Chennai Test: India 257 for 6 in first innings against England at stumps

In Cricket, India were 257 for six in their first innings against England at stumps on day three of the first Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Ravichandran Ashwin with eight runs and Washington Sundar with 33 were at the crease when stumps were drawn this evening. Rishabh Pant scored 91 while Cheteshwar Pujara contributed 73. The hosts are still trailing by 321 runs. For the visitors, Dom Bess claimed 4 wickets while Jofra Archer bagged two.
Earlier, England were all out for 578 runs after resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 555 for eight. English Skipper Joe Root became the first batsman in the history of Test cricket to score a double century in his 100th Test.For India, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed three wickets each and Ishant Sharma and Shahbaz Nadeem scalped two each. Pant hit as many as 5 sixes and 9 boundaries for his 88-ball 91. Leach was shaken as he conceded 59 runs in his first spell of 6 overs. Pujara joined in the act as the senior pro showed his class against spinners, dancing down the track and playing off the backfoot with equal conviction.

Did You Watch - 6,6,6,6 - Rishabh Pant targets Leach

Watch what happens when @RishabhPant17 decides to take on Jack Leach. The Indian batsman hits four sixes in his three consecutive overs.

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