XtraTime Web Desk: India had a terrible start to their second innings of the first Test match at Edgbaston. The visiting team was handed a target of 194 runs after England were bowled out for 180 in their second innings. But the Indian top-order failed to deliver miserably and were reduced to 78/5 before captain Virat Kohli (43 not out) and Dinesh Karthik(18 not out) joined hands and resisted against the English bowling line up. The Men in Blue need 84 more runs to win with five wickets in hand.
Earlier, Indian pacers too troubled the home side. Ishant Sharma scalped a fifer during the second innings and Ashwin has so far 7 wickets in both innings to his name before Sam Curran’s maiden half-century put the home side in front as England managed to compile 180 in the second innings. India will now begin the proceedings with Kohli and Karthik on day 4.
For England, Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes, James Anderson and Sam Curran have picked up wickets so far. India still need 84 runs to win with 2 days of cricket, still left to play in the first Test.