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Moeen Ali and Ollie Pope continued to add important runs as England went past India’s total of 191 runs to take lead on Day 2 of the 4th Test at The Oval. England were placed at 192/6 after 61.3 overs, leading by one run. Earlier, pacer Mohammed Siraj dismissed Jonny Bairstow straight after Lunch while Umesh Yadav picked the wickets of Craig Overton and Dawid Malan early in the morning session to put the home team on the backfoot. Pope and Bairstow stitched an important sixth wicket partnership as they hit a flurry of boundaries to lead their team’s recovery. Yadav started from where he left off yesterday when he claimed skipper Joe Root’s all-important wicket yesterday. Jasprit Bumrah bowled a fiery spell late in the day to remove both England openers, Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns in an over. After being sent in to bat by Root, India had a horrific start to their innings but were saved by a fifty from Kohli and a blistering knock by Shardul Thakur, who smashed the fastest half-century in a Test in England to bail out the visitors. Shardul hit three sixes and seven boundaries en route to his 36-ball 57 as India posted 191. (LIVE SCORECARD)
England vs India 4th Test, Day 2 Live Cricket Updates From The Oval, London
20:01 (IST)
Wicket – Jadeja Gets Moeen !
After playing so well, Ali loses focus and lobs one in the air off Jadeja only for Rohit to take a simple catch
ENG 222/7 after 67.2 overs – Lead by 31 runs
19:55 (IST)
Four !
Ali drives on the up for a superb boundary off Siraj
ENG 219/6 after 66.1 overs – Lead by 28 runs
19:45 (IST)
50 Partnership – Pope & Ali !
Moeen Ali and Ollie Pope have brought an important 50-run 7th wicket stand as they continue to keep India at bay
ENG 209/6 after 64.2 overs – Lead by 18 runs
19:34 (IST)
England Lead !
England now lead India by 1 run
ENG 192/6 after 61.3 overs
19:33 (IST)
Four – Scores Level !
Moeen Ali punches off the backfoot for a superb four off Umesh
England 191/6 after 61 overs – Scores Level
19:21 (IST)
India Need Wickets !
India desperately need a wicket or two as Moeen and Pope are stitching an important 7th wicket stand here
ENG 185/6 after 58.3 overs – Trail by 6 runs
19:11 (IST)
Four !
Moeen Ali dispatches a short ball outside off for a boundary off Shardul Thakur
ENG 183/6 after 56.4 overs – Trail by 8 runs
19:08 (IST)
England Closing Gap !
Pope and Ali closing the gap for England in the first innings
ENG 178/6 after 56 overs – Trail by 13 runs
18:56 (IST)
Four !
Ali clips a Bumrah delivery off the pads behind the stumps for a boundary
England are slowly inching closer to India’s first innings total of 191
ENG 172/6 after 53.3 overs – Trail by 19 runs
18:50 (IST)
England Going Steady !
With Ollie Pope holding fort from one end, Moeen Ali seems to be getting into his grove steadily
ENG 167/6 after 52.2 overs – Trail by 24 runs
18:44 (IST)
18:32 (IST)
18:27 (IST)
England Reach 150 !
England reach 150 runs with Pope and Bairstow going along at a nice pace after Lunch
Pope is inching closer to a fifty as well, batting on 46 while Bairstow is at 37
ENG 150/5 after 46 overs – Trail by 41 runs
18:17 (IST)
Jadeja From The Other End !
Three runs off the first over post Lunch
Jadeja bowling from the other end
ENG 142/5 after 43.1 overs – Trail by 49 runs
18:13 (IST)
Session 2, Day 2 Begins !
Mohammed Siraj starts proceedings after Lunch, Ollie Pope on strike
ENG 139/5 after 42.2 overs – Trail by 52 runs
17:32 (IST)
Lunch – 4th Test, Day 2 !
Lunch Taken !
England recovered well through Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten sixth wicket stand after Umesh Yadav struck twice early on Day 2
Pope and Bairstow counter-attacked and defended equally well to help their team reduce the first innings deficit
ENG 139/5 after 42 overs – Trail by 52 runs
Ollie Pope 38*
Jonny Bairstow 34*
After losing two early wickets, Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow take England to lunch at 139/5, on day two.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/zRhnFj1Srx pic.twitter.com/zq2L3kl4PJ
— ICC (@ICC) September 3, 2021
17:19 (IST)
England Going Steady !
Both Pope and Bairstow are now looking steady at the crease after hitting a flurry of boundaries a while back
ENG 133/5 after 39 overs – Trail by 58 runs
17:08 (IST)
Ollie Pope-Jonny Bairstow Put England In Control !
Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow have added 65 runs in 71 balls as they now look to take England to Lunch without further loss of wickets
ENG 127/5 after 36 overs – Trail by 64 runs
16:58 (IST)
Four – 50 Partnership !
