Nitish Reddy strikes twice as Eng reach 83/2 at lunch
London, July 10 -- India clawed back into the contest after England's solid start on the opening day of the third Test at Lord's, thanks to a spirited spell from Nitish Reddy, who struck twice in quick succession to leave the hosts at 83 for 2 at lunch today.
After England captain Ben Stokes elected to bat first on a slightly trimmed surface, openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett laid a steady platform, guiding their side to 39 for no loss at the drinks break in 13 overs.
Duckett was the more aggressive of the two early on, finding the fence with a flowing straight drive off Jasprit Bumrah and a flick down the leg side off Akash Deep. Crawley too got going with four boundaries in an over off Akash Deep, mixing elegant drives and fortunate edg...
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