IND vs ENG 2nd Test LIVE score: Rohit Sharma smashes fifty, dominate England bowlers; India 82/0 – follow live updates: Play has resumed after a brief spell of shower at Lord’s. Rohit Sharma has scored a fifty after providing a perfect start for India with KL Rahul. Rohit Sharma, in particular, took on Sam Curran, slammed 4 boundaries in the 15th over after getting settled. The duo passed the test against the likes of England bowlers James Anderson, Ollie Robinson in the first hour. They will now look forward to ensure India gets an edge over England in the second session. Follow IND vs ENG LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co and LIVE streaming on SONY LIV/ Sony Sports Network
India decided to bring in Ishant Sharma in place of Shardul Thakur. England has made 3 changes to the squad, Haseeb Hameed for Crawley, Mark Wood for Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali for Lawrence.
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@6:56 PM: Rohit Sharma has started to focus on his defence after a wonderful performance with the bat at Lord’s. KL Rahul can now take on the bowlers
@6:51 PM: Mark Wood to Rohit, SIX, smashes the short ball to the fine leg
@6:48 PM: Rohit Sharma has brought up a maiden fifty against England. He has been terrific once he got his eyes on the crease. Now, the main question is- Can he convert it into hundred? Follow us at insidesport.co
Fifty up for Rohit Sharma!
Can he convert this into a hundred? 👀#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT86mZ0z pic.twitter.com/1XNd8HWAOa
— ICC (@ICC) August 12, 2021
@6:41 PM: Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have started from where they left off. KL Rahul at his defensive best. Rohit Sharma adding the crucial runs in the ongoing session. He is ensuring that India are ahead of England.
@6:36 PM: Rohit Sharma looking well set for his half century. KL Rahul needs to step up his game. England have brought in Mark Wood and Ollie Robinson to lead the attack in the second session.
@6:28 PM: Fifty partnerships for India. Two in two when it comes to the first inns from India batsmen.
India’s opening partnership surviving 20+ overs in Tests outside Asia:
Jan 2011 – Dec 2020: No instances
Since Jan 2021: Five times in nine innings
@6:23 PM: Mark Wood resume proceedings with the ball for England. Can he provide a crucial breakthrough or India will continue to dominate? Follow us to find out
@6:18 PM: Innings Resume- Mark Wood likely to bowl in the upcoming few overs as England look to fightback in the second session.
6:12 PM: Rohit and Rahul ensured India has a solid foundation to begin with. They saw out the entire first session and the visitors will now look forward to carrying on from where they left in the opening session.
@6:05 PM: The opening stand of 46* between Rohit & Rahul is the highest for a team at Lord’s inserted into bat since 114 (Strauss and Cook) against South Africa in 2008, as per Cricbuzz.
@5:58 PM: England pacers bowled a tight line and length, and they had overcast conditions to add to the trouble, but Rohit and Rahul were up to the task.
After finding their feet at the crease, Rohit and Rahul started to get the scoreboard moving. Can they continue to dominate England? Follow us at LIVE updates
@5:51 PM: We have 21 minutes of gameplay which means at least five to six overs of Day 1 have been washed away due to the rain. England bowler James Anderson was doubtful for the Test but he was excellent during his overs. He finished the opening session with 11 runs off 8 overs including 3 maidens.
@5:45 PM: GOOD NEWS! The rain has stopped and the covers are coming off the ground. Groundsmen will look to dry the outfield after a wise decision of taking an early Lunch break. At least 71.2 overs of the game are still left on Day 1.
@5:41 PM: India and England will be hopeful that the rain doesn’t play spoilsport in the second session. Both Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will look to ensure they help India put a century stand. Kl Rahul needs to get the better off James Anderson if he has to last long in this innings. He has played a number of dot balls against the England pace spearhead.
@5:36 PM: Early Lunch- Lunch has been taken early due to persistent rain at Lord’s. Hopefully, the rain will be short-lived. The break is expected to last for a least 30 minutes which means the overs are unlikely to reduced for Day 1 gameplay.
@5:29 PM: The rain came unprecedented and it is unlikely to last long. BCCI will come with an update shortly on the restart. The players are yet to take Lunch which means that you can gear up for more live-action shortly.
@5:24 PM: As per on-air updates on Sony LIV, the rain is not too heavy and the match could resume after a short break. India will look to begin from where they left off. KL Rahul need to fire and Rohit Sharma need to go for a big score.
