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India dominating the match after first innings: Ind vs Eng

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Team England have bundled out for 112/10  in the third Day-Night Test Match being played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahemdabad. Now Team India will look to strengthen their position and try to take a lead of more than 300 runs.

Winning the toss, England skipper Joe Root did not hesitate to bat first on the new track. England team lost their first wicket in just third over of the game after Ishant Sharma playing his 100th test match took the wicket of English opener Dom Sibley with Rohit Sharma taking a regulation catch at second slip.

England second wicket fell in the sixth over after local boy Axar Patel trapped Jhonny Bairstow infront of wicket. Meanwhile, Jack Crawley after failing in first two matches looked very positive on the turning track and scored  a steady half-century using just 84 balls.

The priced scalp of English skipper Joe Root was claimed adjudged LBW by Ravi Ashwin in 22nd over of the match. Root tried his luck by using the DRS, however, replays showed ball clipping the top of off. Apart from Crawley, none of the batsman looked comfortable on the wicket. Axar Patel also claimed his second fifer of his test career.

With the final berth of ICC Test Championship at stake, Virat Kohli led team will look to

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