IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Pope's century keeps England alive

India vs England Live Score Updates: Ollie Pope's fantastic century helped England not only get past the Indian lead of 190 runs, but take a lead of 126 at the end of Day 3 in Hyderabad

1:51 PM

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: Reverse sweep is cover drive!

 

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 0 0; England 159-4 after 36 overs

Ollie Pope (58), Ben Stokes (3); Ravindra Jadeja 8-0-29-1

 

Stokes goes for yet another reverse sweep and misses. He corrects it and Dinesh Karthik in the commentary box reacts to Kevin Pietersen saying the reverse sweep is like a cover drive, saying, “ The cover drive didn’t come off KP?”

 

1:48 PM

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: Another maiden

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; England 157-4 after 35 overs

Ollie Pope (57), Ben Stokes (4); Ravichandran Ashwin 13-3-56-1

 

Stokes continues to block out Ashwin here

 

1:47 PM

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 3 Live Updates: No-Ball from Jadeja

 

Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 1 N 0; England 157-4 after 34 overs

Ollie Pope (57), Ben Stokes (4); Ravindra Jadeja 7-0-27-1

 

A reverse sweep from Stokes will get him yet another run and keep him on strike for the next over as well. Oh wait, we have a no-ball here and Pope faces another but Stokes will still remain on the crease in the next over. 

 

1:42 PM

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 3 Live Updates: Shout for stumping

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; England 154-4 after 33 overs

Ollie Pope (56), Ben Stokes (3); Ravichandran Ashwin 12-2-56-1

 

Shout for stumping even as Ashwin manages to beat Stokes all ends up. But the foot is grounded and Stokes remains not out. Another maiden over. 

 

1:36 PM

Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live Updates: Pope hits a four

 

Over Summary: 0 4 0 0 0 0; England 154-4 after 32 overs

Ollie Pope (56), Ben Stokes (3); Ravindra Jadeja 6-0-24-1

 

Ravindra Jadeja is looking to strike some more here. However, Pope hits him for a four. 

 

1:33 PM

Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live Updates: Maiden by Ashwin

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; England 150-4 after 31 overs

Ollie Pope (52), Ben Stokes (3); Ravichandran Ashwin 11-1-56-1

 

Stokes plays a maiden as he seems to have come out with a strategy, which might be to get to Tea without losing any more wickets. 

 

1:32 PM

Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: 150 up for England

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 0 0; England 150-4 after 30 overs

Ollie Pope (52), Ben Stokes (3); Ravindra Jadeja 5-0-20-1

 

England have crossed the 150 mark and the deficit is down to 40 now. They have lost two wickets too many as of this stage and to even that out, this pair must put up at least 100 runs together to get things back in control. 

 

1:30 PM

Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: Fifty for Pope

 

Over Summary: 1 0 4 0 2 0; England 149-4 after 29 overs

Ollie Pope (52), Ben Stokes (2); Ravichandran Ashwin 10-0-56-1

 

Ollie Pope is the first English batter to get past the fifty-run mark here in the third innings and he would have to make it big if England were to make a match out of it. 

 

1:25 PM

Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live Score: England in trouble

 

Over Summary: 0 4 0 w 0nb 1 0; England 143-4 after 28 overs

Ollie Pope (46), Ben Stokes (1); Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-19-1

 

The lead is below 50 now. However, England is in a deep hole here as two of their best batters Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow have departed cheaply. 

 

1:21 PM

Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live Score: Bairstow gets bambzooled

Rajat Patidar, who is on the field as a substitute fielder, makes a mess of it at deep fine leg and gives Bairstow a four as the deficit is down to just 50 now. Oh, Bairstow!! Could he have done anything here? On turns, the other goes straight through and Bairstow is bowled. 

 

He was out for an Axar Patel beauty in the first innings and it is a Jadeja special that gets him this time around. Bowled in both innings as England lose the third wicket in this session. 

 

1:18 PM

Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live Score: Spin from both ends

 

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 4; England 136-3 after 27 overs

Ollie Pope (46), Jonny Bairstow (6); Axar Patel 6-0-45-0

Axar Patel is introduced from the other end and he has been hit for a four by Pope who moves to 46. 

 

1:12 PM

Ind vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live: Time for Drinks

 

Over Summary: 4 0 0 0 1 1; England 131-3 after 26 overs

Ollie Pope (42), Jonny Bairstow (5); Ravindra Jadeja 3-0-13-0

 

A reverse sweep gives Oliie Pope a four and he moves into the 40s. It is time for drinks here

 

1:10 PM

IND vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live: Bairstow manages to survive lethal yorker

 

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 1 0; England 125-3 after 25 overs

Ollie Pope (37), Jonny Bairstow (4); Jasprit Bumrah 7-1-21-2

 

Bairstow managed to eke out the yorker off Bumrah and survive at the crease.

 

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1:02 PM

IND vs Eng 1st Test Day 3 Live: Jadeja into the attack

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 1; England 122-3 after 24 overs

Ollie Pope (34), Jonny Bairstow (3); Ravindra Jadeja 6-1-18-2

 

Bairstow is once again playing defensively as India has packed the offside and is inviting him to go aerial in the leg side with Jadeja bowling darters from round the wicket. 

 

1:00 PM

India vs England 1st Test Day 3 Live: Bairstow playing carefully

 

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 1; England 120-3 after 23 overs

Ollie Pope (34), Jonny Bairstow (2); Jasprit Bumrah 6-1-18-2

 

Bairstow is playing completely opposite the Bazball style as he tries to bunt Bumrah out of the attack. He manages to get just one run off that over.