England’s reputation as fearless chasers will be put to its biggest challenge yet after they were set a record 399 to win the second Test against India.
England ended day three on 67 for one, building off the back of Hyderabad last week where they overturned a 190-run first-innings deficit.
But the tourists must find another 332 runs in Vizag, and India will not want them to be able to call themselves record-breakers again should they manage the highest fourth-innings chase ever in India.
India had a chance to bat England even further out of the game but failed to back up Shubman Gill’s century as they were bowled out for 255.
In the fourth innings, England lost Ben Duckett for 28 when he was well caught off bat and pad but they refused to back down, Zak Crawley reaching 29 not out and Rehan Ahmed throwing the bat in a late cameo as the so-called ‘nighthawk’.
Follow all the updates and catch the action from day three in the blog below.
India vs England LIVE: Second Test updates
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India host England in the second Test in Visakhapatnam, trailing 1-0
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Wicket! Ben Duckett out for 28! ct Bharat b Ashwin – England 50-1
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Wicket! Rehan Ahmed out for 23! lbw Axar – England 95-2
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Wicket! Ollie Pope out for 23! ct Sharma b Ashwin – England 132-3
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Wicket! Joe Root out for 16! ct Patel b Ashwin – England 154-4
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Wicket! Zak Crawley out for 73! lbw Yadav – England 194-5
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Wicket! Jonny Bairstow out for 26! lbw Bumrah – England 194-6
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Wicket! Ben Stokes out for 11! run out Iyer – England 220-7
India vs England
07:25
53.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
07:24
52.6
Ravichandran Ashwin to Tom Hartley. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Kumar.
India vs England
07:23
52.5
Ravichandran Ashwin to Tom Hartley. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
India vs England
07:22
52.4
OUT! Run Out. Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to short mid wicket, direct hit by Iyer.
India vs England
07:20
52.3
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
India vs England
07:20
52.2
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, hit body to fine leg for 3 runs, run save by Yadav.
India vs England
07:19
52.1
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
07:18
51.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
07:17
51.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Kumar.
India vs England
07:17
51.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Kumar.
India vs England
07:16
51.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Kumar.
India vs England
07:16
51.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Kumar.
India vs England
07:15
51.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.
India vs England
07:14
50.6
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track defending, to short extra cover for 1 run, direct hit by Iyer, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
07:13
50.5
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
07:12
50.4
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Foakes. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Jaiswal.
India vs England
07:12
50.3
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
07:12
50.2
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Foakes. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
07:11
50.1
Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Foakes. Off break full toss, to leg down the track working, to mid on for no runs, mis-fielded by Iyer, fielded by Patidar.
India vs England
07:10
49.6
FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, past deep cover for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Patel.
India vs England
07:09
49.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
India vs England
07:08
49.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
07:08
49.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
India vs England
07:07
48.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
07:06
48.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs.
India vs England
07:05
48.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Kumar.
India vs England
07:05
48.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
07:04
48.2
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge past third man for 4 runs.
India vs England
07:03
48.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
07:02
47.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
07:02
47.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
India vs England
07:01
47.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kumar.
India vs England
07:00
47.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
07:00
47.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Ashwin.
India vs England
06:59
46.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
06:58
46.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
06:57
46.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
India vs England
06:56
46.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
06:56
46.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
India vs England
06:55
46.1
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed past long on for 4 runs.
India vs England
06:54
45.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to silly point for no runs.
India vs England
06:53
45.5
APPEAL! Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bharat, appeal made for L.B.W.
India vs England
06:53
45.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to silly point for no runs.
India vs England
06:52
45.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
06:51
45.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed back to bowler for no runs, mis-fielded by Yadav.
India vs England
06:50
44.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Reverse Swing-In half volley, off stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Kumar.
India vs England
06:50
44.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
06:49
44.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.
India vs England
06:48
44.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump down the track shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
06:48
44.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
06:47
44.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
06:46
43.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
06:45
43.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
India vs England
06:45
43.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Foakes. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
06:44
43.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Ashwin.
India vs England
06:44
43.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
India vs England
06:43
43.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Ben Stokes. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
India vs England
06:42
42.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
06:41
42.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs.
India vs England
06:00
42.4
OUT! L.B.W. Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad.
India vs England
05:57
42.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
India vs England
05:56
42.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
05:54
41.6
OUT! L.B.W. Kuldeep Yadav to Zak Crawley. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad.
India vs England
05:51
41.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Jonny Bairstow. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.
India vs England
05:50
41.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Zak Crawley. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.
India vs England
05:50
41.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Zak Crawley. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
05:49
41.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Zak Crawley. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
India vs England
05:48
40.6
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
India vs England
05:47
40.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
India vs England
05:46
40.4
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
India vs England
05:45
40.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
05:44
40.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
05:44
40.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
India vs England
05:42
39.6
Axar Patel to Zak Crawley. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
India vs England
05:41
39.5
Axar Patel to Zak Crawley. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs.
India vs England
05:41
39.4
Axar Patel to Zak Crawley. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
05:41
39.2
Axar Patel to Zak Crawley. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
India vs England
05:40
39.1
Axar Patel to Zak Crawley. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
India vs England
05:40
38.6
Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Jaiswal.
India vs England
05:39
38.5
FOUR! Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow. Off break back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
India vs England
05:39
38.4
Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to first slip for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
India vs England
05:38
38.3
Ravichandran Ashwin to Zak Crawley. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Patidar.
India vs England
05:38
38.2
Ravichandran Ashwin to Zak Crawley. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Patel.
India vs England
05:37
38.1
FOUR! Ravichandran Ashwin to Zak Crawley. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
India vs England
05:36
37.6
Axar Patel to Jonny Bairstow. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
05:35
37.4
Axar Patel to Jonny Bairstow. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
India vs England
05:34
37.2
Axar Patel to Zak Crawley. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
05:34
37.1
Axar Patel to Zak Crawley. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
05:33
36.6
FOUR! Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.
India vs England
05:32
36.5
Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
05:32
36.4
Ravichandran Ashwin to Zak Crawley. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Patidar.
India vs England
05:32
36.3
Ravichandran Ashwin to Zak Crawley. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
05:31
36.2
Ravichandran Ashwin to Zak Crawley. Off break length ball, to leg down the track working, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs.
India vs England
05:31
36.1
Ravichandran Ashwin to Zak Crawley. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Kumar.
India vs England
05:30
35.6
Axar Patel to Jonny Bairstow. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to backward point for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
India vs England
05:29
35.5
Axar Patel to Jonny Bairstow. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
05:29
35.4
Axar Patel to Jonny Bairstow. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
India vs England
05:28
35.2
Axar Patel to Zak Crawley. Arm length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, mis-fielded by Bharat.
India vs England
05:28
35.1
Axar Patel to Zak Crawley. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
India vs England
05:27
34.6
Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
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