Ashwin took 3 wickets, India on top in Mohali test
2 min readIndia is top on Mohali test after the all-round performance of Ashwin & Jadeja. First Indian lower order helps India to reach 417. Jadeja scores are career best 90 and J. Yadav made his first international half-century.
Ashwin took 3 wickets in England 2nd innings. England now 78/4 and still 56 run behind the India.
In the morning Jadeja and Ashwin started the Indian innings. Both of them added 30 runs in the previous day score. Ashwin caught by Butler in Stokes over. He scored 72 important runs for India.
Jadeja and J.Yadav added 80 runs for 8th wicket partnership. Both of them completed their half century. Jadeja was looking in good touch. He scored 4 boundaries in stokes over but he missed his first test century. Rashid took the wicket of Jadeja.
Jayant Yadav completed his maiden half-century with Umesh Yadav. After Jayant dismissal India all out on 417.
Due to Hamid injury, Cook & Root started the England innings. Cook was very fortunate. In the over of Jadeja,India review for an appeal given not out, but after some problems forming the Hawk-Eye graphics, shown to be missing leg. The second was after he had been given lbw to Ashwin only for the review to show the ball pitched outside leg. Again Cook is bowled by Ashwin on beauty between bat and pad.
Moin Ali batted at no. 3, he failed to score and dismissed by Ashwin on mid-on. Jonny Bairstow dismissed by J.Yadav. Patel took a beautiful low behind the wicket. After Ashwin 3rd wicket for the day England in big trouble after the Day 3 stumps. Stokes lbw by Ashwin in the last over of the day. The original decision was not out but Kohli took the review and this time he was right.