IND vs ENG: England collapsed to 407 in the first innings on the third day, Siraj and Akash bowled brilliantly; India got a lead of 244 runs..

India took a lead of 244 runs on the third day. England were all out for 407 runs in the first innings. Earlier, India had scored 587 runs in the first innings; on this basis, they got a lead of 180 runs. In the second innings, India has scored 64 runs for one wicket till stumps. KL Rahul is present at the crease with 28 runs in 38 balls, and Karun Nair with seven runs in 18 balls. Josh Tongue gave the first blow to India in the second innings. He made Yashasvi Jaiswal his victim. He was able to score 28 runs in 22 balls with the help of six fours. He shared a 51-run partnership for the first wicket with KL Rahul.

England's first innings

England started the third day's play with a score of 77/3. They suffered two setbacks in the beginning. Mohammad Siraj gave two consecutive blows to England in the second over of the day itself. First, he got Joe Root (22) caught by Pant. After this, Captain Ben Stokes was also shown the way to the pavilion. He could not even open the account. Harry Brook and Jamie Smith proved to be the saviors for England, which had lost five wickets at a score of 84. There was a partnership of 303 runs in 368 balls for the sixth wicket between the two. During this, Jamie Smith completed the second century of his Test career in 80 balls, while Smith completed his ninth Test century in 137 balls.

The second session of the game ended at a score of 355/5. However, in the third session, Akash Deep made Harry Brook his victim and broke the partnership of more than 300 runs with Smith. Brook was out after scoring 158 runs in 234 balls with the help of 17 fours and a six. At the same time, Smith remained unbeaten after scoring 184 runs in 207 balls with the help of 21 fours and four sixes. Apart from Smith, Akash Deep got Chris Woakes caught by Karun Nair in the third session. He could score only five runs. After this, Siraj sent Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, and Shoaib Bashir to the pavilion. All three could not even open their account. In England's first innings, Mohammad Siraj took six wickets and Akash Deep took four wickets for India.

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