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Karun Nair scores 300, India declare at 759 against England

Nair took 381 balls to reach the milestone, becoming the first Indian to turn his maiden hundred into a triple-hundred.

Karnataka youngster Karun Nair scored a triple hundred in his third Test against England to take India to 759 for 7 (declared), extending the lead against the visitors to 282 runs.

A triple hundred for @karun126 followed by the declaration from #TeamIndia skipper. India 759/7d, lead #ENG(477) by 282 runs pic.twitter.com/q18MnGeo59
- BCCI (@BCCI) December 19, 2016

Scoreboard at the end of India's first innings on the fourth day of the fifth and final Test against England in Chennai on Monday:
England 1st innings 477 (M. Ali 146, J. Root 88; R. Jadeja 3-106)
India 1st innings (overnight 391-4; K. Nair 71, M. Vijay 17)
L. Rahul c Buttler b Rashid 199
P. Patel c Buttler b Ali 71
C. Pujara c Cook b Stokes 16
V. Kohli c Jennings b Broad 15
K. Nair not out 303
M. Vijay lbw b Dawson 29
R. Ashwin c Buttler b Broad 67
R. Jadeja c Ball b Dawson 51
U. Yadav not out 1
Extras (b2, lb4, w1) 7
Total (7 wickets dec; 190.4 overs) 759
Fall of wicket: 1-152 (Patel), 2-181 (Pujara), 3-211 (Kohli), 4-372 (Rahul), 5-435 (Vijay), 6-616 (Ashwin), 7-754 (Jadeja)
Bowling: Broad 27-6-80-2, Ball 23-2-93-0, Ali 41-1-190-1, Stokes 20-2-76-1, Rashid 29.4-1-153-1, Dawson 43-4-129-2, Root 2-0-12-0, Jennings 5-1-20-0
To bat: A. Mishra, U. Yadav
Toss: England
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA), Simon Fry (AUS)
TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)