ENG vs IND, 2nd Test, Day 1, Highlights: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma Put India In Commanding Position
England vs India, 2nd Test, Day 1 Highlights: Opener KL Rahul scored a brilliant century to put India in a commanding position at the end of the first day's play.
KL Rahul showcased some impressive defensive skills as he scored his sixth Test century in 212 balls while Rohit Sharma played an aggressive knock of 83 runs as India dominated the first day's play in the first innings of the second Test against England at Lord's cricket ground, on Thursday. India scored 276/3 in 90 overs as Virat Kohli fell to Ollie Robinson for 42 runs off 103 balls in the final phase of the day. Along with Indian opener Rohit Sharma (83 runs), Rahul added 126 runs for the opening wicket and then stitched together another century stand with captain Kohli. After Rohit's wicket, Cheteshwar Pujara also departed for only nine runs. Rahul ended the day's play on 127 not out while Ajinkya Rahane was 1 not out. Earlier, rain delayed the start of play as England skipper Joe Root won the toss and asked India to bat first. India made one change, bringing in the experience of Ishant Sharma in place of an injured Shardul Thakur. While England, made three changes. Stuart Broad was replaced by Mark Wood, batsman Haseeb Hameed came in place of Zak Crawley and all-rounder Moeen Ali was picked ahead of Dan Lawrence. (SCORECARD)
2nd Test, Day 1, Highlights, England (ENG) vs India (IND) From Lord's, London
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- 00:04 (IST)End Of Day 1 - 2nd Test !End Of Day 1KL Rahul scored his sixth Test century in 212 balls as India dominated the first day's playRohit Sharma played an aggressive knock of 83 runsRahul added 126 runs for the opening wicket with Sharma and then stitched together another century stand with captain KohliHowever, Virat Kohli fell to Ollie Robinson for 42 runs off 103 balls in the final phase of the dayCheteshwar Pujara also departed for only nine runsIND 276/3 in 90 oversKL Rahul 127*Ajinkya Rahane 1*
KL Rahul stars with a century as India go to stumps at 276/3 on the opening day of the Lord's Test.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT86mZ0z pic.twitter.com/QFVsFGErAd
— ICC (@ICC) August 12, 2021 - 23:48 (IST)Rahane Feeling The Heat !England are not letting go of the late pressure built by themAjinkya Rahane under the pumpIND 275/3 after 89 overs
- 23:41 (IST)England Have Woken Up!England are looking to finish on a high with maybe another wicket in these end oversIND 274/3 after 87.3 overs
- 23:28 (IST)Wicket - Robinson Gets Kohli !!Robinson gets Kohli to edge one to the slipsThe Indian skipper falls for 42 off 103 ballsIND 267/3 after 84.4 oversAjinkya Rahane comes into the middle
Big wicket for England
— ICC (@ICC) August 12, 2021
Ollie Robinson gets the prized scalp of Virat Kohli, who is caught in the slips for 42.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT86mZ0z pic.twitter.com/2Pp8fuAESd - 23:24 (IST)Anderson vs Kohli !Kohli nicks Anderson but the ball doesn't carry to the slipsThese two are relentless, going at each other whenever an opportunity arises
- 23:22 (IST)Kohli Nearing 50 !Kohli into his 40s nowHe can very well reach his 50 today the way he is batting now
- 23:13 (IST)Anderson vs Kohli yet Again !A shining red cherry and who better to bowl than Anderson against KohliIND 258/2 after 80 overs
- 23:11 (IST)Four !KL Rahul cover drives the new ball for an epic boundary off Robinson's bowlingIND 258/2 after 80.3 overs
- 23:03 (IST)100 For KL Rahul !What a comeback to the Indian team for KL Rahul as he reaches his sixth Test century in 212 balls at Lord'sIND 245/2 after 77.3 oversRahul 102*Virat Kohli 37*
What an innings!
— ICC (@ICC) August 12, 2021
Test century No.6 for KL Rahul #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT86mZ0z pic.twitter.com/wTsKAdNuqX - 22:49 (IST)Rahul Inches Closer !KL Rahul on 98 nowThings beginning to happen all of a sudden
- 22:45 (IST)England Need Wickets !Moeen Ali needs to spin this session in England's favour now, or else India will take a firm hold of the proceedings going into the second dayIND 227/2 after 74 overs
- 22:33 (IST)KL Rahul Into The 90s - Drinks !KL Rahul into the nervous nineties now - Drinks TakenRemember, he has got out once on 199, so he tends to get a bit nervous around landmarksIND 224/2 after 72 oversRahul 90*Virat Kohli 28*
- 22:27 (IST)Four !Kohli dances down the track and slaps an overmatch ball straight towards the boundary lineIND 221/2 after 70.2 overs
- 22:26 (IST)India Rallying Along Nicely !Virat Kohli is playing Moeen Ali without much difficulty while KL Rahul never looked this comfortable throughout the dayCan England get a breakthrough somehow?IND 217/2 after 70 oversRahul 88*Kohli 23*
- 22:16 (IST)Ollie Robinson Into The Attack !Ollie Robinson has been brought back by Joe RootHe replaces Mark WoodEngland need a wicket or two or else India seem to be running away with the honours on Day 1IND 206/2 after 67 overs
- 21:59 (IST)50-Run Partnership - Rahul & Kohli !4th 50-plus partnership in Tests for KL and Virat KohliIndia also reach 200 as England seem to be clueless going into the final phase of the Test
- 21:53 (IST)India In Control !Indian batsmen KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are going through the motions here without much fussNo help from the pitch or conditions whatsoever for the English bowlersRahul inching closer towards his 100 nowIND 197/2 after 63 oversRahul 81*Kohli 10*
