Pujara, Shah help India A inch their way back
Sports 04:21
The home team garnered 36 runs in 15 overs in the first hour and 31 runs in 16 overs in the second for the loss of Shikhar Dhawan (27) after resuming at the lunchtime score of 43 for 1 in 18 overs.
At tea, England were still 235 runs behind the visitors first innings total of 345 for 9 declared with Cheteshwar Pujara (38)and Hiken Shah (30) the two unbeaten batsmen.
Pujara batted the entire session to add 24 runs to his lunch score of 14. In all, he hit just three fours.
The Saurashtra batsman's innings was not authoritative, as he hardly took any risks and was also lucky to be given a life on 22.
The other unbeaten batsman was the diminutive left-hander Hiken Shah. He has batted for close to two hours. Left-handed Dhawan was sent back by part-time off break bowler Joe Root.
Dhawan was not troubled much by the rival pace attack, but was also content to bide his time till he became overambitious to try for a second four against Root by trying to cut off the back foot and was consumed in slip by James Anderson.
His knock came off 59 balls and 80 minutes and had 5 fours in it.
But Anderson later let off Pujara at the same position off Monty Panesar, the left-arm spinner.
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