Root’s 23rd Test century was his third of this series and it helped England build on the opening partnership of 135. Both openers, Haseeb Hameed (68) and Rory Burns (61), couldn’t go far after they resumed on the second day at 60 not out and 52 not out respectively.
Dawid Malan (70) and Root added 139 runs for the third wicket but Malan got out at the stoke of tea, caught-behind by Rishabh Pant who did not even appeal the catch. Sirakj convinced his skipper to as for the DRS and the following replays, the on-field umpire had to change his decision.
England went to Tea at 298/3 with Malan and Root’s 139-run partnership being the team’s highest of the innings as well.
After the break, Joe Root had Jonny Bairstow for company as the English skipper smashed his third century of the series and reached the three-figure mark with a boundary off Ishant Sharma.
Bairstow too threatened to get going, even smashing Ravindra Jadeja for 12 runs in the 107th over, but he became Shami’s second scalp of…