India vs England Live Score Updates, 3rd Test Day 2: IND 437/9 ...

India vs England Live Score Updates, 3rd Test Day 2: Ind vs Eng, After winning the toss and deciding to bat first at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, India managed to put 326/5 at Stumps on Day 1 against England on 15 February.

Despite losing Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) in the 3.5 over and Shubman Gill (0) in the 5.4 over to Mark Wood, skipper Rohit Sharma kept the momentum going. However, Tom Hartley picked up the wicket of Rajat Patidar (5) in the 8.5 over.

Looking at some stats, this was the second time that Shubman Gill was dismissed for a Duck in the ongoing series.

Following this, Ravindra Jadeja was promoted to bat and along with Rohit Sharma, they built a 4th wicket partnership of 204 stunning runs.

Before bring dismissed by Mark Wood on the third delivery of 64th over – as he was caught by Ben Stokes at mid-wicket – Rohit Sharma (131) scored his 11th Test Hundred. He has become the eldest Indian skipper to score a Test Century.

Then Sarfaraz Khan (62) was sent to keep the momentum going, an he completed his first half century on Test Debut and became the third fastest Indian batter to score 50 on men's Test debut for India. He is after Yuvraj Singh and Hardik Pandya.

But he was Run OUT by Mark Wood on the 5th delivery of 82nd over by James Anderson.

After this, Ravindra Jadeja scored his 4th Test hundred in 201 runs, which is his second on this (Rajkot) ground. Apart from this, he also completed his 3000 Test runs in 70 matches.

Currently, India are 326/5 after 86 overs at Stumps on DAY 1, with Ravindra Jadeja (110*) and Kuldeep Yadav (1*) are on crease.

For England, Mark Wood took three wicket and Tom Hartley picked one.

There were a number of changes for India with Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan making their Test debut today while Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja making a comeback in the side.

The Test series is currently evenly matched with England winning the first match and India clinching the second one in Vishakhapatnam.

Contrary to the conventional wisdom that India will steamroll their opponents on home soil, where they haven't lost a series in the last 12 years, England have made their presence felt in the series with their Bazball approach that has often caused the Indians to play catch-up with the visitors.

India, however, will be looking for a repeat of their performance in the second Test, where the might of Jasprit Bumrah was on full display as the pacer took 9 wickets in the Test match, exploiting the reverse-friendly conditions in Vishakhapatnam, while Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill also shone with a double century and a century respectively.

Meanwhile, England, who are heavily reliant on their batting, will look to do what they have done best in this series and put the Indian attack under pressure by taking the aggressive route. Given the inexperience in the Indian batting line-up, England's spinners will also feel they have a fair chance in Rajkot.

In team news, there will be some changes to the Indian line-up as Ravindra Jadeja has passed his fitness test and will be included in the squad for the second Test, while KL Rahul joins Virat Kohli among the high-profile players who will miss this encounter. With Shreyas Iyer out of the side for the last three matches, India are likely to opt for Sarfaraz Khan or Dhruv Jurel in his place.

England, on the other hand, have already announced their squad for the 3rd Test, opting for 2 pacers in the form of Mark Wood and James Anderson, while they will go with the combination of 3 spinners in Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley and Joe Root.

England Playing XI:

England's XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson.

India Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

England playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, James Anderson, Mark Wood.

Day 1 Highlights:

