Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: India 25/1, trail Eng by 544 runs at stumps, third test, day 2
Southampton: India finished at 14/1 in their first innings of the second Investec test against England at stumps on Day 2 at The Rose Bowl here Monday. Dhawan was fallen early at the score of
INNINGS BREAK
England declared their first innings at 569/7
Jadeja strikes! He gets a bottom edge and struck off stump. He departs for 85 off 83 balls. And here comes the declaration from England.
He goes through the point to get three and Buttler back on strike
Jadeja to Woakes with his 46th over
9:37 PM : Eng 566/6 after 163 overs
High in the air again but fell short off the fielder at long on. two more added to the total
Buttler is on fire! Goes down the ground for another boundary.
Buttler pushes it to square leg they take two runs. Pankaj misses the stumps, Woakes was well out of crease.
He pulled it again towards midwicket and SIX more.
This time Buttler goes high above the off side for a long off SIX.
Quick single towards point brings Buttler back on strike
Pankaj Singh to Woakes
9:32 PM : Eng 545/6 after 162 overs
Two more runs for Buttler towards point
Through the point for another boundary takes Buttler onto 63.
Buttler down the track, swings and misses having got nowhere near the ball and Dhoni misses the easiest of stumpings. Buttler was miles out and Dhoni just dropped the ball
Jadeja to Buttler. Third new ball is due now
9:29 PM : Eng 539/6 after 161 overs
Struck by Woakes towards mid wicket and gets a couple
one more to Buttler towards the leg side
Chris Woakes gets off the mark with a single towards the covers
length ball pushed firmly out to deep cover for a single
Shami to Buttler
9:25 PM : Eng 534/6 after 160 overs
Woakes on strike. appeal for lbw but going down the leg side. no says umpire
Off the pads towards leg slip. 1 leg bye
He lofted it over the cover fielders for a boundary.
Jadeja continues. Buttler on strike
9:22 PM : Eng 529/6 after 159 overs
clipped out to long leg. one more to Buttler
Kumar to Buttler, 2 runs, forward just outside off to press out into the covers, they get a quick two wide of the sweeper
Chris Woakes comes in next
England 526/6
Bell goes high but this time he is caught at short mid on by Pankaj Singh. He goes back after scoring 167 off 256 deliveries. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picks up his third.
Buttler gets a single on the off side and completes his half century in just 64 balls in debut.
Leading edge for Bell, goes high in the air but lands in no man's land. single taken
Kumar to Bell
9:16 PM : Eng 524/5 after 158 overs
Jos Buttler punches the last ball through the covers for FOUR.
One more to Ian Bell towards mid off brings up the 100 run partnership in 132 balls
He cuts it towards the third man for a couple
Jadeja to Bell
9:13 PM : Eng 517/5 after 157 overs
Buttler flicks it to fine leg for two more to end the over.
Single towards gully for Ian Bell
This time he pulls it hard for a boundary towards deep square leg
He lofted it over mid off but only a couple this time
Shami to Bell
9:08 PM : Eng 508/5 after 156 overs
Two more runs from the covers to end the over
This time he plays a reverse sweep for a point boundary
Buttler lofted it straight down the ground for a SIX! 500 up for England
easy single for Bell towards mid off
Bell facing Jadeja
9:05 PM : Eng 495/5 after 155 overs
single off the last ball.
SHOT! Ian Bell goes down the ground, for a long on boundary.
Buttler takes a quick single as he pushed the ball towards mid off
He flicks behind square for a single and 150 for Ian Bell. What an innings!
Pankaj Singh continues
9:00 PM : Eng 488/5 after 154 overs
Bell came forward and dabbed it to point for a single in the last ball. 149 for Bell
Reverse sweep again. Struck off pads and went to third man boundary. Batsmen settled for three.
This time Buttler played it reverse for a third man boundary.
Single more for Bell towards point. He is on 148 and inching towards his 150
He played a slog sweep for a boundary behind square.
Jadeja to Ian Bell
8:57 PM : Eng 475/5 after 153 overs
Two easy runs for Buttler behind square leg
Buttler facing Bhuvneshwar Kumar
8:53 PM : Eng 473/5 after 152 overs
maiden over.
Jadeja to Bell
8:50 PM : Eng 473/5 after 151 overs
Single off the last ball in the covers by Bell keeps him on strike
Buttler pushes out to the cover sweeper for one run
edged and another one down. It was straight to Dhawan at first slip but dropped. It should have been caught. Buttler survives.
length ball on the stumps flicked away through midwicket for three runs.
Shami to Bell
8:46 PM : Eng 468/5 after 150 overs
clean stroke through the line down to long-off. One more to Ian Bell
Buttler dabs it behind point for an easy single
Single taken towards the off side
Jadeja to Bell
8:43 PM : Eng 465/5 after 149 overs
Bell leans out and get a toe-end to deep cover. Single taken
Pulled by Buttler for a single more
He played it through the point for FOUR.
Pankaj Singh to Buttler
8:39 PM : Eng 459/5 after 148 overs
Down the ground and one more to Buttler
High in the air but lands to no man's land at mid off. Single taken
Jadeja to Bell
8:37 PM : Eng 457/5 after 147 overs
Just outside off, he waited for an dabbed down to third man for a single
Kumar to Bell
8:33 PM : Eng 456/5 after 146 overs
Single off the last ball towards deeo square and Bell retains the strike
Buttler takes a single towards square leg
He sweeps it fine for a couple
Jadeja is set to bowl first over after tea to Buttler from around the wicket
Players are back on the field