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 Dhoni, who survived a hostile spell from Stuart Broad to remain undefeated on 12 off 51 balls having added crucial 46 runs with Vijay for the fifth wicket.Liam Plunkett took two wickets for the host dismissing well set Pujara on 43 and Kohli on duck on the very next ball. From 118 for one, India were reduced to 123 for four in a space of three overs.Earlier, England were bowled out for 319 in their first innings, just before lunch, taking a 24-run lead.Resuming third day at 219/6, the hosts put on 100 runs and lost four wickets in the morning session to go ahead of India's first innings total of 295.Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up his career best 6/82, becoming only the third Indian bowler to pick up six wickets at the 'home of cricket' after Ladha Amar Singh and Bishan Singh Bedi.Here is live reportingSTUMPS DAY 3India finished the day with 145 runs lead over England and 6 wickets in hand. 85 runs scored in 32 overs at the cost of 3 crucial wickets in the third session for India. Dhoni 12*(51) and Murali Vijay 59*(190) are unbeaten. 11:02 PM: India 169/4 after 63 oversVijay gets the single towards the square leg off the last ball of the day.Dhoni punches it towards covers for a singleVijay gets a single through the point regionHe chucked it towards deep mid wicket for a singleDhoni playing without his helmetMoeen Ali to bowl the last over of the day10:58 PM: India 165/4 after 62 oversDhoni played it into square leg for a single He goes across the stumps to off side and the ball just missed the leg stump.Plunkett to Dhoni10:54 PM: India 164/4 after 61 oversmaiden over.Vijay facing Anderson10:50 PM: India 164/4 after 60 oversHe chipped it towards fine leg for a singleBen Stokes to Vijay10:45 PM: India 163/4 after 59 oversSingle off the last ball and Vijay retains the strikeAnderson to Vijay, short ball swerves away from Prior who can't field it going to his left. 4 byes 10:40 PM: India 158/4 after 58 oversHe clipped out to deep point for a single.Vijay to face Ben Stokes10:36 PM: India 157/4 after 57 oversQuick single for Vijay towards mid on. Dhoni is struggling thereAnderson to Vijay10:32 PM: India 156/4 after 56 oversMaiden over by Stokes to DhoniBen Stokes to continue10:28 PM: India 156/4 after 55 oversThis time he turned the ball down to fine leg for another boundary to get to his half century.Vijay punches through the covers for four more. He is on 49 now and the lead extends to 128.James Anderson comes back to bowl10:24 PM: India 148/4 after 54 oversLast ball is played towards deep square leg for a single.Two quick runs stolen by Vijay towards the mid wicket takes him to 44.10:20 PM: India 145/4 after 53 oversDhoni punches it down the ground for a reliving boundary appeal again for lbw but that was much wide down the leg side. It was an unnecessary appeal. 1 leg bye as the ball is tucked towards leg sideBroad to Vijay10:15 PM: India 140/4 after 52 oversMaiden over by Plunkett to DhoniTwo loud appeals for lbw against Dhoni by Plunkett but umpire Dharmsena turned both down as both were going over the stumpsPlunkett to Dhoni for 52nd over of Indian inningsAfter 51 overs and three quick wickets of Pujara (43), Kolhi (0) and Rahane (5) India struggling at 140/4 with Dhoni and Vijay trying to rebuild Indian innings. India lead by just 116 runs so far with 6 wickets remaining.DRINKSStuart Broad is having the problem with his shoe here.Stuart Broad to Vijay09:33 PM India 118/3 after 44 oversOne run and two wickets from the overPlunkett bowls it wide and Rahane let it go through to the keeper. No hat-trick for Plunkett.Ajinkya Rahane comes in at no. 5India 118/3Virat's poor form continues. Two wickets in two balls for Plunkett. That one came in and he tried to leave that one but it struck off stump. Plunkett on a hat-trick.Virat Kohli comes in next to batIndia 118/2appeal for caught behind and gone! He got an outside edge and Prior made no mistake. Pujara departs for 43 off 83 balls.Vijay glanced towards backward point for a singlePlunkett to continue09:25 PM India 117/1 