IND vs ENG, 2nd Test Day 4 Highlights: Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara Rescue India But England Still On Top
India vs England Highlights: India lost three quick wickets late in the final session to hand over the advantage to England at Stumps on Day 4 of the second Test at Lord's.
Moeen Ali spun a web around India's lower middle-order as he claimed the wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja late in the final session to hand over the advantage to England at Stumps on Day 4 of the second Test at Lord's. Earlier, Mark Wood dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara for 45 runs after both Rahane and Pujara added 100 crucial runs for the fourth wicket and steadied India following three early wickets. At the end of the day's play, India were placed at 181/6 after 82 overs with a lead by 154 runs. Earlier, England got off to a terrific start as Wood dismissed openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma in quick succession. Wood squared up Rahul, who edged the ball to Jos Buttler to fall for five runs off 30 deliveries while Rohit was caught by Moeen Ali off the bowling of Wood, who claimed his second wicket of the morning. Rohit, who hit a six earlier in the over, tried to repeat his shot but couldn't time the ball and fell for 21 runs off 36 balls.
Sam Curran got the all-important breakthrough of Virat Kohli just before Lunch. Curran followed an in-swinger with a ball that seamed away after pitching as Kohli edged to Buttler to fall for 20 runs off 31 deliveries. Joe Root's unbeaten 180 helped England post 391 in reply to India's 364 in the first innings. (SCORECARD)
Here Are The Highlights From England vs India 2nd Test, Day 4 From Lord's, London
- 22:49 (IST)Stumps - Day 4 !Early Stumps Due To Bad Light - Day 4England are totally in the driver's seat now having taken three late wickets in the day to snag the advantage from IndiaMoeen Ali and Mark Wood turned the tide with India losing their shine in the final sessionIND 181/6 after 82 overs - Lead by 154 runsRishabh Pant 14*Ishant Sharma 4*That's all from the Live coverage of Day 4. Do tune in for the exciting final day's action tomorrow. Till then, goodbye and take care everyone !
Stumps at Lord's
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Late strikes ensure the hosts end day four on a high!#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/ZnddNSqyzB pic.twitter.com/wkOf0BTJQe - 22:42 (IST)Bad Light Disrupts Proceedings !Moeen Ali's spun a web around India as England are in the driver's seat nowBut looks like the players are going off due to bad lightThat may be early stumps here !
- 22:27 (IST)Wicket - Ali Gets Jadeja !Moeen Ali now gets rid of Jadeja for three runs as India lose their third in successionWow, what a turn around in the final sessionIND 175/6 after 79.1 overs - Lead by 148 runs
Moeen Ali with a sensational delivery knocks over Ravindra Jadeja!
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India are 175/6, leading by 148 runs. #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/wzpSWdbeuH - 22:13 (IST)Wicket - Ali Gets Rahane !Rahane (61) edges Ali as Buttler takes a good catchSuddenly, India are five down in the final session with two new batsmen at the creaseIND 167/5 after 76 overs
Ajinkya Rahane departs!
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Moeen Ali gets the big scalp for England.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/otpgI2e542 - 22:06 (IST)Rishabh Pant Show !Pant is batting in his usual way after arriving at the creaseHe has raced to 9* runs off just 7 deliveries while Rahane stands strong at the other end at 59*IND 165/4 after 75 overs - Lead by 138 runs
- 22:04 (IST)Wicket - Mark Wood Gets Pujara !Mark Wood beat Pujara for pace as he dismissed the batter for 45 runs, providing England a crucial breakthroughIND 155/4 after 72.4 overs - Lead by 128 runs
Mark Wood gets a big breakthrough for England
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Cheteshwar Pujara's gritty knock of 45 comes to an end. #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/m7ueOCRX1F - 21:54 (IST)Pujara & Rahane Add 100 Runs !100-run partnership between Pujara and RahaneWhat a time to bring it up!