@5:20 PM: Rain likely to interrupt play again. The showers are getting heavier again. The covers are coming on the ground to cover the pitch. This can be frustrating as India were playing well against England. India are 46/0 in 18.4 overs.
UPDATE – Rain stops play at Lord’s#TeamIndia 46/0#ENGvIND
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 12, 2021
@5:14 PM: There is stopping for Rohit Sharma as he is all set for his half century. he will finally be looking to end his strings of 30s and score big.
@5:08 PM: KL Rahul keeping the other end busy. A maiden over for James Anderson. He is playing the role of anchor at the other end.
@4:59 PM: Rohit Sharma taking on Sam Curran with 4 boundaries in an over. He was right on the money and took on the bowler after getting well settled on the crease.
@4:45 PM: Rohit Sharma survives an lbw off James Anderson as the pitch pitches outside leg. He will look to keep his wicket and go for a big score.
@4:40 PM:
Overcast conditions at Lord’s with the new ball doing things 👀
The Indian openers will look to see off the first hour.
🇮🇳 – 8/0#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #ENGvIND
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 12, 2021
@4:30 PM: A good batting display by the Indian batsmen in the first half an hour.
@4:25 PM: Some off-the-field news. Sourav Ganguly and Geoffery Boycott are reunited after a long time
@4:20 PM: The Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma impress in the first few overs. India are 6/0 after 5 overs. The batsmen are leaving the balls very well.
@4:10PM – Ind vs ENG LIVE 2nd TEST – Rohit, Rahul starts Indian innings –
- Meanwhile Interesing Record coming in here – Virat Kohli’s TOSS Record vs England / 16 Matches – Only 2 Time he has won the TOSS and have lost 14 times
- Over No. 4 – Ollie Robinson testing Rohit- but Indian batsman is up to the task
- INDIA 3/0 – Good appeal on Rahul by ANDERSON, ball coming in & hitting on pads, little outside offstump – Indians will be tested here
- James Anderson @ 40 with 621 wickets – testing Rohit with ball moving both sides
- Rahul / Rohit now looking for a good test, in these overcast conditions – ball is moving well
- They gave a good start to India in TRENTBRIDGE / 97 Runs partnership in 1st & 34 in 2nd innings
@3:55PM: Ind vs ENG LIVE 2nd TEST: “Covers coming off” – MATCH to start @ 4PM
@3:45PM: IND vs ENG LIVE 2nd TEST- Raining again at Lord’s – further delay in start – Meanwhil though India is batting 1st but Record of CURRENT Indian line up at LORD’s is abysmal – Check this graphic
@3:40PM: IND vs ENG LIVE 2nd TEST – Big news is James Anderson fit and is in XI and will have a go at the Indians.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Haseeb Hameed, Joe Root(c), Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, James Anderson
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | 48 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 60.76 | |
| KL Rahul | 14 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 21.54 | |
| Extra | 6 (b 4, w 0, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 68/0 (24) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1.38 |
| Ollie Robinson | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1.88 |
| Sam Curran | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 |
| Mark Wood | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 |
Kohli: Ishant replaces Shardul, that’s the only change. We announced 12 within the group and Ashwin definitely was part of that. But this makes the most sense for us as a team.
Root: Going to bowl. Obviously a tinge of green but it’s more the overhead conditions. Got three changes: Hameed for Crawley, Wood for Broad, Ali for Lawrence. Anderson went through all of the hurdles you have to jump when you think there could be something wrong. No issues there.
@3:20PM – IND vs ENG LIVE 2nd TEST: England have won the toss and have opted to field: Root and Kohli walking out for the toss. Will be a surprise if anyone opts to bowl, the pitch doesn’t have that much grass as Trent Bridge as you can read from the pitch report below.
@15:07 IST – IND vs ENG LIVE 2nd TEST: So the rain has stopped quickly as predicted. Groundstaff are working to take the covers off. News is that toss will be at 3.20pm IST, with the start scheduled for 3.45pm.
Michael Holding @ pitch report: It looks a pretty good pitch. When you to come to Lord’s the pitch looks dry. And it looks dry today as well. There is an equal amount of covering of grass. This might not create divots. If you have a spinner in your team, he might come into play. If there are four fast bowlers, they can be good enough. I don’t think a specialist spinner is needed on this wicket. Win the toss and bat first.
ND vs ENG LIVE 2nd Test: Before it started raining, Anderson was seen warming up with the team and bowling as well. The toss has been delayed by the way.