News Sports Cricket Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: Indian bowlers left England reeling at 105/4 at stumps, 2nd test, Day 4

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



04:34 PM: India 203/6 after 77 overs


Meanwhile drinks have been taken.

In comes Ravindra Jadeja at no. 8. Where's Anderson?

India 203/6

Binny goes high up in the air and gone! Another wicket gone. Cook takes a good running catch towards mid off. He goes for a duck.

Single for Vijay down the ground towards mid on

Moeen Ali is coming on to bowl. Four overs more for a new ball

04:27 PM: India 202/5 after 76 overs


wicket maiden for Plunkett

Stuart Binny comes in at no. 7 for India

India 202/5

Plunkett strikes! Dhoni got an outside edge and well caught by Ian Bell at second slip. He goes for 19 off 86 balls. Third wicket for Plunkett.

04:21 PM: India 202/4 after 75 overs


Dhoni gently pulled the short ball towards deep square leg for a single

Two very quick runs for Dhoni towards square leg

Stokes to Dhoni

04:16 PM: India 199/4 after 74 overs


Dhoni worked towards backward square leg for a single

One more to Vijay as he played the ball behind square leg

He takes an easy single towards the mid wicket

Dhoni facing Plunkett

04:12 PM: India 196/4 after 73 overs


Through the covers and another boundary for Vijay. He is on 80 now

Ben Stokes comes in to bowl

04:08 PM: India 192/4 after 72 overs


Single from that over

Vijay flicked it towards square leg for a single

Down the leg side and a good take by Prior. Definitely saved some runs.

Murali Vijay to face Liam Plunkett

04:04 PM: India 191/4 after 71 overs

maiden over.

Loud appeal by Anderson for lbw but Dhoni got a thick inside edge onto the pads

04:00 PM: India 191/4 after 70 overs


He looks in good touch this morning.

Vijay goes down the ground for FOUR. That was a well timed cracking on drive

Plunkett comes into the attack

03:55 PM: India 187/4 after 69 overs


Dhoni chipped it towards fine leg for a couple. First runs for him.

Dhoni still looking for his first runs this morning

Anderson to Dhoni

03:51 PM: India 185/4 after 68 overs


Just a boundary off that over

Broad to Vijay. outside edge and another boundary for Vijay towards third man

03:47 PM: India 181/4 after 67 overs


another maiden. third in a row

Anderson continues

03:43 PM: India 181/4 after 66 overs

that's the second maiden over of the day

Broad to Vijay

03:38 PM: India 181/4 after 65 overs

maiden over.

Anderson to bowl the second over of the day to Dhoni

12 off the first over of the day

03:34 PM: India 181/4 after 64 overs


Last ball is played by Vijay towards mid wicket for a couple

Two more for Vijay towards midwicket

More runs. This time towards the fine leg. That one struck the thigh pads and went past the keeper to the boundary. 4 leg byes

And the first ball got an outside edge for a third man boundary. Runs for India from the very first ball.

Dhoni and Vijay are in the middle. Stuart Broad has the ball and Vijay at strike. India at 169/4 and the lead is 145.

Kapil Dev ringing the 5 minute bell...which means we are 5 minutes away to get underway for Day 4