- 21:42 (IST)India March On !England are totally frustrated from the gritty batting shown by Pujara and RahanePujara into his 40s nowIND 149/3 after 71 overs - Lead by 122 runs
- 21:32 (IST)50 For Rahane !Ajinkya Rahane gets to an incredibly hard-fought fiftyAnd boy oh boy, didn't India need it badlyIND 139/3 after 67.5 overs - Lead by 112 runs
A patient half-century from the Indian vice-captain #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/9cOVfNGLiN
— ICC (@ICC) August 15, 2021 - 21:27 (IST)Rahane Inching Closer To 50 !Rahane has outscored Pujara in this session and is looking all set for his 50Rahane 46* off 120 ballsIND 135/3 after 67 overs - Lead by 108 runs
- 21:19 (IST)Four !Rahane sweeps Moeen Ali from the rough for a boundaryRahane has been quite aggressive against the spinner and is playing with convictionIND 126/3 after 64.4 overs - Lead by 99 runs
- 21:12 (IST)Sam Curran Into The Attack !Joe Root has turned to Sam Curran now to get a breakthrough in this final session as Indian batsmen seem to be running away with the honours post TeaIND 121/3 after 63 overs - Lead by 94 runs
- 21:04 (IST)Pujara & Rahane Look Set !Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have raced past their individual 30s and have added crucial runs for the fourth wicketPost Tea, they are showing a more attacking intentPujara 36* off 172Rahane 32* off 101
- 21:02 (IST)Rahane Stays After DRS !England lose their second reviewAnderson was confident that Rahane had edged the ball while Ultra edge proved otherwiseIND 120/3 after 61 overs
- 20:59 (IST)England Searching For A Wicket !Joe Root looks tense now and desperately in search of wicketRahane and Pujara look set at the creaseIND 120/3 after 60 overs - Lead by 93 runs
- 20:43 (IST)Four !Now Pujara cuts Anderson for a boundarySame batsmen different approach after TeaIND 117/3 after 56.2 overs - Lead by 90 runs
- 20:42 (IST)Four !Rahane steps out and lobs one towards mid-wicket region for a four against AliAttacking mode seems to be on from Rahane hereIND 113/3 after 56 overs - Lead by 86 runs
- 20:35 (IST)50-Run Partnership - Pujara & Rahane !50 partnership for Rahane and PujaraMoeen Ali start tidy after TeaIND 107/3 after 54 overs - Lead by 80 runs
- 20:15 (IST)Tea Taken !Tea - Day 4India's Pujara (29*) and Rahane (24*) see India through to Tea with a lead of 78 runsBoth batsmen fought hard and showed a fighting spirit after the fall of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat KohliIND 105/3 after 53 overs
Tea at Lord's
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Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane steady the ship for India.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/pDguKtK3Dm - 20:07 (IST)Partnership Nearing 50 !Rahane and Pujara are pushing hard for runs hereThey have already added 48 runs and looking good for moreIND 103/3 after 52 overs - Lead by 76 runs
- 19:57 (IST)India Showing Fight !Pujara and Rahane are dealing with Wood's short stuff brilliantly, even taking singles and rotating strikeIND 96/3 after 49 overs - Lead by 69 runs
- 19:48 (IST)Mark Wood On A Roll !Wood is giving the same treat to Pujara that Anderson received from Bumrah yesterdayA barrage of short pitched stuff at the bodylineTest cricket of the highest qualityInd 89/3 after 47 overs- Lead by 62 runs
- 19:41 (IST)Turn Off The Rough !Aggressive turn for Moeen Ali hereHe is using the rough to the maximumIND 86/3 after 46 overs - Lead by 59 runs
- 19:38 (IST)Four !Brilliant reading of the situation from PujaraNegotiates three fiery short balls and then flicks the over-pitched delivery off the pads for a fourIND 85/3 after 44.4 overs - Lead by 58 runs
- 19:28 (IST)England Searching For A Wicket !England going all out for a wicket nowWood is sprinting and bowling over 85mph with the crowd behind himIND 78/3 after 42.3 overs - Lead by 51 tuns
- 19:21 (IST)Moeen Ali Into The Attack !Joe Root brings in Moeen AliConcedes two runs with decent turn off the surfaceIND 77/3 after 40 overs - Lead by 50 runs
- 19:13 (IST)Shane Warne Watching The Lord's Test !Shane Warne puts his views forwardEngland had a terrific morning with three wickets
Great morning of test cricket at Lords. England on top & starting to boss this game-can 2 players for India get a big score and get a lead of 250 ? If you could have anyone bat now for India-who would you choose ?
