India vs England, Anthony de Mello Trophy, 2024 Full score card

OUT! CAUGHT! India finish the match within 3 days and lift the series 4-1! Kuldeep Yadav flights the ball up on the off stump line and Joe Root dances down the track and launches the ball flat and straight to Jasprit Bumrah at long on, who takes a reverse cup and punches the air with joy.

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and James Anderson knocks it off the front foot.

Holds the length back on the stumps. James Anderson blocks it off well.

Tosses it up slow outside the off stump. Joe Root tucks the ball to the left of covers and runs a single.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Joe Root taps it towards covers.

Fires one on the off stump line. Joe Root plays it out well.

Pitches the ball up on the stumps. Joe Root offers a front foot defence.

Pitches the ball up on the stumps. James Anderson takes the front foot out and knocks it off.

Flights the ball up on the stumps. James Anderson flicks it towards square leg.

Just short on the pads and Joe Root flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Tosses the ball up outside the off stump line. Joe Root sweeps the ball through towards deep mid-wicket and denies the single.

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Joe Root drives the ball straight to covers.

FOUR! Joe Root starts the over with another boundary! Kuldeep Yadav tosses the ball up outside the off stump line and Joe Root plays a brilliant reverse sweep to the left of point and gets a boundary.

Fuller on the off-stump line. James Anderson blocks it off the front foot.

James Anderson is the last man in for England.

OUT! TIMBER! Ravindra Jadeja cleans up Shoaib Bashir! India now need just one wicket to win the match. Bowls an arm ball, quicker through the air and gets the ball to nip back in after pitching. Shoaib Bashir gets caught up on the crease and the ball zips through the bat and pads into the middle stump.

Flights the ball up on the off stump. Joe Root drives the ball through covers for a single.

Turns well from a fuller length on the middle stump line. Joe Root gets a faint outside edge dropping short of slip.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Joe Root knocks it off well.

FOUR! Starts the over with a boundary, Joe Root! Ravindra Jadeja floats one outside the off stump line and Joe Root switches the side and plays a reverse scoop, beating Shubman Gill to his left and running away to the fence.

Tosses the ball up outside the off stump, and gets it to turn into the right hander. Shoaib Bashir looks to keep it out and gets an inside edge onto the front pads.

Bowls a wrong one, tossed up on the stumps. Shoaib Bashir offers a front foot defence.

Holds the length back outside the off stump. Shoaib Bashir stays back and blocks it off.

Short ball on the stumps this time. Joe Root pulls it away towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Flights the ball outside the off stump line. Joe Root looks to play the sweep but gets a hit on the front leg outside the lien of the off stump.

Tosses it up on the off stump line. Joe Root flicks the ball towards square leg.

Tosses it up on the off stump line. Shoaib Bashir knocks it off well.

Holds the length back on the off stump. Shoaib Bashir stays back and blocks it off.

Pitches it up on the leg stump line. Shoaib Bashir flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Fuller on off. Shoaib Bashir blocks it off the front foot.

Flights it up on off. Shoaib Bashir drives it towards covers.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump. Shoaib Bashir blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! Fuller outside the off stump line. Joe Root takes out the front foot and drives it through point to pick up another boundary to end the over.

FOUR! Pitches the ball on the length and Joe Root walks around the stumps and flicks it late, taking the ball fine, towards the fine leg fence.

Bowls it up outside the off stump line. Joe Root takes the front foot out and taps it down to point.

Pitches the ball on the length on top of the off stump. Joe Root offers a front foot defence.

Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Joe Root stays back and knocks it off.

Pitches the ball short at the body of the batter. Joe Root flicks it down to fine leg for a single.

Loops it up slowly on the off stump line. Shoaib Bashir takes the front foot out and knocks it off.

Flights it up on the stumps line. Shoaib Bashir gets an inside edge towards square leg.

Pitches the ball up on the stumps. Shoaib Bashir blocks it off well.

FOUR! Slashed and slashed hard! Ravindra Jadeja pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and Shoaib Bashir throws his hands at it, getting an outside edge flying away from slips and running away to the fence.

Holds the length back and gets it to turn away. Shoaib Bashir gets beaten.

Flights the ball up on the off stump line. Shoaib Bashir drives the ball to point.

FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah pitches it up and wide and Joe Root throws his arms at it, getting a top edge over point running away to the fence to end the over.

Beats the outside edge once again outside the off stump line from a good length.

Pitches the ball up on the stumps. Joe Root taps it towards mid on, off the front foot.

Bangs on the good length and gets the ball to nip back in. Joe Root gets a hit high on the inner thigh.

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Joe Root stays back and taps the ball to point.

Hits the length on top of the off stump. Joe Root blocks it off the front foot.

A bit quicker through the air and pitched up on leg stump, Shoaib Bashir defends it back to the bowler.

Back to over the wicket now and bowled short around leg stump, Joe Root goes deep in the crease and flicks it just behind square leg for a quick single.

Floats it full and just down leg, Shoaib Bashir gets his hands out in front and pushes it past square leg for one.

Quicker through the air and angled into the stumps, Shoaib Bashir blocks it off.

Slightly shorter around off, Shoaib Bashir is taken aback by the extra bounce and gets an inside edge through the vacant leg slip region.

Bowled from around the stumps and pushed through onto the legs, Shoaib Bashir flicks it to mid-wicket.

Swings one in from the stumps line. Joe Root blocks it off from the crease to end the over.

FOUR! Pitched up on the stumps and got punished! Jasprit Bumrah nails a yorker on the middle stump line. Joe Root flicks the ball to the right of mid-wicket for a superb boundary.

Hits the good length on the off stump. Joe Root blocks it off the front foot.

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump. Joe Root takes a front foot and looks to block it but the ball misses the outside edge of the bat and goes back to the wicketkeeper.

A slight halt in play! Joe Root seems to have broken his bat and wants it changed.

Hits the good length outside the off stump line and Joe Root blocks it off the front foot.

Zips past the outside edge of Joe Root! Jasprit Bumrah hist the nagging length just outside the off stump and Joe Root is beaten all ends up.

Drinks break! Potentially, the last drinks break of the series and England are staring at a 4-1 series loss. They have folded quickly on Day 3 and the batters simply haven't given themselves time. The only batter who has done so is Joe Root and he is still batting. India have been pretty brilliant and have kept their eyes on the prize and will now look to pick up the remaining two wickets before the Tea interval.

FOUR! Tossed up on the off stump line. Shoaib Bashir slogs the ball well, taking it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Floats the ball up on the off stump. Shoaib Bashir blocks it off the front foot.

Holds the length back on the line of the stumps. Shoaib Bashir takes out the front foot and knocks it off.

Fuller on the off stump line. Shoaib Bashir blocks it off the front foot.

Drops it short on the stumps. Shoaib Bashir pulls it away hits Sarfaraz Khan on his helmet at short leg and bounces towards mid on.

Tosses the ball up on the off stump line. Shoaib Bashir blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! The extra ball resulted in a beautiful boundary! Joe Root nails the cover drive to perfection. Jasprit Bumrah pitches the ball up and outside the line of the off stump and Joe Root takes the front foot out and crunches the ball to the left of covers for a boundary.

Bowls it fuller outside the off stump line. Joe Root drives it straight to covers and the Umpire signals a NO BALL!

Pitches it on the good length outside the off stump line. Joe Root punches the ball towards point.

Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Joe Root stays inside the crease and knocks it off.

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Joe Root blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! Strays down the pads of Joe Root and he stays on the crease and flicks it to the right of deep square leg and gets a boundary to bring up his FIFTY.

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Joe Root taps it down towards mid-wicket.

Tosses it up fuller on the stumps. Joe Root tucks the ball to deep mid-wicket and runs a single.

Just short on the stumps and Joe Root flicks the ball to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Top spinner from outside the off stump line this time. Joe Root looks to sweep again but is beaten by the bounce.

Fuller on the off stump. Joe Root sweeps the ball to deep square leg and does not take the single.

Holds the length back outside the off stump line and Joe Root stays back and taps it down to point.

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Joe Root lets the ball go through.

FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah nails another yorker on the middle stump line at 142 clicks and Shoaib Bashir gets his bat down right on time, and flicks it towards the square leg boundary line to pick up four runs.

Swings one outside the leg stump line. Shoaib Bashir looks to flick it but gets beaten.

Shoaib Bashir comes out to bat for England.

OUT! LBW! Jasprit Bumrah brings out that trademark inswinging yorker and nails it as well. Bumrah steams in and bowls this one at 141.7 clicks and gets it to swing back into the legs. Mark Wood is hurried on and the ball hits the left toe before Wood can get his bat down and there's an appeal for LBW. The finger is raised but Wood does review it. Nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracker confirms that it is three reds and Bumrah is cleaning up the English tail in a hurry.

Switches to over the wicket for the right-hander and bowls it on a good length but spills it down the leg side.

Mark Wood walks out to bat for England.

OUT! LBW! A masterstroke from the stand-in captain and he gets his first wicket of the match. Jasprit Bumrah stays around the wicket and pitches it a bit further up on off stump, gets it to angle in a bit and then holds its line after pitching. Tom Hartley doesn't pick the length and goes on the back foot before getting beaten all ends up. The ball crashes into the back pad and that is an easy decision for the umpire to make as the finger is raised and Hartley doesn't even bother with the review.

Jasprit Bumrah brings himself back into the attack and starts from around the stumps. Bowls this one a bit fuller and into the pads, Tom Hartley flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Drags the length back and gets it to turn in from off stump, Joe Root goes on the back foot to defend.

Floats it up around off stump, driven away nicely through extra cover for a single.

Flatter and quicker through the air, pushed onto off and middle, Tom Hartley hops back and manages to block it onto the deck.

Full and straight, Tom Hartley makes another good block.

Tossed up on middle, Joe Root clears the front leg and hammers it away wide of long on for a single.

Nice and full, dipping onto middle, Joe Root strides ahead to defend.

Tossed up full and around off stump, Tom Hartley solidly blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! Too short and outside off, Tom Hartley rocks back and latches onto it before cutting it away through point for a boundary.

Nice and full again, driven off the front foot to wide of mid off.

Full and on the stumps, blocked out by Tom Hartley.

On the shorter side, played away off the back foot on the off side for one.

A prolonged appeal for LBW from Ravichandran Ashwin but the umpire says no. Jasprit Bumrah isn't sure but the team forces him to take the review. This is the carrom ball, flighted up on a length on leg stump and Joe Root looks to put his pad across and block it off. The UltraEdge shows that there was an inside edge on that one and another review is wasted here.

