India vs England, 3rd Test, Day 3 Highlights: Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli Defy England Bowlers As India Trim Deficit

Stumps On Day 3 !

Stumps 

India end the day’s play 139 runs behind with skipper Virat Kohli (45*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (91*) still at the crease at Stumps

England bowlers toiled hard as the Indian batsman showed hunger for runs and the determination to stay at the crease in comparison to the first innings

IND 215/2 after 80 overs

That’s all from the blog today, thanks for tuning in and do join us tomorrow for some exciting Day 4 action

Till then, goodbye and take care !

A huge day in store tomorrow.

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Four !

Pujara hits a pull shot for a boundary off a short ball as he moves closer to his 100

IND 210/2 after 78.1 overs – Trail by 144 runs

Getting Dark At Headingley !

Kohli has now moved into the late 30s while Pujara is inching closer towards an epic 100

However, the light has gone down and its looking pretty dark out there

IND 199/2 after 76 overs – Trail by 155 runs

Partnership !

Kohli has quickly moved on to 32 runs and has added 69 runs with Pujara who is batting on 77

IND 185/2 after 71 overs – Trail by 169 runs

Four !

Kohli cover drives Anderson yet again as the pacer bowls a juicy full delivery on the off-stump line

IND 176/2 after 66 overs – Trail by 178 runs

India Trail By 183 Runs !

India trail by only 183 runs now as Kohli and Pujara are striking the ball clearly without any risks

IND 171/2 after 64 overs

Kohli & Pujara Hanging On !

Both Pujara and Kohli look set now as they try to see out the final session today

IND 168/2 after 62 overs – Trail by 186 runs

Four !

Kohli is opening up now as he scores a terrific boundary off a pull shot against Curran

IND 162/2 after 59.4 overs – Trail by 192 runs

Pujara & Kohli Batting Cautiously !

Kohli and Pujara are holding fort for the time being after Rohit Sharma’s departure

IND 157/2 after 57.4 overs – Trail by 197 runs

Four !

Anderson gives a gift to Kohli straight up as the Indian skipper pounces on an over-pitched ball for a stylish cover drive

IND 138/2 after 53 overs – Trail by 216 runs

Four !

Play begins post Tea

Overton starts proceedings against Pujara, who hits a four on the second ball off the backfoot on the off-side

IND 116/1 after 46.2 overs – Trail by 238 runs

Tea !

Tea Taken – Day 3

Rohit Sharma (59*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (40*) take India to Tea as England bowlers sweat it out without any success in the wickets column in the second session

IND 112/1 after 46 overs – Trail by 242 runs

Tea in Leeds

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Moeen Ali Looking For Wickets !

Moeen Ali to continue as Root is looking for the rough patches to do the trick

IND 101/1 after 42 overs – Trail by 253 runs

Four !

Pujara flicks one swining delivery from Curran off the pads for a boundary

IND 95/1 after 39.5 overs – Trail by 259 runs

Rohit & Pujara Batting Nicely !

Both batsmen, Rohit and Pujara, are looking more comfortable than ever as they look to play out session by session

IND 79/1 after 36 overs – Trail by 275 runs

Partnership Nearing 50 !

Partnership between Rohit and Pujara is 45 runs off 91 deliveries now as England are still searching for the big breakthrough 

IND 79/1 after 34 overs – Trail by 275 runs

Anderson On Song !

It’s a case of ‘so close, yet so far’ for Anderson who is beating the bat more often than not as Rohit and Pujara are still struggling to negotiate the movement

IND 73/1 after 32.3 overs – Trail by 281 runs

Rohit & Pujara Putting Up A Partnership !

Rohit and Pujara are showcasing incredible defensive skills to keep the English pacers at Bay

IND 73/1 after 31 overs – Trail by 281 runs

Rohit Sharma 39*

Pujara 22*

Ollie Robinson Into The Attack !

Skipper Joe Root has gone back to Ollie Robinson now in a bid to take wickets in this session

IND 53/1 after 27 overs – Trail by 301 runs

Pujara Showing Positive Intent !

Cheteshwar Pujara has come out with some positive intent this time

He has moved on to 14 runs off just 19 deliveries

IND 53/1 after 25.4 overs – Trail by 301 runs

Another Four !

Pujara flicks one again off the pads against Anderson for a four

IND 46/1 after 23 overs – Trail by 308 runs

Four !

Pujara flicks off the pads for a superb boundary against Anderson to get going

IND 39/1 after 21.3 overs – Trail by 315 runs

Good Start From Anderson !

Good tight start from Anderson, giving away only one run in the first over post Lunch

IND 35/1 after 20 overs – Trail by 319 runs

Post Lunch Session Set To Begin !

Players are back in the middle as play is set to start post Lunch

Cheteshwar Pujara 0*

Wicket – Overton Gets KL Rahul – Lunch Taken !

Lunch – Day 3 

England strike on the stroke of Lunch as Craig Overton dismisses KL Rahul with Jonny Bairstow taking an incredible one-handed catch

IND 34/1 after 19 overs – Trail by 320 runs

Rohit Sharma 25*

Lunch in Leeds

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Lunch Time Inching Closer !

Joe Root has brought Sam Curran into the attack now as Lunch inches closer on Day 3

IND 30/0 after 17 overs – Trail by 324 runs

Six !

Rohit Sharma dispatches a short delivery outside off towards third man for a huge six against Robinson

IND 28/0 after 15.3 overs – Trail by 326 runs

Indian Openers Surviving !

The first 15 overs have been god news for India as far as the wicket column is concerned

A wicket before Lunch, however, can open the floodgates for England

IND 20/0 after 15 overs – Trail by 334 runs

Another Maiden !

Another maiden from Robinson as batsmen are surviving some close hits and misses early on in the second innings

IND 18/0 after 14 overs – Trail by 336 runs

Robinson Troubling Batsmen !

Both batters are finding it difficult to deal with the movement and the bounce extracted by Robinson off the pitch

IND 18/0 after 11.4 overs – Trail by 336 runs

KL Rahul Survives Through DRS !

KL Rahul survives as the DRS helps the batter reverse umpire’s decision

Robinson bowled a terrific bowl that seamed in after pitching

IND 16/0 after 9.4 overs – Trail by 338 runs

Rahul & Rohit Need A Partnership !

Rahul and Rohit have a huge mountain to climb and need to take it session by session in order to survive

Pacers Robinson and Anderson have started well with tight lines and lengths

IND 14/0 after 7.2 overs – Trail by 340 runs

Four !

A rare looser from Anderson is put away nicely by Rohit as he cover drives for a four

IND 12/0 after 6.1 overs – Trail by 342 runs

Anderson Continues To Move The Ball !

Indian openers have negotiated the swing well early on, but remember, it’s still just Day 3

IND 6/0 after 5 overs – Trail by 348 runs

Anderson On Target Straightaway !

After a tight Robinson over, Anderson is back again testing the Indian openers as he continues to swing the ball both ways

IND 4/0 after 2.3 overs – Trail by 350 runs

Ollie Robinson Into The Attack !

A good testing Anderson over to start off with

The movement is there for everyone to see 

Ollie Robinson will start from the other end

IND 2/0 after 1 over – Trail by 352 runs

India Batting Begins !

After a slight rain delay between change of innings, James Anderson starts the proceedings with the new ball against Rohit Sharma

Anderson begins with some classic short of good length deliveries

IND 0/0 after 0.3 overs – Trail by 354 runs