after 43 oversHuge appeal for lbw. But there was two sound there. It was a big inside edge.The ball had some extra bounce which struck Pujara's glove and went to fine leg boundary.Stuart Broad into the attack now09:20 PM India 113/1 after 42 oversTwo quick runs taken by Vijay towards deep mid wicketPlunkett comes back into the attack09:16 PM India 111/1 after 41 oversPujara tucked an outside delivery towards another third man boundary.Anderson to Pujara09:12 PM India 107/1 after 40 oversMore runs to Vijay. He played towards third man for second boundary off the over.Beautiful cover drive by Vijay. FOUR moreVijay facing Ben Stokes09:08 PM India 99/1 after 39 oversJust a single from that overAnderson to Vijay, down to fine leg for a single09:03 PM India 98/1 after 38 oversShort and wide. Pujara cuts away behind point for fourVijay takes an easy single through the off sideSingle for Pujara towards backward square legHe is fine and ready to continuePujara gets in line with that one but it bounces a lot more than expected, Pujara is struck on his right glove, he's wringing his hands in pain, the physio is out thereStokes to Pujara08:57 PM India 92/1 after 37 oversSingle towards the third man for PujaraAnderson to Pujara08:53 PM India 91/1 after 36 overslast ball single keeps Pujara on strikeSingle for Vijay behind square leg brings up the 50 run partnership from 131 deliveriesPujara glances towards fine leg for a singleBen Stokes to continue08:49 PM India 88/1 after 35 oversmaiden overAnderson to Vijay08:45 PM India 88/1 after 34 oversVijay played for a single towards backward square legHe glanced down to fine leg for a single Ben Stokes to Pujara08:41 PM India 86/1 after 33 oversmaiden overAnderson to bowl from Pavilion End to Vijay08:37 PM India 86/1 after 32 oversSingle off the last ball by VijayEasy single for Pujara towards square legPujara has the strike and Ben Stokes to bowl to himVijay and Pujara are in the middle. Third session will be underway shortlyTEA DAY 373 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 oversMaiden to end with at teabig appeal for lbw. Vijay missed that completely but height factor saved him.Moeen Ali to bowl the last over before tea08:09 PM India 84/1 after 30 oversVijay flicks it to fine leg for a singledown the leg side. Pujara tucked it towards fine leg for a singleAnderson to Pujara08:04 PM India 82/1 after 29 oversVijay goes over long on for FOUR.He takes a single towards deep square legMoeen Ali to Pujara08:01 PM India 77/1 after 28 oversmaiden over.James Anderson comes back to bowl. Vijay on strike07:56 PM India 77/1 after 27 oversVijay tucked towards mid wicket for another singlePujara goes down the ground. Single takenSingle through long on for VijayMoeen Ali continues07:53 PM India 74/1 after 26 oversHe 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 Pujara07:50 PM India 66/1 after 25 oversone run conceded by Ali in that oversingle off the last ball by Pujara07:47 PM India 65/1 after 24 oversmaiden over by Plunkett to Murali Vijay07:43 PM India 65/1 after 23 oversSingle towards long on for VijayMoeen Ali to bowl now to Murali Vijay 07:40 PM India 64/1 after 22 oversits a maiden.Plunkett replacing Ben Stokes07:36 PM India 64/1 after 21 oversPujara played it down to long off to add three more runsHe tapped it towards point for a singleBroad to Vijay07:31 PM India 60/1 after 20 oversCrowd is chanting Sachin....Sachin here at Lord'sPujara opened the face of the bat and played it towards third man boundary. Four moreLiam Plunkett comes in to bowl07:27 PM India 56/1 after 19 oversJust 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 oversVijay dug wide of backward point for a quick single He deflects down to long leg for a single. 1 leg byePujara played a handsome extra cover drive for FOURBen Stokes to continue after drinksDRINKS BREAK07:14 PM India 46/1 after 17overs4 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 continues07:10 PM India 42/1 after 16 oversPujara it towards deep square leg for a couple. Good timing there by him.Ben Stokes to Pujara07:04 PM India 40/1 after 15 oversmaiden over.Cheteshwar Pujara is the next batsman in but he is off the strike. Stuart Broad to continue bowling06:58 PM India 40/1 after 14 oversGONE! 