Ind vs Eng 3rd Test Day 3: Chance for Kohli & Co to tighten grip on England
India will look to bat out the entire third day of the ongoing Test against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. At the close of second day's play, India were leading by 292 runs, with Captain Virat Kohli (8) and Cheteshwar Pujara (33) looking solid at the crease. The only thing to watch out for India is the pitch condition -- if the sun comes out, it might make things easier for batsmen. In any case, India would like to bat for the whole day and give themselves two days to bowl England out. India have already lost the first two matches in the 5-match series but all-rounder Hardik Pandya's sensational bowling performance has reignited India's hope of a comeback.
How did Hardik Pandya revive India’s hope?
Hardik Pandya picked up his maiden five-wicket haul as India bowled out England for 161 in the first innings to gain the upper hand in the match. After India posted 329 in their first innings, Pandya picked up a career-best five for 28 as England lost 10 wickets in the post-lunch session of the second day and were all out in 38.2 overs.
First, Pandya had Root caught at second slip with KL Rahul getting his fingers under the ball in time for the TV umpire to rule in his favour. An over later, Pandya and Rahul combined again to send Jonny Bairstow (15) back. Pandya wasn't done just yet. His next three wickets came in the space of three balls across the 31st and 33rd overs, during which he was on a hattrick as well. Pandya scalped the wickets of both Chris Woakes (8) and Adil Rashid (5) as Pant collected his fifth catch in only his first Test outing. Pandya was on a hattrick after he trapped Stuart Broad (0) with the first ball of the next over, but James Anderson (1 not out) fended it off. Pandya's 28-ball effort was the second-quickest five-wicket haul for India in Test cricket after Harbhajan Singh took a fiver off 27 balls against West Indies in 2006.
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