Tossed up onto middle and leg, Tom Hartley leans on to defend.

Shorter and on middle, Joe Root has enough time to go back and across and flick it away down to fine leg for a single.

Floats it up now, fuller on middle, Joe Root defends this one off the front foot.

On the shorter side and turning into the pads, nudged away off the back foot past short leg.

Extra bounce! Tossed up on a length on leg stump and this one pops up off the deck, Joe Root does well to keep it down in front of leg slip.

A big grunt from Kullep as he bowls this one at 81 clicks and bowls it full around off, Joe Root defends it out.

FOUR! Crashed away! Tossed up outside off but a bit too full and Tom Hartley plays a free-flowing cover drive and gets it in the gap for four runs.

Tossed up on the stumps, blocked out by Hartley.

Nicely flighted and fuller on the stumps, Tom Hartley looks to bring out the big heave across the line but miscues it back onto his back leg.

Drifted in from around the stumps and looking to turn it away from leg stump, Tom Hartley looks to play it on the leg side but gets a leading edge on the off side.

Full and on the stumps, Root leans on and plays it away to wide long on for a run.

Just drags the length back a bit and bowls it at the stumps, Joe Root goes on the back foot to keep it out.

Quicker through the air and full around off, Tom Hartley gets it off the inside edge towards short leg.

Gives it a nice loop and floats it full on off stump, Joe Root pushes it away through covers and picks up a single.

Nice and full on middle and leg, flicked away straight to short mid-wicket.

Tossed-up delivery on the stumps, Joe Root blocks it off the front foot.

Flighted ball, full and on off stump, Tom Hartley edges it down with soft hands towards third man and turns the strike over.

FOUR! Nicely played in the end. Slightly short but just angling down leg, Tom Hartley goes on the back foot and tickles it fine as the ball rolls away into the fine leg fence.

Fuller length again on middle and sliding on, Tom Hartley looks to defend with soft hands but gets it off the inside edge wide of square leg for a single.

Fuller and on off and middle, Tom Hartley with another solid front-foot defense.

Held back a bit and bowled on off stump, Tom Hartley leans on and manages to block it out.

One more now as Joe Root presses back to a shortish delivery and punches it down to long on.

Tossed up outside off, inviting the big shot and Tom Hartley forces it away wide of covers for just a single.

Bowled on a length and on off stump, Tom Hartley defends it late and back onto the surface.

Flatter and a touch shorter around off, Joe Root goes back and across and turns it away in front of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Floated up on the stumps, Joe Root gets a good stride in and blocks it down the pitch.

Nagging length around off stump, Joe Root presses back and blocks it off.

Flatter one around off, Joe Root rocks back and punches it in front of point but Ravindra Jadeja is quick to cut it off.

Bowled full on off stump, Joe Root blocks it off the front foot towards cover-point.

More than half a shout for LBW but turned down and Kuldeep Yadav walks away quickly as there were a couple of sounds. Hold on, Jasprit Bumrah, the stand-in skipper is interested and they do take the review. Nicely tossed up on off and middle, turning back in, Joe Root leans on to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads and UltraEdge confirms the same. India lose the review but they are so far ahead that they could afford to take that review.

EDGED AND FOUR! Ravichandran Ashwin just holds this one back a touch and flights it up around off. The ball grips a bit and Tom Hartley presses back to defend but gets an outside edge that goes quickly past the first slip and into the third man fence.

Comes from around the stumps and floats it up on off stump, Tom Hartley leans on to defend.

Tom Hartley walks out to bat.

OUT! CLEANS HIM UP! A FIVE-WICKET HAUL FOR ASHWIN IN HIS 100TH TEST! Ravichandran Ashwin tosses this one up nicely and gets the ball to dip around off stump. Ben Foakes looks to slog-sweep it with the turn but misses the line of the ball and the ball turns back in to crash into the stumps. Foakes departs after a disappointing shot and Ashwin joins an elite list of players to have taken a fifer in their 100th Test match and the entire Indian team is delighted.

Drifted into the pads, Ben Foakes works it away on the leg side.

Flighted one on middle and going the other way, Ben Foakes tentatively keeps it out on the off side.

Pushed through on off, it is the one that straightens and Foakes solidly blocks it off.

On the shorter side on middle and leg, Joe Root goes on the back foot and tucks it to the left of short leg where Sarfaraz Khan makes a sharp diving stop.

Fuller one on the pads, flicked uppishly and quickly and well in front of short leg for a single to the deep.

Flatter and turning back in from middle, rushing the batter as well but Foakes manages to block it on the leg side.

Fuller one pushed across off, Ben Foakes drives it nicely through extra cover for a brace.

Floated up around off and turning back in, Ben Foakes watches it well and defends it off the middle of the bat.

Bowled quite full on middle and leg, Ben Foakes pushes it back to the bowler off the front foot.

Flatter around off, flicked straight into Sarfaraz Khan at short leg who keeps Joe Root on his toes with a quick grab.

On the shorter side again and on off, worked away using the wrists to deep mid-wicket for one more by Foakes.

A bit too short and turning back in from outside off, Ben Foakes rocks back and punches it away through covers for a couple of runs.

Drags the length back and bowls it on the pads, tucked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for a run.

Pushed through from around the stumps, trying to angle it across the off stump, Joe Root watchfully pushes it out on the off side.

Flighted ball, dropping it on middle, Ben Foakes leans on and knocks it down to long on for a single.

Pushed through flatter and around off stump, blocked off the back foot by Root.

Good hustle to get off the mark! Floated quite full and on middle, Ben Foakes clips it away wide of Yashasvi Jaiswal at mid on and scampers through for the single.

Tossed up full and around off, Ben Foakes gets on the front foot and makes the block.

Bowls it quite full now and on the stumps, Ben Foakes jams the ball down to mid off.

Flighted ball in and around the off stump, Ben Foakes leans across and solidly blocks it off.

This is nicely tossed up on middle, Joe Root gets on the front foot and drives it down to long on for a single.

Beaten! Bowled flatter and on a nagging length outside the off stump, Ben Foakes gets pushed back but the ball goes straight on and beats the outside edge.

We are back after LUNCH! Joe Root and Ben Foakes walk out to bat for England as they are 103/5, still trailing by 156 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin to finish the last ball of his over. Let's play!

... DAY 3, SECOND SESSION ...

With just five wickets needed to secure victory and seal the series with a resounding 4-1 triumph, India stands on the cusp of a historic achievement. As the teams retreat to the sanctity of the dressing rooms for the lunch break, anticipation mounts for the impending conclusion of the series. Will the coming Second Session be the last of the series? The answer lies in the unfolding drama of the coming session. Let us await with bated breath as the thrilling saga of the series reaches its climax.

Day 3 began with India losing their final two wickets in the early exchanges, with James Anderson reaching the monumental milestone of 700 Test wickets. England commenced their second innings trailing by 255 runs, only to face immediate setbacks as their top order crumbled under the relentless pressure exerted by Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin's mastery with the ball was on full display as he claimed four vital wickets, dismantling the English batting lineup with precision and guile. Despite a brief resistance from Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root, England found themselves facing an uphill battle as India tightened their grip on the match.

As the morning sun ascends to its zenith, casting a radiant glow upon the cricketing arena, the curtains fall on a gripping first session of Day 3, with India firmly in the driver's seat, having seized control of the match. India's dominance was evident as they claimed five crucial English wickets for a mere 103 runs in a display of relentless bowling prowess. The session culminated in the dismissal of England's skipper, Ben Stokes, on the penultimate ball before the lunch interval, leaving the visitors reeling and India poised for victory.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Right through the defense and Ravichandran Ashwin has four wickets yet again. Ashwin pushes this one through on a fullish length around off stump and draws the batter forward. Ben Stokes gets a good stride in to block the ball but leaves a fair bit of gap between bat and pad. The ball comes on with the arm after pitching and castles into the off stump. Stokes cannot believe it and England are left reeling at the Lunch break.

Marginally short amd Joe Root is able to rock back and work it behind short leg for a single.

A bit straighter now and Joe Root flicks it on the bounce into short leg where Sarfaraz Khan fumbles the ball.

A bit quick and full again, trying to angle it across off, Joe Root manages to keep it out.

Comes from around the stumps and pushes it through quicker on off stump, Joe Root defends it out.

The wrong'un now, bowled flatter around off and staying a bit low, Ben Stokes goes on the back foot and gets across the off stump to keep it out.

Floats it up on the pads and gets the ball to hold a bit in the surface, Ben Stokes tentatively pushes it towards mid on.

Nice and full on the stumps, Joe Root plays it off the front foot towards wide long on and turns the strike over.

Justr a fraction short and turning in from leg stump, Joe Root is taken aback a bit but manages to nudge it away towards short fine leg.

Tosses it up now on off stump, Joe Root leans on and punches it back to the bowler.

Nicely flighted up, full and on middle, clipped away to short leg.

Floated up on the pads, Joe Root leans on and taps the ball to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

Bowled flatter and on off and middle, Joe Root presses back and plays it away towards point.

Pushed through on middle stump, Joe Root solidly blocks it off.

The 100 now comes up for England with that single. Nagging length on middle, Stokes plays it off the back foot past short leg and scampers across for a single.

Bowled full again and on off stump, Ben Stokes looks to turn it leg side but closes the bat face early and miscues it down the track.

Pushed through quick and full around off, Ben Stokes leans on and plays it towards point.

Floated up on off stump, Joe Root leans on to defend.

Pushed through a bit quicker, trying to attack the pads, Joe Root tucks it to backward square leg.

FOUR! Well-controlled by Joe Root! Tossed up, a bit too full and on off stump, Root leans ahead and just punches it on the full and gets it to the right od mid off for a boundary.

A bit flatter and on leg stump, Joe Root tucks it to short fine leg for no run.

Floated up a bit fuller and outside off, Joe Root has enough time to go back in the crease and push it out on the off side.

Flighted ball around leg stump, Joe Root goes back in his crease and dabs it down behind short leg.

Full on middle, wristed away straight to the man at mid-wicket.

On a slightly dragged length and on off stump, Ben Stokes manages to keep it out from the crease.

Nice and full on off stump, Ben Stokes blocks it off the front foot.

A bit flatter and angled in from middle, Joe Root works it away behind square on the leg side for a run.

Flighted ball around middle, Joe Root lunges ahead to defend.

A bit more round arm and drifted into the legs, Joe Root blocks it in front of short leg.

On a nagging length on off stump and turning back in, Joe Root goes back and across in his crease before nudging it away towards short fine leg for another single.

