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Niranjan Shah Stadium: Ravichandran Ashwin and debutant wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel take India 388/7 at lunch after losing overnight batters Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav in the first session of day two’s play in the third Test against England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Friday.

It was a slow session for India, who added only 62 runs in the first session, 57 of which came from the unbroken partnership for the eighth wicket between Ashwin and Jurel, to reach 388/7 in 113 overs at lunch. While Jurel is 31 not out off 71 balls, Ashwin is unbeaten on 25 off 64 deliveries.

Resuming from 331/7, James Anderson struck in the fourth over of the session after getting a faint edge of night watchman Kuldeep's bat to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes. In the next over, Jadeja chipped a tame drive straight back to part-time off-spinner Joe Root, falling for 112.