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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Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list
New Delhi (PTI:) India's Deepavali -- the festival of light -- was on Wednesday inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The decision was taken during a key meeting of UNESCO being hosted at the Red Fort in Delhi.
This is the first time that India is hosting a session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).
The 20th session of the panel is underway from December 8 to 13 at the Red Fort.
Chants of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' rent the air as UNESCO announced that the Deepavali festival has been added to the coveted list.
India currently has 15 elements inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and these include the Kumbh Mela, Durga Puja of Kolkata, Garba dance of Gujarat, yoga, the tradition of Vedic chanting and Ramlila - the traditional performance of the epic 'Ramayana'.