Floats this one up around leg stump, looking to turn it across, Ben Stokes gets to the pitch of the ball and pushes it down to long on for a single.

Ben Stokes, the skipper of England walks out to bat now.

OUT! LBW A big shout for LBW and the finger goes up. Jonny Bairstow has a small chat with Joe Root and opts for the review. Kuldeep Yadav bowls this one on a nagging length on off and middle and gets it to turn back in a long way. Bairstow opts to go on the back foot and defend it out but is beaten all ends up. The ball crashes into the pads and Bairstow seems in trouble. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows the wickets as Umpire's call. Bairstow will be disappointed but Kuldeep will be elated as he picks up a wicket in his first over.

A touch shorter on leg stump and turning back in, Joe Root goes on the back foot and tucks it away to deep mid-wicket for one more.

On a length and on off stump, sliding on well, Jonny Bairstow hops back and plays it through covers for a single.

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack now and begins from over the stumps. Bowls it flat and full on middle and leg, Jonny Bairstow watchfully defends it out.

Straightens the line now and bowls it on the stumps, Joe Root stays solid in defense.

Flighted delivery around off stump, Joe Root gets a good stride in and defends it right off the middle of the bat on the off side.

Still a bit fuller and this time Jonny Bairstow drives it down to long off for a single.

And again! Nice and full on the stumps, blocked back to the bowler off the front foot.

Pushed through a bit full and on off stump, Jonny Bairstow decides to block it off the front foot.

Bowled flatter around middle, Joe Root pushes it out on the off side for a single.

FOUR! Short and punished! Jonny Bairstow is playing some knock at the moment. On the shorter side and outside off, Jonny backs away and slaps the ball in front of point and the ball rockets to the fence.

Looked like the carrom ball, bowled on a nagging length around middle and glowing the other way. Jonny Bairstow watches it well and gets right behind the line to block it off.

On a length and on the stumps, this is swept away towards deep square leg for a run by Root.

Nicely drifted into middle and leg, Joe Root leans on and flicks it behind short leg.

Quick and short, Jonny Bairstow latches onto it and muscles the pull to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

SIX! Oh, that is massive and the battle between the two players playing their 100th Test match goes on. Flighted ball around off stump, Jonny Bairstow just holds his shape and whacks it into the top tier over the mid-wicket fence for another biggie. The sound the ball is making off Bairstow's bat at the moment is so sweet.

Floated up around off, pushed away towards mid on for a single.

Slightly flighted and bowled on the pads, Jonny Bairstow leans on to flick and miscues it straight to the man at 45 on the leg side.

On a dragged length and around middle, Jonny Bairstow blocks it off the back foot.

Fuller and drifted into the pads, worked away past short leg for a single.

FOUR! This one just slides onto the pads and Joe Root tucks it neatly off the back foot down to the vacant fine leg region for a boundary. Runs are now flowing for England.

Nice and full on the stumps, Joe Root squeezes it out to covers.

Drags the length back and bowls it flat around off, Jonny Bairstow gets outside the line of off stump looking to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Around off, Joe Root dabs it down past point for a quick run.

A bit quicker and flatter, pushed through on off, Jonny Bairstow eases it down the ground for a single.

Shortens the length and bowls it on off stump, Jonny Bairstow blocks it off.

SIX! That is outta here! Floated up full and on middle, this time Jonny Bairstow sits down and nails the slog-sweep over deep square leg and the ball flies into the stands.

SIX! BANG! Tossed-up delivery around middle and turning in, Jonny Bairstow steps down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball before heaving it with the turn well over wide long on for a maximum. England now trail by less than 200 runs and that is also the 100th six of the series that comes from the bat of someone who is playing his 100th Test against a bowler who is also playing his 100th Test, unreal!

Just drifts it into middle and leg and gets it to grip a bit, Jonny Bairstow edges it down with soft hands on the off side and picks up a single.

Good shot for no run! Bowled quite full and on off stump, Jonny Bairstow drives it well but straight to the man at covers.

Holds it back a touch and bowls it around off stump, Joe Root presses back and bunts it down towards point for a quick single.

Full again and on the legs, Joe Root leans on and tucks it away neatly behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.

A bit more round arm and on the pads, Joe Root fails to find the gap with the flick.

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack now and drifts it into middle and leg, Joe Root blocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! That is a cracking shot! Ravichandran Ashwin decides to come from around the stumps on the final delivery and bowls it full on middle stump. Jonny Bairstow gets into position early and nails the hard sweep just behind square leg for a boundary.

Flatter again and a bit slower as well outside off, Jonny Bairstow looks to flick it off the back foot but closes the bat face early and gets it off the leading edge onto the off side.

Bowled flatter and around off stump, Jonny Bairstow rocks back to defend.

Gives it a bit more air now and floats it outside off, Joe Root presses forward and pushes it wide of covers for a single.

Beaten! Tossed up on a length and floated wide of off stump, this one holds its line a bit and beats the outside edge of Root's bat.

Goes wider on the crease and fires it in on a fuller length outside off, Joe Root goes on the back foot and works it to the leg side.

Slightly full and angled back into the stumps, Jonny Bairstow stays solid in defense.

Goes searching for the inswinging-yorker at 141 clicks but ends up bowling it a bit too full at the toes, Jonny Bairstow manages to clip it away in front of square leg for a couple of runs.

Good length, close to the off stump and holding its line, Jonny Bairstow blocks it right under the eyes.

FOUR! Nicely put away! Length ball sliding onto the pads at 140 clicks, Jonny Bairstow stands tall and flicks it away past square leg and the ball races away into the fence.

Good length in the channel around off and jagging back in, Jonny Bairstow is caught on the back foot and jams the ball down on the bounce to first slip.

Nagging length, pitched up around off and seaming in late, Jonny Bairstow gets his hands forward and punches it gently and straight back. The ball goes off the bowler's hand and onto the stumps at the other end but Joe Root is inside his crease.

FOUR! Glorious from Joe Root. Ravichandran Ashwin floats this one up a bit too full and outside off, Root gets on the front foot and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle, Joe Root lunges forward to defend.

Dropped short around off and turning back in, Jonny Bairstow with a half-pull off the back foot down to long on and he gets off the mark with a single.

Flights it up nicely outside the off stump and a bit fuller as well, Jonny Bairstow is a bit tentative to stride across but manages to play it away on the off side.

Jonny Bairstow is the new batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ravichandran Ashwin has picked up the top three of the England batting lineup! It's Ollie Pope to walk back now! Floats one on the off stump line and Ollie Pope looks to play the sweep shot, in the end only manages to get a top edge to the left of Yashasvi Jaiswal at deep square leg who runs and grabs a good catch to send back Ollie Pope.

Holds the length back on the middle stump line and Joe Root flicks it down to deep square leg for a single.

Pitches the ball up, fuller on the middle stump line. Ollie Pope tucks the ball straight to mid on to end the over.

Pitches the ball on the good length, just outside the off stump line. Ollie Pope takes a front foot out and blocks it off.

Bowls on a good length outside the off stump line. Joe Root looks to play a defence but gets an inside edge running down to fine leg for a single.

Pitches the ball up on the middle stump line. Joe Root flicks it straight to mid-wicket.

Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Joe Root stays back and taps it down.

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Joe Root knocks it off from the crease.

4 BYES! Straight through, misses everyone this time! Ravichandran Ashwin flights the ball up on the middle stump line and the ball turns in beating Ollie Pope between bat and pad and misses the leg peg by a whisker before running away to the fine leg boundary as Dhruv Jurel had no chance of getting a glove to that one.

Just short on the stumps. Joe Root flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Brings out the reverse sweep to a ball outside the off stump and executes it really well. Joe Root gets his first boundary of the innings as he beats point to his left for a boundary.

Flights the ball up on the off stump. Joe Root tucks the ball to short leg off the front foot.

Tosses it up on the off stump. Joe Root blocks it off the front foot.

Floats the ball up on the stumps. Ollie Pope flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Joe Root stays back and knocks it off well.

Bowls the ball up on the stumps. Ollie Pope flicks it to the right of mid on and runs a quick single.

A wild swing outside the off stump from Ollie Pope. Trying to hit a good length ball outside the off stump. Gets beaten.

Pitches the ball up on the middle stump line. Ollie Pope taps it to mid-wicket.

Swings one in from a fuller length on the stumps. Ollie Robinson flicks the ball to mid-wicket.

Zips past the outside edge of Ollie Pope from a good length outside the off stump. What a ball from Jasprit Bumrah.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Ollie Pope takes the front foot out and taps the ball down towards mid-wicket.

Fuller on the pads, flicked away to deep square leg for a single to open his account, Joe Root.

Flights the ball up on the off stump line. Joe Root blocks it off the front foot.

Joe Root walks out to bat with England in a spot of bother.

OUT! CAUGHT! England in trouble as both their openers have been sent back by Ravichandran Ashwin. Floats this on the leg stump line, fuller in length and Zak Crawley looks to flick the ball hard on the leg side and gets a thick inside edge straight to Sarfaraz Khan at backward short leg and he takes a sharp low catch. India all over England at the moment.

Flights the ball up on the off stump line and Zak Crawley blocks it off well.

BYE! Huge turn from outside the off stump, shorter in length to outside the leg stump. Dhruv Jurel does well to get a hand at it. The batters pick up a couple.

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Ollie Pope blocks it off the front foot to end the over.

Leg Bye! Swings one outside the off stump line and Zak Crawley gets a hit on the pads for a single from square leg.

Hits the deck hard on the stumps. Ollie Pope flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Comes over the wicket and hits the good length hard. Ollie Pope knocks it off from the crease.

FOUR! Ollie Pope times that to perfection. Jasprit Bumrah pitches the ball slightly up on the stumps and Ollie Pope plays a beautiful flick, beating mid-wicket to his right and the ball runs away to the fence.

FOUR! Thick outside edge but the batter gets FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Ollie Pope looks to drive it straight but gets an outside edge running down the third man area for a boundary.

Flighted ball on the stumps. Ollie Pope drives the ball to the right of mid on for a quick single

Holds the length back on the middle stump line. Ollie Pope flicks the ball to the left of deep square leg and runs a couple.

FOUR! Ollie Pope gets his first boundary of the innings. Ravichandran Ashwin drops the ball short outside the off stump line and Ollie Pope gets back deep into the crease and cuts the ball hard to the right of point to find a boundary.

Floats the ball up on the stumps. Ollie Pope flicks it to short fine leg.

Just short at the stumps. Ollie Pope stays back and flicks the ball to square leg.

Short and wide, cut away but straight to point.

