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Watch Highlights| Ind vs Eng, 3rd Test: Indian batting collapses like a pack of cards
England’s Craig Overton and James Anderson both took 3 wickets each while Sam Curran and Oli Robinson took two each to end India’s 1st innings at a mere total of 78. Here are how things turned out at the third test match between India and England.
3rd Test: Barmy Army taunts Kohli on return to pavilion
Kohli's misery didn't end just there. Even as James Anderson and his England teammates celebrated the dismissal, which was the veteran pacer's 629th Test scalp, the Barmy Army -- a group of English fans -- gave him musical farewell. As Kohli trudged back to the pavilion with his head down, the English fans kept singing, "cheerio, cheerio" (said as goodbye).
3rd Test: Crowd targets Siraj with a ball, Kohli upset
"I think somebody threw the ball inside on Siraj so he was upset. Yes you can say whatever you are going to chant but don't throw things on the fielders and all those things. It is not good for cricket," explained India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant after the end of play on the first day of the third Test here at Headingley.
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3rd Test: England surge ahead after flawless display on Day 1
The Indian batting crumbled against exceptional swing bowling from England pace attack led by James Anderson, who removed the top order, picking three wickets. Craig Overton also took three wickets. Only Rohit Sharma (19) and Ajinkya Rahane (18) were the top scorers for India. Openers Haseeb Hameed (batting 60) and Rory Burns (batting 52) then drove England to stumps on the third day.
3rd Test: India's 78 is their third lowest total in England
India's lowest in England was 42 at Lord's in London in 1974. The Ajit Wadekar-led side had made 302 in first innings against England's 600-plus score and then following on, folded for just 42 with Eknath Solkar top-scoring with unbeaten 18 and no other batsman getting into double figures. India lost that second Test by innings and 285 runs.
3rd Test: India bowled out for 78 in first innings
Rohit Sharma (19) and Ajinkya Rahane (18) were the top-scorers for India. James Anderson started the riot picking the first three wickets. He had K.L. Rahul (0), Cheteshwar Pujara (1) and Virat Kohli (7) caught behind. Then, just before lunch, Ollie Robinson removed Rahane, who had shared 35 runs for the fourth wicket with Rohit Sharma to reduce India to 56/4.
Leeds Test: Anderson and Robinson combine to reduce India to 56/4
The 39-year-old Anderson began by taking out KL Rahul for a duck on the fifth ball of the innings. He set up Rahul's dismissal by enticing him to drive on an outswinger to keeper Jos Buttler after three inswingers. Anderson troubled Cheteshwar Pujara with inswingers before bowling an outswinger, on which Pujara (1) hung his bat out and nicked behind to Buttler.
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