Mohammad Shami began India's charge in second innings. Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings are out to open for England.
Some wayward bowling by Shami to begin with. Here's Ashwin to share the new ball.
R Ashwin takes out Alastair Cook again. England is 1 down after scoring 9 runs at the Day 2's culmination.
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Virat Kohli is OUT! on 149 runs. The heroic inning comes to an end. India is all out on 274. England has a slender lead of 13 runs.
After his first Test ton in England, Kohli has silenced his naysayers with a gritty Test century, here, in the first Test match. Join us in a while for England's second innings.
Take A BOW! Captain Virat Kohli scores a gritty century as he fist-pumps in the air.
Kohli slashes a wide-delivery off the point fielder, who misses the ball and it eventually travels for a FOUR! The Indian dressing room is ecstatic. This is Kohli's 22nd Test century overall. The deficit is 60 runs now.
Change of bowling works for England. After surviving a couple of close calls, Ishant Sharma is LBW OUT! Sharma is disgusted, knowing that his skipper is on another end, on 97 runs.
Replays suggest the ball was missing the leg stump. Only if he had reviewed it, alas!
Will India be able to lessen the deficit further? England needs a wicket, whereas India needs to score as much as they can, so as to avoid conceding a big lead.
Anderson snares another wicket, this time of Mohammad Shami. Captain Kohli is running out of partners here. Shami nicks the ball and is CAUGHT! at the second slip.
Ishant Sharma joins forces with the skipper as India on the verge to fall to a big lead. Will Kohli be able to lessen India's defecit?
Anderson's last delivery hits Ishant's pads and England let out a huge appeal. The umpire agrees and Ishant is declared OUT!
Oh wait, there's a twist here, Ishant calls for a REVIEW straightaway, and the replays suggest that it had a huge nick. Ishant survives, so does India.
Old-war-horse James Anderson takes out Ashwin just after the Tea break. Anderson takes out Ashwin to a jaffa of a delivery. After toiling hard the entire day, Anderson finally has one.
India's tail is now exposed. England would look to make most of it. Will skipper Kohli attack now?
That's a TEA Break! India is in a huge spot here. Skipper Kohli has scored a fighting half-century. The other Indian batsmen simply couldn't support for long.
It was England's session too, as they chipped away with crucial wickets at crucial times. India is trailing by 127 runs at the moment.
A make or break session coming up for both the teams. Do join us in a while!
Sam Curran, the star of the day! Hardik Pandya is LBW! despite taking a review. The Indian team have slumped further in the match. With Kohli standing strong on one end, other Indian batsmen have failed to stay long at the crease.
Here's Ashwin; will he be able to accompany his captain and take India out of danger?
Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya have ensured that there ain't any nervy moments in the match. The partnership is ticking the scoreboard along.
Can this partnership be the game-changing partnership? The flying edges have stopped, the defensive strokes are rock-solid, and the (fewer numbers of ) boundaries are sweetly timed.
Here's Sam Curran to break the partnership. Will he able to? Read our live match updates!
Two wickets in two overs for Ben Stokes here. Karthik misreads the line of the ball and subsequently loses his stumps. A loose shot by Karthik here as the ball pierces through the gap between bat and pad. Karthik is BOWLED! as India lose steam, here, quickly!
With that wicket, Stokes reaches the 100-wickets mark in his Test Career.
Hardik Pandya is Kohli's partner. India desperately needs Pandya'a batting brilliance here.
Oh well well! Pandya is given OUT! by umpire too. The all-rounder plays across the line and is rapped on the pads. Just as when he is about to leave, Kohli calls for a DRS! Pandya SURVIVES!
The Indian duo of Rahane and Kohli are walking on a tight-rope here, as edges are failing to carry to the fielder. Both Kohli and Rahane have survived a couple of chances against Anderson and Stokes here.
Just as when it looked like the Indian team were cruising along, Ajinkya Rahane is CAUGHT! Ben Stokes takes out the Indian vice-captain as India reached the 100-run mark.
Karthik is the new man to partner skipper Kohli. Will he able to steady India's ship?
Of what could have been India's session, Sam Curran, with his impeccable bowling, swung the game in England's favour.
