Player of the Match
Player of the Match

6.38pm: So India will need 49 to win, and they will come out to begin their innings before the dinner interval. The LED ring of lights at Motera is beginning to shine, but you'd think England needed another 50 to make this a tricky chase in the gloaming? England's match aggregate of 193 is the lowest by a team in India, and aside from the Root-Stokes alliance they never managed to put the heat on. That said, it's not over until it's over. Who fancies a few more wickets before we're done...?

"So target is over 36 and its twilight hours," muses Shankar. "Good strategy by Eng to put India in on Day 2 as well..."

Here's Osama: "So are there any chances of this pitch being rated poor too coz England just can't play spin unless it's a flat surface?" No idea, though both teams have struggled here, to be fair

Long John Silver: "So England and India will not put together the amount of runs in 4 completed innings in one test than what New Zealand and Australia managed to hustle in one T20 yesterday.. And to think of it, they had all the time and the overs and the weather and the support staff... Had everything except for the temperament to bat through."

30.4
W
Washington Sundar to Anderson, OUT, tossed up and Anderson reverses, tickled into the gloves! Pant collects, India appeal and up goes umpire Chaudhary's finger - England have no reviews, so that will be that! England shot out for 81, their lowest Test score against India

JM Anderson c †Pant b Washington Sundar 0 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

You know, UltraEdge is suggesting there was a feather edge on that first ball from Sundar... India didn't review

"When was the last time a test between 2 major test-playing nations ended in 2 days? If i recall Ind vs Afg test match ended in 2 days but with 3 innings only" Reckon it was Pakistan-Australia at Sharjah in 2002, Varun kumar

30.3
1
Washington Sundar to Broad, 1 run, pushed through, dabbed behind square on the off side, Broad hustles one
30.2
0
Washington Sundar to Broad, no run, floated up and he lets this one go
30.1
0
Washington Sundar to Broad, no run, tossed up from round the wicket, beats Broad's forward defensive past the outside edge

Hello, Washington Sundar is going to get a bowl! The Patel-Ashwin run is broken

END OF OVER:
30 | (wicket maiden) | ENG: 80/9

  • James Anderson0 (2b)
  • Stuart Broad0 (4b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin15-3-48-4
  • Axar Patel15-0-32-5
29.6
0
Ashwin to Anderson, no run, floated up outside off and he taps this away
29.5
0
Ashwin to Anderson, no run, huge offbreak and it's beaten everything! Anderson prods hopefuly down the Bakerloo, the ball zips through, past bat and keeper, ends up with Kohli at slip
29.4
W
Ashwin to Leach, OUT, sliced into the bread basket of slip! Leach decides that his best option is to try and flay a few more, but doesn't get near the pitch, the ball spins and a thick edge squirts to Kohli, who knows his team are closing in on 2-1 here (tricky chase notwithstanding)

MJ Leach c Rahane b Ashwin 9 (24m 22b 0x4 1x6) SR: 40.90

29.3
0
Ashwin to Leach, no run, fired in, 86kph and defended going back on off stump
29.2
0
Ashwin to Leach, no run, follows up with a beauty, angled in straighter and then ragging past the forward prod