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
LUNCH DAY 2
Another session dominated by England. They scored 111 runs in 29 overs in the first session of the second day. Ian Bell 68*(132) and Joe Root 2*(4) were unbeaten.
05:23 PM : Eng 358/3 after 119 overs
a run off the last ball and its lunch. Good session for England.
Single to Bell in the off side takes him to 68
Joe Root is off the mark with a single towards third man
Rohit Sharma to bowl the last over before lunch to Joe Root
05:29 PM : Eng 355/3 after 118 overs
maiden over.
Jadeja to bowl to Ian Bell
05:26 PM : Eng 355/3 after 117 overs
Joe Root comes in at no. 5 for England
England 355/3
Rohit Sharma strikes. Gary Ballance departs. Pitched outside off, turn and bounce, a slight edge from the bat and well caught by Dhoni. He departs for 156 off 287 balls. Big breakthrough for India. Finally the partnership is broken.
Sharma to Bell, 1 run, backs away to a length ball to allow him to steer it through the vacant point
Rohit Sharma to bowl now to Ian Bell05:20 PM : Eng 354/2 after 116 overs
Turn from outside off stump to leg side and Dhoni had no chance to collect it. 4 byes
Through the covers for four. 350 up for England. Frustrating session for India.
Better line outside the off stump.
Jadeja to Ballance
05:17 PM : Eng 346/2 after 115 overs
Bell cuts it to third man for another four.
Easy single for Ballance towards point
Short ball hooked by Ballance to fine leg boundary. No chance for the fielder. He reaches 151 off 278 balls now.
Short one pulled away for single
Pankaj Singh to Bell
05:13 PM : Eng 336/2 after 114 overs
Now he pushed the ball to square leg for a boundary to end the over. Ballance is on 147 now
Ballance flicks it to fine leg for couple. Easy runs for England
He paddles it to short fine leg for a single
Jadeja to Bell
05:09 PM : Eng 329/2 after 113 overs
1 leg bye
Pankaj Singh coming back to bowl his 27th over. Bell on strike
05:04 PM : Eng 328/2 after 112 overs
Short delivery this time to leg stump and Ballance puts it away to fine leg boundary.
outside off stump and Ballance defended it to off side
Jadeja to continue with his 27th over
05:01 PM : Eng 324/2 after 111 overs
Ballance played it to covers for a single
That was a good length delivery and misses the edge.
Shami continues his spell
04:56 PM : Eng 323/2 after 110 overs
Bell cuts the ball behind point for his 9th boundary.
He flicked it to short fine leg and a single taken easily
Ballance facing Jadeja
04:53 PM : Eng 318/2 after 109 overs
Short and wide. This time he used the pace of the bowler and pushed the ball behind point for another boundary. Runs are coming easily for England this morning.
Short ball pulled away towards midwicket for a couple. 100 run partnership completed in 101 balls.
Shami to Ian Bell
04:49 PM : Eng 312/2 after 108 overs
maiden over by Jadeja to Ballance
Jadeja continues
04:46 PM : Eng 312/2 after 107 overs
Ballance works it past that man at leg gully for a single
He glanced it behind square for a single to reach his 42nd test half century
Shami to Bell
04:41 PM : Eng 310/2 after 106 overs
He tucked the ball behind point for a single
Now Bell goes high and lofted it over long on boundary for the first six of the innings. Amazing.
He sweeps behind square for a couple
Jadeja to Ian Bell
04:38 PM : Eng 301/2 after 105 overs
maiden over
Pankaj Singh to Ballance after drinks