England got the crucial wicket of Murali Vijay in the dying moments of Day 3. Vijay scored 126 before he was caught by Hameed at forward short-leg of Adil Rashid’s bowling. Night watchman Amit Mishra didn’t disturb the scorekeepers as he fell in the same way like Vijay on his second ball. Zafar Ansari picked up his first wicket in the form of Mishra. India are 319/4 with captain Kohli at the crease with 26 runs to his name.
Cheteshwar Pujara fell after a brilliant knock of 124 as captain Cook took his catch on the bowling of Ben Stokes. Indian Test captain Virat Kohli joined Vijay who continued to dominate the English bowling attack. India are in a commanding position with 300 runs on the board with only two wickets down. The visitors failed to keep a check on India’s run-flow.
Opener Murali Vijay completed his seventh century on Friday on the third day of the first Test match against England as India consolidated their position. Cheteshwar Pujara also hit a hundred on the third day of the first Test against England. Pujara celebrated his century with his family watching from the sidelines. Pujara’s wife Pooja and father have come to watch Pujara play.
Earlier, both Pujara and Vijay continued to pile on runs. India were 162/1 as players left the field for lunch on Day 3. Cheteshwar Pujara was on 62 with 12 boundaries to his name. Opener Murali Vijay had scored 57 runs with the help of five fours and 2 sixes.
Cheteshwar Pujara looked in great form as soon as he came out in the middle. Pujara timed the ball really well and used the home conditions to his advantage. Local lad Cheteshwar Pujara joined Murali Vijay who began from his overnight score of 25 after India lost their first wicket. England got an ideal start on Day 3 as Stuart Broad drew first blood in the second over itself. Left-handed batsman Gautam Gambhir was trapped leg before wicket by Broad when the Delhi lad was on 29. India lost their first wicket at the score of 68.
England have posted 537 runs in their first innings with Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes and Joe Root scoring their maiden centuries in India. Stokes top-scored with 128 runs, Root made 124 while Ali added 117 to the team total. Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers of India as he took 3 wickets for 86 runs while Ashwin, Shami and Yadav picked up two scalps each. Mishra got one wicket to his name.