Absolute beauty to end the over from Jasprit Bumrah! Pitches the ball on a good length on top of the off stump. Zak Crawley looks to block the ball but the late away swing zips past the outside edge back to the wicketkeeper.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Zak Crawley drives the ball back to the bowler.

Bowls an inswinger, fuller on the stumps. Zak Crawley flicks the ball to mid-wicket off the front foot.

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Zak Crawley offers a solid front foot defence.

Swings one on the pads from a good length. Zak Crawley gets a hit on the front pads outside the line of the leg stump.

Pitches the ball short at the batter. Zak Crawley gets a hit on the thigh pads over the line of the stumps.

Flights the ball up on the stumps. Ollie Pope flicks the ball to mid-wicket to end the over.

Ollie Pope walks in at number 3.

OUT! TIMBER! Just the kind of start India needed and Ravichandran Ashwin gets his man. Ben Duckett walks out. Floats the ball up on the off stump line and Ben Duckett dances down the track and launches a long heave. In the end misses the ball and it goes on to hit the off stump. England lose a wicket in the second over itself.

Tosses the ball up on the leg stump line. Ben Duckett flicks the ball straight to short fine leg.

Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Ben Duckett taps the ball straight to covers.

Brings out the sweep to a ball outside the line of the off stump and misses it.

First runs for England and Ben Duckett as Ravichandran Ashwin pitches the ball on the pads, fuller and Ben Duckett flicks the ball to deep square leg for a couple.

It will be Ravichandran Ashwin to share the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah.

Pitches the ball on the good length on top of the off stump line. Zak Crawley stays on the crease and knocks it off well. A maiden to begin with from Bumrah!

Swings one into the right-hander from the length. Zak Crawley taps it down to mid on for a single.

Pitches the ball on the length and gets it to nip back into the batter. Zak Crawley gets a hit high on the front pads but the ball looks to be missing the leg stump.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Zak Crawley punches the ball straight to covers.

Hits the length hard outside the off stump line. Zak Crawley lets the ball go through.

Starts off on the good length outside the off stump line. Zak Crawley offers a front foot defence.

OUT! STUMPED! Floats the ball outside the off stump and it zips past Jasprit Bumrah's bat as he looks to drive it. Ben Foakes takes the bails off and asks for a Stumping. The Umpire refers it to the Third Umpire and it looks really close for Jasprit Bumrah as his back foot is just on the line with nothing behind it. The Big screen shows OUT and India are bowled out for 477.

Hits the deck hard outside the off stump line. Mohammed Siraj sees it through to end a successful over for England.

Fuller on the stumps. Mohammed Siraj flicks the ball to mid-wicket.

Mohammed Siraj is the last man in for India.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! James Anderson picks up his 700th Test wicket! Kuldeep Yadav has to walk off to a beauty! James Anderson hits the good length on top of the off stump and gets the ball to move away after pitching. Kuldeep Yadav takes the front foot out and looks to poke at the ball, getting a faint outside edge carrying back to Ben Foakes behind the stumps who takes an easy catch. India is now 9 down and what an occasion for Anderson and the English fans, a once in a lifetime moment.

Bangs in short at the batter at 136 clicks. Kuldeep Yadav gets a hit on the gloves as he looks to block it from the crease.

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav tucks the ball straight to covers.

Hits the length just outside the off stump line from around the wicket. Kuldeep Yadav middles the ball towards covers off the front foot.

Tosses it up outside the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah punches the ball towards covers and denies a quick single.

Flighted ball on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah offers a front foot block.

Floats it up on the stumps. Kuldeep Yadav flicks the ball to the left of mid-wicket and takes a single.

Holds the length back on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav gets back and strokes the ball to covers.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav offers a front foot defence.

Tosses one up outside the leg stump line. Kuldeep Yadav gets a hit on the front pads outside the line of the leg stump.

Bowls it up outside the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah tucks the ball to mid on, off the front foot to end the over.

Hits the length hard on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah drives the ball straight to mid off.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. No real sign of any swing so far. Jasprit Bumrah blocks it off the front foot.

Hits the fuller length on the middle stump line. Jasprit Bumrah taps it back to the bowler from the crease.

Bowls it up outside the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav looks to play the cover drive and gets an outside edge towards third man for a single.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav takes the front foot out and blocks it off well.

James Anderson, searching for Test wicket number 700 will bowl from the other end.

Holds the length back on the middle stump line. Jasprit Bumrah stays on the crease and knocks it off well to end the first over of the day.

Short outside the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav punches the ball to the right of covers for a single.

Just short on the stumps. Kuldeep Yadav gets deep in the crease and taps it down.

Tosses the ball up on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav offers a front foot defence.

Holds the length short on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav stays back and blocks it off.

Starts off fuller outside the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah taps the ball to the right of covers and runs a single to start the Day.

All set now for Day 3 to get underway! The umpires are out in the middle and the players of England have taken their places on the field. Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah are ready to resume their overnight stay at the crease for India. It will be the off-spin of Shoaib Bashir to get things underway with the ball on Day 3. Let's play...

However, England, despite facing an uphill battle, will be eager to stage a comeback and claw their way back into contention. With the experience of Ben Stokes leading the charge, the visitors will seek to make inroads into the Indian batting lineup and restrict their lead to a manageable margin. Shoaib Bashir is the pick of the bowlers for England as he picked up 4 wickets yesterday and will be eyeing his second Five Wicket Haul in this series. The morning session promises to be a riveting affair, with India's tailenders Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav resuming their partnership, intent on adding valuable runs to India's total. As the battle between bat and ball unfolds under the azure skies, the outcome of the match looks to be going India's way at the moment. Can England turn things around? Let's find out as we are moments away from the start of Day 3 of this Test Match.

On Day 2, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill mesmerized the crowd with their scintillating centuries, propelling India to a commanding position with a substantial first-innings lead. Buoyed by their stellar performances, India's top order showcased their prowess with the bat, leaving the visitors reeling and firmly in control of the match. The debutant Devdutt Padikkal, along with Sarfaraz Khan and Yashasvi Jaiswal crossed the 50-run mark each and batted really well against the English bowlers. Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah are the not-out batters for India when they walk out to bat today. India already sits on a lead of 255 runs and making a comeback in this game is getting tougher and tougher for England. The more this batting pair plays for India, the more frustrating it is going to get for the English players.

As the sun peeks over the horizon, casting a golden glow upon the verdant expanse of the cricketing arena, anticipation mounts for another exhilarating day of Test cricket at Dharamshala. With memories of Day 2 still fresh in the minds of players and spectators alike, the stage is set for a day of enthralling cricketing action as India prepares to resume their innings at 473/8 standing on a first-innings lead of 255 runs against England in the fifth and final Test Match.

... DAY 3, FIRST SESSION ...

Right then, India have a big lead of 255 runs and aren't quite done yet and will look to take it beyond 300 runs. Yet again, Ben Stokes needs to channelize every ounce of positive radiation within the camp to show the same gut which they showed in the first Test, but with every passing game, the task keeps getting tougher and tougher as it does seem as if the first Test never happened. Nevertheless, first job, England need to get those remaining two wickets as quickly as possible and then, try and bat, bat and bat. A lot of questions to be answered and Day 3 is generally the moving day and this one doesn't seem any different. Day 3 will commence on Saturday at 9.30 am IST (4 am GMT) but you can join us sooner for the build-up as well.

The centurion, Shubman Gill is down for a quick chat. Gill says that it was his father’s dream that he play for the country and he hopes that his father is proud of him. Talks about his shot against James Anderson that went for a maximum, and he says that it felt good playing that shot. Says that it's always good to play on this wicket and accepts that he could have got a big score but missed out.

The final session on Day 2 started with two young Indian batters set on the crease but Sarfaraz Khan was a bit too eager and got out on the very first ball after Tea. Devdutt Padikkal went on to score his maiden 50 in his maiden Test innings and he too got out soon after. Shoaib Bashir bowled a lovely spell and kept on chipping away and eventually, he found some success. Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja tried to stitch together a partnership but weren't able to play freely and eventually, Jurel got out playing a false shot and Jadeja soon followed suit. Tom Hartley got both of those wickets and England seemed to be in control. However, Kuldeep Yadav, high on a fifer and a resilient Jasprit Bumrah didn't give their wickets away and have put on an unbeaten stand of 45 runs and will look to muster up quick runs at the start of Day 3.

Another engrossing day of Test cricket that provided a lot of entertainment but at the end of it all, yet again, it is India who have a firm grip on the game. England had their moments right after the Lunch interval and then after the Tea interval and even midway through the final session, but they haven't been able to be lethal enough and have ended up conceding a lead of 255 runs.

Hits the good length on top of the off stump line and Kuldeep Yadav takes out the front foot and knocks the ball straight top point to end the Day 2 of the Test Match.

Short again at the batter by Mark Wood, and Jasprit Bumrah pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller on the middle stump line and Jasprit Bumrah flicks it well straight to mid on from the crease.

Holds the length back on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah punches the ball to point from the crease.

Bowls a good bumper at the batter and Jasprit Bumrah looks to play a pull but the ball misses the bat completely.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah drives the ball to mid off.

Tossed up ball on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav takes out the front foot and blocks it off well.

Pitched up on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! Sweeps well once again and gets a boundary! Kuldeep Yadav getting valuable runs for India. Shoaib Bashir pitches the ball up on the stumps and Kuldeep Yadav sweeps it hard to the left of deep square leg for a single.

DROPPED! Another opportunity goes for begging for England! Late drama unfolds at Dharamshala. Shoaib Bashir tosses the ball up on the off stump and Kuldeep Yadav looks to play the sweep and gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball lobs up between Joe Root and Ben Stokes at slips and both of them drop it down.

Flights the ball on the off stump and gets a good bounce off the surface. Kuldeep Yadav taps it down off the front foot.

Floats one on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah drives the ball to the right of point and takes a single.

Short and wide, punched away to the right of covers for a single.

Hits the deck hard outside the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah sees it through.

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah lets the ball go through.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah offers a front foot defence.

Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! Cracker through covers from Jasprit Bumrah! Mark Wood pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and Jasprit Bumrah plays the cover drive beating covers to his left and gets the boundary.

Tossed up ball on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav blocks it off the front foot.

Holds the length back on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav plays it straight to covers.

Pitched up on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav strokes it straight to covers.

Floats the ball up on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav taps it back to the bowler.

Just short on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav hangs back and taps it to point.

Flighted ball on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav knocks it off the front foot.

Tosses the ball up on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah blocks it off the front foot to end the over.

