Set a victory goal of 192, India reached 40 for no loss at stumps on the third day of the fourth Test towards England right here on Sunday.
India will take an unassailable 3-1 lead within the five-match collection in the event that they knock off the required 152 runs on Monday.
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At shut of play, skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal had been batting on 24 and 16 respectively.
Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (5/51) and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (4/22) shared 9 wickets between them to run by the England line-up of their second innings on a pitch providing the sluggish bowlers sufficient assist.
England had been bowled out for 145 of their second essay.
Before the Ashwin-Kuldeep duo received all the way down to bamboozle England with their flip, bounce and guile, younger wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel confirmed great recreation consciousness on technique to a wonderful 90-run knock.
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Jurel added 76 runs for the eighth wicket with Kuldeep (28) to elevate India from a tough 177/7 after which one other 40 runs with Akash Deep to assist his facet shut in on 300.
India`s first innings ended at 307, giving the guests a lead of 46 runs.
Brief scores:
England: 353 and 145 all out in 53.5 overs (Zak Crawley 60; Ravichandran Ashwin 5/51, Kuldeep Yadav 4/22)
India: 353 and 40 for no loss in 8 overs.
Source: www.mid-day.com
