Day 3 of the fifth and final test match between India and England turned out to be a compelling affair in The Oval in London. While the three lions kept fighting, it was India who dominated the procedure and placed himself in the driver’s seat.
India started day 3 on 75/2, after taking their lead to 52 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal And Akash Deep were the nocturnal batters. England threw a surprise at the start of the day when they threw Jacob Bethell up first. Deep only took three deliveries before he hit the all -rounder for a border.
The Bengalse Zeeman mixed caution with aggression, while Yashasvi liked to give him as much strike as possible. The duo frustrated the bowlers in England, who struggled hard for most parts of the first session. Deep got himself his first half century in international cricket. He was eventually rejected during lunch for a 94-ball 66 and set 12 borders. Deep and Yashasvi forged a 107-run stand-off 150 balls.
Yashasvi then scored a fantastic century, even when Shubman Gill and Karun Nair left cheaply. The Mumbai seizure was eventually rejected by Josh Tongue after beating 118 out of 164 balls, smoke 14 four and two sixes.
Ravindra Jadeja and Dhruv Jurgel added 50 points only 72 deliveries. The first again played a crucial knock with the bat and scored 53 out of 77 balls. Jurgel also contributed nicely with a 46-ball 34.
Washington Sundar, however, stole the show in the order with a 46-ball 53. He added 39 points from the last Wicket with Prasidh Krishna to bring India to 396. England set a target of 374 in the fourth innings.
Openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley added for the second time for half a century position in the test competition. While Crawley was vigilant, Duckett took the attack to the Indian bowlers. In the latter more than the day, however, Mohammed Siraj sent Crawley packaging when England finished 50.1 in 13.5 overs.
England needs another 324 points to win the fifth and last test match. In the meantime, India will be looking for nine wickets to level the series.
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