ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 3:

India: 224 and 396

England: 247 and 50/1

England need 324 runs to win

End of an eventful day at The Oval. India set a target of 374 in front of England to chase in the second innings. After the stumps of Day 3, England is now behind by 324 runs. Day 4 of the England vs India 5th Test can be decisive to ascertain the fate of the match and the series also. As of now, India is looking in a comfortable position, as they already took the wicket of Zak Crawley just before the stumps. 

Day 3 is marked for multiple individual brilliance, most from the visiting side. Akash Deep, who joined Yashasvi Jaiswal on Day 2 as a night watchman and batted like a pro. He scored 66 off 94, which is an incredible feat for the fast bowler as an Indian night watcher. Then, the spotlight fell on Yashasvi Jaiswal.

The young southpaw thrashed another hundred against Australia, that too under a rough situation. Jaiswal departed for 118 and left a solid foundation behind, on which Ravindra Jadeja (53) and Washington Sundar (53) created a strong structure. The Jadeja-Sundar duo again clicked with their batting job; both went on to score Test fifties and confirmed a hefty target for the home team.

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Sundar was the last man to depart for India when they were 396. England pacer Josh Tongue got a 5-for. The counter-fight the Men in Blue Brigade showed was truly amazing, especially after losing KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan early. Captain Shubman Gill and Karun Nair also could not do much in the crucial phase of the encounter.

ENG vs IND 5th Test Day 3 Scoreboard in Brief 

India: 396

England: 50/1