Fuller on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Floats one on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav drives the ball straight to covers.

Just short on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav stays on the crease and tucks it the ball to mid on.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav offers a front foot defence.

Flighted ball on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav taps it off the front foot.

Another ball from the shorter length outside the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah is comfortable behind and blocks it off to end the over.

Short again on the leg stump line. Jasprit Bumrah hangs back and taps the ball down.

Just short on the stumps. Jasprit Bumrah gets back into the crease and knocks it off.

Holds the ball back on the stumps. Jasprit Bumrah taps it down from the crease.

Flighted ball on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav drives the ball to the right of mid off and sets off for a single.

Tossed up on the stumps. Kuldeep Yadav blocks it off the front foot.

Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah offers a front foot block.

Short ball on the stumps and Kuldeep Yadav flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Short and wide, cut away to the left of point for a single.

Fuller on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah offers a front foot defence.

Bowls it short on the middle stump. Jasprit Bumrah gets back in the crease and flicks the ball to mid-wicket.

On the pads, fuller. Kuldeep Yadav flicks the ball to the right of square leg for a single.

Another good block to end the over. A bit fuller and around off stump, angled across the batter, Bumrah goes on the back foot and just about keeps it out.

Full again and on the stumps, Jasprit Bumrah watchfully blocks it off.

Floated up nice and full outside off, Jasprit Bumrah lunges forward and eases it towards mid off.

Fractionally short and outside off, punched away off the back foot past point for a single by Kuldeep Yadav.

On the shorter side and around middle, Kuldeep Yadav blocks it from his crease.

An appeal for LBW but turned down. A lot of deliberation but they don't take the review and rightly so as the replays show that there was an inside edge on it. This is flighted up on a length around off and middle and angling back in, Kuldeep Yadav looks to block it off the front foot but gets a slight inside edge onto the pads.

Floats one on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah knocks it off the front foot to end the over.

Fuller on off. Jasprit Bumrah taps it down on the crease.

Tosses the ball up on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah offers a front foot block.

Bowls on a fuller length on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah plays it off the front foot.

Flights the ball up on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah offers a front foot defence.

Sweeps and sweeps hard to deep square leg for a single to start the over.

FOUR! Short and wide outside the off stump and Jasprit Bumrah stays back and plays at it late to take it running down the third man region for a boundary. Ben Stokes gives it a good chase but the ball wins the race.

Tosses the ball up on off. Jasprit Bumrah plays it out off the front foot.

Flighted ball on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah blocks it off the front foot.

Fuller on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah blocks it off the front foot.

Holds the length back on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah stays back in the crease and defends it off.

Flights the ball up on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah drives the ball to covers.

Comes from over the wicket and tosses the ball up on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav offers a front foot block to end the over.

Floats one on the leg stump line and Kuldeep Yadav drives it to mid on from the front foot.

Flights the ball up on the middle stump line. Kuldeep Yadav taps it down to short leg from the crease.

Tosses it up fuller outside the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav offers a front foot defence.

Holds the length back on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav gets back and knocks it off.

Short ball on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Drops the ball short on the stumps. Jasprit Bumrah flicks the ball to deep square leg to bring up the 450 for India with a single.

Flighted ball on the leg stump line. Jasprit Bumrah blocks it off the front foot.

Holds the ball short on the off stump line and Jasprit Bumrah hangs back and gets an outside edge running down the third man area for a couple.

Pitches the ball up on the leg stump line. Kuldeep Yadav flicks the ball to mid-wicket and takes a single.

Bowls the short ball on the leg stump line. Jasprit Bumrah pulls it away to long on for a single.

Floats one outside the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav sweeps the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah punches the ball towards covers.

Pitches the ball on the leg stump. Jasprit Bumrah plays it out well.

Tosses it up on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah offers a front foot defence.

Angles one into the leg stump line from a fuller length. Jasprit Bumrah taps it down on the crease.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah offers a front foot block.

Fuller on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav taps the ball to the right of covers and runs a single.

Tosses the ball up full on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short ball outside the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav blocks it off the backfoot.

Floats one on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav offers a front foot defence.

Pitches the ball fuller outside the leg stump. Jasprit Bumrah sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Short again on the stump. Jasprit Bumrah taps it down to short leg from the crease.

Holds the length back outside the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah lets the ball go through.

Flights the ball up on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah slogs the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floats the ball on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah knocks it off the front foot.

Flights the ball up on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav drives the ball to the right of mid off and runs a single.

Fuller on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav drives it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav sweeps and sweeps really well. Tom Hartley tosses the ball up on the off stump line and Kuldeep Yadav sweeps the ball to the left of deep square leg and gets a boundary.

Holds the length back on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav stays back and blocks it well.

Gets this ball to move away from the right hander and beats Jasprit Bumrah outside the off stump from a fuller length on the off stump.

Tosses the ball up outside the off stump line. Jasprit Bumrah knocks it off the front foot.

Short and wide, cut away to the right of covers and the batters run a single.

Beats him once again outside the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav looks to play the front foot defence but is beaten.

Flights the ball up, fuller on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav drives the ball to mid off.

Zips past the outside edge of Kuldeep Yadav. Tosses the ball up on the off stump and gets the ball to turn away. Kuldeep Yadav looks to block it but is beaten.

Pitches the ball up, fuller on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah blocks it off the front foot to end the over.

Flights the ball up on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah taps it down off the front foot.

Floats one on the off stump. Jasprit Bumrah offers a front foot defence.

Holds the length back on the leg stump line. Kuldeep Yadav flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Flighted on the stumps line. Kuldeep Yadav drives the ball to mid on.

Holds the length back on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav takes a small foot out and knocks it off.

Fuller on the stumps. Kuldeep Yadav flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and wide outside the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav gets deep in the crease and taps it down to the right of third man for a single.

Tosses the ball up on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav taps it down on the front foot.

Fuller on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav taps the ball to the right of covers and runs a single. Ben Stokes picks the ball up and throws it wide of the wicketkeeper with no back up and the batters come back for another run.

Floats one on the off stump. Kuldeep Yadav offers a front foot defence.

Flights the ball up on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav blocks it off the front foot.

Jasprit Bumrah comes in to bat next.

OUT! TIMBER! Tom Hartley cleans up Ravichandran Ashwin on his 100th Test Match! Bowls an arm ball from the off stump line and gets the ball to skid back into the right hander. Ravichandran Ashwin is stuck at the crease and is no position to play the ball. The ball hits the middle stump and the bails fall down.

Holds the length back on the off stump line. Ravichandran Ashwin steps down the track and taps it back to Tom Hartley.

Flights the ball up on the middle stump line. Ravichandran Ashwin offers a front foot.

Just short on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav stays back and flicks the ball to deep kid-wicket for a single.

Tosses the ball up on the off stump line. Kuldeep Yadav blocks it off the front foot.

DRINKS! Kuldeep Yadav walks out to bat for India as Ravindra Jadeja walks out and the Umpires call for DRINKS for the last time today. One hour of play left for the day. Will England get the remaining 3 wickets of India and start their batting? Or will India survive tonight and come back fresh tomorrow? Let's find out in the final hour or so of play coming.

OUT! LBW! A huge appeal and the finger does go up. Tom Hartley comes from over the stumps and tosses it up on a good length around off and middle and gets the ball to turn back in. The ball also skids on and Ravindra Jadeja gets caught on the back foot. Jadeja ends up playing all over it and gets pinged on the pads. Jadeja does review it and there's nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking comes up with three reds and Jadeja is a goner as well. England will now have their tails up.

Flighted up around leg stump, Ashwin dabs it down in front of short leg.

On a nagging length around middle, popping up off the deck a bit and Ravichandran Ashwin watchfully keeps it out.

Ravichandran Ashwin walks out to bat for India now on his 100th Test Match.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shoaib Bashir just keeps chipping away and picks up his fourth wicket now and Dhruv Jurel has thrown it away. Nicely tossed up, a bit full and on middle and leg, Jurel skips down the track and looks to make a bit of room and go over long on but only gets the height and not the distance. The ball goes very high and Ben Duckett settles himself right on the ropes at long on and pouches it safely. A promising start but Jurel has to walk back now.

Dropped short again and around off, Ravindra Jadeja cuts it off the back foot past point for a run.

Similar delivery, a bit straighter and shorter, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it off the back foot.

Nicely bowled! Nagging length, on the shorter side on off and this one comes back in with the arm, Ravindra Jadeja gets pushed on the back foot and manages to keep it out.

Flighted ball on the stumps, blocked off the front foot by Jurel.

On a dragged length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja comes forward again and bat-an-pads it towards cover for a quick run.

Good work in the deep! Tossed up on off stump, Ravindra Jadeja comes down the pitch and hammers it right over the bowler's head. Ben Duckett runs to his right from long on and dives across to keep it down to two runs.

Ravindra Jadeja pre-meditates and comes down the pitch but Tom Hartley sees him coming and drags the length well back. Jadeja manages to pad it away.

Drifted onto the pads, Dhruv Jurel tickles it away towards fine leg and turns the strike over.

Tossed up way too full and on off stump, Ravindra Jadeja opens his arms and drives it down to long on for a single.

Dropped short and over the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja goes back in his crease and works it away past mid-wicket for a run.

Floated up around off stump, Ravindra Jadeja leans on to defend.

Nicely flighted and on a length as well, Ravindra Jadeja leans on to block but doesn't quite reach the pitch of the ball but manages to keep it out.

Just angling down leg it seems! Pushed through flatter and on middle and leg, angling in, Ravindra Jadeja gets caught on the crease and gets hit on the pads as the bowler politely enquires for the LBW. The replays show that there was a big inside edge on it as well.

Lovely bit of flight and bowled full around off, Ravindra Jadeja allows the ball to turn and leaves it alone.

Flighted ball, angled into middle and leg and just gripping a touch, Ravindra Jadeja gets well forward and blocks it with soft hands.

Tosses it up and ends up bowling a full toss on off stump, Ravindra Jadeja gets his weight forward and hammers it down to long on for just a single.

Flighted ball, on middle and leg, Jadeja comes forward and plays it to short mid-wicket.

Drops it short and around off, Ravindra Jadeja rocks back to cut but gets a bit cramped for room and can't find the gap behind point.

Floats this one up on a fuller length and on off stump, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it back to the bowler.

Flighted up on the pads, worked away around the corner for one more.

FOUR! Top shot! Not all that short and outside off, Dhruv Jurel stays pretty low and uses the depth of the crease to cut it firmly past backward point for a lovely boundary. The lead now stands at 200 runs.

