Jos Buttler, Joe Root, and Sam Curran put England into a strong position on the third day of the fourth Test match at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. England ended on 260/8 with a good lead of 233 runs.
India began well in the morning and removed Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali cheaply but three fifty plus runs partnerships brought England back into the game. For India, Mohammad Shami was the star of the day who took three wickets and also ran out Joe Root. R Ashwin disappointed the most who bowled throughout the day and could take only one wicket on a pitch which is offering assistance to spinners.
All the major stats and facts from the third day of Fourth Test match between England and India at The Rose Bowl in Southampton :
11 - KL Rahul has taken 11 catches in this so far - the most in an away series and overall third most by an Indian fielder.
Most catches for an Indian fielder in a Test series -
13 - Rahul Dravid vs Australia, 2004
12 - Eknath Solkar vs England, 1972
11* - KL Rahul vs ENG, 2018
30 - Rishab Pant has conceded 30 byes in this ongoing Test match against England in Southampton - the second most by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Test match.
Most byes conceded by a wicketkeeper in a Test for India -
47 - Dinesh Karthik vs PAK at Bangalore, 2007
30* - Rishabh Pant vs ENG at Southampton, 2018
29 - Budhi Kunderan vs ENG at Kanpur, 1964
29 - MSK Prasad vs NZ at Mohali, 1999
36 - Number of consecutive innings without a 100 runs opening partnership for England - the second most consecutive innings without a 100 runs opening partnership. England's last 100 runs opening stand came against India in the second innings of Chennai Test.
Most consecutive Test innings without a 100-run opening stand for England -
40 - (March 2013 - April 2015)
36* - (July 2017 - Sept 2018)
36 - (Feb 1954 - Jun 1956)
242 - Sam Curran has scored 242 runs in this series so far while batting at number 8 - the most runs against India in a Test series by a batsman while batting at 8 or below.
Most runs against India in a Test series while batting at 8 or below -
Sam Curran (ENG) - 242* in England, 2018
Daniel Vettori (NZ) - 220 in New Zealand, 2009
Ian Smith (NZ) - 201 in India, 1988
Malcolm Marshall (WI) - 190 in India, 1983
Mahmudullah (BAN) - 185 in Bangladesh, 2010
