India vs England Highlights, 3rd Test Day 2: Ben Duckett's century powers ENG to 207/2 at stumps

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• 16 Feb 2024, 04:36 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 207/2 in 35 overs at Stumps

  Ashwin with final over of the day. Ashwin surprises Duckett with a deceptive delivery that spins into him. The ball grazes off his back thigh, and Rohit skillfully snatches it at first slip. Ashwin is convinced that he has claimed his target, prompting India to review the decision. However, there is a clear gap between the bat and the ball, and the ball is pitching outside the leg stump, ruling out any possibility of an lbw. Unfortunately, India loses their review. To conclude the day's play, Root unleashes a powerful shot, driving the ball to the cover boundary for a boundary.

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 04:24 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 182/2 in 30 overs

  Siraj persistently bowls short deliveries, but occasionally oversteps, resulting in a no-ball. Siraj alters his strategy, delivering a fuller ball that strikes Pope's front pad, prompting an lbw appeal. Initially, the umpire dismisses the appeal, but India decides to challenge the decision by requesting a review. India successfully claims a wicket through an exceptional review. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 04:02 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 156/1 in 27 overs

  Jadeja is back on the attack. A magnificent reverse-sweep by Pope, gracefully finding the boundary at point. He follows it up with a single on the next ball, expertly placed at mid-on. Duckett executes a perfect sweep, sending the ball racing to the boundary behind square. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 03:36 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 140/1 in 25 overs

  Bumrah carries on with his spell. Pope and Duckett successfully reach their 50-run partnership in a swift 66 balls. Duckett appears to have altered his approach, becoming more cautious as he nears his personal milestone.

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 03:35 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 109/1 in 19 overs

  Bumrah returns to the attack, and Pope greets him with a powerful on-drive that swiftly finds the boundary. Bumrah swiftly adjusts his line and length, determined to regain control. However, he manages to concede only a single run for the remainder of the over.

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 03:34 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 90/1 in 14 overs

  Crawley attempts to replicate Duckett's strategy by going for the sweep shot, but unfortunately, he only manages to top-edge it. Patidar at short fine leg makes an easy catch. This marks a significant breakthrough for India, as it also signifies Ashwin's 500th Test wicket.

   

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 02:43 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 89/0 in 13 overs

  And the boundaries keep coming. First Duckett uses the sweep and then he pulls a half-tracker. Kuldeep is clueless at this point. Duckett thumps one to deep cover to add couple more runs. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 02:42 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 48/0 in 8 overs

  Siraj goes too full and Duckett smashes it straight back for a four. Some start this from Duckett. That was the left-hander’s seventh boundary of the innings. Make that eight. Short from Siraj and it pulled away for a four. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 01:56 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 25/0 in 5 overs

  Bumrah. Crawley tucks this away to fine-leg for a single. FOUR! Cut away behind point with an open face by Duckett and he finds his second boundary of the innings. FOUR! Too full outside off and Duckett drives this through cover for another boundary. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 01:48 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 11/0 in 2 overs

  Mohammed Siraj from the other end. Short-of-a-length angling across to Duckett, and he defends to mid-off. Beaten! Angling across again and Duckett reaches out for it but misses. Full on middle and leg, and Duckett gets a leading edge through extra-cover for a single. Beautifully driven through cover by Crawley for a couple. Faint appeal for lbw, Siraj looks interested, but clearly going down leg-side. Another shout for lbw, this time slightly louder, as Siraj gets another one to move into Crawley. This was too high and also probably going down leg-side. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 01:47 PM

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  The players make their way to the middle. England trails by 440 runs, and not 445, after India was slapped with a five-run penalty for Unfair Play. 

  Jasprit Bumrah with the ball. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett are the openers. Bumrah starts off with a no-ball for overstepping. Just two slips and a gully. Good length on fifth stump and Crawley lets it go. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 01:40 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score:  IND 445 all out in 130.5 overs

  FOUR! Length ball just outside off-stump and Bumrah slogs this to the midwicket boundary. Thumped down the ground by Bumrah for two more, and Siraj is struggling as he completes the second run, and the physio is out again to check on him. 

