Day 3: Rahul’s 199 drives India to commanding position

Opener Lokesh Rahul scored a fine century to lead India’s first-innings reply against England on day three of the fifth Test on Sunday.

India, who resumed from an overnight score of 60 without loss, reached 391/4 for three at stumps, still 86 runs behind, with Murali Vijay on 17 and Karun Nair on 71 at the crease in Chennai.

Brief Scores : India 391/4 (Rahul 199, Karun 71*; Stokes 1/37) trail England (477) by 86 runs