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2nd Test: England in trouble after losing 5 wickets
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16:33 2nd Test: England in trouble after losing 5 wickets
England 103-5 vs India 455
Stumps on day 2 of the second Test in Vizag.
100 comes up for England but they have lost half their batsmen.
Ashwin picked two wickets for India and also scored a crucial half century with the bat.
Debutant Jayant Yadav scored vital runs, claimed his maiden Test wicket and also contributed towards a run-out.
Bairstow and Stokes will resume the England innings on day 3 on Saturday.
15:59 2nd Test: England in trouble after losing 5 wickets
England 80-5 vs India 455
Ben Stokes is lucky to be there. He misses and the ball knicks the bails. However, the bails aren't dislodged.
Jayant Yadav should've got his second wicket here.
15:37 2nd Test: Ali out, Jayant takes maiden wicket
England 80-5 vs India 455
Jayant Yadav gets his maiden Test wicket. DRS was taken by India with the ball hitting the pads of Moeen Ali. Replays confirm that it was out.
India are right in control of this game now.
15:27 2nd Test: Huge wicket! Root departs
England 79-4 vs India 455
Massive wicket for India as England lose their in-form batsman Joe Root. Root was frustrated by Ashwin and tried to break the shackles by hitting out.
He failed to connect it properly and Umesh Yadav took a good catch at mid-off.
15:19
England 76-3 vs India 455
Joe Root completes a fighting half century here. He has looked comfortable at the crease with wickets falling from the other end.
15:13 2nd Test: Ashwin cleans up Duckett
England 72-3 vs India 455
Once again Duckett falls to the off-spin of R Ashwin. He clearly struggled to read the champion spinner and played on the wrong line.
14:54 2nd Test: Hameed run out! England lose 2nd wkt
England 51-2 vs India 455
Superb from W Saha to find Hameed short of the crease. Confusion between Hameed and Cook cost the youngster his wicket.
Jayant Yadav throws the ball from the deep and Saha has the presence of mind to flick it on to the stumps without looking at it.
14:33
England 35-1 vs India 455
Play resumes post tea with Ravindra Jadeja opening the proceedings for India. He hits on the pads of Hameed for a loud appeal which is turned down by the on-field umpire.
14:12
England 34-1 vs India 455
End of second session as tea is called on day 2 of the second Test in Vizag.
Hameed and Root have survived the barrage of fast bowling attack from Indian pacers. Kohli has got the spinners into action now.
13:48 2nd Test: Bowled! Shami cleans up Cook
England 4-1 vs India 455
Peach of a delivery from Shami to break the off-stump of Alastair Cook. It went through Cook's defense to chip the top half of the off-stump.
India strike early by removing the dangerous Cook.
13:09
England 0-0 vs India 455
Alastair Cook was lucky as a leading edge fell away from bowler Shami in the first over.
India will be looking to pick a couple of wickets with the new ball.
12:55 2nd Test: India all out for 455
India 455 all out vs England
Yadav goes for another slog but manages to find the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Rashid claims his second wicket.
India will be happy with their first innings score.
For England, Moeen Ali led a fightback by picking three quick wickets.
12:52 2nd Test: India breach 450-run mark
India 455-9 vs England
Lusty blows from Umesh Yadav and Shami for the 10th wicket take India past the 450-run mark.
12:47 2nd Test: Rashid claims Jayant's wicket
India 440-9 vs England
Jayant Yadav departs for a well-made 35. Adil Rashid gets his first wicket. Jayant went for the big slog but the ball took the leading edge and went straight up.
12:31 2nd Test: Ashwin departs after fine half-century
India 427-8 vs England
Ashwin (58) plays away from his body to pay the price. Ball takes the edge with the wicketkeeper completing an easy catch.
Stokes gets the break-through for England.
12:18 2nd Test: Ashwin scores superb half-century
India 420-7 vs England
Play resumes after lunch on day 2 in Vizag.
Ashwin scores an elegant cut shot off Ali to complete his half century with a boundary.
11:33 2nd Test: India breach 400 despite Ali's triple strike
India 415-7 vs England
Lunch called on day 2 and Ashwin remains three short of his 50.
95 runs scored in this session of play with India losing three wickets including the priced scalp of Kohli.
50-run partnership also comes up between Ashwin and Jayant Yadav.
11:20 2nd Test: India reach 400 despite Ali's triple strike
India 400-7 vs England
400 comes up for India!
This is a useful partnership for the hosts with Ashwin and Jayant Yadav adding 37 runs for the 8th wicket.
Ashwin is on 39 and Yadav in his first Test has looked good for his 19.
11:04
India 386-7 vs England
Jayant Yadav is playing well in his debut match. He has added 23 till now for the 8th wicket with Ashwin.
10:41 2nd Test: Moeen Ali's triple strike dents India
India 363-7 vs England
A superb spell from Moeen Ali. The off-spinner picks his third quick wicket to dismiss Ravindra Jadeja.
The ball hit his pads and replays show that the ball was missing the stumps.
However, Jadeja didn't use the review available.
10:36 2nd Test: Moeen Ali's double strike on day 2
India 363-6 vs England
Moeen Ali dents a double blow to India. W Saha is given LBW and he asked for a DRS review.
Replays confirm that the ball was hitting the stumps.
Can India breach the 400-run mark now?
10:33 2nd Test: Kohli departs for a splendid 167
India 351-5 vs England
End of a spectacular innings as Virat Kohli edges one to the slips. Stokes takes it to make up for a drop catch off Ashwin on the previous ball.
Kohli scored a superb 167 with Moeen Ali claiming his first wicket.
10:14 2nd Test: Kohli, Ashwin make good start on day 2
India 350-4 vs England
350 comes up for India!
Both Kohli and Ashwin have batted well this morning. They have looked to score runs but have also defended the good balls.
Kohli is making it look easy this morning. He played a beautiful on-drive off Anderson to score a boundary in the last over.
09:48
India 331-4 vs England
Kohli drives Anderson through covers to score his first boundary of the morning.
In the previous over, R Ashwin was tested by Stuart Broad with a short delivery that took the top edge and flew over the slip cordon.
09:33
India 323-4 vs England
Scorecard:
We are underway here in the first session of day 2 of the second Test. R Ashwin greets Anderson with an elegant cover drive for a boundary.
We are underway here in the first session of day 2 of the second Test. R Ashwin greets Anderson with an elegant cover drive for a boundary.
09:04 2nd Test: India look to bat England out
India 317-4 vs England
Riding on splendid centuries by skipper Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara, India posted a commanding 317/4 against England on the opening day of the second Test match in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Kohli is unbeaten on 151 and will have Ravichandran Ashwin for company on day 2.
Having the early advantage, India will look to bat England out of this game.
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