  Bumrah steers this to point for one more. Loud lbw appeal as Siraj shuffles across his stumps a bit to whip this full ball on leg-side. England reviews but ball-tracking shows the ball was missing leg-stump. OUT! Another loud shout for lbw and given this time! Siraj reviews this but it is four reds on the screen and India is all out. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 01:06 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: IND 426/9 in 127 overs

  SIX! In the slot for Bumrah, and he slog sweeps Hartley against spin for a maximum over deep midwicket. Bumrah then goes back and flicks one through square-leg for a single. Two more singles to end the over. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 12:44 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: IND 408/8 in 120 overs

  SIX! Rehan replaces Wood, and Jurel greets him with a maximum. A long-hop, Jurel rocked back and pulled this over deep midwicket. OUT! Ashwin has to go. He steps out looking to go down the ground but ends up giving a simple catch to Anderson at mid-on. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 12:21 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: IND 394/7 in 115 overs

  Hartley from the other end. Flighted on middle and leg and Jurel defends cautiously in front. Clipped off the legs next ball for a single. Punched down the ground by Ashwin for one more. Hartley comes over the wicket to Jurel. Dropped! Jurel pulls this straight into the hands of midwicket, but Pope has spilled this easy chance. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 12:15 PM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: IND 392/7 in 114 overs

  Shortish delivery by Wood and Ashwin defends it back to the bowler. Short and going down leg again, and Ashwin shoulders arms. Four fielders on the leg side inside the circle, including a leg slip. FOUR! Half-volley and pushed past a vacant mid-on region for a boundary by Ashwin. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 12:14 PM

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  Jurel and Ashwin are back to resume proceedings after lunch. The surface still looks for batting and the duo will hope to take India past the 450-run mark at least. Wood with the ball for the first over after the break. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 11:32 AM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: IND 388/7 in 113 overs

  Hartley with what should be the last over of the session. Stokes has dragged his field short, tempting Jurel with a chance to go over the top. Short and wide from Hartley and Jurel slashes it to the cover fence for a four. That is the end of the morning session. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 11:21 AM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: IND 380/7 in 110 overs

  Wood continues with his short-ball tactic against Jurel. Wood brings the ball slightly outside the off stump and Jurel guides it to deep point to gather a double. Length ball and Jurel drives it to the vacant mid-off region to add three more runs to his tally.

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 11:06 AM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: IND 373/7 in 107 overs

  Wood goes around the wicket with a short leg, square leg and a deep square leg in place. The ploy is evident as daylight. Test the youngster with some short stuff. Now Ben Stokes puts himself at the leg gully. Tricky time for Jurel. On the hips from Wood and Jurel manages to put it past Stokes for a four.

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 10:22 AM

  IND 359/7 in 102 overs

  Full and just outside the off stump from Rehan Ahmed. Ashwin drives it on the up-through covers for a classy four. Ashwin pushes one to the cover region and sets off, but is promptly sent back. The umpire though spotted Ashwin had ran through the middle of the pitch and is soon punished with five penalty runs. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 10:02 AM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: IND 347/7 in 97 overs

  Hartley with his first over the day. Length ball outside off and Jurel drives it off the back foot to deep cover to get a single in. Ashwin tries to go past the fielder at mid wicket, but fails in his efforts. Just a single from the over. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 09:59 AM

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  ND vs ENG Live Score: IND 336/7 in 93 overs

  Mark Wood gets his turn now. Ashwin is on strike. Back of a length to start with and Ashwin crunches it through covers. FOUR!! Wood responds with a rousing bouncer. Ashwin sways away from it. Ashwin keeps things moving with a single to the square leg region. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 09:34 AM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: IND 330/5 in 88 overs

  Anderson straight up. Jadeja to face his first delivery of the day. Anderson comes over the wicket. Good length and on the stumps. Jadeja defends. Outside the leg stump now. Clips off Jadeja’s pads and Foakes gathers it with a dive to his right. Again on the leg side. This time Jadeja puts it away for a single. Kuldeep adds another with a click to the leg side. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 09:19 AM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: ENG 328/5 in 87 overs

  Root with the first over of the day. Kuldeep on strike. Defends the first three, before edging one past first slip to get a couple of runs. Just those two runs from the over. 

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 09:17 AM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: Most sixes for India in Test matches

  Rohit Sharma went past a significant milestone on the first day of the third Test, surpassing former skipper MS Dhoni’s tally of sixes in Test cricket. 

  Virender Sehwag - 91

  Rohit Sharma - 79

  MS Dhoni - 78

  Sachin Tendulkar - 69

  Kapil Dev - 61

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 09:11 AM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: Teams

  India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

  England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson

  
• 16 Feb 2024, 09:09 AM

  IND vs ENG Live Score: Hello and Welcome!

  Welcome to our live coverage of the third test match between India and England, taking place in Rajkot. Stay tuned for all the latest updates.