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 legDhawan played it towards mid wicket adding two more runs Stokes to Dhawan06:54 PM India 36/0 after 13 oversHe gets a quick single off the last ball at covers to keep the strikeAnderson bowling to Dhawan06:49 PM India 35/0 after 12 oversDhawan 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 singleVijay facing Stokes06:45 PM India 33/0 after 11 oversanother maiden over.Anderson continues06:39 PM India 33/0 after 10 oversmaiden over!That was a good yorker by Stokes. Right on the toe and Vijay did well.Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay06:35 PM India 33/0 after 9 oversNow he goes past the point region for FOUR.This time he tapped it down to fine leg for two moreDhawan played it towards long on for a coupleAnderson coming to bowlAfter 8 overs India are 25/0 and lead England by 1 run.And we are about to get underway for the second sessionLUNCH DAY 1India trail by 13 runs at lunch. Shikhar Dhawan 10*(11) and Murali Vijay 0*(13) are unbeaten.05:31 PM India 11/0 after 4 oversLast ball before lunch defended safely by Vijay towards mid offThis time he just pushed the ball to fine leg for a single. 1 leg byeDhawan punched off the backfoot for another boundary towards backward pointBroad to Dhawan05:26 PM India 6/0 after 3 oversMaiden over.Big shout for lbw. But umpire shook his head. It was high up the leg stumpAnderson to Vijay05:22 PM India 6/0 after 2 oversThis time same out side edge and four towards third man.Outside edge to third man for a coupleStuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan05:17 PM India 0/0 after 1 overmaiden to start with.James Anderson has the ball and Vijay takes the strikeopeners Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay are out in the middlePlayers are set to resume and Indian second innings is about to get underway.INNINGS BREAKKumar leads the Indians off, only the third Indian to take a six-wicket haul at Lord's. England lead India by 24 runs after being bowled out at 319 in their first innings. Liam Plunkett was unbeaten at 55*(79)05:04 PM England 319 all out after 105.5 oversJadeja gets his man! He tries to reverse sweep. Got a top edge and a simple catch to Rahane at first slip. Big smile by Jadeja.Anderson to face Jadeja. Much awaited!Single again for Plunkett and Anderson has the strike.Appeal for lbw but umpire says no. Meanwhile they take a couple.Two quick runs taken by Plunkett towards mid onJadeja comes in to bowl to Plunkett. 05:00 PM : Eng 314/9 after 105 oversLiam Plunkett 50*(75)He reaches his maiden half century with an easy single towards cover region. This time through the slips for a third man boundary takes him to 49.He slaps through the covers for his 7th boundary. He reaches 45 with that one. His highest test cricket scoreKumar continues and Plunkett has the strikeAnother 10th wicket partnership building up04:56 PM : Eng 305/9 after 104 oversAnderson thrashed it to covers for another boundary.It deflects to square leg and Anderson jogs through to resume the strike. 1 leg bye. 300 up for England.Quick single for Anderson towards backward point point region. Plunkett gets a single towards deep mid onShami comes back to bowl04:51 PM : Eng 298/9 after 103 oversFOUR! Anderson plays straight. That was a lofted drive, just past a diving Stuart Binny at mid-off, not particularly well timed, but wide of the fielder and that takes England into the lead. He gets a single towards point regionKumar to Plunkett04:47 PM : Eng 293/9 after 102 oversShort ball played by Anderson behind square leg for a couplePlunkett takes an easy single through coversAnderson punches through covers for three runs. Anderson to face Ishant04:42 PM : Eng 287/9 after 101 oversHe guides it towards backward point for a single.Single over point for Plunkett. Anderson gets the strike.Kumar continues. Plunkett is on strike. Can he make it 7?04:38 PM : Eng 285/9 after 100 oversHe gets a single