STUMPS DAY 2
England scored 320 runs today with a lead of 237 runs and 3 wickets in hand. Joe Root (92) is 8 short of his century while Chris Jordan is unbeaten on 19.
11:01 PM England 385/7 after 105 overssingle off the last ball for Root on the leg side and that's it for today. Root leaves the ground 92 not out.
Jordan chipped it behind square for one run
Single behind point and Jordan takes the strike
Ashwin to bowl the last over of the day. Root on strike. He needs 10 for his century. Can he do it today itself?
10:56 PM England 382/7 after 104 oversOutside edge and fell short of Vijay at first slip.The ball runs down to third man and Jordan takes a couple
Single towards point takes Root into the 90s.
This time he hits straight down the ground. four more
low fulltoss and Root pushed it to mid-on for yet another boundary
Binny continues
10:51 PM England 371/7 after 103 oversHe gets a quick single on the off side
Aaron to Root
10:47 PM England 370/7 after 102 oversJordan gets an outside edge and through the slips again. Another boundary and another 50 run partnership for England.
England have scored more than 300 runs today.
Single behind square for Root.
Cuts through the slips and no-third man there. Four more
Kumar to Root
10:43 PM England 361/7 after 101 overssingle on the leg side for Root.
Another boundary for Joe Root towards the third man region.
Jordan dabbed it to long on and gets three more
Off the pads to point region. 1 leg bye
Aaron to Root
10:37 PM England 352/7 after 100 overssingle towards midwicket to end the over. Root keeps the strike
Jordan chips it to square leg for another single
Single for Root on the off side. No-ball too
dabbed into the covers and they attempt a very sharp single. England now lead by 200 runs.
Stuart Binny to bowl now to Jordan for his 10th over. He is still looking for his first test wicket.
10:32 PM England 347/7 after 99 oversshort but outside off now and cut hard through cover, timed well enough for four
off the thigh guard wide of Dhoni. 1 leg bye
Varun Aaron comes back
10:27 PM England 342/7 after 98 oversJordan plays it to the off side for a single. Direct hit by Gambhir from covers to the stumps but he was well in. meanwhile batsmen take another. 2 runs
Off the backfoot, through the covers and four more to Root
Outside edge and went between the first and second slip for third man boundary.
Sharma to Root
10:21 PM England 332/7 after 97 oversJordan pulls the short ball hard for square leg boundary
Punched off the back foot to short cover. One run
Kumar to Root
10:17 PM England 327/7 after 96 oversRoot pushed it off side and another three added to the total.
Jordan gets off the mark with a flick towards midwicket and picks up three
Short one and pulled to midwicket for 3. Root gets to his half century
Sharma to Root
10:11 PM England 318/7 after 95 oversoutside off, Jordan lets it go the keeper
Chris Jordan comes out to bat
England 318/7
Another one for India. Down the leg side. Big inside edge onto the pads and straight to Dhoni who takes it well diving to his left. Woakes out for duck.
This time slapped through the covers and batsmen get easy 3.
Short ball hooked by Root for first Six of England innings.
Kumar continues
10:05 PM England 309/6 after 94 overswicket maiden for
Ishant SharmaChris Woakes comes in at no. 8 for England
England 309/6
Gone! Buttler clips leg side and finds short midwicket. The trap was set and this inswinger that has caused problems all day finally does the trick with Buttler tucking it straight to the fielder who takes an easy catch. He goes for a well made 45.
Buttler facing Sharma
10:00 PM England 309/5 after 93 oversruns off the pad leg side wide of Dhoni for an easy leg bye
Full length just outside off stump, a loose drive, thick edge but straight between third slip and gully, right between the fielders, Buttler gets another four
Kumar to Buttler
09:55 PM: England 304/5 after 92 oversHe dabbed to backward point where there's a misfield and they get a quick single
Sharma to Buttler