• India: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (82 balls)
• Rohit Sharma score 50 off 71 balls.
• 4th wicket partnership of 50 runs comes in 88 balls (RG Sharma 34, RA Jadeja 17)
• India score 100 runs in 25.6 overs (158 balls).
• 4th wicket partnership of 100 runs comes in 182 balls (RG Sharma 56, RA Jadeja 41)
• Ravindra Jadeja scored 50 off 97 balls.
• 11th Test Hundred for Rohit Sharma. He scored 100 off 157 balls (11 x 4, 2 x 6)
• India scored 200 runs in 55.5 overs (337 balls).
• 4th wicket partnership of 200 runs comes in 322 balls (RG Sharma 112, RA Jadeja 83)
• Rohit Sharma (131) OUT on the third delivery of 64th over by Mark Wood, as he was caught by Ben Stokes at mid-wicket. With this, 204 runs 4th wicket partnership between Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja comes to an end in Rajkot.
• 5th Wicket partnership of 50 runs comes in 70 balls (RA Jadeja 10, SN Khan) 42)
• Sarfaraz Khan completes his first half century on Test Debut and became the third fastest Indian batter to score 50 on men's Test debut for India. He is after Yuvraj Singh and Hardik Pandya.
• Ravindra Jadeja scores his fourth Test hundred
• Sarfaraz Khan (62) Run OUT by Mark Wood on the 5th delivery of 82nd over by James Anderson.
• 4th Test hundred for Ravindra Jadeja (201 balls) and second on this (Rajkot) ground.
• India score 326/5 after 86 overs at Stumps on DAY 1, with skipper Rohit Sharma (131) scoring his 11th Test Century and Ravindra Jadeja (110*) hitting is 4th Test century. Also, Jadeja completed his 3000 Test runs in 70 matches.
• India lose early wickets and soon get to 331/7.
• Debutant Dhruv Jurel and R Ashwin build a 77-run partnership.
• Jurel gets out for 46 as India stand at 415/9.
• Bumrah scores some quick runs, the innings ends for 445.

India vs England Live Score: Eng 31/0; Siraj bowling with a sting

Siraj is bowling with a sting and troubling Endland batters more than Bumrah at the moment. However, he is also going for runs. It's TEA.

India vs England Live Score: Eng 25/0; Duckett playing with free hand

India vs England Live Score: Bumrah gets hit for a 4. Bumrah is still looking for his first wicket. Duckett ends the over with another boundary. 

India vs England Live Score: Eng 16/0; Duckett, Crawley batting

Siraj is bowling well at the moment. Duckett keeps swinging his bat for nothing. It's a maiden over. 

India vs England Live Score: Eng 16/0; Duckett, Crawley batting

Ben Duckett hits Bumrah for 4 to start the over. It was Bumrah who took his wicket in the 2nd Test. 

India vs England Live Score: Eng 11/0; Siraj starts well

Siraj, who earlier looked in pain during batting due a knee issue, looks comfortable as he continues the Indian bowling attack from the other side.  England are dealing with singles and couples for now. The ball is lying low. 

India vs England Live Score: Eng 8/0; Bumrah starts tight

Even before playing a ball, England will start with 5/0 as India earlier suffered 5 penalty runs. Bumrah starts with a no ball. Zak Crawley and Ben Ducket start for England. Bumrah continues bowling in the outside-off channel. 

India vs England Live Score: IND all out for 445; Mark Wood takes 4 wickets

Bumraj nonchallantly hits Mark Wood's slower ball for a 4! Next, he scores a couple, but Siraj looks in pain as he runs for a couple. There seems to be some discomfort in his right knee. The Physio rushes in. The match is halted as Siraj gets treated. However, he gets up soon, and Siraj takes a single while walking back to the other side. Lots are happening in this over as LBW appeal is raised against Siraj. While the umpires says it's not out, Stokes calls for a review. DRS shows it's missing leg. Siraj survives another DRS. 

But, Bumrah goes out in the next ball. He's given LBW. Bumrah goes for a review. The DRS goes against India this time.

India vs England Live Score: IND 437/9; Siraj survives via DRS

India make the highest score of the ongoing series, 437, as Bumrah takes a single. Siraj goes for a reverse-sweep, and the umpire gives it out for LBW. Siraj does go for a review. The DRS reveals that the bat did touch the ball before hitting the pad. Siraj survives, so do India.

India vs England Live Score: IND 436/9; Bumrah-Siraj add 21 

Siraj takes a single right away and gives it to Bumrah, who has quickly moved to 17 off 20 balls. Bumrah swings hard but misses Wood's delivery. Wood bounces, but Bumrah doesn't duck. He rather pulls it for a single. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 434/9; Bumrah deals in 4s!

Bumrah won't remain silent. He hits another boundary and goes to double-digits. He strikes again and hits over the cover for another 4!

India vs England Live Score: IND 426/9; Bumrah hits out of the park

Hartley completes his century as he gives away 105 runs off 38.2 overs so far as Bumrah hits him out of the park. Then, he flicks one for a single. Siraj sweeps for another single. Bumrah takes another and keeps the strike.

