Visakhapatnam, Nov 19 (CRICKETNMORE) Skipper Virat Kohli and premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin put India in the driver's seat, as the hosts managed a healthy 298-run second innings lead against England at stumps on the third day of the second cricket Test here on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli followed up his brilliant 167 in the first innings to lead from the front with an unbeaten 56 to take India to 98\/3 in the second essay after Ashwin ripped through the English line-up with his 22nd Test fifer to give India a 200-run lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's second innings started on a disastrous note with the top three batsmen -- Murali Vijay (3), Lokesh Rahul (10) and Cheteshwar Pujara (1) -- departing with just 40 runs on the board.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vijay was dismissed in controversial circumstances with the England team appealing for a futile leg before chance and then went for a catch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Chennai opener got an edge onto his pad as Broad's ball looped behind square to be beautifully taken by Joe Root at gully diving forward.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul, who returned to the squad after being sidelined with an injury was caught behind by stumper Jonny Bairstow off Broad after England approached for a review when the on-field umpires turned their appeal down.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pujara, the centurion in the first innings, could not last long as a ripper from Anderson knocked his middle stump.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Thereafter, Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane (22 not out) stabilised the innings with an unbeaten 58-run fourth wicket stand. Kohli's 70-ball knock was laced with six hits to the fence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For the visitors, pacer Stuart Broad took two wickets while veteran James Anderson bagged one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Ashwin returned with figures of 5\/67 while Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Jayant Yadav bagged a wicket each as England were bowled out for 255 in their first innings shortly before the tea break.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
All-rounder Ben Stokes top scored for the visitors with 70 while stumper Jonny Bairstow also notched up a half-century for England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Resuming at the overnight score of 103\/5, Bairstow and Stokes survived the occasional scare to complete a 110-run partnership.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashwin caused plenty of trouble for the English duo on a pitch which does not have too much grass.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stokes and Bairstow however, batted steadily to help the visitors reach a respectable total.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Umesh restored the morale within the Indian camp a couple of overs before lunch with a full length delivery that beat Bairstow with its pace and clipped the pads before sending the middle stump for a walk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bairstow scored 53 runs off 152 balls with five hits to the fence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashwin trapped Stokes leg before shortly after the lunch break to hand the hosts a vital breakthrough.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stokes 157-ball stay in the middle included 11 boundaries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His departure saw England's first innings come to a rapid close as Ashwin and Jadeja removed the last three wickets in the space of just 30 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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