Three wickets, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan, in no time, were quite a spectacle. The three quick wickets saw India suffer a mini-collapse.
The battle (Kohli vs Anderson) that everyone was waiting for, saw some contest too. Rashid was given a single over before the lunch break.
It seems that India's problem against new-comers continues. Not Anderson, not Broad, but Curran who was the star in the first session.
IND: 76/3 | Lunch Break | Join us after a short while for 2nd session.
Sam Curran is rewarded with a fourth slip for his accurate line-and-length. Shikhar Dhawan plays a nervous (read poor) shot and loses his wicket. Malan catches a sitter at the second slip. Dhawan is CAUGHT! as India lose their third wicket.
India's hard work is undone by Curran single-handedly here! Ajinkya Rahane walks in, amidst the mini-collapse!
Sam Curran takes out Murali Vijay with a lovely inswinger. Umpire Aleem Dar wasn't interested, but England call for their second REVIEW! The replays suggest the ball had pitched in-line, the impact was in-line, and was hitting the leg-stump. Vijay is LBW! as India lose their first wicket.
KL perishes playing a wild shot on only the second shot of his inning. The ball finds an inside edge that rattles the stumps. Curran is ecstatic and so is the England team. Rahul is BOWLED! as India lose their second wicket.
Double-strike spoils the early hard work done by the Indian openers. Here's Virat Kohli. Anybody up for Kohli vs Anderson?
Both James Anderson and Stuart Broad bowled exceptionally well; however, Dhawan and Vijay are proving too good for the England team.
England lost a REVIEW! as Murali Vijay survived an LBW appeal. Root was quick to ask for a review; however, Anderson seemed quite reluctant. A wasted review there, as the ball was clearly sliding down the leg side.
The openers have built a solid platform here, adding 49 runs in only 11 overs. India would be hoping to see both the batsmen return unbeaten at the lunchtime.
Here's Sam Curran, can he make the much-needed breakthrough for England here?
James Anderson to bowl the first over for England. Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay are out to open India's first inning.
Vijay SURVIVES! a close run-out chance as they steal a tight single. The Indian team has a quiet start as they score 4 runs from it.
R Ashwin began the proceedings on the second day. However, it was Shami's first over in the day that saw the fall of England's last wicket in the form of Sam Curran.
ENG: 287/10 | Innings Break | Do join us in 10 minutes for India's 1st Inning
India vs England Test series has begun and the action on Day 1 of the Test match was a treat for an Indian fan. The Indian team, under the leadership of Virat Kohli, made a remarkable comeback later in the day, as the England team finished on 285/9 at the end of Day 1.
The pick of the bowlers was, Ravichandran Ashwin, who was under an immense pressure to deliver in foreign conditions. His bowling figures at the end of the first day were 25-7-60-4. His four scalps included crucial wickets of Alastair Cook, Ben Stokes, and Jos Buttler – all at crucial junctures in the match.
The fast bowlers, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, and Mohammad Shami bowled excellent, but in patches. However, it was Shami who seemed to be the most lethal amongst the three. Shami picked up a couple of wickets, as Umesh and Ishant took a wicket each. IND vs ENG Day 2, 1st Test Live Score and Commentary.
As for England, Joe Root was the pick of their batsmen as he was, unfortunately, run-out on 80, trying to take a non-existent second run, off skipper Kohli’s throw. Jonny Bairstow scored quick 70 runs before he was cleared up by Umesh Yadav. Keaton Jennings had a good start but failed to convert it into a big score.
Earlier, England captain Joe Root had won the toss and elected to bat first. The Indian team left out Cheteshwar Pujara, which was quite a surprise for the Indian fans. Instead, in-form KL Rahul was selected in the team. Amul’s Latest Topical Is About Virat Kohli vs James Anderson Battle Ahead of India vs England 1st Test
Come Thursday, it will be an exciting second day in the match, as India would be hoping to pick up the last wicket at the earliest and put up a big total in their first innings. As for England, they would be looking forward to adding as many runs with the last pair at the crease. Stay tuned with us for all the latest updates about India vs England Test Series 2018!
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