Can India continue to pile on the runs after tea? Or can England bounce back with a couple of wickets?
England start the third session with spinner Bashir, who conceded 19 runs in six overs in his first spell in the post-lunch session.
The first two balls are pitched up as Gill defends before he cuts the short wide ball behind point for a boundary to start the session in confident fashion.
He easily drives the fourth ball down to long-on for a single and Jaiswal takes one off the next.
Stokes makes the breakthrough immediately after the tea break with the crucial wicket of Jaiswal.
The left-hander, who stroked a fine 101 -- including 16 fours and a six in his 159-ball knock, is beaten by a cracking delivery from Stokes to be bowled.
The delivery initially came in with the angle from round the wicket before moving away late to go past the outside edge and crash into the stumps.
Rishabh Pant makes an early statement as he steps out and lofts the second ball he faces, from Stokes, straight down the ground for a four to get off the mark in grand style and taps the last ball for a single.
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