Flighted again on middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja leans on and makes another block.

Nicely flighted up around off, getting it to dip as well, Ravindra Jadeja gets a stride across but decides to leave it alone.

Fractionally short on off stump, Jadeja presses back and dabs it down behind point.

Tossed up full and right on middle stump, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it off the front foot.

Nice and full on leg stump, Dhruv Jurel uses his wrists to work it in front of square leg for a single.

Flatter one, angled across the off stump, Dhruv Jurel goes back and across before punching it towards cover.

Floated up around middle, Dhruv Jurel leans on and pushes it gently to mid on before picking up a quick single.

Drifts this one in a bit fuller and onto middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel blocks it off.

Perfect line and length again from Tom Hartley, full and on off stump and another solid defense off the front foot by Jurel

Holds it back a touch and flights it up on off stump, Dhruv Jurel stays watchful and gets well forward to keep it out.

A bit fuller and quicker on the stumps, blocked off the front foot yet again.

Flighted up, slightly fuller and around off, Dhruv Jurel presses forward and blocks it off.

Drops it short on middle, Dhruv Jurel rocks back and tucks it behind square on the leg side for another easy single.

Flighted ball around middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja leans on and flicks it in front of square leg for a single.

On the shorter side and angling down from leg stump, Jadeja works it towards mid-wicket.

There's that extra bite off the deck yet again. Nicely tossed up, on a length and around off, this one grips and bounces a bit extra as Ravindra Jadeja is taken aback and gets hit on the handle of the bat.

Keeps it full and brings the line on the stumps now, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it off the front foot.

Tossed up full and outside off stump, Ravindra Jadeja lets that one through to the keeper.

Floats it up on the stumps now and yet again Dhruv Jurel with a solid front-foot defense.

Tossed up around off and turning away, Dhruv Jurel gets to the pitch of the ball and makes another block.

Nicely flighted and on off stump, Dhruv Jurel puts a big stride forward and blocks it out.

Flatter one on the stumps, Dhruv Jurel watchfully keeps it out.

On the stumps, blocked off the front foot.

FOUR! Another midfield and another boundary, that is sloppy from Zak Crawley. Short and wide, tapped away off the back foot towards deep point by Dhruv Jurel for a four.

A bit shorter on the stumps, tucked away neatly from the creas through mid-wicket for a single.

Nagging length around middle and turning back in, Dhruv Jurel goes back and across to keep this one out.

Slow and short over middle, Ravichandran Ashwin hops back and allows the ball to turn before working it past square leg for one.

Flighted one on the pads and turning down leg, this is clipped away to deep square leg for one by Jurel.

Pushed through on a dragged length and on off stump, Dhruv Jurel looks to step out right away but adjusts and blocks it off.

Dhruv Jurel walks out to bat for India.

OUT! TIMBER! That is a dream delivery from Shoaib Bashir and he gets rid of a well-set Devdutt Padikkal now. Bashir seemed to be on a roll with his tight lines and lengths and bowls this one just a fraction full and drifts it into middle. Padikkal neither comes forward nor does he press back and is just stranded a bit. The ball though grips and turns away past the outside edge and hits the off stump. A solid knock on debut for Padikkal.

Pushed through a bit quicker and around off, punched away from the crease but straight to short extra cover.

Flighted ball and on the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja gets a good stride in and makes the block.

Tossed up outside off, Padikkal gets well forward this time and strokes it past covers for one.

Half a shout for LBW but probably drifting down leg. Fuller and on middle, angled in as well, Devdutt Padikkal presses back to it and plays all around it, getting hit on the legs.

Shorter one on the pads, turned away through mid-wicket for another easy single.

Pushed through flatter and on the pads, Padikkal stays back and dabs it down past square leg for a single.

Nagging length, gets this one to shoot up off the deck a bit and Ravindra Jadeja gets hit high on the bat while defending.

Flighted ball, Jadeja lunges forward and keeps it out.

The 400 comes up for India now. Shorter and around off, Devdutt Padikkal stays on the back foot and dabs it down on the off side for a run.

Beauty! Floated up on a fullish length and drifting in from around off, this one grips and turns away past the outside edge as Devdutt Padikkal looks to defend at it.

A bit fuller now and around off, kept out on the off side.

A tad bit short around off and looking to attack the stumps, Devdutt Padikkal blocks it off the back foot.

Flighted up around off stump, Ravindra Jadeja stays solid in defense.

Dragged down on of stump and staying low, Devdutt Padikkal pulls it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for one.

Another quick single. Floated up, Ravindra Jadeja uses his feet a bit and pushes it down to mid on for another run.

Nice and full at the stumps, blocked out by Jadeja.

On a shortish length, turning away from middle, Padikkal goes on the back foot and forces it towards mid on for one more.

Starts on the shorter side and Ravindra Jadeja uses the depth of the crease to turn it leh side for a single.

On a dragged length around off and Devdutt Padikkal pushes it out on the off side.

Nicely bowled! Drops it a bit slower and around off, getting it to dip as well, Devdutt Padikkal stays watchful and keeps it out on the off side.

Tossed up, a bit fuller and around off, Padikkal leans ahead and blocks it to the right of the bowler.

Dropped a bit shorter and over middle, Ravindra Jadeja goes on the back foot and tucks it past mid-wicket for one.

Floated up again and on off, Jadeja blocks it off.

Tossed up from around the stumps and around off, Ravindra Jadeja defends it off the front foot.

Full and at the stumps again, Padikkal with another block off the front foot.

Floated up on off stump  a bit fuller and Padikkal defends it off the front foot.

Tossed up on the stumps, pushed down to mid on.

FOUR! Gets the short and wide one and puts it away. Dragged back and angled across the off stump, Padikkal rocks back and plays the square cut late behind point for another boundary.

Bowled flat and on the stumps, blocked out by Padikkal.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Flatter one on the legs, Devdutt Padikkal stays back and tucks it away past Shoaib Bashir at square leg and then Zak Crawley in the deep too gets to the ball but lets it through for a boundary.

Nicely flighted onto middle, Ravindra Jadeja lunges forward to defend.

Nagging length on middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja gets into a bit of a tangle and gets an inside edge down in front of short leg.

A tad shorter and angled into the pads, Ravindra Jadeja dabs it down off the back foot.

At the stumps, Jadeja stays watchful and blocks it out.

Drags the length back a bit and Padikkal plays it away past point for a single.

SIX! What a shot and what a way to bring up your maiden FIFTY in your maiden Test innings, amazing from Devdutt Padikkal. Tossed up quite full and on the stumps, Padikkal clears the front leg and hits through the line of the ball and launches it straight back over the bowler's head. Also, this is the first time the top five Indian batters have gone past 50 against England in the same Test.

A half-hearted appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. A bit more round arm and bowled flatter around leg stump. The ball stays low and Ravindra Jadeja misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. Might have been pitching outside leg.

On the shorter side on off and middle, played off the back foot past covers for one by Padikkal.

Pushed through a bit flatter on middle and leg, Padikkal camps back to tuck it to the leg side.

Tossed up on middle, Devdutt Padikkal leans right on and defends it out.

Dropped a bit short and around off, Jadeja punches it off the back foot square through covers and rotates the strike.

Nice bit of loop and bowled from around the wicket on middle, Ravindra Jadeja presses forward and blocks it off.

Tom Hartley will start the attack from the other end after TEA.

Bowls it flatter and pushes it a bit further up around off, Devdutt Padikkal goes on the back foot and keeps it out.

Bowled a touch shorter and around off, Devdutt Padikkal blocks it off the back foot.

A quick single to get off the mark. Angled into middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja tucks it in front of mid-wicket and picks up a single.

On a length and on off stump, Ravindra Jadeja lunges forward and blocks it off.

Floated up from around the stumps, a bit fuller and on off stump, Ravindra Jadeja defends it out.

Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat for India right after TEA!

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! A wicket right after the break and Sarfaraz Khan will be disappointed with himself there. Shoaib Bashir strides in and tosses the ball up on a nagging length around off and gets it to spin back in, Khan goes on the back foot and makes a bit of room before attempting the late cut but ends up easing it straight into the hands of Joe Root at first slip and England get their man.

All in readiness for the post-Tea session to begin! The umpires are back out in the middle and so are the players of England. Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Padikkal are also set to resume their stay on the crease for India. It will be Shoaib Bashir to bowl after the break.

... DAY 2, SESSION 3 ...

The session began with a couple of masters of the game bowling a wonderful spell as England's skipper Ben Stokes got a wicket off the very first ball that he bowled on this tour. It was a beauty as well and Rohit Sharma had to walk back right away his century. This galvanized James Anderson at the other end and he conjured up a stellar delivery of his own in the next over and sent Shubman Gill packing as well. Since then though, the pair of Devdutt Padikkal and Sarfaraz Khan has done immaculately well for the hosts and have added 97 runs. Padikkal seemed a bit edgy but soon started to time the ball well and Khan took his time before unleashing a barrage of boundaries and got to a half-century. The stage is nicely set for India to get a really massive first-innings lead but can England do what they did right after Lunch and get rid of the set-batters? Join us in a few minutes to find out in the final session of Day 2.

SESSION SUMMARY - 24 overs, 112 runs and 2 wickets! A fascinating session of Test cricket comes to an end and it was a session that promised a lot for England but soon enough, they were put on the back foot yet again. It could have been a session that got things back in the balance but two young Indian batters have made sure that the hosts have the upper hand and have taken the lead to 158 runs already.

Hits the good length hard at a 136 clicks on top of the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal stays inside the crease and happily taps the ball towards point to end the over.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal drives the ball straight to covers.

Holds the length short outside the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal gets into the crease and plays it late to gully.

Bangs it in short at the batter. Devdutt Padikkal hangs back and taps it back to the bowler.

Hits the good length on top of the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal stays back and knocks it off.

Hits the shorter length on top of the leg stump. Sarfaraz Khan flicks the ball to the right of mid-wicket and runs a single. Jonny Bairstow throws the ball at the bowler's end and the ball hits the wicket and goes into the gap between covers and mid off. The batters pick up another couple off the mid field.

Holds the length back on the off stump. Sarfaraz Khan tucks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Just short at the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tosses the ball up on the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal offers a front foot defence.

Holds the length back on the middle stump line. Devdutt Padikkal stays back and knocks it off well.

Just short at the stumps. Sarfaraz Khan flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Tossed up on the off stump line. Sarfaraz Khan offers a front foot defence.

