England bounce back against India
At stumps, KL Rahul stood firm on 33 (not out), while night-watchman Akash Deep was bowled by England skipper Ben Stokes off the final delivery of the day — a blow that left India trailing by 135 runs heading into a tense final day.
India's top order faltered under pressure, with Yashasvi Jaiswal falling for a duck, Karun Nair dismissed for 14, and captain Shubman Gill managing only 6 as England's bowlers made early inroads in the low-scoring chase.
Earlier in the day, England were dismissed for 192 in their second innings, lasting 62.1 overs. Washington Sundar led India's bowling effort with a superb spell of 4 for 22, while Mohammed Siraj (2/31) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/38) picked up two wickets apiece. Akash Deep chipped in with one.
Resuming the third session at 175 for 6, England lost their final four wickets for just 17 runs. Washington struck early after tea to remove Ben Stokes for 33 and later wrapped up the innings by bowling Shoaib Bashir (2). Bumrah claimed the wickets of Chris Woakes (10) and Brydon Carse (1) to complete a disciplined effort by the Indian attack.
Sundar took four wickets, including the prize scalps of Joe Root, Jamie Smith and England captain Ben Stokes.
Root and Stokes kept India at bay for much of the afternoon's play after coming together shortly before lunch with England in trouble at 87-4.
But a partnership worth 67 ended when Root, who made a hundred in the first innings, was bowled behind his legs for 40 after missing a sweep against Sundar.
New batsman Smith's three previous scores this series had been 184 not out, 88 and 51.
But the wicketkeeper managed just eight before he was bowled by a Sundar delivery that kept a touch low.
Sundar, on an increasingly helpful pitch, had now taken two wickets for three runs in 11 balls, with England 164-6.
All-rounder Stokes, without a Test hundred in over two years, demonstrated great discipline while batting throughout all of Sunday's second session.
But, in common with several England team-mates, he gave his wicket away when on 33 the left-handed batsman swung himself off his feet trying to slog Sundar and was clean bowled.
Washington Sundar celebrates with Ravindra Jadeja after taking the wicket of England's Joe Root.
Stokes banged his bat on the turf in anger, with England now 181-7.
And that became 182-8 when Jasprit Bumrah, the world's top-ranked Test bowler, took his first wicket of the innings with a yorker that was too good for Brydon Carse.
Bumrah then bowled Chris Woakes with a superb delivery that seamed in down the slope to clip leg stump before Sundar knocked over last man Shoaib Bashir's stumps to end the innings.
England resumed on 2-0 with Zak Crawley, who had angered India late Saturday with his time-wasting tactics, alongside opening partner Ben Duckett.
Duckett scooped a four off Mohammed Siraj but the fast bowler soon had his revenge when the left-hander, cramped for room, miscued a pull to Bumrah at mid-on to leave England 22-1.
Siraj then risked disciplinary action after yelling in Duckett's face, with both players likely to attract the attention of match referee Richie Richardson after making shoulder contact.
Crawley and Ollie Pope were then both fortunate to survive probing deliveries from Bumrah, who took 5-74 in England's first innings after being rested from India's win at Edgbaston that levelled this five-match series at 1-1. — Agencies
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