England captain Ben Stokes struck late to halt India's progress after Harry Brook's sensational knock left the first Test at Headingley finely poised on day three. 

After bowling England out for 465, India began to build their lead until Stokes grabbed the wicket of Sai Sudharsan, leaving the tourists 90-2, and leading by 96 runs at the close of play on Sunday. 

Ollie Pope was only able to add six runs to his second-day century after he edged behind from Prasidh Krishna's delivery which was brilliantly caught by Rishabh Pant. 

Stokes (20) quickly followed, but England were able to add 112 runs in the morning session with Brook reaching a 65-ball half-century just before lunch. 

But upon their return, India got the wicket of Jamie Smith (40) in the 80th over, with Brook following soon after and falling one run short of a ninth Test century for England. 

Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse added 55 for the eighth wicket in just over seven overs as India grew ragged, but they were able to get themselves back on track late on. 

Mohammed Siraj grabbed the wicket of Carse (22), as Jasprit Bumrah cleaned up with the dismissals of Woakes (38) and Josh Tongue (11) to leave England six runs adrift. 

But the hosts made the early breakthrough in India's second innings when Yashasvi Jaiswal (four) edged to Smith in the fourth over before Stokes got in on the act. 

The England captain picked up his fifth wicket of the first Test with the dismissal of Sudharsan (30), though rain at Headingley concluded the game early. 

India will resume day four with Lokesh Rahul (47) and captain Shubman Gill (six) at the crease. 

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Data Debrief: Brilliant Bumrah blows England away

Bumrah's stunning display on Sunday further asserted why he is the standout bowler in the world of cricket, with his performance bringing up several milestones too.  

In what was just his 46th Test, he picked up his 14th five-wicket haul, with his figures of 5-83 seeing him take 150 Test wickets against SENA countries, becoming the first Asian bowler to achieve that impressive feat. 

He also became the first Indian bowler to record his third five-wicket haul in men's Tests in England, while also equalling Ravichanran Ashwin (11 in 78 innings) for the most fifers in the World Test Championship, doing so in just 67 innings. 

In addition, Bumrah equalled Kapil Dev (12) for the most Test five-wicket hauls among Indian bowlers in away Tests. The tally is also the highest by any pacer in the 21st century.