News Sports Cricket Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: India lost by an innings and 54 runs, 4th test, day 3

Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: India lost by an innings and 54 runs, 4th test, day 3

Manchester: Another major let down by Indian batsmen after England bowled out India for 161 in the second innings that too in less than two sessions to win the fourth Investec test by an innings



LUNCH  BREAK

05:31 PM: Eng 325/8 after 97 overs

short ball to end the wicket maiden over and it's lunch

Stuart Broad is the next batsman in for England

England 325/8

slower ball and Pankaj strikes again. Root tried to smash it over covers but caught by Pujara at mid off. Buttler out for a very well made 70.

Pankaj Singh to continue

05:24 PM: Eng 325/7 after 96 overs


Another boundary for Buttler towards third man to end the over

He defends the short ball for a single

This time Butller cuts it over slips for a third man boundary

Varun Aaron continues

05:19 PM: Eng 316/7 after 95 overs

another single for Buttler behind square to end the over

Woakes glanced it to leg side for one more

Buttler hits it hard to square leg and one run taken

He hits towards the off side and gets a sharp single

Pankaj Singh to Woakes

05:14 PM: Eng 312/7 after 94 overs

through the covers again and four more to end the over

It's full and wide and Buttler drives on the up, almost flat-bats that through the covers  for four

Varun Aaron to Buttler

05:09 PM: Eng 304/7 after 93 overs

Chris Woakes walks in to bat and faces Pankaj Singh

England 304/7

Pankaj Singh got his first test wicket finally! Short ball down the leg side and takes the slight edge from Root's glove and well caught by Dhoni. Umpire raises his finger and Root goes for 77.

one run towards the leg side. 1 leg bye

Pankaj Singh to Buttler

05:03 PM: Eng 303/6 after 92 overs

More runs! This time to the off side for a boundary. 300 up for England

Short ball struck on his helmet

overpitched and flicked to midwicket for four more

Varun Aaron to Joe Root

04:58 PM: Eng 295/6 after 91 overs

Wide this time and another boundary for Buttler to end the over.

Loud appeal for lbw. That came in and struck the flap of pads. Umpire Erasmus is unmoved as the ball was just hitting the off stump. That was close.

Through the covers for four and another half century for Jos Buttler. His 2nd in 2 test matches

Buttler facing Kumar

04:53 PM: Eng 287/6 after 90 overs

appeal for lbw but that was down the leg side

Buttler squirts it away smartly down towards fine leg for a single

Varun Aaron to bowl to Buttler

04:49 PM: Eng 286/6 after 89 overs

This time behind square for a single

Kumar to Buttler, 2 runs, missed chance! short now, and Buttler plays a controlled pull out to deep backward square leg. Takes on the fielder, Aaron, and goes for the second, and he'd have been out had Dhoni collected cleanly. Ball bounced off his hands and he disturbed the bails with gloves alone. Buttler would have been well out.
Root gets another single onto the leg side

Kumar continues

04:43 PM: Eng 282/6 after 88 overs

This time towards square leg for a single to end the over

He gets an easy couple towards the leg side

Varun Aaron comes in to bowl to Joe Root

Joe Root 65*(143) and Jos Buttler 43*(100) put on 109 runs together and England are leading India by 127 runs with 4 wickets remaining