On a fascinating, rain-less day of Test cricket, India and England traded blows at Lord's. But there was no clear winner on Day 2 of the second Test as England reached 119/3 in 45 overs in reply to India's first innings total of 364. At the draw of bails, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow were unbeaten on 48 (75) and 6 (17) runs respectively. A burst from Mohammed Siraj rocked England, but skipper Joe Root and opener Rory Burns added 85 runs in 164 runs in their stand to slow down India's progress in London. Then, Mohammed Shami removed Burns for 49 in the 42nd over. The damage, however, was done by Siraj, who got the wickets of Dom Sibley and Haseeb Hameed off successive deliveries soon after Tea break to reduce the hosts to 23/2 in 14.3 overs. Then, the visitors were made to work hard and in fact, were forced to spent their reviews in futile, chasing non-existent wickets. Earlier India were bowled out for 364 in their first innings. Resuming at 346 for seven after Lunch, India added just 18 more runs in the second session of the day for the loss of three wickets. Veteran seamer James Anderson was the pick of the bowlers for England with figures of five for 62. KL Rahul top-scored with 129, while his opening partner Rohit Sharma scored 83. Skipper Virat Kohli (42), Rishabh Pant (37) and Ravindra Jadeja (40) made important contributions. The five-match series is levelled at 0-0 after the rain-marred opener ended in a draw at Nottingham. Catch Day 2 highlights and cricket scores of ENG vs IND here:
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11:02 PM IST: Stumps
India take a 245-run lead as defiant England share honours!
Brief scores
India 1st Innings: 364 all out in 126.1 overs (KL Rahul 129, Rohit Sharma 83, Virat Kohli 42; James Anderson 5/62).
England 1st Innings: 118 for three in 45 overs (Rory Burns 49, Joe Root 48 batting; Mohammed Siraj 2/34).
8:15 PM IST: Tea
Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley, both on identical 11 off 42 each, frustrate Indian pacers. They have face 14 overs without damage for 23 runs. India still lead by 341.
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7:03 PM IST: Innings break!
Mark Wood gets the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja (40 off 120) as England restrict India to 364 in the first innings.
Brief scores
India 1st innings: 364 all out in 126.1 overs (KL Rahul 129, Rohit Sharma 83, Virat Kohli 42; James Anderson 5/62).
6:15 PM IST: Players are back for the post-lunch session.
5:35 PM IST: Lunch
India reached 346/7 (116) at Lunch. Ravindra Jadeja and Ishant Sharma are unbeaten on 31 off 86 and 0 off 7 respectively. India added 70 more runs for the loss of four wickets after resuming at the overnight score of 276 for three. The wickets that fell on the opening session included overnight centurion K L Rahul (129), Rishabh Pant (37), Ajinkya Rahane (1) and Mohammed Shami (0).
3:30 PM IST: Friday's Red for Ruth! Players are wearing 'red caps' to support Ruth Strauss Foundation.
Virat Kohli wears a red cap for the Ruth Strauss Foundation charity. AP photo
Former England skipper Andrew Strauss said the occasion will help raise awareness of the problems for parents and children alike when faced with tragedy, as well as the help that the Foundation offers. It's championing the need for more research into non-smoking lung cancers similar to that which Ruth Strauss, Andrew's wife, died in 2018.
3:27 PM IST: Overcast conditions, as expected. But expect good cricket to dominated poor weather.
