India were 8 for no loss in their second innings at tea after bowling England out for 255 on the third day of the second cricket Test at ACA-VDCA stadium here today.
India now have an overall lead of 208 runs with all their second innings wickets intact.
Brief Scores:
India: 455 & 8 for no loss in 6 overs (Murali Vijay 3 batting, Lokesh Rahul 1 batting).
England 1st Innings: 255 all out in in 102.5 overs (Ben Stokes 70, Jonny Bairstow 53, batting; R Ashwin 5/67).
Iyer continued in the same vein in the company of Gowtham
who had limped his way to the crease at the fall of Kishan, but later showed no signs of the hamstring injury he had sustained while fielding as he blasted the Aussie bowlers, Lyon in particular.
When Lyon changed ends, Iyer first lashed him for a step-out on-driven six, his sixth of the innings and fourth off the off spinner, and also back-cut the bowler for two more fours to reach 150 in 147 balls and 228 minutes.
Lyon, who took two wickets yesterday, was deprived of his third when Glenn Maxwell dropped Gowtham (14) at deep mid-wicket, a sitter, and also allowed the ball to cross the rope too.
After the lucky break, Gowtham struck Lyon for four big sixes, two over long on and two more over the straight field. Gowtham was bowled post lunch with an arm-ball by O'Keefe who dismissed Shahbaz Nadeem off the next ball before Ashok Dinda prevented the hat-trick but soon afterwards fell in Lyon'sleg trap who then sent back last man Saini in the next over to bring the innings to a close.
The seventh wicket partnership between Iyer and Gowtham produced 138 runs in as many balls.
Lyon finished with 4 for 162, O'Keefe got 3 for 101 while Bird ended up with 2 for 60. Mitchell Marsh took the remaining wickets.
