Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: India struggle at 169/4, Second test, Day 3 at stumps
London: India finished struggling at 169/4 with a lead of 145 runs at stumps Day 3 of the second Investec Test against England at Lord's here Saturday.Vijay 59*(190) is in company of skipper Mahendra Singh
TEA DAY 3
73 runs scored and 1 wicket lost by India 27 overs bowled in the second session.
India were 84/1 at tea in their second innings and lead England by 60 runs. Murali Vijay 21*(89) and Cheteshwar Pujara 25*(52) are unbeaten.
08:12 PM India 84/1 after 31 overs
Maiden to end with at tea
big appeal for lbw. Vijay missed that completely but height factor saved him.
Moeen Ali to bowl the last over before tea
08:09 PM India 84/1 after 30 overs
Vijay flicks it to fine leg for a single
down the leg side. Pujara tucked it towards fine leg for a single
Anderson to Pujara
08:04 PM India 82/1 after 29 overs
Vijay goes over long on for FOUR.
He takes a single towards deep square leg
Moeen Ali to Pujara
08:01 PM India 77/1 after 28 overs
maiden over.
James Anderson comes back to bowl. Vijay on strike
07:56 PM India 77/1 after 27 overs
Vijay tucked towards mid wicket for another single
Pujara goes down the ground. Single taken
Single through long on for Vijay
Moeen Ali continues
07:53 PM India 74/1 after 26 overs
He punches hard through the covers for another four.
Down the leg side which takes Pujara's glove and went to fine leg boundary.
Plunkett to Pujara
07:50 PM India 66/1 after 25 overs
one run conceded by Ali in that over
single off the last ball by Pujara
07:47 PM India 65/1 after 24 overs
maiden over by Plunkett to Murali Vijay
07:43 PM India 65/1 after 23 overs
Single towards long on for Vijay
Moeen Ali to bowl now to Murali Vijay
07:40 PM India 64/1 after 22 overs
its a maiden.
Plunkett replacing Ben Stokes
07:36 PM India 64/1 after 21 overs
Pujara played it down to long off to add three more runs
He tapped it towards point for a single
Broad to Vijay
07:31 PM India 60/1 after 20 overs
Crowd is chanting Sachin....Sachin here at Lord's
Pujara opened the face of the bat and played it towards third man boundary. Four more
Liam Plunkett comes in to bowl
07:27 PM India 56/1 after 19 overs
Just a boundary from that over
Broad to Vijay, very full at around middle and leg, he flicks across it and gets a boundary.
07:22 PM India 52/1 after 18 overs
Vijay dug wide of backward point for a quick single
He deflects down to long leg for a single. 1 leg bye
Pujara played a handsome extra cover drive for FOUR
Ben Stokes to continue after drinks
DRINKS BREAK
07:14 PM India 46/1 after 17overs
4 byes, short and swerving down the leg side, Vijay gets out of the way of that one, this one takes off as it goes past leg. Prior was unable to collect that.
Broad continues
07:10 PM India 42/1 after 16 overs
Pujara it towards deep square leg for a couple. Good timing there by him.
Ben Stokes to Pujara
07:04 PM India 40/1 after 15 overs
maiden over.
Cheteshwar Pujara is the next batsman in but he is off the strike. Stuart Broad to continue bowling
06:58 PM India 40/1 after 14 overs
GONE! It was short and wide and Dhawan hammered it towards point, Root dives to his left to take a superb catch. He goes for 31 off 45 deliveries.
One more for Dhawan towards deep square leg
Dhawan played it towards mid wicket adding two more runs
Stokes to Dhawan
06:54 PM India 36/0 after 13 overs
He gets a quick single off the last ball at covers to keep the strike
Anderson bowling to Dhawan
06:49 PM India 35/0 after 12 overs
Dhawan lookingto nudge the ball to the leg side, struck on the thigh pad and the ball runs away towards gully where there is a lazy misfield allowing a run
He pushed away towards deep backward square leg for a single
Vijay facing Stokes
06:45 PM India 33/0 after 11 overs
another maiden over.
Anderson continues
06:39 PM India 33/0 after 10 overs
maiden over!
That was a good yorker by Stokes. Right on the toe and Vijay did well.
Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay
06:35 PM India 33/0 after 9 overs
Now he goes past the point region for FOUR.
This time he tapped it down to fine leg for two more
Dhawan played it towards long on for a couple
Anderson coming to bowl
After 8 overs India are 25/0 and lead England by 1 run.