India all out for 145 in reply to England's 112 in first innings
Ahmedabad: India were all out for 145 in their first innings in reply to England's 112 at tea on the second day of the day-night third Test here on Thursday.
Resuming at an overnight 99 for 3, India added just 46 runs from 20.2 overs for the loss of seven wickets. It took 53.2 overs in all for the Indian innings to fold before an early tea break was taken.
The home team has a lead of mere 33 runs.
England skipper Joe Root did the star turn with the ball, picking five wickets in 6.2 overs, giving away just 8 runs in the process. Rohit Sharma top-scored for India with 66-run knock.
Ravichandran Ashwin added a crucial 17 runs off 32 balls before he became England captain Joe Root's one of the five victims.
India have taken a first innings lead of 33 runs.
Brief Scores:
England 1st Innings: 112 all out
India 1st Innings: 145 all out in 53.2 overs (Rohit Sharma 66, Virat Kohli 27; Jack Leach 4/54, Joe Root 5/8).
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CM Omar Abdullah in Hubbali to cheer for JK team in Ranji Final
Hubballi (PTI): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was in the stands at the KSCA Cricket Ground as the Jammu and Kashmir edged closer to a historic maiden Ranji Trophy title on the fifth and final day of the summit clash against Karnataka here on Saturday.
Calling it a defining moment for cricket in the Union Territory, Abdullah said he travelled to Hubballi to personally cheer the side as it moved closer to a historic triumph.
"I am in Hubballi to cheer the J&K cricket team as they seal a historic win. There hasn't been a single day in this five-day final when the team has not dominated the opposition,” he said.
Abdullah was accompanied by his Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani, MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq and the Administrator of the J&K Cricket Association.
With their overall lead crossing 600, J&K are poised to secure victory on the basis of their first-innings advantage within hours.
It will mark Jammu and Kashmir’s maiden Ranji Trophy title, a landmark feat in the region’s cricketing history.
