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- Updated: November 29, 2016
End of innings England 283 and 236 (Root 78, Hameed 59*) lead India 417 by 102 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
India were left needing 103 to take a 2-0 lead in the series after firstly the spinners and then Mohammed Shami removed England for 236. However, Haseeb Hameed, batting at No. 8 due to his finger injury, produced a hugely resilient display to end unbeaten on 59 which went to highlight some of the wasteful batting that had pockmarked England’s performance.
Joe Root had helped England erase the 134-run deficit during the morning session, but by then two further wickets had been shipped. When Root departed for 78, sharply held a slip, there were visions of a swift conclusion to the match but Hameed dug in and Chris Woakes played positively to persuade India that the new ball was needed.
Shami made full use of it, rattling Woakes with a short ball which hammered into his helmet and dislodged the stem guard then following up with another pinpoint short delivery which Woakes could only fed behind to the keeper. Two balls later Adil Rashid was also bounced out, hooking to fine leg. It was quicker, more accurate, short bowling than England had produced at any stage – on what remained a reasonably docile surface.
Hameed, batting down the order below Jos Buttler, did not appear in huge …