Bairstow hits a beautiful straight drive for a four to bring up the 50-run partnership with Pope in only 56 deliveries
ENG 114/5 after 33.4 overs – Trail by 77 runs
16:46 (IST)
3 Fours !
Now Bairstow joins the party, hits three consecutive fours off Siraj to put England in control at the moment
ENG 106/5 after 32 overs – Trail by 85 runs
16:42 (IST)
4 Consecutive Fours !
Pope hits 4 consecutive boundaries off Thakur to stamp authority on the game
He started with a beautiful straight drive, then glided one off the pads behind the stumps for another four and the third was hit towards mid-wicket for a boundary
The fourth one came off a hook shot on the leg-side
ENG 94/5 after 31 overs – Trail by 97 runs
16:38 (IST)
Shardul Starts Post Drinks !
Shardul Thakur starts proceedings post Drinks
Pope and Bairstow looking solid now
ENG 78/5 after 30.2 overs – Trail by 113 runs
16:32 (IST)
Match Hanging In Balance !
Indian pacers are keeping the pressure on England batsmen with some fine bowling assisted by superb fielding at the moment
However, Pope and Bairstow are finding the odd boundary to keep the scoreboard ticking
ENG 78/5 after 29.3 overs – Trail by 113 runs
16:24 (IST)
Four !
Pope dismisses a short ball on the leg-side by Bumrah for a four behind the stumps
Pant looked interested for a while but the ball fell quite far from him
ENG 75/5 after 27.3 overs – Trail by 116 runs
16:16 (IST)
Four !
Bairstow hits a superb straight drive for a boundary off Umesh to get going
ENG 70/5 after 26.2 overs – Trail by 121 runs
16:04 (IST)
Wicket – Umesh Gets Malan !
Umesh on song here as he gets the dangerous-looking Malan for 31 runs caught at slips by Rohit Sharma
ENG 62/5 after 24.3 overs – Trail by 129 runs
Another one for Umesh Yadav!
And this time it’s the big wicket of Dawid Malan, who is caught by Rohit Sharma at second slip, for 31.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/zRhnFj1Srx pic.twitter.com/1jyTGvLA3H
— ICC (@ICC) September 3, 2021
16:00 (IST)
Bumrah On Target !
Despite giving some boundary balls on offer, Bumrah has stuck to a short of good length
which seems to be troubling Ollie Pope
ENG 62/4 after 23.5 overs – Trail by 129 runs
15:53 (IST)
Good Start By Indian Pacers !
Both Bumrah and Yadav have started brilliantly, hitting perfect lines and lengths and extracting more bounce from the Day 2 surface
ENG 58/4 after 22 overs. – Trail by 133 runs
15:49 (IST)
Four !
Malan clips a Yadav delivery off the pads through square leg for a superb boundary
ENG 58/4 after 20.1 overs – Trail by 133 runs
15:39 (IST)
15:37 (IST)
Umesh Yadav From The Other End !
Siraj starts with a maiden, nothing much in the air or off the seam
Umesh Yadav starts from the other end
ENG 53/3 after 18.3 overs – Trail by 138 runs
15:31 (IST)
4th Test – Day 2 Begins !
Dawid Malan and Craig Overton are in the middle as Mohammed Siraj starts proceedings for India in the morning session of Day 2 of the 4th Test at The Oval
ENG 53/3 after 17.1 overs – Trail by 138 runs
15:26 (IST)
Shardul Thakur Speaks !
Shardul Thakur spoke to the media after an emphatic display of batting yesterday that saw him score a blistering half-century
@imShard is happy with the love he’s getting from his teammates & not to forget some legendary nicknames
“Tula maanla re” Shardul #TeamIndia #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/iWA5ftJ44Q
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 3, 2021
15:25 (IST)
Conditions – Day 2 !
Conditions look slightly overcast and in favour of the bowlers
India will be happy to be such a sight !
Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the 4th Test.
How many wickets do you reckon our bowlers will pick up in the first hour?#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/XW2hVC51vQ
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 3, 2021
15:22 (IST)
Match Well Poised – Day 2 !
What an exciting day of cricket we have on our hands today
The match seems to be hanging in balance after India roared back with 3 late wickets on Day 1 after another batting debacle
Bumrah and Umesh jolted the home team in the final session, taking the all-important wicket of skipper Joe Root
Dawid Malan is still in the middle and will be eager to make it big on his Birthday !
Happy birthday to current No.1 batter in @MRFWorldwide Men’s T20I Player Rankings, @dmalan29
How many runs will he score on his special day? pic.twitter.com/0CEdiKpMKX
— ICC (@ICC) September 3, 2021
15:02 (IST)
Hello and Welcome!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 2 of the fourth Test between India and England
The visitors managed to got the big wicket of Joe Root before Stumps on Thursday and will be looking to make early inroads in the first session
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