Ollie Pope smashed an unbeaten hundred on Day 3 to maintain England alive within the first Test match in opposition to India at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday. India managed so as to add solely 15 runs to their first innings complete within the first session and took a dominant 190-run lead.

But England saved their cool regardless of some early setbacks and posted a complete of 316/6 till umpires known as stumps on Saturday. England have taken a defining 126-run lead with Ollie Pope nonetheless on the crease batting on 148* off 208 balls.

Coming again to India’s first innings, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel managed so as to add solely 15 runs for the eighth wicket. India misplaced Jasprit Bumrah on a duck to Joe Root and Rehan Ahmed completed India’s innings on 436 with Axar’s wicket. Root emerged as probably the most profitable bowler for the visiting facet with 4/79 whereas debutant Tom Hartley and teen Rehan Ahmed picked two every. 

Trailing 190, England kicked off their second innings with openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett including fast 45 runs. Chasing a 500 Test wickets milestone, Ashwin gave India a breakthrough with Crawley’s wicket within the tenth over. 

Pope and Duckett saved England’s sturdy begin by producing 68 runs for the second wicket with the latter scoring essential 47 off simply 52 balls. Jasprit Bumrah put India within the driving seat by eradicating Duckett and the following batter Joe Root in his consecutive overs.

Bumrah’s double strike and Ashwin-Jadeja saved India forward going into the Tea break with England nonetheless trailing by 18 runs and 5 wickets down. But Pope and Ben Foakes’ defining 112-run partnership for the sixth wicket balanced the sport for the Three Lions. Axar bowled out Foakes on 34 runs to offer India one thing to cheer within the third session however Pope smashed an unbeaten 148 off 208 to assist England submit 316/6 in 77 overs.

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, Jack Leach