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India vs England, 1st Test: India 257/6 at stumps on Day 3, trail England by 321 runs

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 07, 2021, 17:40:21 IST

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India vs England, 1st Test: India 257/6 at stumps on Day 3, trail England by 321 runs

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15:01 (IST) Feb 07

When Pant attacks

When Rishabh Pant is batting ... #INDvENG https://t.co/40Y2dd2t9M
— ICC (@ICC) 1612690178000

14:49 (IST) Feb 07

FOUR!

OVERS 44.1: FOUR! Anderson to Pant. The wicket-keeper batsman uses the pace and softly sends the ball between gully and slip for a boundary. Risky shot from Pant.

14:44 (IST) Feb 07

Pujara joins the party!

FOUR! Archer to Pujara. The right-hander welcomes the England pacer with a superb boundary towards long on.

14:43 (IST) Feb 07

FOUR!

FOUR! Second boundary for Pant in the over. He moves to 63 with this boundary. Excellent stuff from the left-hander.

14:40 (IST) Feb 07

FOUR!

OVERS 42.1: FOUR! Pant is playing his natural game. He sends Anderson towards square of the wicket. Brilliant shot from him. INDIA 159/4, trail by 419 runs.

14:33 (IST) Feb 07

Welcome back! Third and final session is underway

Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara are making their way to the middle. Jofra Archer is ready with the ball. Here we go...!!!

14:20 (IST) Feb 07

PUJARA-PANT HELP INDIA RECOVER

Tea in Chennai ☕ England claimed the big wickets of Kohli and Rahane, but Pant and Pujara have helped India recove… https://t.co/uRCkBJk9GV
— ICC (@ICC) 1612687707000

14:13 (IST) Feb 07

THAT'S TEA IN CHENNAI

After Kohli and Rahane's wickets, Pant and Pujara put on an unbeaten 81-run stand for the fifth wicket and take India to 154/4 at tea on Day 3. India still trail by 424 runs and have to go a long way. Pant was unbeaten on 54 and Pujara was batting on 53 when umpire called team at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.

14:12 (IST) Feb 07

PANT DOING WHAT PANT DOES

FIFTY! @RishabhPant17 joins the party with a quick-fire half-century. HIs 5th in Test cricket. Live -… https://t.co/FjjdvPZeRs
— BCCI (@BCCI) 1612687089000

14:11 (IST) Feb 07

PUJARA IS ON DUTY

FIFTY! A well made half-century for @cheteshwar1. His 29th in Tests. Live - https://t.co/VJF6Q62aTS #INDvENG… https://t.co/Mmam4a729E
— BCCI (@BCCI) 1612686949000

14:09 (IST) Feb 07

FIFTY for PANT

FIFTY! Rishabh Pant brings up his fifth Test half-century off 40 balls. The youngster gets to his fifty in style, sending Leach for a boundary towards long off. INDIA 152/4, trail ENGLAND by 426 runs

14:06 (IST) Feb 07

FIFTY for PUJARA

FIFTY! Cheteshwar Pujara brings up his 29th Test half-century. He gets to his half-century with a boundary off Jack Leach. INDIA 147/4, trail ENGLAND by 431 runs

13:59 (IST) Feb 07

FOUR!

OVERS 37.4: FOUR! Brilliant use of feat by Pujara. He sends Leach towards deep mid wicket. INDIA 139/4, trail by 439 runs.

13:50 (IST) Feb 07

PANT IS IN ATTACKING MODE

SIX! Fourth maximum for Pant in the innings. This time he clears the long. Archer is at the boundary ropes but the ball is out of his reach. 50-run partnership comes up between Pant and Pujara.

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13:41 (IST) Feb 07

PANT CONTINUES!

SIX! Leach to Pant. Pant once again dances down the pitch and sends the England spinner over long on.

13:37 (IST) Feb 07

STAT ATTACK

Fewest runs scored by Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane combined in a Test innings at home:4 runs - Kohli 4, Rahane 0, vs Sri Lanka, Kolkata, 2017. RESULT: Draw8 runs - Kohli 1, Rahane 7, vs Australia, Delhi, 2013. RESULT: India won12 runs- Kohli 11, Rahane 1, vs Eng, Chennai, 2021 (TODAY)

13:35 (IST) Feb 07

Another six for Pant!

SIX! Pant hammers Leach over deep mid wicket region. Back-to-back sixes for the left-hander. INDIA 106/4, trail by 472 runs

13:34 (IST) Feb 07

PANT IS SHIFTING GEARS NOW

SIX! Leach to Pant. He picks the length and launches the ball between mid wicket and long on for a maximum. Pant is doing what he did in Australia.

13:32 (IST) Feb 07

PUJARA IS ON SONG!

FOUR! After Pant, Pujara hits Bess for back-to-back fours. INDIA 92/4

13:27 (IST) Feb 07

STAT ATTACK!

Dom Bess was England's highest wicket-taker in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka. He claimed 12 wickets in 2 Tests, including one five-wicket haul. England won the series 2-0