Ishant Sharma claimed five for 51 in a breathless afternoon spell - his last Test five-wicket haul came nearly three years ago - as England slipped to 180 all out, setting India 194 for victory.
Young Sam Curran, in the company of Adil Rashid and Stuart Broad, added 89 crucial runs to England's lead in the process racking up his maiden half-century.
Stuart Broad started off England's defence on a high when he had Indian opener Murali Vijay pinned down leg-before. This was after Vijay was put down on one - David Malan the guilty party again.
K.L. Rahul had yet another disappointing outing with the bat, succumbing to a beautiful delivery from Ben Stokes as India's chase got off to a wobbly start.
R. Ashwin, promoted up to six ahead of Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya, caressed a couple through the covers but received a ball from James Anderson that would have consumed batsmen of far greater reputation.
At the end of third day's play, it was the Indian skipper Virat Kohli holding the fort once again as the visitor came within 84 runs of England's target. Kohli remained unbeaten on 43 (76) alongside Dinesh Karthik who had reached 18 off 44 deliveries.
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