Stumps, Day 2 | That's the end of day's play. India continue to be in strong position. They lead by 249 runs now. Rohit Sharma is batting on 25 while Cheteshwar Pujara is batting on seven. Do join us back tomorrow for day three's action.
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India vs England Highlights 2nd Test 2021 Day 2: IND 54/1 in 18 Overs at Stumps
Catch IND vs ENG live score updates. India will look to add more runs to their total on day two. Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel are the two unbeaten batsmen for the hosts at the crease. England, on the other hand, will be looking to pick remaining wickets as soon as possible.
14 Feb, 16:02 (IST)
OUT! Jack Leach strikes. He traps Shubman Gill in front of the wickets. Gill's Poor show continues. He opted for DRS as well but all in vain. S Gill lbw b Jack Leach 14(28)
14 Feb, 15:48 (IST)
Good start this for India. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill look in solid touch with England spinners operating from both the ends. India's lead has now gone past the 200-run mark.
14 Feb, 15:08 (IST)
OUT! England have been bundled out for 134. Ravi Ashwin takes the final wicket, his fifth. Another five-wicket haul for the spinner, 29th in Tests. Stuart Broad is bowled. India have a massive lead of 195 runs. S Broad b Ashwin 0(2)
14 Feb, 15:01 (IST)
OUT! Another good catch this by Rishabh Pant. Jack Leach is caught behind, second wicket this for Ishant Sharma. He strikes just after England avoided the follow-on. J Leach c Pant b Ishant 5(34)
14 Feb, 14:18 (IST)
It is time for tea break on day two. England are in deep trouble with eight down. The visitors trail by 223 runs. Wicketkeeper batsman Ben Foakes is batting on 23 and he will have to do some rescue act with the tail.
14 Feb, 13:52 (IST)
Moeen Ali is the new batsman in. Meanwhile, Ravi Ashwin is back into the attack and has started troubling the England batsmen. India have used all their reviews.
14 Feb, 13:24 (IST)
OUT! Mohammed Siraj strikes! More of a fielder's wicket this. Bowled it down the leg, Ollie Pope gets inside edge and Rishabh Pant takes a stunning catch diving towards his left. O Pope c Pant b Siraj 22(57)
14 Feb, 12:58 (IST)
Partnership has started to grow between Ollie Pope and Ben Foakes. It is worth 24 off 59 balls. Important for England that these two stitch a big partnership from here.
14 Feb, 12:28 (IST)
OUT! Ravi Ashwin strikes again. This time he gets rid of Ben Stokes. Cleverly done by Ashwin. Drifts in and it spun. Stokes misses the line of the ball and is bowled. B Stokes b Ashwin 18(34)
14 Feb, 11:35 (IST)
OUT! Ravi Ashwin strikes on last ball before the lunch break. He took time in bowling the final ball of the session and Daniel Lawrence falls to it. He is caught at short-leg. D Lawrence c Shubman Gill b Ashwin 9(52)
14 Feb, 11:09 (IST)
OUT! BIG wicket this for India! Axar Patel gets rid of Joe Root early on. Root opts for sweep, gets a top-edge and the fielder at short fine-leg takes the catch. J Root c Ashwin b Axar 6(12)
14 Feb, 11:06 (IST)
OUT! Ravi Ashwin strikes. England two down and things look difficult for them. Dom Sibley is caught at leg-slip by Virat Kohli. D Sibley c Kohli b Ashwin 16(25)
14 Feb, 10:27 (IST)
OUT! What a start for India this! Ishant Sharma traps Rory Burns LBW. Umpire took time to give that one out. Burns opted for review but to no help. It was umpire's call. Duck for Burns! Rory Burns lbw b Ishant 0(3)
14 Feb, 10:13 (IST)
India All-Out! That's the end of India's innings. Olly Stones takes the last two wickets. He has both Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj caught behind. Rishabh Pant is left unbeaten on 58. India finish with 329 on board. Join us back for England's response.
14 Feb, 09:52 (IST)
That's fifty up for Rishabh Pant. Valuable knock this from the left-hander and he is not finished yet. This is his sixth half-century in Tests. He has decided to attack as India have just two wickets in the hand.
14 Feb, 09:49 (IST)
That's fifty up for Rishabh Pant. Important knock this from the left-hander. This is his sixth half-century in Tests.
14 Feb, 09:47 (IST)
Two wickets for Moeen Ali early on. He first had Axar Patel stumped and then had Ishant Sharma caught. Good start this for England. All eyes on Rishabh Pant now.
14 Feb, 08:56 (IST)
Hello, and welcome to out live coverage of India vs England 2nd Test day 2. India put on 300 for six on day one and now will be looking to add more to the total on day two. Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel will start the proceedings for India.
Rohit Sharma scored his seventh Test century -- his first one year and after eight innings -- to help India reach the 300 for six wickets on the first day of the second Test against England at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium. Ajinkya Rahane scored 67 while Rishabh Pant was batting on 33 at close. The other unbeaten batsman was debutant Axar Patel, who was on five, on a pitch that had started assisting spin from the first hour of the day. India vs England Live Streaming Online 2nd Test 2021 Day 2 on Star Sports and Disney+Hotstar: Get Free Live Telecast of IND vs ENG on TV, Online and Listen to Live Radio Commentary.
Sharma's counter-attacking 161 (off 231 balls, 18x4s, 2x6s) and his 162-run partnership with Rahane (149 balls, 9x4s) helped India recover following a poor start after captain Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bat. Later in the day, Pant (56 balls, 5x4s, 1x6) put up a 35-run stand with R. Ashwin (13). Axar has so far played seven balls so far and hit one boundary.
India, who lost three wickets in the first session, didn't lose any in the second session and both Sharma and Rahane handled the England bowlers with ease. Sharma, who was struggling to get a big score since his return to Test cricket last month, took the attack to the English bowlers in a confident manner. The 33-year-old batsman raced to 80 off 78 deliveries (13x4s, 1x6) to take India to 106 for three wickets at lunch despite India losing three wickets. Virat Kohli Trolled on Twitter with Funny Memes After Being Dismissed for Duck in India vs England 2nd Test 2021.
On a pitch that aided turn early on, England introduced left-arm spinner Jack Leach as early as the eighth over of the match. Sharma, however, looked in control and put India in the driver's seat before a couple of wickets late in the first session gave Joe Root's team some relief. India had lost Shubman Gill early with the team still to open its account. But then Sharma and No.3 Cheteshwar Pujara (21) shared an 85-run partnership for the second wicket to help India move into a commanding position. The partnership was dominated by Sharma as he unleashed his strokes.
However, just as they looked like they were taking the game away from England, the spinners got into action. Leach got rid of Pujara having him caught at slip by Ben Stokes.Soon after, off-spinner Moeen Ali, who was proving expensive, spun one back in through the gap between Kohli's bat and pad to dismiss him for a duck and reduce India to 86 for three.
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