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) August 15, 2021 - 19:11 (IST)Pujara & Rahane Digging Deep !Pujara and Rahane are now in double digits and look more comfortable in the middleJoe Root will expect a lot from the spin of Moeen Ali as the rough patches near the bowling crease are quite visible and will assist turnIND 75/3 after 38 overs - Lead by 48 runs
- 18:53 (IST)Indian Showing A Much-Needed Fight !There's no hurry whatsoever from the Indian batsmen in the middleThey know they need to string together a solid partnership and lay a platform for the likes of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra JadejaIND 64/3 after 34 overs - Lead by 37 runs
- 18:44 (IST)Pujara & Rahane Showing Resilience !Both the batsmen are dealing in singles at the moment as the lead is stretched to 36 runs nowIND 63/3 after 32 overs
- 18:35 (IST)Genuine Nick - Falls ShortMark Wood gets Pujara to edge but the batsman takes off his bottom hand as the ball falls short of the slipsPujara is still trying to get a hold of the pace and bounce generated by WoodIND 60/3 after 29.3 overs - Lead by 33 runs
- 18:28 (IST)Steady Start -Post Lunch, it has been a steady start from both teamsRahane and Pujara seem to be taking their time settling in while Mark Wood and Anderson are bowling a tidy off-stump lineIND 60/3 after 28.1 overs - Lead by 33 runs
- 18:19 (IST)Anderson From The Other End !Anderson will test Rahane on that off-stump line, something which troubled the batsman beforeIND 56/3 after 26.3 overs - Lead by 29 runs
- 18:16 (IST)Wood Starts With A Maiden !Mark Wood starts with a maiden against PujaraBowls a tidy line and length and tests Pujara with short ballsIND 56/3 after 26 overs - Lead by 29 runs
- 18:14 (IST)Post Lunch Session - Day 4Mark Wood starts proceedings post LunchCheteshwar Pujara on strikeIND 56/3 after 25 overs
- 17:43 (IST)Lunch Taken !Lunch - Day 4England will be mighty pleased with three wickets in the first session on Day 3With Rohit, Rahul and Kohli all back in the pavilion, England will look to strengthen their grip on the match in the second session of playPujara (3*) and Rahane (1*) have a lot of responsibility on their shoulders nowIND 56/3 after 25 overs - Lead by 29 runs
Lunch at Lord's on day four
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The hosts take control of the match with three crucial wickets in the session. #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/5gF7GVnfs8 - 17:25 (IST)Wicket - Curran Gets Kohli !Sam Curran gets Kohli (20 runs off 31 balls) to edge a ball that seamed away after pitchingA huge breakthrough for England just before LunchIND 55/3 after 23.1 overs
Sam Curran gets the big scalp of Virat Kohli
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The Indian skipper is dismissed for 20.
are 55/3.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/dfyqsyIvyb - 17:19 (IST)Kohli Survives After DRS !Kohli survives a huge LBW appeal by Sam CurranBall tracking showed it just went over the stumps - England lose a reviewIND 53/2 after 22 overs - Lead by 26 runs
- 17:12 (IST)Twin Fours !Kohli gets two boundaries off Robinson in the 21st overThe first was an edge that raced towards the third man boundary while the next one was a more confident flick off the padsIND 52/2 after 21 overs - Lead by 25 runs
- 17:07 (IST)Pujara Off the Mark !Pujara gets off the mark on the 35th ballIND 43/2 after 19.4 overs - Lead by 16 runs
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