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Chennai, Feb 8 (PTI) England reached 119/5 in their second innings at tea on the fourth day of the first Test against India, extending their overall lead to 360 runs here on Monday. Ollie Pope (18) and Jos Buttler (14) were batting at the break. It was a fruitful session for the hosts, who picked up four wickets. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who dismissed opener Rory Burns earlier in the day, snared Dominic Sibley (16) and Ben Stokes (7) while pacers Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah accounted for Daniel Lawrence (18) and skipper Joe Root (40) respectively. Ishant became the sixth…

Chennai, Feb 8 (PTI) Scoreboard at tea on the fourth day of the first Test between India and England here on Monday. England 1st Innings: 578 all out India 1st Innings: 337 all out England 2nd Innings: Rory Burns c Rahane b Ashwin 0 Dominic Sibley c Pujara b Ashwin 16 Daniel Lawrence lbw b Ishant 18 Joe Root lbw b Bumrah 40 Ben Stokes c Pant b Ashwin 7 Ollie Pope batting 18 Jos Buttler batting 14 Extras (NB-6) 6 Total (For 5 wicket in 27 overs) 119 Fall of Wickets: 1-0, 2- 32, 3-58, 4-71, 5-101. Bowlers: Ravichandran…

England 2nd innings: Rory Burns c Rahane b Ashwin 0 Dominic Sibley c Pujara b Ashwin 16 Daniel Lawrence lbw b Ishant 18 Joe Root lbw b Bumrah 40 Ben Stokes c Pant b Ashwin 7 Ollie Pope c Rohit b Nadeem 28 Jos Buttler st Pant b Nadeem 24 Dominic Bess lbw b Ashwin 25 Jofra Archer b Ashwin 5 Jack Leach not out 8 James Anderson c and b Ashwin 0 Extras: (NB-7) 7 Total:(all out in 46.3 Overs) 178 Fall of Wickets: 1-0, 2-32, 3-58, 4-71, 5-101, 6-130, 7-165, 8-167, 9-178, 10-178 Bowler: Ravichandran Ashwin 17.3-2-61-6, Shahbaz…

Chennai, Feb 8 (PTI) India lost opener Rohit Sharma early while chasing a daunting 420-run target, ending day four of the first Test against England at 39 for 1 here on Monday. Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara were in the middle on 15 and 12 respectively when stumps were drawn for the day. The hosts need another 381 runs for an improbable win on day five. India batted for 13 overs in the final session after England were all out for 178 in the second innings. Rohit was dismissed cheaply for the second time in the game with left-arm spinner…

Chennai, Feb 8 (PTI) India were left with the herculean task of chasing a world record 420 after England refused to declare in an unfocussed second essay, cut short by Ravichandran Ashwin’s brilliance on a sharply turning fourth day strip in the opening Test here on Monday. At stumps, India were 39 for one, requiring another 381 runs to set a new record and take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. The previous best is 418, chased by West Indies against Australia in 2003. Relishing bowling on a responsive pitch, the seasoned Ashwin returned excellent figures of 6/61 to…

Chennai, Feb 8 (PTI) Ishant Sharma’s work ethic has been exemplary over the last 14 years, feels Ravichandran Ashwin, who wishes to see his India teammate enter the 400-wicket club and set a bench mark for the emerging quicks of this country. Ishant, the most-capped Test player in this current line-up, on Monday, became the third Indian pacer after Kapil Dev (434 wickets) and Zaheer Khan (311) to reach the 300-wicket milestone. “Look, Ishant has been one of the most hard-working cricketers, that I have seen in that Indian team dressing room. “He has worked extremely hard, for more than…

Chennai, Feb 7 (PTI) India were 154 for 4 at tea in their first innings on the third day of the opening Test against England here on Sunday. At the break, Cheteshwar Pujara (53) and Rishabh Pant (54) were at the crease after spinner Dom Bess struck twice, removing India skipper Virat Kohli (11) and Ajinkya Rahane (1). India still trail England by 424 runs. Earlier, England were all out for 578 in their first innings with skipper Joe Root’s marathon 218-run knock being the highlight of their effort. Pacer Jofra Archer then removed openers Rohit Sharma (6) and Shubman…

Chennai, Feb 7 (PTI) Scoreboard at tea on the third day of the opening Test between India and England here on Sunday. England 1st Innings: 578 all out India 1st Innings: Rohit Sharma c Buttler b Archer 6 Shubman Gill c Anderson b Archer 29 Cheteshwar Pujara batting 53 Virat Kohli c Ollie Pope b Dom Bess 11 Ajinkya Rahane c Root b Dom Bess 1 Rishabh Pant batting 54 Extras: 0 Total: (4 wkts, 41 Overs) 154 Fall of Wickets: 19-1, 44-2, 71-3, 73-4 James Anderson 9-3-21-0, Jofra Archer 10-2-37-2, Ben Stokes 3-1-9-0, Jack Leach 6-0-59-0, Dominic Bess 13-1-28-2.

Chennai, Feb 7 (PTI) Pacer Jofra Archer consolidated England’s position, removing both openers as India went to lunch at 59 for 2 in reply to hosts’ mammoth first innings score of 578 in the opening Test here on Sunday. Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Virat Kolhi were batting on 20 and 4 respectively at lunch while Archer had figures of 2 for 25. The home team lost opener Rohit Sharma (6) early, edging one to Jos Buttler after Archer got the ball to move a shade along with extra bounce. India suffered a second jolt when the young Shubman Gill (29,…

Chennai, Feb 7 (PTI) India were struggling to avoid follow-on at 257 for six after England amassed a mammoth 578 all out in their first innings on the third day of the series-opening Test here on Sunday. India, who were 321 behind the England total at stumps, will need to make another 122 runs to avoid follow-on and make the visitors bat again. Washington Sundar (33) and R Aswhin (8) will resume the proceedings for the hosts on the fourth day morning. Off-spinner Dom Bess (4/55) led England’s bowling performance by dismissing four Indian batsmen, including captain Virat Kohli (11)…