FOUR! Too full, outside the off stump and Devdutt Padikkal pounces on it. Takes the front foot out and drives the ball, crunching it through the off side field into the boundary line in no time.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal takes the front foot out and blocks it well.

Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal is stuck on the crease and knocks it off.

Hits the length hard outside the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal takes a small foot out and drives it towards covers.

Just short outside the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal stays inside the crease and punches the ball towards covers.

Comes from around the wicket and pitches the ball on the good length. Devdutt Padikkal hangs back and knocks it off back to the bowler.

Second boundary of the over! He sweeps again and sweeps hard! Sarfaraz Khan gets to his FIFTY in style. Shoaib Bashir pitches it outside the off stump this time, fuller and Sarfaraz Khan plays another beautiful sweep, this time in the air, and gets another boundary. Raises the bat in the air with joy.

Just short on the off stump. Sarfaraz Khan stays back and knocks it off well.

FOUR! Sarfaraz Khan moves to 47 with that boundary! Shoaib Bashir flights the ball up on the off stump line and Sarfaraz Khan plays a beautiful sweep, middling the ball well along the ground to the deep square fence.

Just short on the leg stump line, and Devdutt Padikkal hangs back and flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floats one up outside the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal offers a front foot defence.

Flights the new cherry up on the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal takes a long stride out and knocks it off well. Good bounce on the ball.

The second new ball is available and England have taken it right away. Shoaib Bashir to have the first bite at it but we might see some pace soon.

Tosses it up straight on the middle stump line. Sarfaraz Khan strokes the ball back to the bowler.

Low full toss on the leg stump line. Sarfaraz Khan slogs it down straight to backward square leg.

Just short outside the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal tucks it late to the right of point and takes a run.

Holds the length back on the leg stump. Devdutt Padikkal takes a small foot out and taps the ball back to the bowler.

Bowls it up outside the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal drives the ball off the front foot straight to covers.

Starts off fuller on the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal offers a front foot defence.

Bowls it away from the leg stump line. Sarfaraz Khan looks to play a sweep but gets an inside back to Ben Foakes on the bounce.

Floats one on the off stump line. Sarfaraz Khan offers a front foot defence.

Too full on the leg stump line. Devdutt Padikkal drives the ball to long on for a single.

Holds the length back on the leg stump line. Devdutt Padikkal flicks it down to short leg.

Straight and full on the middle stump line. Sarfaraz Khan drives the ball to long on for a single.

Floats one outside the line of the off stump and Sarfaraz Khan launches a big heave getting a top edge flying over point for a couple of runs.

Hits the length outside the off stump line. Sarfaraz Khan drops the ball down to the right of covers and runs a quick single.

Short and wide this time. Devdutt Padikkal taps it down to deep point for a single.

Absolute beauty from around the wicket this time, Mark Wood beats Devdutt Padikkal all ends up. Hits the shorter length with pace and makes it zip past the outside edge of Devdutt Padikkal.

Hits the deck at the body of the batter. Sarfaraz Khan flicks it down to fine leg for a single. Good cricket from Sarfaraz Khan.

SIX! BANG! Sarfaraz Khan is playing a gem! Short ball from Mark Wood at the helmet of the batter and Sarfaraz Khan launches the pull shot, timing it perfectly for a SIX over deep square leg.

FOUR! Straying down the pads from a fuller length and Sarfaraz Khan takes the front foot out and flicks the ball with superb timing, beating mid-wicket to his right and the ball runs away to the boundary.

Tosses it up outside the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal takes a long stride out and knocks it off to end the over.

Holds the length back on the leg stump line, allowing Sarfaraz Khan to go back in the crease and flick it for a single.

Flights the ball up on the off stump. Sarfaraz Khan taps it to the left of covers and asks for a single, is sent back by Devdutt Padikkal.

Just short at the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal drives the ball to long on from the crease and runs a single.

Flights the ball up on the leg stump line. Devdutt Padikkal takes the front foot out and blocks it off.

Holds the ball short outside the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal stays back and taps the ball towards point.

Pitched up, fuller on the off stump. Sarfaraz Khan blocks it off the front foot to end the over.

Bangs another short ball at the batter. Sarfaraz Khan lets the ball go through.

Hits the length hard on the line of the stumps. Sarfaraz Khan blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! BANG! Sarfaraz Khan playing a gem of a knock. Mark Wood bangs it in short on top of the off stump and Sarfaraz Khan plays an upper cut over the slip fielders for a boundary.

Hits the deck hard on top of the off stump. Sarfaraz Khan blocks it off towards mid off.

FOUR! Slightly pitched up with pace and slightly is what was needed for Sarfaraz Khan! Takes the front foot out and launches the ball over the head of Mark Wood and into the fence straight.

Tosses it up on the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal blocks it off the front foot.

Fuller again on the off stump. Sarfaraz Khan sweeps the ball hard along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Flighted ball on the stumps this time and Sarfaraz Khan launches a slog sweep, timing the ball sweetly, just over the head of deep mid-wicket for another boundary.

Holds the length back on the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller on the off stump. Sarfaraz Khan drives it to the right of mid off and takes a single.

FOUR! Too short and too easy for a good player of spin bowling, Sarfaraz Khan! Tom Hartley drops it slightly short on the middle stump line and Sarfaraz Khan pounces on it and launches it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Hits the length hard on top of the middle stump line. Sarfaraz Khan plays at it late under his eyes and flicks it down to deep square leg for a single.

Pitches the ball up on the leg stump line. Devdutt Padikkal turns it away to square leg for a single.

Pitches the ball just short on the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal taps it down towards point from the crease.

Bangs it in short at the batter with pace. Devdutt Padikkal lets the ball go through.

Zips past the outside edge this time. Mark Wood hits the length hard just outside the off stump and Devdutt Padikkal is all squared up.

Bangs it in short from around the wicket angle. Devdutt Padikkal hangs back on the crease and drops the ball towards point.

Flighted ball on off. Sarfaraz Khan drives the ball straight to mid off.

Fuller on the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal flicks it down to long on for a single.

Flighted ball on the off stump. Devdutt Padikkal steps down and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Tosses it up on the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal takes out the front foot and blocks it.

Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Devdutt Padikkal takes the front foot out and knocks it off.

Holds the ball short at the stumps. Devdutt Padikkal stays back and blocks it off.

Pitches the ball up on top of the off stump line. Sarfaraz Khan stays inside the crease and knocks it off well.

Bangs in a bouncer at the body of the batter. Sarfaraz Khan flicks it down to mid-wicket.

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Sarfaraz Khan taps it straight to point.

Bangs in a bouncer at the helmet of Sarfaraz Khan. He ducks down and lets the ball go through.

Hits the deck hard on top of the off stump line. Sarfaraz Khan stays back and knocks it off well.

Pitches the ball up outside the off stump. Sarfaraz Khan drives the ball straight to mid off.

DRINKS! India has lost 2 important wickets of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill at the start of the session. It is then the young pair of Devdutt Padikkal, who is playing his first Test, and Sarfaraz Khan at the crease building a good partnership. England getting pushed back once again by the Indian batters. Let's see what happens after DRINKS. Mark Wood comes into the attack for England.

Bowled flatter and on middle, blocked from the crease by Padikkal.

Gives it a bit of loop and bowls it on a nagging length around off stump, gripping a bit as well, Padikkal opts to play it off the back foot and keeps it out.

Just down the wrong line as this is floated up on the pads, Sarfaraz Khan goes down for the sweep and gets it down to fine leg for a single.

Nicely flighted, a bit fuller and outside off, Sarfaraz Khan gets forward and blocks it to the off side.

Slightly fuller and on off stump, punched away off the back foot to sweeper cover for an easy single.

Tom Hartley comes back into the attack and begins from around the stumps. This is bowled flatter and angled across the left-hander, Padikkal gets across the stumps and blocks it off.

Maiden! Good length attacking the top of off stump, Sarfaraz Khan stays out of his crease and blocks it with a dead bat.

Pitched up around off stump and angled back in, Sarfaraz Khan stays in the crease and solidly blocks it away.

A touch fuller and on off stump again, Sarfaraz Khan blocks it off.

Pitches this one up now on off stump and Sarfaraz Khan looks for the expansive drive but the ball angles in a bit and goes off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Good length around the top of off and nipping back in a bit, Sarfaraz Khan is caught on the crease a bit but manages to keep it out.

Perfect length on off and middle and angling in, Sarfaraz Khan blocks it down the pitch.

Goes a bit wider on the crease and angles in a fuller one from around off, Padikkal blocks it late and behind point.

FOUR! A third boundary in the over and Devdutt Padikkal is on a roll out there. A bit too full and drifting onto the pads, nicely flicked away in front of square leg and the ball rolls away into the fence.

Shortens the length a bit an angles it in from around middle, Devdutt Padikkal blocks it off the back foot.

FOUR! Devdutt Padikkal is timing the ball pretty well but that one should have been stopped. Back of a length around off, Padikkal hops back and gets on top of the bounce before dabbing it down wide of third man. Tom Hartley slides across to his left and misses the ball and gives away a boundary.

Goes even fuller and spears it in around the off stump, Devdutt Padikkal stays watchful and leaves it alone.

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap and hit well enough. Full and outside off, inviting the drive, Devdutt Padikkal presses forward a bit and drives it in the air and through the gap at covers for a boundary.

Good length around the top of off, Sarfaraz Khan punches it on the up but the man at cover-point makes a good stop to his left.

Top delivery! On a dragged length close to the off stump, this one angles in but leaves the batter after pitching. Sarfaraz Khan is squared up and the ball just beats the outside edge and the off stump as well.

Slightly fuller and around off, Padikkal plays it late and with an angled bat towards third man for a run.

Bowls it quite short this time and around off, Padikkal hops back, gets on top of the bounce and plays it down past point.

Comes from around the stumps now and pitches it right up on off stump, Padikkal solidly keeps it out.

Floated up a bit and on the pads, Sarfaraz Khan just works it down to deep backward square leg for one. The 300 also comes up for India.

On a good length around the top of off stump, Padikkal stays back and plays it late and down to backward point.

Pitched up around off stump, solidly blocked off the front foot to cover-point.

FOUR! Another one that is well-timed by Devdutt Padikkal. Fractionally short and outside off, Padikkal is quick to hop back and punches it away square through covers for a boundary.

Beaten! Nagging length in the channel, this one holds its line, Devdutt Padikkal looks to block off the front foot but the ball zips past the outside edge and James Anderson stays on 699 Test wickets.

Good length in and around the off stump, Padikkal hangs back a bit and defends it towards point.

