Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: Kohli, Ashwin cleared the path after Leach, Moeen spin net over hosts

New Delhi: Spin spearhead Jack Leach and Moeen Ali picked two wickets as England stole the present earlier than skipper Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin prolonged India’s lead by 351 runs on day three of the second Test on the MA Chidambaram Stadium right here on Monday.
At the lunch break, India’s rating reads 156/6 with Kohli and Ashwin unbeaten on 38 and 34 runs respectively. The duo managed to sew a fifty-run partnership earlier than lunch. The first session noticed 5 wickets falling and 102 runs being scored from 30 overs.

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It was a dream begin for England as India misplaced 5 wickets within the first session on the again of some nice glove work by birthday boy Ben Foakes. The wicket-keeper stumped Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant and accomplished an unlucky run out of Cheteshwar Pujara
Resuming day three from 54/1, India bought off to the worst potential begin because the hosts misplaced each Rohit and Cheteshwar within the first quarter-hour. While Pujara misplaced the grip on his bat and didn’t floor it on time, Rohit bought stumped off Leach’s ball courtesy of some fast glove work by Foakes.

Pant was despatched up the order after the autumn of two wickets however he too failed to go away a mark. Foakes stumped Pant as Leach scalped his second for the day.
Ajinkya Rahane and skipper Virat Kohli then began to rebuild India’s innings with a few boundaries. But Moeen Ali struck his first for the day as he dismissed Rahane to go away hosts reeling at 86/5 within the thirty first over.

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Just when a partnership was flourishing between Axar Patel and Kohli, Moeen bought his second scalp of the day because the all-rounder departed after hosts prolonged their result in 301 runs. Kohli and Ashwin then ensured England doesn’t make any additional inroads earlier than the concluding minutes of the primary session on day three.
Earlier, Ravichandran Ashwin’s five-wicket haul was the spotlight of the second day of the second Test because it helped India finish England’s first innings on 134 runs earlier than the hosts started to increase their lead over the guests on Sunday.

Wickets are falling!
Jack Leach dismissed Rishabh Pant whereas Moeen Ali has eliminated Ajinkya Rahane ☝️
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India witnessed a superb begin to their second innings, with Rohit and Shubman Gill scoring common boundaries. Leach offered England with the primary breakthrough as he bought maintain of Gill (14) within the twelfth over.
Brief scores: India 329 and 156/6 (Virat Kohli 38*, Ravichandran Ashwin 34*; Jack Leach 3/63), England 134 (Ben Foakes 42*, Ollie Pope 22, Ashwin 5/43)