IN PICS: Openers get India off to solid start

Sport360 staff 15:59 17/12/2016

The Indian opening partnership of KL Rahul and Parthiv Patel added 60 unbeaten runs in reply to England’s 477 before stumps on day two of the fifth Test between India and England in Chennai.

Patel was called in to open the innings as regular opening batsman Murali Vijay suffered a shoulder injury while fielding. It was a good effort from the Gujarat wicket-keeper to score 28 unbeaten runs, having kept for 157 overs.

Earlier in the day, India seemed to have got themselves on top after three quick wickets reduced England to 321-7. Overnight centurion Moeen Ali was dismissed for 146.

The eighth wicket partnership between debutant Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid, though, would frustrate the hosts as the duo put on a 108-run stand.

Both batsmen would score half-centuries, with Dawson recording the highest score ever by an English debutant batting at number eight.

England would eventually be bowled out for 477. Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Indian bowlers, with figures of 3/106. Pacers Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma took two wickets each.

India still trail England by 417 runs, but have all 10 wickets in hand.

BRIEF SCORES

England 477 all out [Ali 146, Root 88, Jadeja 3/106] lead India 60/0 [Rahul 30*, Patel 28*] by 417 runs.

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