Mohali — Ravindra Jadeja led India’s strong lower-order batting display with a career-best 90 before spin partner Ravichandran Ashwin wrecked England’s top order to put the hosts firmly in charge of the third Test on Monday. Jadeja fell agonisingly short of his maiden Test century but shared 75-plus partnerships with Ashwin and Jayant Yadav to give India, who were all out for 417, a handy first-innings lead of 134 runs. Ashwin struck three times in the final session as England, 1-0 down in the five-match series, slumped to 78/4 at the end of the third day, still 56 runs behind. Joe Root was unbeaten on 36 at the close with night watchman Gareth Batty on nought. The tourists face an uphill battle to save the match. Reuters
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