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England 161 (Pandya 5-28) and 23 for 0 need 498 runs to beat India 329 (Kohli 97, Rahane 81, Anderson 3-64, Broad 3-72, Woakes 3-75) and 352 for 7 dec (Kohli 103, Pujara 72, Pandya 52*)
Nottingham: Captain Virat Kohli scored a century as India set a mammoth target of 521 runs for England on Day 3 of the third Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Monday. England ended the day’s play at 23/0 after India declared their second innings at 352/7.
Kohli's runs came off 197 balls and was studded with 10 boundaries. He shared 113 runs for the third wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara (72), who also returned to form after a dismal outing in the second Test.
Hardik Pandya also made an useful contribution after his maiden five-wicket haul, smashing a run-a-ball 52 with the help of seven boundaries and hit over the fence.
Kohli seemed in no mood to drag the innings any further and decided to declare the innings, handing his bowlers nine overs to go full throttle.
But Alastair Cook (9 not out) and Keaton Jennings (13 not out) played cautiously to fend off the nine overs with England still needing another 498 runs for win with two full days of play remaining.
Earlier, coming into bat after tea, Kohli got a life on 93 when Jennings missed a catch at gully off James Anderson (1/55) in the 91st over. Soon after, the Indian skipper celebrated his hundred off 191 balls.
But Kohli failed to capitalise on the chance as he was trapped LBW by Chris Woakes (1/49) soon. It triggered preparations for declaration in the Indian camp as Rishabh Pant (1) walked out to bat at number six. He tried to attack, but edged a catch to Alastair Cook at slip off Anderson in the sixth delivery of his innings.
Ajinkya Rahane (29) and Pandya then put on 47 runs for the sixth wicket, before Adil Rashid (3/101) bowled out the former. India's lead crossed 500 with Mohammed Shami (3) being the last man to be dismissed before the declaration.
Kohli also crossed the 400-run mark in this series, becoming only the second Indian captain after Mohammad Azharuddin (426) to do so against England. Overall, he is the sixth Indian batsman to achieve this feat.
