Veteran pacer James Anderson bowled England into a winning position, scalping three wickets including two in an over, as India slumped to 144 for 6 at lunch in pursuit of 420 on the final day of the first Test here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India captain Virat Kohli (45 off 51 balls, 5 fours) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2), who copped a few blows on his body and one on the helmet, were at the crease at the interval, still needing 276 for a world record victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kohli was the lone hope left for India after Shubman Gill (50) had batted beautifully but was sent back by Anderson just when he looked set for a big one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anderson was brilliant with his three-wicket burst in seven overs, including four maidens and costing a mere 8 runs. Jack Leach (2\/56) and Dom Bess (1\/50) also enjoyed some success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 38-year-old Anderson showed why he is considered a master of reverse swing, cleaning up Gill (50) and Ajinkya Rahane (0) in the same over with deliveries that came in sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On both occasions, the off-stump was sent cart-wheeling as Gill and Rahane were left clueless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He later dismissed the dangerous Rishabh Pant (11), having him caught by skipper Joe Root at short cover after the Indian attempted a clip to the on-side resulting in a leading edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Left-arm spinner Leach struck the first blow of the day, getting the reliable Cheteshwar Pujara (15) with a delivery that turned and bounced. It caught the bat and flew to slips where Ben Stokes took a good catch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gill, who looked to be positive in the face of the massive target, hit some beautiful shots off Bess, which included stepping down the track and clouting him for a big six mid-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He reached his third Test fifty but could not carry on longer as Anderson got him with a beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
England made a mammoth 578 in the first innings and restricted India to 337 before being bowled out for 178 to leave the hosts a victory target of 420.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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