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In the first half 30 minutes of play, India lost four wickets for just 20 runs after resuming the day at 204 for six, as overnight batters Karun Nair (57 off 109) and Washington Sundar (26 off 55) perished in quick succession. (AP)<\/p>\n

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Gus Atkinson took a deserving five-wicket haul by removing three Indian batters, as IND were bowled out for 224. (AP)<\/p>\n

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Ben Duckett (43) and Zak Crawley (64) had put on a brisk 92-run opening stand to give England the advantage. (AP)<\/p>\n

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Much to India’s relief, Duckett was caught behind 15 minutes before lunch attempting another reverse hit off Akash Deep. (AP)<\/p>\n

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Crawley collected five of his 12 fours off Siraj, as he completed his fifty with a boundary in the third man region off Akash. (AP)<\/p>\n

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Siraj then went on to get rid of Pope and Root with a nip backer before firing an inswinging yorker into Bethell\u2019s pads as India surged ahead. (AP)<\/p>\n

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England’s Harry Brook put up a real fight all alone, bringing up a fifty to help England cross India’s total. (AP)<\/p>\n

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India’s Prasidh Krishna though stole the show with four wickets to his name, as ENG were bowled out for a mere 247, taking only a slender 23-run lead. (AP)<\/p>\n

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England found hope in their pacers again, who made light work of KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan to register a few early wickets. (AP)<\/p>\n

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But, Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unbeaten fifty to keep India’s charge alive, as Day 2 ended with IND at 75\/2. (PTI)<\/p>\n

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