Dharamsala | Hosts India inched closer towards an innings victory as they reduced England to 103 for 5 at lunch on day three of the fifth and final Test here on Saturday.
Playing his 100th Test, senior India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin snared four top-order wickets, giving away 55 runs. Kuldeep Yadav (1/9) picked one.
Joe Root was in the middle when lunch was taken after Ashwin bowled rival skipper Ben Stokes. England still trail India by 156 runs.
Earlier, veteran England seamer Jimmy Anderson became the first pacer in the history of Test cricket to take 700 wickets when he dismissed Kuldeep.
Resuming from the overnight score of 473/8, India were all out within 20 minutes of play, adding only four runs to the total.
India lead the series 3-1.
Scoreboard at lunch on day three of the fifth and final Test between India and England here on Saturday.
England 1st Innings: 218 all out
India 1st Innings: 477 all out
England 2nd innings
Zak Crawley c Sarfaraz Khan b Ashwin 0
Ben Duckett b Ashwin 2
Ollie Pope c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Ashwin 19
Joe Root batting 34
Jonny Bairstow lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 39
Ben Stokes b Ashwin 2
Extras: (B-6, LB-1) 7
Total: (For 5 wickets in 22.5 Overs) 103
Fall of Wickets: 1-2, 2-21, 3-36, 4-92, 5-103.
Bowling: Jasprit Bumrah 6-2-17-0, Ravichandran Ashwin 8.5-0-55-4, Ravindra Jadeja 5-0-15-0, Kuldeep Yadav 3-0-9-1.
