Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: Indian bowlers left England reeling at 105/4 at stumps, 2nd test, Day 4
London: Indian bowlers restricted England batsmen to 105/4 at stumps of Day 4 with England still needing 214 more runs to win the second test at Lord's here Sunday.Chasing a daunting 319 to win, England
LUNCH DAY 1
Ravindra Jadeja 37*(30) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar 13*(19) were unbeaten at lunch day 3. India leading England by 243 runs with 3 wickets in hand. India scored 98 runs in 25 overs and lost 3 wickets of Dhoni (19), Binny (0) and Vijay (95) in the first session.
05:32 PM: India 267/7 after 88 overs
Pulled by Jadeja towards deep square leg for a single
Stuart Broad to bowl the last over before lunch to Jadeja
05:27 PM: India 266/7 after 87 overs
Kumar glanced towards mid on and they ran 4 runs. Good running between the wickets
Short ball played towards fine leg for a couple.
Kumar got this away nicely. On the back-foot he played it past the point for FOUR.
Anderson to Kumar
05:22 PM: India 256/7 after 86 overs
Short again and Jadeja pulled it for a mid wicket boundary. 36 for Jadeja in just 27 deliveries with 6 boundaries
Broad around the wicket to Jadeja. The full delivery lofted down the ground. One bounce and FOUR.
WIDE. It was short and much high above the batsman
He gets a thick outside edge but dropped by Joe Root at gully. Single taken
Bhuvneshwar Kumar facing Stuart Broad
05:16 PM: India 246/7 after 85 overs
Appeal for lbw but Jadeja got a clear inside edge.
Kumar playing away from the body got an inside edge again towards square leg for a single
Four slips and a gully, Kumar facing Anderson now
Quick single stolen by Jadeja
Using his feet Jadeja came down the pitch and smashed through covers for a boundary.
Anderson now around the wicket to Jadeja
05:11 PM: India 239/7 after 84 overs
Single off the last ball and he retains the strike
Jadeja pulls towards mid wicket for a couple
Kumar gets an inside edge behind square leg and a single taken.
Into the covers and Jadeja gets a single
Broad to Jadeja
05:05 PM: India 235/7 after 83 overs
Wicket maiden for Anderson.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar joins Jadeja in the middle
India 235/7 lead by 211 runs after 82.4 overs
Vijay gets an outside edge and caught behind by Prior. He departs for 95 off 247 deliveries. Good innings came to an end. Anderson is delighted.
Anderson to Vijay
04:58 PM: India 235/6 after 82 overs
Jadeja chipped the ball to fine leg for a boundary to end the over
Three more runs towards covers region takes Vijay to 95
Stuart Broad to bowl the second over with the new ball. Vijay on strike
04:52 PM: India 228/6 after 81 overs
Jadeja comes down the pitch and hits towards square leg for a couple
Single taken behind square puts Jadeja on strike. And now Anderson bowling to Jadeja
New ball has been taken and its Anderson bowling to Vijay
04:47 PM: India 225/6 after 80 overs
Jadeja hits through the covers gap for FOUR. Indian lead now goes upto 201.
Plunkett to Vijay, 3 runs, pitched up on Vijay nearly chips it straight back to Plunkett, his arm outstretched to the right, can't get to it as the ball loops off the bat face, seemed to be trying to work it through midwicket. He is into the 90s now
Single for Jadeja behind square
Appeal for lbw but Jadeja played across the stumps. That was high above the stumps. No says umpire
04:42 PM: India 217/6 after 79 overs
Vijay pushed through with the arm outside off stump and guided down to third man for a couple
Jadeja attacks again towards deep point for three runs
Jadeja steps out to send a low full toss towards mid on for a boundary
Another sweep but only single this time
He sweeps towards fine leg for a couple
Moeen Ali to Vijay
04:38 PM: India 205/6 after 78 overs
Vijay gets one more behind square
He gets off the mark with a single towards backward square leg
Plunkett to Jadeja
India lead England by 179 runs with 4 wickets remaining