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.

IND vs ENG: Opener KL Rahul scored a brilliant century on Day 1.© AFP

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, Pataudi Trophy, 2021, Aug 12, 2021

India beat England by 151 runs

2nd Test, Day 1, Highlights, England (ENG) vs India (IND) From Lord's, London

August13202100:05 (IST)
Goodbye - Join Us Tomorrow For Day 2, 2nd Test

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Do tune In for the 2nd day's play tomorrow, till then goodbye and see you soon !
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August13202100:04 (IST)
End Of Day 1 - 2nd Test !

End Of Day 1

KL Rahul scored his sixth Test century in 212 balls as India dominated the first day's play

Rohit Sharma played an aggressive knock of 83 runs

Rahul added 126 runs for the opening wicket with Sharma and then stitched together another century stand with captain Kohli

However, Virat Kohli fell to Ollie Robinson for 42 runs off 103 balls in the final phase of the day

Cheteshwar Pujara also departed for only nine runs

IND 276/3 in 90 overs

KL 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
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August12202123:48 (IST)
Rahane Feeling The Heat !

England are not letting go of the late pressure built by them

Ajinkya Rahane under the pump

IND 275/3 after 89 overs
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August12202123:41 (IST)
England Have Woken Up!

England are looking to finish on a high with maybe another wicket in these end overs

IND 274/3 after 87.3 overs
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August12202123:28 (IST)
Wicket - Robinson Gets Kohli !!

Robinson gets Kohli to edge one to the slips

The Indian skipper falls for 42 off 103 balls

IND 267/3 after 84.4 overs

Ajinkya Rahane comes into the middle

Big wicket for England

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
— ICC (@ICC) August 12, 2021
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August12202123:24 (IST)
Anderson vs Kohli !

Kohli nicks Anderson but the ball doesn't carry to the slips

These two are relentless, going at each other whenever an opportunity arises
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August12202123:22 (IST)
Kohli Nearing 50 !
Kohli into his 40s now

He can very well reach his 50 today the way he is batting now
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August12202123:13 (IST)
Anderson vs Kohli yet Again !

A shining red cherry and who better to bowl than Anderson against Kohli

IND 258/2 after 80 overs
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August12202123:11 (IST)
Four !

KL Rahul cover drives the new ball for an epic boundary off Robinson's bowling

IND 258/2 after 80.3 overs
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August12202123:03 (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's

IND 245/2 after 77.3 overs

Rahul 102*

Virat Kohli 37*

What an innings!

Test century No.6 for KL Rahul #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT86mZ0z pic.twitter.com/wTsKAdNuqX
— ICC (@ICC) August 12, 2021
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August12202122:49 (IST)
Rahul Inches Closer !

KL Rahul on 98 now

Things beginning to happen all of a sudden
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August12202122:45 (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 day

IND 227/2 after 74 overs
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August12202122:33 (IST)
KL Rahul Into The 90s - Drinks !
KL Rahul into the nervous nineties now - Drinks Taken

Remember, he has got out once on 199, so he tends to get a bit nervous around landmarks

IND 224/2 after 72 overs

Rahul 90*

Virat Kohli 28*
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August12202122:27 (IST)
Four !

Kohli dances down the track and slaps an overmatch ball straight towards the boundary line

IND 221/2 after 70.2 overs
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August12202122:26 (IST)
India Rallying Along Nicely !

Virat Kohli is playing Moeen Ali without much difficulty while KL Rahul never looked this comfortable throughout the day

Can England get a breakthrough somehow?

IND 217/2 after 70 overs

Rahul 88*

Kohli 23*
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August12202122:16 (IST)
Ollie Robinson Into The Attack !

Ollie Robinson has been brought back by Joe Root

He replaces Mark Wood

England need a wicket or two or else India seem to be running away with the honours on Day 1

IND 206/2 after 67 overs
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August12202121:59 (IST)
50-Run Partnership - Rahul & Kohli !

4th 50-plus partnership in Tests for KL and Virat Kohli

India also reach 200 as England seem to be clueless going into the final phase of the Test
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August12202121:53 (IST)
India In Control !

Indian batsmen KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are going through the motions here without much fuss

No help from the pitch or conditions whatsoever for the English bowlers

Rahul inching closer towards his 100 now

IND 197/2 after 63 overs

Rahul 81*

Kohli 10*
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August12202121:45 (IST)
India Cruising !

KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are hardly being troubled by Sam Curran and Mark Wood

Joe Root needs to shake things up and bring in a spinner maybe

A wicket now will be quite interesting going into the final phase of the day

IND 191/2 after 61 overs
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August12202121:35 (IST)
Four !

KL Rahul plays a textbook cover drive off Sam Curran for a boundary

Dangerous signs these for England as Rahul moves on to 73 runs

IND 186/2 after 58.2 overs
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August12202121:27 (IST)
Freebies From England !

