Ben Duckett's aggressive century has led England's reply here!! They end the second day at 207/2 after only 35 overs!! Bazball is here to stay
Wicket against the run of play for India!!! Brilliant review from India as Mohammed Siraj strikes. England 182/2
Thanks to Duckett, England are scoring more than six runs an over. 176 runs after 29 overs!! Wow!!
Ben Duckett has completed his third Test century off just 88 balls.
Ben Duckett has been simply brilliant so far with the bat!! Can India stop him?
Ashwin gets his 50th Test wicket!!! Zak Crawley is his 500th Test victim!!
Duckett has raced to 50 off just 39 balls!!
Welcome to Bazball world!! England have reached 50 in less than nine overs!! Good start for England
Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley come out to bat as England will now hope to make the most batting conditions
India have been finally bundled out for 445 runs in their first innings. The last wicket stand of 30 runs can prove to be crucial.
Jasprit Bumrah has joined in on the fun with a six and a couple of boundaries as the last wicket partnership has added 20 runs for the final wicket.
Rehan Ahmed is on a roll now as he has dismissed both Ashwin and Jurel after breaking that stubborn 77-run stand. India are nine wickets down.
R Ashwin finally faltered while trying to chip over the mid-on fielder off Rehan Ahmed's bowling. James Anderson almost spilled it but took it on the second grab unlike the the other two drops in the last few overs. India have now lost eight wickets.
The pair of R Ashwin and Dhruv Jurel has taken India beyond 400 for the second time in the series. India have started to dictate terms in the third Test and now England are starting to feel the pressure.
62 runs and two wickets! It started on a thunderous note for England on the second morning of the Rajkot Test with two wickets in as many overs. However, India came back with a gritty unbeaten stand of 57 to keep England at bay.
R Ashwin and Dhruv Jurel's fighting partnership crossed 50 as the duo helped India recover from a couple of early blows in the morning of Day 2 of the Rajkot Test.
Team India was already warned twice of batters running on the pitch on Day 1 and the third warning on the second day meant that England will begin their innings on 5/0.
That six off a Mark Wood bouncer over the keeper and the first slip fielder was reiteration of why selectors wanted Dhruv Jurel over several other wicket-keeping options in domestic cricket, who have more runs and experience than the UP stumper.
The start hasn't been great for India on Day 2 as they have lost two wickets in quick succession and this time, it's Ravindra Jadeja, the set batter. Jadeja played it straight to the bowler Joe Root, who took a simple catch over his head. A poor shot in the context from the local boy.
Kuldeep Yadav, the night watchman was wrapped up rather quickly by James Anderson on the second morning as he induced his outside edge straight to the keeper. India have now lost six wickets and another debutant Dhruv Jurel has arrived at the crease.
Ravindra Jadeja has now 1,000 runs against England after adding a couple of them on the second morning.
Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav are in the middle and India will hope that this partnership can get them at least to 350 before the likes of Dhruv Jurel and R Ashwin can have their say.
There is still time for the cracks to open up and the wicket will stay good for batting for the entirety of Day 2 and even on the third day. Hence, Jadeja, Jurel and Co. will have to ensure that India can bat for another 35-40 overs for them to have a real crack at England's batting order with the ball.
Let the bygones be bygones will be the mantra for Ravindra Jadeja, who held himself responsible for Sarfaraz Khan's dismissal. However, he has a job to do and would want to align his focus towards that as there are still runs to be scored on a track that is going to get better for batting.
A day that started with India being 33/3 on a flat deck at the renamed Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, ended with hosts being on top with Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja smashing centuries. However, it was all about Sarfaraz Khan on Day 1 of the third Test between India and England. From emotional cap presentation to waiting four hours to bat and then getting a maiden fifty and run out, eventually. He lived almost a lifetime in one day.
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