through deep backward pointIshant Sharma to Plunkett04:34 PM : Eng 284/9 after 99 oversAnderson goes through the covers for FOUR off the last ball.Appeal for lbw but that was too high.James Anderson comes in to bat. Can we expect Jadeja to bowl now?England 280/9Gone! Stuart Broad is gone. Outside edge and caught by Dhawan at first slip. 6th wicket for Kumar and its his best figures in test cricket.Broad is off the mark straight away. That is slapped behind point for four Stuart Broad is England's no. 10 batsman in England 276/8Bhuvi gets no. 5. That ball was straight and went through the batsman between the bat and pads to the stumps. Ben Stokes goes for a duck. Second five wicket haul for Kumar in two innings in this series.Kumar to Ben Stokes04:25 PM : Eng 276/7 after 98 oversOutside edge for Plunkett and went through the slips for a third man boundary. Ishant has been unlucky so far. 04:20 PM : Eng 272/7 after 97 oversMaiden over.Bhuvneshwar Kumar to continue04:17 PM : Eng 272/7 after 96 oversLucky! Plunkett got an inside edge that went to the fine leg boundary.He gets a couple over backward pointSharma to Plunkett04:12 PM : Eng 266/7 after 95 oversSingle off the last ball by PlunkettThe ball bounced and was spinning back towards the stumps, he spots it and whacks it with his foot towards point. Good presence of mind.Ben Stokes comes in next to batEngland 265/7Breakthrough for India. Prior goes for the pull as Shami bangs it short, hits high on the blade. Dhawan pulls off a sharp catch. He departs for 23 off 42.Down the ground for another FOUR. That brings up fifty partnership in 74 ballsPrior has been struggling with his deliveries. He was beaten with that out swing delivery.Shami to Prior04:05 PM : Eng 261/6 after 94 oversThis time he pulls for a boundary over midwicket. India are leaking runs this morning.Plunkett goes hard through covers for his 3rd boundary. It takes him to 21Ishant Sharma comes back to bowlUmpires are checking whether the light is suitable for play or not04:00 PM : Eng 253/6 after 93 overspitched up and that is thumped towards extra cover. Another single for Plunkettthis time Plunkett get the runs. Straight down the leg side for midwicket boundary.Prior takes a quick single to short mid on. Prior struck it through deep point for another four. Runs are coming for England this morning.Shami to Prior03:55 PM : Eng 243/6 after 92 oversPlunkett played a backfoot drive to the covers for a boundary.Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues from pavilion end03:51 PM : Eng 239/6 after 91 oversAppeal for lbw but that was too high and it was also an inside edge.Prior played it to square leg boundaryPrior got an edge but did not carry to Dhawan at first slip Mohammed Shami to Prior, no run, a half-hearted appeal for a catch at short leg, this one came off the thigh pad as Prior looked to help it behind square leg That was a good bounce for him. Prior was unable to play the pull shot but that went up the keeper for four byes.Mohammad Shami replaces Ishant Sharma03:46PM : Eng 231/6 after 90 oversSingle off the last ball keeps him on strikePrior glances that away towards fine leg. It was pitched up to middle stumps and got an inside edge.single for Plunkett to coversKumar bowling his second over of the morning03:42PM : Eng 225/6 after 89 oversPrior cuts Ishant, no runPlunkett's back foot off drive's get 3 runs for England03:39PM : Eng 222/6 after 88 oversPrior goes on back foot, no runPrior pushes Kumar between mid on and mid wicket, 2 runKumar to Prior, good length, Prior defend, no run03:34PM : Eng 220/6 after 87 oversLiam Plunkett facing IshantPrior pushes for a singlePrior has faced three balls, no runIshant Sharma bowling to Matt PriorEngland are 76 run behind with four wickets in handThe forecast isn't great for today, London had thunderstorms over night and further storms are set to arrive up from France later in the day. But it's dry for the moment play will start on time but expect delays after lunch..

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

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