India vs England Highlights 2nd Test Day 5: IND Beat ENG by 151 Runs, Lead Series 1-0
Day 4 of the match between India and England at the Lord's in England brought us the tales of a disastrous batting lineup from the visiting team. In this live blog, we shall be bringing to you the live updates for day 5. But before that, let's see how day 4 panned out for both sides. So the home team had already posted a 27 run lead on the conclusion on day 3.
India win by 151 runs! Mohammad Siraj takes the final wicket as well. He has bowled James Anderson. That's fourth wicket for Mohammed Siraj. What a performance this by India. India bowlers shine not just with ball but with bat as well. India take 1-0 lead in the five-game series, with three matches to go.
Mohammed Siraj accounts for Jos Buttler. Big wicket this! India now one wicket away. Buttler is caught behind. What a bowling change by Virat Kohli and Siraj has delivered.
Jasprit Bumrah strikes! England eight down now. Umpire gave that one not out but India opted for DRS get one their favour. Ollie Robinson is trapped in front of the wickets.
Down to ten overs now. Jos Buttler has done well to hold fort thus far. England will be hoping he continues his defiance. Buttler and Ollie Robinson have faced 70 deliveries for 29 runs.
15 overs remain now and India need three more wickets to win this match. Jos Buttler and Ollie Robinson making sure England do not lose any more wicket here.
Back to back wickets for Mohammed Siraj! And India are now three wickets away from victory. First he had Moeen Ali caught at first slip and then Sam Curran was caught behind on first ball.
Maximum of 26 overs remain now as Moeen Ali and Jos Buttler look to defy the Indian challenge. Both of them are living dangerously with an odd ball finding the edge. Meanwhile, these two have added 21 runs from 69 balls thus far for the sixth wicket.
First over after the tea break and Jasprit Bumrah gets the prized scalp of Joe Root. Bumrah with a fine delivery and Root gets the outside edge. Virat Kohli at first slip takes the catch. England have lost half the side now.
Ishant Sharma strikes on last ball before the tea break. Umpire gave that one not out first, but India opted for DRS. And it is three reds. Jonny Bairstow has to go as Ishant picks his second wicket. India now need to pick six wickets in the last session to win this Test.
Ishant Sharma bowled a ripper to send back Haseeb Hameed for just nine runs. India are all over the hosts now. The right-handed batsman looked out of sorts the moment he arrived at the crease, was earlier dropped by Rohit Sharma as well. And now his struggle ends. He opted for DRS but it was umpire's call that stays.
Haseeb Hameed and Joe Root are in with a huge task now. Hameed earlier got a life as Rohit Sharma dropped him in the slips. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli has introduced Ravindra Jadeja into the attack as the first change.
After their partnership with the bat, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are doing it now with the ball. This time Mohammed Shami strikes. England two down in two overs. Dominic Sibley is caught behind and he himself walks after edging that. England in trouble now!
Jasprit Bumrah strikes in his first over! Rory Burns is caught at cover. He gets the leading edge and Mohammed Siraj takes an easy catch. India well and truly have the upper hand now.
India have finally declared the innings. At one stage, it looked like they will be bowled out but Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah stood tall and added unbeaten 89 for the ninth wicket to take India to safety. England now required 272 runs to win from around 60 overs.
It is lunch on day five. Despite losing two wickets early on, it still is India's session. All thanks to Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. The duo has added unbeaten 77 for the ninth wicket and have taken India's lead past 250-run mark.
That's half-century up for Mohammed Shami. He brings is up with a six off Moeen Ali. This is Shami's second Test fifty and most entertaining knock by him. India's lead is now worth 256 runs.
Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah's partnership has gone past the fifty-run mark. Both Shami and Bumrah have batted superbly. Shami is batting on 34 and Bumrah is on 23.
India's lead has gone past 200-run mark as Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah add 20 runs for the ninth wicket thus far. England's frustration slightly growing now.
Ollie Robinson traps Ishant Sharma in front of the wickets. India are now eight down as they lead by 182 runs. Sharma opted for DRS but all in vain. Second wicket this for Robinson.
Ollie Robinson strikes with the new ball. Rishabh Pant departs after scoring some boundaries. He is caught behind. England will be looking to clean up India's tail now.
Day 4 of the match between India and England at the Lord's in England brought us the tales of a disastrous batting lineup from the visiting team. In this live blog, we shall be bringing to you the live updates for day 5. But before that, let's see how day 4 panned out for both sides. So the home team had already posted a 27 run lead on the conclusion on day 3 with Joe root slamming an unbeaten knock of 180 runs. Now, it was India who would walk into bat. India vs England 2nd Test 2021 Day 5 Live Streaming Online on SonyLIV and Sony SIX: Get Free Live Telecast of IND vs ENG on TV and Online.
Mark Wood did a fine job of picking up three wickets and sending openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul back to the pavilion on the score of 21 and 5 runs respectively. He also sent Cheteshwar Pujara on 45 runs who did try his bit to stabilise the Indian inning. Virat Kohli's bad outing with the bat continued and he got dismissed on 20 runs. All thanks to outside off delivery from Sam Curran where he got edged and taken by Jos Buttler. This is the second time that Kohli got dismissed by this kind of delivery in this series. At stumps, Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma were batting for the side. By the end of the day, the scorecard read 181/6.
The Indias will be looking to pile as many runs as possible in the game and would be expecting the bowlers to do the job. The five-game series has so far witnessed the first match ending up with a draw.
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