India vs England Live Score: IND 417/9; Bumrah, Siraj play on

Rehan continues. Siraj leaves anything that is outside off and blocks what comes to his range. It's a maiden.

India vs England Live Score: IND 417/9; Bumrah, Siraj in

Bumrah takes a single off Hartley. Next, Siraj also goes off the mark. Indian batter are in no mood to take the aerial route yet.

India vs England Live Score: IND 415/9; Siraj comes in

Mohammed Siraj comes to bat as India look to take it longer to finish the first innings. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 415/9; Jurel out for 46

Jurel decides to take Rehan. He steps out and hits it for a six! He moves to 46. The other debutant of the match, Sarfaraz Khan, scored a quick half-century earlier. Jurel's innings has come at a much slower rate. He will have another chance to score a 50 as Rehan sends him back to pavillion. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 409/8; Jurel, Bumrah batting

Tom Hartley comes to bowl his 37th over. Jurel decides not to take a single. He decides to face England's bowling attack while Bumrah waits on the other side. He takes a single to keep the strike. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 408/8; Rehan bowls a maiden

Jasprit Bumrah faces Rehan Ahmed, who took Ashwin's wicket in the last over. Balls are keeping low at times. Rehan bowls a maiden over.

India vs England Live Score: IND 408/8; Bumrah comes in

Jasprit Bumrah comes to bat as Ashwin's innings comes to an end. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 408/8; Ashwin is OUT!

Rehan Ahmed comes back and is welcomed by Dhruv Jurel with a 6! Jurel comfortably handles Rehan's leg spin. He cuts one for a single. R Ashwin falls next. Rehan gets his first wicket.

India vs England Live Score: IND 401/7; Jurel survives again

Tom Wood bowls to the plan. Jurel gives it to the leg slip, but Ben Stokes drops it. Jurel survives again.

India vs England Live Score: IND 400/7; Ashwin, Jurel complementing each other

Ashwin and Jurel are complementing each other as the former bats at 35 while the debutant is at 32. Ashwin sweeps and India reach 400. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 399/7; Ashwin scores

If Dhruv Jurel wanted a stroke of luck on his debut, he got it. Now, Ashwin plays a flick off the leg and gets a 4! After a dot ball, Ashwin keeps the strike with a single. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 393/7; Jurel survives a scare

A regulation catch is dropped. Jurel survives as Ollie Pope drops a lolly!

India vs England Live Score: IND 392/7; game resumes after lunch

Game resumes after lunch. Ashwin is playing at 25 off 66 balls while debutant Dhruv Jurel is at 31 off 71 balls. Mark Wood has give 95  in 23 overs so far while taking 3 wickets so far. His attempted yorker becomes a half volley, and Ashwin sends it to the boundary. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 388/7; check moment of the day

The moment of the day was debutant Dhruv Jurel sending Mark Wood off the park. Check out.

India vs England Live Score: IND 388/7; Ashwin, Dhruv show resilience

Ben Stokes is tempting Jurel to play a big shot as the England skipper brings all the fielders close. But, Jurel doesn't seem to play the game Stokes wants him to. Instead, he cuts one along the ground for a 4! Hartley comes back with a beauty. That's the LUNCH!

India vs England Live Score: IND 384/7; Ashwin, Dhruv batting well

Mark Wood continues his line outside the leg. He is teasing the batter to go for it and scoop a catch. Jurel pushes one to the fine leg for a single.

India vs England Live Score: IND 382/7; Hartley bowling tight

Hartley continues to bowl tight, witohut giving away many runs. Ashwin keeps the strike with a single.

India vs England Live Score: IND 380/7; Wood vs Jurel battle on

Mark Wood continues. Jurel places one smartly to the third man and gets a couple. Wood is bowling round the wicket and maintaining a line outside the leg. Jurel punches one for a couple again.  

India vs England Live Score: IND 375/7; Hartley bowling well

Ashwin gets a full toss from Hartley but fails to send it to the boundary. He gets just a single. The current partnership moves to 43. Hartley outsmarts Jurel this time, play-n-miss for the batter.  

