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- Updated: December 18, 2016
Lunch: India 173 for 1 (Rahul 89*, Pujara 11*) trail England 477 by 304 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
A 152-run opening partnership between KL Rahul and Parthiv Patel led India’s response to England’s 477 in excellent batting conditions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Both batsmen scored freely – at a run rate of 3.63 overall, and at 4.21 on the third morning – and looked in no trouble until Parthiv, having entered the 70s for the first time in his Test career, fell in a moment of overconfidence.
Having stepped out and whipped Moeen Ali over wide mid-on the previous ball, Parthiv left his crease again. This time, though, the ball drifted in a touch further, making him aim squarer over the leg side. It also turned more than the previous ball, and looped to the fielder at cover off the leading edge. It was England’s only success in the session, as India went …
