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CHELMSFORD (England), Aug 16: India were 231 for two in their second innings, a lead of 468, at the close on the third day of the four-day tour match against Essex Friday.
INDIA (1st innings) 516 (S.Das 250, S.Ganguly 74; J.Middlebrook 4-164)
ESSEX (1st innings) (overnight 173-3)
D.Robinson c Jaffer b H.Singh 59
R.Clinton b Yohannan 23
A.Flower c Ganguly b H.Singh 59
R.Bopara c Jaffer b H.Singh 29
T.Phillips c Laxman b Bangar 8
R.Irani c Ratra b H.Singh 20
J.Dakin c Patel b H.Singh 4
B.Hyam lbw b H.Singh 12
J.Middlebrook lbw b H.Singh 13
M.Ilott not out 3
J.Grant b Sehwag 30
EXTRAS (b-1 lb-9 w-1 nb-8) 19
TOTAL 279
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-55 2-108 3-164 4-187 5-193 6-209 7-230 8-240 9-247
BOWLING: Yohannan 9-2-28-1 (nb-3), Agarkar 9-1-50-0 (nb-1), Bangar 15-2-55-1 (w-1), Harbhajan Singh 32-5-83-7, Sehwag 10.4-0-53-1 (nb-4)
INDIA (2nd innings)
S.Bangar not out 73
P.Patel c Phillips b Ilott 1
V.Sehwag c and b Bopara 142
V.Laxman not out 9
EXTRAS (lb-2 nb-2 w-2) 6
TOTAL (for two wickets) 231
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-8 2-217
BOWLING (to date): Grant 14-6-33-0 (nb-2), Ilott 8-2-31-1, Dakin 12-2-43-0, Bopara 8-0-43-1 (w-2), Phillips 13-1-57-0, Middlebrook 5-0-22-0—Reuters
