With his 38th Test century coming off 178 balls, Root is now equal with Kumar Sangakkara, with only Tendulkar, Ponting and Kallis ahead of him in terms of all-time century scorers in Tests. Amidst Root climbing new milestones, it was a session where England amassed 101 runs for the loss of two wickets to be at 433\/4 in 102 overs and take a 75-run lead over a shaky India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It wasn\u2019t ideal for India that Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj had to go off the field at times due to ankle concerns, though the former did come back to the field. Washington Sundar struck after the lunch break as Ollie Pope looked to guide the spinner through the leg-side, but got a thick edge behind and KL Rahul took a good catch at slip to dismiss the batter for 71, thus ending his 144-run stand with Root.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s decision to not take the new ball and persist with Washington paid off when he got the ball to dip away from Harry Brook in the air, leaving the batter stranded and substitute keeper Dhruv Jurel completed the stumping to dismiss him for just three. Root and Ben Stokes (36 not out) hitting boundaries meant England finally got into taking the all-important lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After spending 18 balls in the 90s, a clip down the leg-side off Kamboj on the first ball of 96th over brought up Root\u2019s second century of the ongoing series and 12th ton against India. He soaked up the loud applause from the crowd shouting \u2018ROOOOT\u2019 around Old Trafford.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s decision to not take the new ball and persist with Washington paid off when he got the ball to dip away from Harry Brook in the air, leaving the batter stranded and substitute keeper Dhruv Jurel completed the stumping to dismiss him for just three. Root and Ben Stokes (36 not out) hitting boundaries meant England finally got into taking the all-important lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief Scores: India 358 in 114.1 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 61; Ben Stokes 5-72) trail England 433\/4 in 102 overs (Joe Root 121 not out, Ben Duckett 94; Washington Sundar 2-30, Anshul Kamboj 1-89) by 75 runs<\/p>\r\n\r\n