Live Cricket Score, India vs England, 2nd Test, Day 2: Play stopped due to rain after India lose openers early

Live Cricket Score, India vs England, 2nd Test, Day 2: Catch all the Live updates from Day 2 of the second Test match between India and England at Lord's on IndiaTV Sports.

Reported by: India TV Sports Desk, New Delhi [ Updated: August 10, 2018 16:49 IST ]
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Live Cricket Score, India vs England, 2nd Test, Day 2: Pujara, Kuldeep in for India; England opt to bowl

Live Score - IND 11/2 vs ENG: Hello and welcome to our Live Coverage of the day two of the second Test match between India and England at Lord's, London. India and England will hope for a rain-free day at Lord's on Friday after play was called off on the first day without a ball being bowled on Thursday. Showers rarely relented in north-west London on the opening day. England lead the five-match series 1-0 after completing a thrilling 31-run victory at Edgbaston on Saturday in Birmingham. The weather forecast appears better for Friday with play set to start at the usual time of 3.30 PM IST, and an extra 30 minutes allowed at the end of the day. With the rain never stopping long enough for the toss to take place, both England and India have still to name their starting XI. Chris Woakes is expected to replace all-rounder Ben Stokes, who is standing trial in Bristol on a charge of affray. England has already confirmed that 20-year-old Ollie Pope will replace Dawid Malan at No. 4 in the batting lineup. After India's struggles with the bat in the series opener, Cheteshwar Pujara could be recalled to the team to provide greater solidity at the top of the order. (FULL SCORECARD)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE, INDIA VS ENGLAND, 2ND TEST, DAY 2 FROM LORD'S

16.45 IST: Good news, folks! The rain has stopped as of now and the weather has cleared up somewhat. The covers are coming off. We will keep you updated...

16.35 IST: Meanwhile, fans have started to look for humour amidst the gloom surrounding Lord's:

16.26 IST: It has gone from really dark to really really dark in a matter of minutes. More covers are in place now as the rain droplets get bigger. Hopefully, we get action resuming soon. Stay tuned...

16.15 IST: Cannot blame the Indian batsmen much. They have been put to a stern test of patience and skill but the master is the master. He found out ways to go past the defense of Vijay early and then nipped out Rahul. Broad has not been that incisive from the other end. As great seers usually would say - Even the best of batsmen would have been found wanting in this period. You will get beaten on numerous occasions in such conducive conditions but you have to remain calm.

16.10 IST: Excellent bowling from the master of swing. He is back. Talk about slope at Lord's - his reaction would be - Oh c'mon. I don't have 94 wickets here just like that. Make that 96 now. Will he get the remaining 4 in this innings itself?

16.08 IST: Pretty much expected. The players are going off. The drizzle is a bit heavy for play to carry on. This could be the norm for most of the day, so players need to be prepared accordingly - especially batsmen. That is why India will be very disappointed - more so Rahul. The play has been stopped just 2 balls after he got out.

16.05 IST: Play stopped due to rain after Virat Kohli arrives at the crease. Stay tuned for updates more updates. IND 11/2 in 6.3 overs.

16.00 IST: James Anderson to Virat Kohli, Kohli is off the mark! Fuller length ball around off, tapped in front of point for a run.

15.59 IST: OUT! James Anderson removes KL Rahul for 8. Rahul c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson. The move to promote KL Rahul to the opening slot hasn't worked for India! The wild old fox, James Anderson has made some early inroads. This time he bowls a fuller length ball around off. Rahul is unsure whether the ball will move in or move away. He ends up poking at it and the ball flies off the outside edge behind. Bairstow moves to his right and accepts a regulation catch. India have lost their second wicket. IND 10/2 in 6.1 overs vs England at Lord's.

15.57 IST: Oh dear... it has gone very dark and has started to sprinkle too. The crowd is busy getting its raincoats and jackets on. Ahem...

15.51 IST: FOUR! James Anderson to Lokesh Rahul, Easy pickings! The first bad ball of the innings and it has been put away. Full ball straying on the pads, all Rahul has to get is a tickle on it and he does just that. Gets it through fine leg to find the ropes for the second time in the innings. IND 9/1 after 5 overs.

15.47 IST: FOUR! The first runs of the day! A brilliant shot from Rahul to get going. Fractionally overpitched outside off, Rahul leans ahead, opens his bat face a touch and caresses it through cover-point to find the fence. That will do his confidence a world of good. IND 4/1 after 4 overs.

15.42 IST: James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara, No run. Well outside off, left alone. Third maiden in a row. India yet to get off the mark. IND 0/1 after 3 overs.

15.38 IST: Stuart Broad to bowl with the second new ball from the other end.

15.35 IST: Cheteshwar Pujara comes out to bat. He has got a chance and he needs to make the most of it.

15.33 IST: OUT! James Anderson to Murali Vijay, OUT b James Anderson. India have lost their first wicket. IND 0/1 after 0.5 overs.

15.30 IST: We all are in readiness. The concerned men walk out to the middle. Murali Vijay and KL Rahul open the batting for India. James Anderson to steam in with the first new cherry.

15.25 IST: India skipper, Virat Kohli said that they would have bowled first as well, with the weather around. Mentions that it is a hard and dry surface, a good cricketing surface overall. Feels that every kind of player will be in with a shot on this surface. States that the guys are confident and they have to just get their mindset right.

15.23 IST: England skipper, Joe Root said that it is a fresh surface and with the conditions being overcast, they have a chance to take wickets. States that they are going in with a 4-1 combination.

PITCH REPORT - Sanjay Manjrekar finally gets to see the pitch today. Observes that it a green top, so green that we can barely see the deck! Well, he says he is JOKING now. Comes to the real track and notices that there are no real bare patches on the surface. There might be something for the spinners, though he predicts that it will be a one-spinner track. Win the toss and bat first, he reckons.

15.18 IST: Chris Woakes comes in for Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope is in for Dawid Malan as England will hope to strengthen their bowling unit and have the advantage as they opt to bowl first.

15.17 IST: Team India are full of surprises and for the 2nd Test, they're sticking to their strengths as they have brought in another spinner, Kuldeep Yadav for Umesh. 

India Playing XI

England Playing XI

15.10 IST: Shikhar Dhawan and Umesh Yadav dropped as Cheteshwar Pujara and Kuldeep Yadav come in for the 2nd Test.

15.02 IST: ENGLAND WIN TOSS, OPT TO BOWL vs INDIA

14.45 IST: Here's IndiaTV Cricket Experts Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag preview the second Test. Watch below

14.35 IST: After a frustrating day of rain, the second day seems to be bright and sunny.

14.30 IST: Hello and welcome to our Live coverage of day two of the second Test between India and England in Lord's. Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest updates.

Brief Day 1 Report: 

Frustrating the two teams, incessant rain washed out the entire day one of the second cricket Test between India and England at Lord's on Thursday. The toss is yet to take place as rain played spoilsport through the entire day. Fans cam out in huge numbers to witness the 2nd Test at the iconic ground, however, it was a gloomy day for all. 

The play was called off at 4.50 pm local time without a single ball being bowled. The match officials decided to take an early lunch, moving the scheduled break ahead by 30 minutes. Even after lunch, there was no respite from the rain and it went on throughout the afternoon.

Finally, 45 minutes after the tea break', the umpires inspected conditions twice before declaring no play was possible today.

The remaining four days will see 96 overs each to make up for the lost time. However, there is more rain forecast for this weekend and as such this match could see routine rain breaks. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

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