Two of a kind: A familiar Ashwin-Jadeja rescue act

RAVINDRA Jadeja has his arms aloft, clapping at R Ashwin who had come back to his fielding position at mid-on.

- GOMESH S

The off-spinner raises his hand to acknowledge as they get ready for the next ball. Ashwin, moments ago, had taken a crucial catch to provide India a much-needed breakthrough.

Daryl Mitchell, the thorn in India's flesh from Friday, in the company of Will Young, was once again building a partnership. A stand Ashwin, Jadeja and Washington Sundar hadn't been able to breach at the time. The duo had added 50 runs already and were looking good for many more. That is when Mitchell did what he has done so well at this stadium – jump out of the crease and loft spinners down the ground.

Except this time, he did not time Jadeja as well as he would have liked. Ashwin, running behind from mid-on, had his eyes on the ball all along, ran sideways towards long-on, trusted his hands to stretch before holding on to it while diving.