India has piled pressure on England on Day 3 of the third Test at The Oval. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma scored a well-deserved century as it has headlined the records scripted during the day.
On Saturday, India continued to pile pressure on England on Day 3 of the third Test at The Oval in London. At the end of the day's play, India extended its lead to 171 runs, thanks to opener Rohit Sharma's century and Cheteshwar Pujara's 61. Meanwhile, the former was mainly involved in the records, as we take a look.
Rohit scripts aplenty with his ton
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Rohit and KL Rahul script a first
Both the Indian openers have scored 300-plus runs in this series. Consequently, it was the first instance of the same against England, home or away, while it is just on the fourth occasion that it has happened outside India.
Match summary
India was invited to bat first, and it managed 191, while England came up with a solid reply to finish 290. Meanwhile, India has shown tremendous resilience to fight back with the bat, as England is under pressure, with the lead extending to 171. The Indians would be looking to add more on Day 4 to put the English onto the backfoot.
Brief scores: India 191 & 270/3 (Rohit- 127; Robinson- 2/67) leads England 290 (Pope- 81, Woakes- 50; Yadav- 3/76) by 171 runs.
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