Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: England 219/6, 2nd test, Day 2 at stumps
London: England finished at 219 for six in the first innings at stumps on the second day of the second cricket Test at Lord's here Friday, trailing India by 76 runs.Liam Plunkett was batting on
STUMPS DAY 2
It have been a good test match so far for India. England scored 94 runs in 33 overs and lost 2 wickets in the third session. Liam Plunkett 4*(22) and Matt Prior 2*(11) remain unbeaten. England are still 76 runs behind India with 4 wickets remaining.
10:45 PM: Eng 219/6 after 86 overs
Good ball to end with. It had a good bounce and was unplayable and it's stumps.
Plunkett flicked that to Murali Vijay at backward short leg who throws back it with power conceding two overthrow runs.
Stumps were broken by Shami in his run up and a no-ball given.
Plunkett is on strike
Mohammad Shami is coming in to bowl the final over of the day
10:39 PM: Eng 216/6 after 85 overs
Prior is off the mark with a couple through deep square leg
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Matt Prior
10:35 PM: Eng 214/6 after 84 overs
maiden over
Ishant Sharma to Plunkett
10:31 PM: Eng 214/6 after 83 overs
wicket maiden for Kumar
Matt Prior comes in next
England 214/6
Bhuvi got his man! Gary Ballance goes for 110 off 203 balls. It was full down the leg side. Ballance went to turn it around and just got a thin edge which is well caught by Dhoni. Fourth wicket for Bhuvneshwar Kumar and 9th in this series.
Kumar to Ballance
10:25 PM: Eng 214/5 after 82 overs
He flicked to square leg for a couple
Plunkett to face him
Ishant Sharma to bowl second over with the new ball
10:21 PM: Eng 212/5 after 81 overs
maiden over.
Ballance has the strike
New ball has been taken and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the first one to bowl. 6 overs remaining in the day.
10:16 PM: Eng 212/5 after 80 overs
single to mid wicket region for Ballance
Ballance to face Jadeja
10:13 PM: Eng 211/5 after 79 overs
Liam Plunkett comes in as a night watchman for England
England 211/5
Moeen Ali goes for 32 off 106 balls. First test wicket for Murali Vijay.
Big appeal for lbw and Murali Vijay strikes. Straight delivery, trying to play through the on side and struck on pads. Umpire gave it a thought and then raises his finger.
Moeen Ali goes over the mid wicket for FOUR.
Single through the cover sweeper gets Ali on strike
Murali Vijay comes on to bowl off spin go Gary Ballance
10:08 PM: Eng 206/4 after 78 overs
Ballance worked away from leg stump behind square on the leg side
He sweeps to deep square leg for a single
Jadeja to Moeen Ali
10:05 PM: Eng 204/4 after 77 overs
This time down the ground for another four. Third boundary of the over. Highest score of Ballance in test cricket.
Gary Ballance 103*(186). Two back to back century for him at Lord's
He hits through the midwicket for FOUR and get to his 2nd test hundred in 5 matches.
He hits through the midwicket for FOUR. Ballance is on 99.
Binny bowling his 10th over
10:00 PM: Eng 192/4 after 76 overs
Single through mid wicket takes Ballance to 95
Jadeja to Ballance
09:57 PM: Eng 191/4 after 75 overs
Maiden over.
Stuart Binny to bowl 75th over to Moeen Ali
After 74 overs England are 191/4 and trailing India by 105 runs.