England look comfortable in the 399-run chase in the second Test in Vizag, with their scorecard reading 67 for one after stumps on day three.
Earlier, India batter Shubman Gill hogged all the limelight with his third Test hundred as India posted 255 in the second innings. England’s Tom Hartley again starred with the ball in hand, picking four wickets, while young Rehan Ahmed returned with three to his name.
Day three began with India losing both openers to James Anderson. While the veteran seamer clean bowled Rohit off a Jaffa, he edged Jaiswal caught in the slip cordon.
Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer – two underfire batters in the lineup, made the most of their chances, adding 81 for the third wicket. Stokes and Hartley accounted for Iyer before Rehan picked debutant Rajat Patidar on nine, breaking India’s momentum.
Meanwhile, batting alongside Axar Patel, Gill approached his first hundred across formats this year and completed the three-digit score soon after lunch.