Kohli is trying hard to find his feet early on against the swing bowling of Robinson and Anderson

However, England are relieving the pressure through gifts in the form of leg-side byes

IND 175/2 after 57 overs
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August12202121:19 (IST)
Anderson vs Kohli !

Kohli takes a single off Anderson's first ball

The ball swung but Kohli was prepared this time around

IND 165/2 after 55.1 overs
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August12202121:14 (IST)
Anderson vs Kohli !

It's the big one really - James Anderson versus Virat Kohli

The pacer got Kohli off the first ball for a duck in the first innings of the first Test

Will he be able to repeat the feat? If yes, what a story will it be

IND 161/2 after 54 overs
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August12202121:12 (IST)
Four !

KL Rahul cuts one behind the stumps off Anderson for a boundary

IND 161/2 after 53.3 overs
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August12202121:10 (IST)
Final Session Begins !

Final session starts on Day 1

Robinson will be looking to make an impact against the likes of Virat Kohli

IND 157/2 after 53 overs
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August12202120:50 (IST)
Tea - 2nd Session Ends !

Tea has been taken on Day 1 of the 2nd Test

India go in at 157/2 after 52 overs as Pujara fell right before the end of the second session

KL Rahul 55*

Virat Kohli 0*

India have gone to tea at 157/2 after KL Rahul brought up a fine fifty.

James Anderson claimed both the wickets. #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT86mZ0z pic.twitter.com/unQCDovOQO
— ICC (@ICC) August 12, 2021
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August12202120:42 (IST)
Fifty For KL Rahul !

KL Rahul reaches a brilliant fifty in 137 balls

IND 153/2 after 50.4 overs

FIFTY!

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
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 12, 2021
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August12202120:39 (IST)
Wicket - Anderson Gets Pujara !

Anderson gets a wicket again, this time its Pujara

Skipper Kohli joins Rahul in the middle now

IND 150/2 after 50 overs

KL Rahul 48*

Virat Kohli 0*
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August12202120:36 (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 Anderson

While Rahul approaches his fifty

IND 150/1 after 49.5 overs
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August12202120:18 (IST)
DRS Appeal !

DRS appeal but Pujara survives due to the height factor

Anderson bowls a beautiful incoming delivery to trouble the batsman straight away

IND 136/1 after 45.1 overs
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August12202120:08 (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 time

Is Bowled!

Rohit departs after making 83 runs off 145 balls

IND 126/1 after 43.4 overs

Rohit Sharma's innings comes to an end on 83.

Live - https://t.co/KGM2YELLde #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/2omhy77DFq
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 12, 2021
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August12202119:58 (IST)
Anderson Is Back !

Joe Root brings back James Anderson into the attack

This shows the urgency from the skipper to take wickets

Not one, but two or maybe three in quick succession

IND 122/0 after 42 overs
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August12202119:52 (IST)
Six !

Here's something new from KL Rahul

Down the track and six over long-off by Rahul off Ali's first ball of the over

IND 120/0 after 40.1 overs
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August12202119:50 (IST)
LBW Appeal !

Huge lbw appeal by Sam Curran against Rohit Sharma, survives

It was a Yorker length ball which swung late

IND 114/0 after 40 overs
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August12202119:42 (IST)
India Going Strong !

Sam Curran is looking rather innocuous with little support from the pitch or conditions

IND 111/0 after 38 overs
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August12202119:35 (IST)
Drinks Taken !

Drinks!

Players take a breather and take drinks

Rohit Sharma is slowly inching closer towards a historic 100 at Lord's

IND 108/0 after 36 overs

Rohit Sharma 81*

KL Rahul 18*
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August12202119:21 (IST)
100-Run Opening Stand !

India reach 100 without losing a wicket at Lord's

IND 100/0 after 33 overs

Rohit Sharma 75*

KL Rahul 16*

A - run partnership for #TeamIndia openers at Lord's

Live - https://t.co/KGM2YELLde #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/BVKle9QyMt
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 12, 2021
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August12202119:19 (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 cricketer

He has put a prize on his wicket and is grinding it out on 16 not out in 89 deliveries

IND 93/0 after 32 overs
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August12202119:13 (IST)
Run-Out Scare For India !

Indian openers get away with some poor understanding between the wickets with Moeen Ali bowling

KL Rahul was almost half-way down the pitch when Rohit sent him back

IND 92/0 after 31 overs
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August12202119:03 (IST)
India In Control !

Both Indian batsmen seem to be in total control apart from some rare edges and French cuts behinds the stumps

Mark Wood is consistently over the 90mph bracket but needs to make the batsman play more often

IND 86/0 after 28 overs

Rohit Sharma 64*

KL Rahul 15*
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