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Joe Root and Ben Stokes together added 142 runs for the fifth wicket.
England have reached a strong position on the third day of the Manchester Test. The team has scored 544/7 till stumps on Friday. England have been leading 186 runs on the basis of first innings. The fourth day game will start at 3:30 pm.
Old Trafford Stadium Joe Root scored a century. He had a century partnership with Oli Pope and Ben Stokes. Pope and captain Stokes also scored half -centuries. Stokes has returned unbeaten after scoring 77, Liam Dawson is playing on 21 runs. Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar took 2-2 wickets from India.
Route century, Pope-Stokes Half Century
England began to play their yesterday score 225/2. Oli Pope and Joe Root batted brilliantly and did not give India wickets in the first session. By the time Washington Sundar caught Oli Pope for 71 runs, the Pope along with Root had added 144 runs.
After the Pope was dismissed, Joe Root hit a 38th century of his career. He scored an innings of 150 runs. He had a century partnership with captain Ben Stokes. The two together added 142 runs. Ben Stokes retired due to cramp on a score of 66 runs.
Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar and 2-2 wickets from India in bowling.
India all out for 358 runs
On the second day of the match, India started playing beyond the score of 264/4. The team lost the last 6 wickets to score 94 runs. Rishabh Pant despite being injured came down to batting. He scored 54 runs. Apart from him, Shardul Thakur scored 41, Washington Sundar 27 and Ravindra Jadeja scored 20 runs to 358.
Captain Ben Stokes took 5 wickets for England. Jofra Archer got 3 wickets. He sent Ravindra Jadeja, Jaspreet Bumrah and Rishabh Pant to the pavilion on the second day of the match. Chris Woakes and Lium Dawson took 1-1 wickets. India allout for 358 runs
England started their innings in the second day of the second day. Openers Ben Docket and Jack Crolye scored 77 runs and the second session was over. In the third session, both of them put their fifty. Crowley was dismissed by scoring 84 and broke the 166 -run partnership with his docket.
Ben Docket was also dismissed for 94 runs. Joe Route 11 and Oli Pope returned to notout after scoring 20 runs. Both will take their innings forward today with this score. England scored 225 runs. The team is currently 133 runs behind. Read full news …
On the second day, Ben Docket and Jack Crolya had a century partnership.
Yashasvi and Sudarshan put fifty on the first day
England chose bowling at Old Trafford on Wednesday. India scored 264 runs at the loss of 4 wickets by the end of the day’s play. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 58 and Sai Sudarshan scored 61 runs. Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur returned not out after scoring 19–19 runs. Read full news …
