Openers zak crawley

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: Openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett survived early bat-pad chances and came out attacking with their repertoire of sweeps and reverse-sweeps to garner quick runs as England came out attacking to cut the deficit to 101 against India on day three of first Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday.

At lunch, England are 89/1 in 15 overs, getting runs at a quick pace in their second innings despite the pitch considerably slowing down. In the morning, India were all out for 436 after adding just 15 runs to their overnight total and gained a healthy lead of 190 runs.

Joe Root dismissed top run-scorer Ravindra Jadeja for 87, before he and Rehan Ahmed took the remaining two wickets. Root was the pick of bowlers for England, taking 4-79, while Rehan and debutant Tom Hartley took two wickets each.