IND vs ENG: Hosts reach 152 for 5 at tea on Day 3, Joe Root run out for 48

India maintained upper hand after England skipper Joe Root was runout for 48 as the home team reached 152 for 5 in their second innings at tea on the third day of the fourth Test England now have an overall lead of 125 runs with Jos Buttler 22 39 balls and stodgy Ben Stokes 20 79 balls at the creaseThis was after a wellset Root was back in the pavilion for 48 after Mohammed Shamis direct throw found him short of crease Having removed Keaton Jennings 36 at the stroke of lunch Mohammed Shami 240 was on a hattrick when he removed Jonny Bairstow 0 off the very first ball post breakHowever Stokes and Root negotiated the Indian bowling well for the next 14 overs before the skipper didnt ground his bat properly while sprinting towards the strikers end Shami bowled a sharp and precise spell giving nothing away to the batsmenIt could be seen in how England only added 60 runs in the session never getting ahead of the scoring rate particularly as they were forced to rebuild the innings againThe pivotal moment came in the 46th over when Shami ran out Root with a direct throw from midonThereafter Buttler and Stokes batted with calmness in a bid to bring England back in the game By tea time they had added 30 runs for the sixth wicket with the scoring coming only in spurtsRavichandran Ashwin 046 bowled a long spell in this second session and albeit wicketless he kept it tight conceding at only 22 per over This was after England were placed at 923 at lunch with Shami trapping Keaton Jennings 36 last ball before the break with DRS overruling the batsmans referral It ended the 59run partnership between Jennings and RootStarting from overnight 60 England made a slow start with openers Jennings and Alastair Cook 12 made a slow start putting on 24 for the first wicket They were more intent on staying at the wicket even as Indian pacers didnt get as much purchase they did in the first inningsDespite slow proceedings Jasprit Bumrah 131 got the breakthrough in the 13th over as Cook edged to KL Rahul at second slip who held a juggling catch on third attempt Surprisingly Moeen Ali 9 was given a promotion and batted at number three albeit managing only nine runs for the secondwicket partnership Ishant Sharma 111 nicked him off in the 16th over with Rahul holding another low catch at second slip Replays suggested that he managed to get fingers under the ball and Ali had to walk backIt was his 11th catch in the series the most for an Indian fielder in England going past Rahul Dravids 10 catches in the 2002 fourTest seriesRoot then came out to bat at number four and along with Jennings pulled his side out of trouble While the latter dug in deep and fought hard to preserve his wicket the former was easier on the eyes and punished any loose balls Root hit four fours during his 50ball stay thus far The duo put on 50 from 84 balls for the third wicket as England started to recover from their slow start in the morning session But Shami left them to do it all over again right at the breakCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever