India v England - England tour of India - 3rd Test – Day 2 – Live Score and Update
India 316 v England 216/1 (73.0 ov) - England trail by 100 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
It was a dispiriting day in the field for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 as they were made to sweat all day long and were rewarded with only one wicket. The English on the other hand, had a spectacular day as they seem to be getting better at punishing the hosts every time they take them on.
After making a remarkable comeback in the four-match series by winning the second Test with a huge margin of ten wickets, the English are looking more resilient and destined to hand the hosts another defeat at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The English first left the Indians clueless on day-one by launching an unbeatable pace attack that left the batting side with 273 for seven at stumps on Wednesday.
With the Indians in a tight situation, odds were certainly favouring the Cook XI, who now were looking to bowl-out their hosts first thing in the morning.
However, the Indians were saved by none other than their skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, off Finn.
While http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 was the star of the show on the first day, MS Panesar stole the spotlight on Thursday by finishing with a four-wicket haul to his name.
After watching the English bowlers wreak havoc, the Indians were banking on their pace attack to deliver on a favourable pitch.
However, they were given a rude welcome by the English openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 forged an opening stand of 165, taking the sting out of the Indian attack.
Ojha was the only successful bowler from the hosts, as he trapped Compton in front of stumps after the batsman had amassed 57 runs.
The English with Cook on 136 and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 on 21, ended the day by posting 216 runs on the board.
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