IND 308/4, STUMPS | Live Cricket Score India vs West Indies, 2nd Test 2018, Day 2: Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant Wrest Control Back in India's Favour!
Between India and West Indies, the latter will be a happier side on Saturday, with how the game progressed on the Day 1. Catch live updates and match highlights of Day 2 here!
India would be happy with how things have gone in the third session. Both Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant are nearing centuries. India is only trailing by 3 runs at the moment and with 6 wickets in hand, India would be aiming for a big first-innings lead.
As for Windies, the team looked quite confident in the first hour of the second innings. Wickets of Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Virat Kohli in the second session did a world of good for them. However, Rahane and Pant pulled the game back in India's favour.
Here, we end our live coverage for Day 2. Join us tomorrow for the 3rd day tomorrow.
The way Rishabh Pant is playing at the moment it seems likely that he will be scoring a Century today only, perhaps, only if he survives. Ajinkya Rahane has held up one end beautifully and things seem to be fine currently for India. The duo has ensured that India has crossed the 300-run mark easily. The lead is below 25 now, and the advantage is with India.
Both Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant have completed their HALF-CENTURIES! and are looking to go for big scores. Windies look in trouble as both the batsmen have set their foot in the middle. The deficit has come down below 50 runs currently.
Rishabh Pant and Ajinkya Rahane are slowly building a good partnership between them. The duo has crossed 50-run mark at the moment. India is scoring at the run rate of 4, post the tea-break. Anyone's game from here on!
West Indies would be happy to have snapped three of India's most dangerous batsmen. With Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Virat Kohli's wickets in a session, the Windies side would be elated. The run rate is under control and the Indian team hasn't been offered loads of freebies.
It will be an exciting 3rd session after TEA Break. Will Windies make further inroads in the match, or will India pull control back into the match? Stay tuned for the last session of Day 2 live action.
Indian captain Virat Kohli is dismissed by West Indies skipper Jason Holder. Kohli is struck on the pads and it looks PLUMB! and the Umpire gives his LBW OUT! However, he calls for a REVIEW! The Third Umpire stays with the on-field Umpire's decision and the Indian captain will have to return. Rishabh Pant is the new man in.
West Indies' bowlers have bowled stupendously well. The Indian duo of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have built a strong partnership in the middle. No wickets in the last hour for India. Bishoo and Warrican have bowled with discipline in the last hour.
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have consolidated India's innings after a couple of wickets, i.e. Prithvi Shaw and Cheteshwar Pujara. For the West Indies, a little more discipline in bowling and fielding will do them wonders. Currently, the partnership is brewing at a healthy run-rate of 3.
India has lost two quick wickets in two overs. Prithvi Shaw is CAUGHT OUT! to an audacious drive at the extra-cover position. Puajara is CAUGHT OUT! to wicket-keeper as he mistimed the ball. West Indies are right back into the game with a couple of wickets in two consecutive overs. Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli would need to stem the flow of wickets here.
Riding high on Prithvi Shaw's HALF-CENTURY! the Indian team put on 80 runs for the loss of one wicket in 16 overs, at LUNCH! break. The youngster is certainly not playing in a manner in which a two-Test old player plays. KL Rahul was seen struggling again in the series, and his brief stay was ended by Windies' captain Jason Holder. Some sloppy fielding and careless bowling has helped India's cause too.
India will be looking forward to gaining control in the match.
KL Rahul's struggling innings ends as he mistimes a defensive shot. The ball finds an inside edge and the bails are dislodged. KL Rahul walks back to the pavilion. He'd be ruing to miss out both the opportunities. Cheteshwar Pujara is the new man in. FOW: 61/1 | KL Rahul: 4 (25).
KL Rahul is struggling to score runs and time the ball perfectly on one end, whereas Prithvi Shaw, on the other hand, is playing with a lot of ease. India have raced away with a run rate over 6 per over, early in the innings.
KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw to begin the innings for India. Shannon Gabriel to start Windies' bowling in the match.
First over in the match and Shaw is already showing shades of Virender Sehwag. A FOUR! and a SIX! to begin with for the youngster.
Rahul would be looking to score big here. Will Prithvi Shaw will be able to repeat his first-match heroics? Stay tuned with LatestLY for all the live updates!
Umesh Yadav has two in two! First, it is Roston Chase who BOWLED OUT! to a peach of a delivery. Chase tried to play a defensive push, but the ball sneaks in the gap and the stumps are rattled. Chase is dismissed on 106 runs. A fighting inning comes to an end here. Shannon Gabriel is the new man in.
Gabriel tries to chase a wide-ish delivery and a thin under-edge is caught by wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant. Umesh Yadav has 6-wickets in his kitty. He has become only the third Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in India since 2010.
Stay tuned with us as India come out to begin their second innings!
Roston Chase takes a single on the first ball of Kuldeep Yadav's first over to bring up his CENTURY! against India. This is Chase's fourth Test century and second against India. A well-fought hundred by Chase has ensured Windies reach a respectable total in their first innings.
Jomel Warrican has hit a huge SIX! in the over. WI on the move here?
Umesh Yadav to begin the proceedings for India with the new ball, and Roston Chase, who was unbeaten on 98*, will be on the strike. A single take on the first ball.
Devendra Bishoo tried to play a defensive shot but fails to time the ball and is BOWLED OUT! The ball finds the inside edge and TIMBER!!! Jomel Warrican is the new man in. FOW: 296/8 | Devendra Bishoo: 2 (20).
A case has been filed against the spectator who had invaded the pitch midway while the game was in progress. The fan had jumped off the fence and tried to take selfies with Indian captain on the Day 1. More details to follow...
Welcome to the live coverage of India vs West Indies, 2nd Test match at Hyderabad. After an evenly-poised first day of the match, both the teams would be looking to gain an upper hand on the second day of the Test match.
Between India and West Indies, the latter will be a happier side on Saturday, with how the game progressed on the Day 1. After being brutally squashed in the first Test match at Rajkot, the Windies team showed a lot of grit on the opening day of the second Test match at Hyderabad.
Come Saturday, both the teams would be looking forward to gaining the upper hand as the first innings unfold. The live match action on Day 2 will be an exciting watch for the fans! Stay tuned with LatestLY for all the latest updates about India Vs West Indies Series 2018!
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