Ahmedabad: India were bowled out for 145 in their first innings in reply to England’s 112 at tea on the second day of the day-night third Test here Thursday. Resuming at an overnight 99 for three, India added just 46 runs from 20.2 overs for the loss of seven wickets. It took 53.2 overs in all for the Indian innings to fold before an early tea break was taken. The home team has a lead of mere 33 runs.
England skipper Joe Root did the star turn with the ball, picking five wickets in 6.2 overs, giving away just 8 runs in the process. He was well-supported by Jack Leach (4/53). In fact it was Leach who started the slide dismissing Ajinkya Rahane (seven) and Rohit. None of the other Indian batsmen had any answer to Root. Other than Rohit and Virat Kohli (27), only Ravichandran Ashwin (17) and Ishant Sharma (10) got double digit scores.
Brief scores: England 1st Innings: 112 all out; India 1st Innings: 145 all out in 53.2 overs (Rohit Sharma 66, Virat Kohli 27; Jack Leach 4/54, Joe Root 5/8).
