung in very late for a hard working 53. Stokes is still out there and with the deficit still 264 runs, England will want him to eat into it as much possible. India will aim to take the remaining wickets soon and get a huge lead. The pitch is starting to misbehave a lot more but it is still a good one to bat and India will want to get batting sooner. Do join us in a while for the second session. A very good session for England! They scored 88 runs in the session losing just the one wicket. India began the day being a bit over enthusiastic. There were overthrows, a review was taken desperately as the pair of Stokes and Bairstow did not offer many chances. Both of them registered their respective fifties and mixed caution with aggression to frustrate the Indians further. 80 overs: England 190/6. Ben Stokes 55(126), Adil Rashid 0(3) 78.3 overs: Umesh Yadav to Jonny Bairstow, OUT b Umesh Yadav. England have lost their sixth wicket. 76 overs: England 188/5. Ben Stokes 54(118), Jonny Bairstow 53(145) 70 overs: England 171/5. Ben Stokes 45(101), Jonny Bairstow 44(120) 61 overs: England 140/5. Ben Stokes 28(78), Jonny Bairstow 30(89) 55 overs: England 125/5. Ben Stokes 22(63), Jonny Bairstow 24(68) 50 overs: England 106/5. Ben Stokes 12(50), Jonny Bairstow 15(51) Game time! BEN STOKES and JONNY BAIRSTOW come out to bat for England. Will they attack or bat out time today? Oh dear! What happened there? Bairstow was coming out to bat, but seems to have done his ankle and is struggling to walk. He has to walk back in the dressing room. He gets some medical attention but is back out in the middle. He does not look that fit and is hobbling. No easy singles then? England will want to him to bat though. India begin with UMESH YADAV. Here we go... Ravichandran Ashwin and Jayant Yadav have been amongst the wickets and a lot more will be expected off them. Will India enforce the follow-on in case they get a chance? England already have two bowlers struggling with fitness and India might not rule out looking to tire the rest of the bowlers and also give their bowlers a rest. But that's all for later. How things go in the first session could be decisive. Stay tuned for all the action of the day. After putting up a massive total on board, the Indian spinners ran through the England batting line-up to have them reeling at 80 for 5. The pair of Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow has steadied them a bit but they will know their work is far from done. Their first aim will be to avoid the follow-on. The pitch though might be the one which has the most impact. Hello everyone and welcome to the coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between India and England from the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. Phew, the deficit for England right now is as long as the name of the stadium, a whopping 352 runs and they have a lot of catch up to do.