India vs England Live Score: IND 373/7; Ben Stokes changing fields frequently

Wood is trying Jurel with short balls, which the debutant is handling quite well. Ben Stokes is changing fielding frequently to keep the pressure on. Dhruv beats the fielder at fine-leg and steals a boundary. He dodges the leg-side trap in the next ball. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 369/7

Jurel is showing due respect to Hartley. He takes a quick single and moves to 15. Hartley bowls a beauty to Ashwin to end the over. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 368/7; Ashwin, Dhruv batting well

Ashwin is playing at 22 while Jurel at 13. He was earlier told that he was not allowed to run through the 5-metre mark between the stumps. He doesn't have any problem in batting though. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 364/7; Ashwin looks confident

Rehan continues to bowl tight but ends the over with a loose delivery. Ashwin sends it away for 4!

India vs England Live Score: IND 359/7; England get 5 bonus runs

Ashwin drives through the line and hits it for a 4! He gets into a discussion with the umpire over running across the middle of the pitch. He gets a warning. As a result, England get 5 bonus runs. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 354/7; Dhruv Jurel looks confident

Games resumes after drinks. Deburatnt Dhruv Jurel looks confident. He seems to be in control. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 353/7 at DRINKS

England go all spin, with Rehan Ahmed introduced from the other end. Ashwin seems to be in no hurry to score. He gets a single in the fifth delivery. It's drinks.

India vs England Live Score: IND 352/7; Dhruv survives

Dhruv cuts Hartley sharp. It stays in the air and falls just short of the point fielder. It's a maiden over. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 352/7; Ashwin, Dhruv settle down

Ashwin shows his class and flicks one for a boundary. After all, he does have a hundred against England. Both batters are in double-digits now.

India vs England Live Score: IND 347/7; Hartley is introduced

Tom Hartley replaces Mark Wood. Jurel faces a delivery that goes much lower than usual. Just one run from the over. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 346/7; Anderson bowls a maiden

Anderson, 41, bowls with impeccable line and length. It's a maiden.

India vs England Live Score: IND 346/7; Jurel goes cheeky

Jurel punches to the square and takes a single. He looks composed; there is no nervous energy apparent for the debutant. He has seasoned Ashwin, who has five international 100s in his career. Jurel goes cheeky and plays a lofted shot over the slip fielders for a six! In 9 overs so far in the day, England have given away 20 runs for 2 wickets.

India vs England Live Score: IND 338/7; Jurel gets off the mark

Jimmy Anderson continues. Ashwin takes a single off the fourth delivery. Jurel is still looking for his first run in Test cricket. So far, his technique is spot-on. He finally gets off the mark after 11 balls. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 336/7; Ashwin gets off the mark

Ravi Ashwin welcomes Mark Wood with an elegant punch through the covers for a 4! Wood comes back with a menacing bouncer. But, Ashwin handles it well. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 331/7; Jurel looking for first runs

Dhruv Jurel is looking for his first runs in Test cricket. He's faced 5 balls so far, all from Anderson. He blocks the next confidently. He is looking good.

India vs England Live Score: IND 331/7; Ashwin in

Two early wickets come early in the morning for England. Ashwin comes in to bat. He needs to score and build up a partnership with debutant Jurel. Root's successful over ends. 

India vs England Live Score: IND 331/7; Root claims Jadeja

Joe Root has given 70 runs in his 15 overs so far. He is yet to claim a wicket. With the absence of Shoaib Bashir, England do not have many options in spin bowling this time. But, Root is bowling brilliantly this morning. He is rewarded right away. Jadeja is gone, caught and bowled by Root.

India vs England Live Score: IND 331/6; debutant Dhruv Jurel comes to bat

Debutant Dhruv Jurel comes to bat. The other debutant, Sarfaraz Khan, had a brilliant day earlier. Will Dhruv deliver as well? He leaves the first couple of balls.

India vs England Live Score: IND 331/6; Kuldeep gone for 4

Jadeja wants to take a quick single, but Kuldeep is not as sharp as he is. The misunderstanding doesn't harm India though. Jaddu is safely back to his crease. Next, he takes a single. Anderson claims Kuldeep in the next ball.

India vs England Live Score: IND 330/5; game resumes for second day

Kuldeep is not taking any chances and preferring to block. Root is teasing him with deliveries outside the off. He is happy to leave them alone.

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