News Sports Cricket Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: India struggle at 169/4, Second test, Day 3 at stumps

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.