India 49/2 at tea on final day

Set an improbable target of 310, India were 49 for 2 in their second innings at tea as the opening cricket Test against England headed for a tame draw here today.

At the break, Murali Vijay was batting on 29 along with captain Virat Kohli on 2.

India require another 261 runs for a win with eight second innings wickets in hand.

Brief Score:

England: 537 & 211 for 2 in 66 overs (Alastair Cook 106 batting, Haseeb Hameed 82; Amit Mishra 2/38).

India: 488 & 49 for 2 in 18 overs (Murali Vijay 29 batting, Virat Kohli 2 batting).