- 21:45 (IST)India Cruising !KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are hardly being troubled by Sam Curran and Mark WoodJoe Root needs to shake things up and bring in a spinner maybeA wicket now will be quite interesting going into the final phase of the dayIND 191/2 after 61 overs
- 21:35 (IST)Four !KL Rahul plays a textbook cover drive off Sam Curran for a boundaryDangerous signs these for England as Rahul moves on to 73 runsIND 186/2 after 58.2 overs
- 21:27 (IST)Freebies From England !Kohli is trying hard to find his feet early on against the swing bowling of Robinson and AndersonHowever, England are relieving the pressure through gifts in the form of leg-side byesIND 175/2 after 57 overs
- 21:19 (IST)Anderson vs Kohli !Kohli takes a single off Anderson's first ballThe ball swung but Kohli was prepared this time aroundIND 165/2 after 55.1 overs
- 21:14 (IST)Anderson vs Kohli !It's the big one really - James Anderson versus Virat KohliThe pacer got Kohli off the first ball for a duck in the first innings of the first TestWill he be able to repeat the feat? If yes, what a story will it beIND 161/2 after 54 overs
- 21:12 (IST)Four !KL Rahul cuts one behind the stumps off Anderson for a boundaryIND 161/2 after 53.3 overs
- 21:10 (IST)Final Session Begins !Final session starts on Day 1Robinson will be looking to make an impact against the likes of Virat KohliIND 157/2 after 53 overs
- 20:50 (IST)Tea - 2nd Session Ends !Tea has been taken on Day 1 of the 2nd TestIndia go in at 157/2 after 52 overs as Pujara fell right before the end of the second sessionKL Rahul 55*Virat Kohli 0*
India have gone to tea at 157/2 after KL Rahul brought up a fine fifty.
— ICC (@ICC) August 12, 2021
James Anderson claimed both the wickets. #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT86mZ0z pic.twitter.com/unQCDovOQO - 20:42 (IST)Fifty For KL Rahul !KL Rahul reaches a brilliant fifty in 137 ballsIND 153/2 after 50.4 overs
FIFTY!
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 12, 2021
After a half-century in the first Test at Trent Bridge,@klrahul11 brings up second of the series at Lord's in 137 balls. This is his 13th in Tests.
Live - https://t.co/KGM2YELLde #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/NfCQWYn0Mo - 20:39 (IST)Wicket - Anderson Gets Pujara !Anderson gets a wicket again, this time its PujaraSkipper Kohli joins Rahul in the middle nowIND 150/2 after 50 oversKL Rahul 48*Virat Kohli 0*
- 20:36 (IST)Pujara Holds On !As tea time approaches, Pujara is trying to find his feet and keep his wicket intact against the lethal bowling of AndersonWhile Rahul approaches his fiftyIND 150/1 after 49.5 overs
- 20:18 (IST)DRS Appeal !DRS appeal but Pujara survives due to the height factorAnderson bowls a beautiful incoming delivery to trouble the batsman straight awayIND 136/1 after 45.1 overs
- 20:08 (IST)Wicket - Anderson Gets Rohit!And it had to be Anderson -- James Anderson !Jimmy moves the ball off the surface into the right hander, who fails to bring down the bat in timeIs Bowled!Rohit departs after making 83 runs off 145 ballsIND 126/1 after 43.4 overs
Rohit Sharma's innings comes to an end on 83.
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 12, 2021
Live - https://t.co/KGM2YELLde #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/2omhy77DFq - 19:58 (IST)Anderson Is Back !Joe Root brings back James Anderson into the attackThis shows the urgency from the skipper to take wicketsNot one, but two or maybe three in quick successionIND 122/0 after 42 overs
- 19:52 (IST)Six !Here's something new from KL RahulDown the track and six over long-off by Rahul off Ali's first ball of the overIND 120/0 after 40.1 overs
- 19:50 (IST)LBW Appeal !Huge lbw appeal by Sam Curran against Rohit Sharma, survivesIt was a Yorker length ball which swung lateIND 114/0 after 40 overs
- 19:42 (IST)India Going Strong !Sam Curran is looking rather innocuous with little support from the pitch or conditionsIND 111/0 after 38 overs
- 19:35 (IST)Drinks Taken !Drinks!Players take a breather and take drinksRohit Sharma is slowly inching closer towards a historic 100 at Lord'sIND 108/0 after 36 oversRohit Sharma 81*KL Rahul 18*
- 19:21 (IST)100-Run Opening Stand !India reach 100 without losing a wicket at Lord'sIND 100/0 after 33 oversRohit Sharma 75*KL Rahul 16*
A - run partnership for #TeamIndia openers at Lord's
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 12, 2021
Live - https://t.co/KGM2YELLde #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/BVKle9QyMt - 19:19 (IST)KL Rahul - You Beauty !This is an appreciation post for KL Rahul who has shown the world today that he has in him what it takes to be a Test cricketerHe has put a prize on his wicket and is grinding it out on 16 not out in 89 deliveriesIND 93/0 after 32 overs
- 19:13 (IST)Run-Out Scare For India !Indian openers get away with some poor understanding between the wickets with Moeen Ali bowlingKL Rahul was almost half-way down the pitch when Rohit sent him backIND 92/0 after 31 overs
- 19:03 (IST)India In Control !Both Indian batsmen seem to be in total control apart from some rare edges and French cuts behinds the stumpsMark Wood is consistently over the 90mph bracket but needs to make the batsman play more oftenIND 86/0 after 28 oversRohit Sharma 64*KL Rahul 15*
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