Hard length around middle and off, allowing no room to the batter, Devdutt Padikkal stays back and blocks it out.

Fuller in length and swinging back in from middle, Sarfaraz Khan is pretty forward and almost gets rushed on and miscues it towards short mid-wicket.

FOUR! A bit intentional but a bit edgy too. Back of a length again and angling back in from outside off, Sarfaraz Khan plays it late and opens the bat face a bit to guide it through the gully region for a boundary.

Bowled back of a length and outside off stump, Sarfaraz Khan dabs the ball off the back foot towards point.

Length ball attacking the stumps, Sarfaraz Khan defends this one out.

Did that carry? From Ben Stokes' reaction, it did carry. But hang on, even though if Stokes would have caught that one, it wouldn't have counted as he overstepped and a No Ball is called. Full and straight, seaming away a bit and Sarfaraz Khan is caught on the crease as he pushes at it and the ball goes low and towards the bowler who drops it on the followthrough.

On a good length in the channel around off stump, Sarfaraz Khan stays put and angles it away in front of point.

A touch fuller, slinging into middle stump, Sarfaraz Khan manages to jam his bat down in time and pushes it out to mid on.

Back of a length and around off stump, Padikkal hangs back and plays it down behind point.

EDGED AND FOUR! Goes full and angles it in around off stump, Devdutt Padikkal is late to play at it and pushes at it tentatively. The ball takes the outside edge and goes well wide of first slip for a boundary.

Good length, bowled outside off stump and going straight on, Devdutt Padikkal makes an easy leave.

Good fielding! Pitched up outside off, Padikkal punches away on the up and pretty square as well. Ollie Pope makes a good diving stop to his right at short point.

Good length in and around off stump and angling back in, Devdutt Padikkal hangs back and drops the hands down in time to jam it out on the off side.

Comes around the wicket to the left-hander and angles it in a bit fuller and into the legs, Devdutt Padikkal plays it late and keeps it out.

Hard length angled across off stump, Devdutt Padikkal plays it late and dabs it down towards third man for a single.

Full and straight this time, looking to slant one back in, Padikkal punches it on the up straight back to the bowler who gets a hand on it.

FOUR! Sweetly timed! Slightly overpitched and outside off, Devdutt Padikkal gets forward and punches it square through covers for a boundary.

Good leave! A bit full and on a tight line around the off stump, Padikkal watches it well and shoulders arms.

Fuller in length and outside off, going on with the angle and Padikkal leaves it alone.

On a length around off and middle, slanted in, Sarfaraz Khan punches it on the up to wide mid on and hustles across for the single.

Slightly shorter on middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal hops back and tucks it straight to square leg.

Sarfaraz Khan now gets off the mark. Good length around off stump, Khan pushed away from the crease to the left of cover for a quick single.

Pitched up around off stump, Sarfaraz Khan gets halfway forward and drives it nicely on the up but straight to extra cover.

Shortens the length a bit and bowls it around off, Sarfaraz Khan stays quite forward and tentatively blocks it out.

Sarfaraz Khan walks in to bat for India.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! James Anderson with Test wicket number 699 and both set batters have now been sent back to the hut. Anderson shows his class with some classic reverse swing there. Nagging length around off stump, not full enough to drive and Shubman Gill simply looks to block it off the front foot. The ball though, swings back in and goes through the gap between bat and pad to crash into the off stump. Gill departs after a stellar ton as well and India under a bit of pressure now.

Bowls it full and outside off, inviting the drive and Shubman Gill leans on for it, the ball holds up a bit and goes towards cover.

Keeps it full and on the stumps, Devdutt Padikkal leans forward and drives it straight to mid off.

FOUR! Devdutt Padikkal is off the mark in Test cricket in a streaky fashion but he will take it. Nice and full around off and just holding its line, Padikkal looks to drive but gets an outside edge through the empty second slip region and the ball races away to the fence.

Good length around the top of off stump, Devdutt Padikkal stays in his crease and dabs it down behind point.

Pitches it up again and bowls it on off stump, Devdutt Padikkal gets well forward and punches it with a straight bat to mid off.

Pitches it up in the channel around off, slanting it across the left-hander and Devdutt Padikkal leaves it alone.

Devdutt Padikkal, on Test debut, walks out to bat now.

OUT! TIMBER! Would you believe it? Ben Stokes bowls his first ball of the series and it is an absolute peach and Rohit Sharma cannot believe it, actually no one can and even Stokes just walks back to his mark like it is no big deal. Perfect length, angles it onto off and middle but the ball straightens beautifully off the deck and beats the outside edge to knock over the top of off stump. Rohit walks back after a century and England finally have a breakthrough, courtesy of their talismanic skipper.

Ben Stokes will bowl the second over after LUNCH.

FOUR! What a shot! Nice and full again on the stumps, Shubman Gill just gets on the front foot and uses his wrists to whip it over wide mid on for a boundary. 11 off the first over after Lunch and India have made their intentions clear.

Bowled back of a length and around off stump, Shubman Gill punches it firmly off the back foot and straight to covers.

FOUR! No respite for the bowlers here. Length ball on middle, angling in, Shubman Gill walks down the pitch and hammers it away in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.

No ball! Pitched-up delivery on off stump, driven firmly on the up but James Anderson sticks out a left boot and deflects it to mid off. The siren goes off as Anderson has overstepped.

Slight hesitation in the middle but that is well-fielded. Quite full and straight, Rohit Sharma flicks it to the left of mid-wicket where Tom Hartley makes a diving stop and the batters eventually do get the single.

First runs off the session! Nice and full on middle and leg, Shubman Gill gets on the front foot and drives it wide of mid on for a single.

Starts from over the stumps and looks to swing it away from the pads but ends up spilling it down the leg side.

We are back after LUNCH! The Players and the Umpires have taken the field. It's Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill walking out to restart the Indian innings at 264/1. England will be looking to get a few early strikes and hope for more to follow if they want to make a comeback. James Anderson will start the attack for them after LUNCH! Let's Play!

... DAY 2, SECOND SESSION ...

As the players retreat to the sanctity of the dressing rooms for the interval, the stage is set for a riveting second session, where fortunes will be decided and destinies forged amidst the crucible of competition. With India firmly in the driver's seat, the onus is on England to regroup, reassess their strategies, and mount a spirited fightback to wrest control of the match from their formidable opponents. Will this Test match go one way? Or will England find a way to stage a comeback from here? The answers lie in the Second Session coming up fight after LUNCH. Join us at 12.10 pm IST (6.40 am GMT) for the start of the Second Session.

While the Indian batters have flourished under the azure skies of Dharamsala, the English bowlers toiled tirelessly, their efforts hampered by a placid surface that offered little assistance. Despite their perseverance, the Indian batters remained resolute, showcasing their class and skill with a breathtaking array of strokes that left the crowd enraptured and the English camp reeling. As the session drew to a close, the English side found themselves facing an uphill battle, with the prospect of a substantial first-innings lead looming ominously on the horizon if they fail to stem the flow of runs and find a way to get a few quick wickets soon.

SESSION SUMMARY - 30 Overs, 129 Runs, 0 Wickets. As the umpires signal the conclusion of the First Session on Day 2, the scene is set for an enthralling day of Test cricket, with India firmly in control of proceedings. Riding high on a wave of dominance, India has asserted their authority without losing a wicket in the session, amassing a formidable total of 264 runs for the loss of just one wicket, seizing a commanding lead of 46 runs. Spearheading the Indian charge are the dynamic duo of Rohit Sharma, the indomitable Indian skipper, and the talented Shubman Gill. Sharma, continuing his imperious form, etched his name into the annals of cricketing history with yet another century, his blade a symphony of elegance and power as he remains unbeaten on 102. Gill, equally resplendent, showcased his prodigious talent with a scintillating century of his own, his strokeplay a testament to his burgeoning prowess at the crease, with the duo stitching together a formidable partnership of 160 runs.

Nice and full on the pads, nudged away through square leg for one more. That will be Lunch on Day 2!

Tossed up quite full and around the toes, Rohit Sharma gets the front leg out of the way and flicks it in front of square leg for an easy single.

Full and angled just down the leg side, Rohit Sharma gets his hands across and pushes the ball down to square leg.

Nicely flighted and angled into the legs, Rohit Sharma strides forward and gets his hands out in front to make the block.

On a dragged length on off stump, pretty slow and gently turning away, Rohit Sharma stands tall and punches it to mid off.

Floats it right up on the stumps, Rohit Sharma lets the ball come on and blocks it on the full to the off side.

Fired in a bit and just down leg, Shubman Gill leaves it alone but the ball goes off the pads.

This is spilled down the leg side and Shubman Gill doesn't play at it.

A bit flatter and on the stumps, Gill stays back and tucks it into the leg side.

Floated up a lot straighter and Gill blocks it off.

FOUR! Shubman Gill now brings up his HUNDRED as well and does so in style! What a knock and what a comeback Gill has made in this series. Tossed up on the off stump, Gill sees the big gap on the leg side and slogs it away into the square leg fence for a boundary, top shot and top knock. Takes off his cap and makes the signature 'bow down' celebration.

Fuller one on the pads, flicked away past short leg for one.

HUNDRED up for Rohit Sharma and this has been a sensational knock from the skipper, a perfect combination of aggression and stability. This is floated full on middle and leg, Rohit flick it away into the huge gap in front of mid-wicket and picks up a single before raising his bat and soaking in the applause from the crowd and the dug out.

Drags the length back and angles it into the legs, Shubman Gill tucks it away in front of square leg and calls for two but Rohit Sharma calls a big 'NO' and they pick up just the single.

Floated up around off and angled in, Gill with another front-foot defense.

Floats it up and drifts it onto middle, Shubman Gill leans right on and blocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! Easily done by Shubman Gill and 150 of the stand comes up between these two. Dropped well short and around off, gently turning away as well, Gill has enough time to rock back and cut it away past point for a boundary.

Flights it up around off stump, Shubman Gill leans ahead and pushes it out on the off side.

Plays a maiden over on 99 does Rohit Sharma. Nicely flighted on middle and leg, Rohit leans on to flick and does so a bit uppishly to short mid-wicket.

Slightly fuller and on leg stump, Rohit Sharma flicks it to mid-wicket.

On a good length around middle, tucked away to the right of short mid-wicket for no run.

A bit fuller on middle and keeping low, Rohit Sharma is late on it but manages to keep it out.

A bit quicker and dropped a bit short around leg stump, Rohit Sharma rocks back and nudges it down to leg slip.

Nice and full around off stump, Rohit Sharma leans on and turns it gently to mid-wicket.