News Sports Cricket Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: Ballance's ton takes England to 247/2 at stumps, Day 1, third test

Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: Ballance's ton takes England to 247/2 at stumps, Day 1, third test

New Delhi: England finished at 247/2 after Gary Ballance hit his second successive century in the first innings after the first day's play against India in the third Investec Test at The Rose Bowl here

STUMPS DAY 1

10:30 PM: England 247/2 after 90 overs

a maiden over and it's stumps day 1.

Pankaj now around the wicket to Bell

Pankaj Singh to bowl the last over of the day to Ian Bell

10:25 PM: England 247/2 after 89 overs

maiden over.

Kumar to Ballance

10:20 PM: England 247/2 after 88 overs

Just one off the over

Ballance takes a single. He whipped to deep square leg as this is back of a length and on his hips

Pankaj Singh to bowl now

10:15 PM: England 246/2 after 87 overs

Another maiden over.

Kumar to Bell

10:10 PM: England 246/2 after 86 overs

Maiden over.

Ballance facing Mohammad Shami

10:05 PM: England 246/2 after 85 overs

Bell plays it again towards the left of point for another boundary. Runs are coming easily for England.

He whipped the ball behind point for a boundary

Pankaj Singh to Ian Bell

10:00 PM: England 238/2 after 84 overs

Gary Ballance 103*(189)

This time he cuts it to third man for boundary to complete his 3rd test century, second in the series.

He played it towards mid wicket for a couple and is on 99 now.

Shami to Ballance

09:55 PM: England 232/2 after 83 overs

Down the leg side, Bell flicked it to fine leg for a boundary.

Pankaj Singh to Ian Bell

09:51 PM: England 228/2 after 82 overs

Ballance pushed the ball towards square leg for FOUR. Just 3 away from his century; second in the series.

Straight to the pads and Bell played it behind square leg for a single. Ballance gets strike.

Mohammad Shami to bowl the second over with the new ball

09:46 PM: England 223/2 after 81 overs

Bell flicked nicely through midwicket for three runs

another appeal. But this time it was too high.

loud appeal for lbw but that was sliding down the leg side. But hawk-eye shows it was hitting leg stumps at the top. Umpire Rod Tucker declines.

Second new ball has been taken and Pankaj Singh to bowl first over with it to Ian Bell

09:40 PM: England 220/2 after 80 overs

maiden over.

Jadeja bowling from other end, Ballance on strike

09:38 PM: England 220/2 after 79 overs

Just one run conceded by Dhawan in the over

Ballance hits it through point for a single

Shikhar Dhawan starts the proceedings for India after drinks

The last hour of the first day is set to begin