Pacer Jasprit Bumrah's exceptional five-wicket haul gave India a slight advantage on Day 3 against England at Headingley. England were dismissed for 465, trailing India by six runs. India reached 90/2 in their second innings, leading by 96 runs at stumps, with KL Rahul and Shubman Gill at the crease.
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