India were 110 for five in their second innings, needing a further 84 runs to reach their victory target of 194, at stumps on the third day of the first Test against England at Edgbaston on Friday.
India captain Virat Kohli was 43 not out following his first-innings 149, the star batsman's maiden Test century in England, with Dinesh Karthik unbeaten on 18
Earlier, India dismissed England for 180 in their second innings, with fast bowler Ishant Sharma taking five for 51 in 13 overs.
Sam Curran made 63, his maiden Test fifty coming in just his second match at this level.
His innings followed the 20-year-old Surrey left-arm swing bowler's Test-best return of four for 74 on Thursday.
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Curran acknowledged it was crucial England struck early on Saturday when play resumes at 2pm UAE time if they are to have any chance of preventing India winning at Edgbaston for a first time.
Curran told Sky Sports: "I think it's pretty even, they only need 84 and we still need five wickets. I think there's still a bit in the pitch for both teams.
"It's going to be close tomorrow, the first hour will be crucial - you'll win or lose the game in that first hour.
"If we can bowl well and take a couple up top, then (we'll) hopefully win."
Kohli holds the key for India and while Curran accepted his wicket is vital, he added: "We need to get four wickets at the other end as well. I think we bowled well again to him."
Europe’s rearming plan
- Suspend strict budget rules to allow member countries to step up defence spending
- Create new "instrument" providing €150 billion of loans to member countries for defence investment
- Use the existing EU budget to direct more funds towards defence-related investment
- Engage the bloc's European Investment Bank to drop limits on lending to defence firms
- Create a savings and investments union to help companies access capital
In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
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- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
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