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Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: Ballance's ton takes England to 247/2 at stumps, Day 1, third test

New Delhi: England finished at 247/2 after Gary Ballance hit his second successive century in the first innings after the first day's play against India in the third Investec Test at The Rose Bowl here

India TV Sports Desk Updated on: July 27, 2014 23:06 IST


LUNCH DAY 1

It was a good toss to win for England. They scored runs in 29 overs before lunch. Alastair Cook 48*(96) and Gary Ballance 4*(19) are unbeaten.



05:31 PM: England 78/1 after 29 overs

Too short again for Cook, and goes on backfoot for a point boundary.

Ravindra Jadeja comes in next to bowl the last over before lunch

05:29 PM: England 74/1 after 28 overs


One more to Cook through midwicket. He is on 44 of 90 balls now with four boundaries.

Kumar to bowl to Cook

05:25 PM: England 73/1 after 27 overs


Single off the last ball

Too short for Cook. He goes on backfoot and cuts behind point for FOUR

Ballance takes a single towards fine leg region

Single behind square for Cook

Rohit Sharma comes to bowl to Alastair Cook

05:21 PM: England 66/1 after 26 overs


He flicks it behind square for a couple

Ballance facing Kumar

05:17 PM: England 64/1 after 25 overs


just a single from the over

Cook is drawn into a drive away from his body but gully is unmanned. Four for Cook

He gets off the mark with a single towards square leg

Shami to Ballance

05:13 PM: England 59/1 after 24 overs


Cook gets another couple off the last ball towards fine leg

Cook tries to cut that one towards third man. But good fielding by Rohit Sharma restricted batsmen to take runs.

Kumar to Cook

05:09 PM: England 57/1 after 23 overs


Inside edge and the ball went to square leg. Batsmen take single.

Cook facing Shami

05:05 PM: England 56/1 after 22 overs


Cook gets an outside edge again but short of Dhawan at first slip. Third survival for Alastair Cook.

He gets off the strike with a single towards midwicket.

Kumar to Cook

05:01 PM: England 55/1 after 21 overs


wicket maiden for Shami

Gary Ballance comes in next

England 55/1

Mohammad Shami strikes. Robson gets an outside edge and straight to Jadeja at third slip. He departs at 26 off 59 balls

04:55 PM: England 55/0 after 20 overs



Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Cook, he hits it hard from the middle of the bat through the covers for FOUR

04:50 PM: England 51/0 after 19 overs


This time to the on side. He pushed the ball towards mid on for two more. 50 partnership for the opening duo.

Cover drive again and that's 4th boundary for Robson.

Shami with his 6th over to Sam Robson

04:46 PM: England 45/0 after 18 overs


Over the wicket to Robson. Single stolen in covers region

He pulls it to mid wicket for a single

Cook to face Pankaj Singh

04:42 PM: England 43/0 after 17 overs


Cook drifts down the leg side, single off the last ball towards mid wicket

Shami continues

04:38 PM: England 42/0 after 16 overs

He plays it to point for a single

Pankaj Singh to Alastair Cook, around the wicket

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