India vs England Live Score, 1st Test at Chennai, Day 2: Bess, Buttler take visitors past 500
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15:49 (IST)
After 168 overs,England 521/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 26 , Dom Bess 17)
Nadeem concedes two fours and also bowls a no-ball. Sixth time he has overstepped in this innings. That’s a dozen too many for a spinner. Ten off the over.
15:46 (IST)
Another boundary. Short and wide from Nadeem, Bess cuts it fine.
15:46 (IST)
Bess plays with soft hands, down the leg for a boundary.
15:45 (IST)
After 167 overs,England 511/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 26 , Dom Bess 8)
A good over from Washington Sundar. With the pitch offering assistance, he’s bowling much better. He’s getting the ball to turn and almost got better off Buttler in this over as well. The partnership is now 34 runs.
15:43 (IST)
Buttler edges it to the leg-slip area but it’s too fine for the fielder.
15:42 (IST)
After 166 overs,England 506/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 22 , Dom Bess 7)
Nadeem continues. Yes, Indians were right when they appealed for Buttler’s dismissal in Sundar’s over. A clear edge but they didn’t have any reviews so they can’t really blame the umpire alone. Nadeem bowls a good one to Bess to end the over. The batsman misses his defence and lucky that the ball didn’t hit the stumps.
15:39 (IST)
Buttler dances down the track and clears the mid-off fielder.
15:36 (IST)
After 165 overs,England 501/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 22 , Dom Bess 3)
Washington Sundar is into the attack. Bowls a full-toss first up but Bess doesn’t go for the big shot. There’s a big appeal for a caught-behind, all the close fielders plead to the umpire to raise the finger but Anil Chaudhary is not bothered. A reminder that India have exhasted their reviews. A four and a dot to end the over.
15:34 (IST)
Lovely drive through covers from Buttler. The timing is perfect.
15:32 (IST)
After 164 overs,England 496/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 18 , Dom Bess 2)
Dom Bess tries to break the shackles coming down the track to Nadeem but the timing is off. He takes a single in the final ball so he’ll keep strike. England closing in on the 500-run mark.
15:28 (IST)
After 163 overs,England 495/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 18 , Dom Bess 1)
Ashwin goes round the wicket to Buttler. There’s a forward short leg and a leg slip so the idea is to trap Buttler on the leg-side with the ball turning and bouncing. Buttler goes for a drive, gets the inside edge but he’s safe. This one pitched outside off and turned.
15:26 (IST)
After 162 overs,England 495/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 18 , Dom Bess 1)
Third new ball is available for India but they havne’t taken it yet. Kohli wants his spinners to operate in tandem with the old ball. Two runs from Nadeem’s over.
15:23 (IST)
After 161 overs,England 493/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 17 , Dom Bess 1)
Ashwin corrects his line after conceding two boundaries in the first two balls. He goes fuller and tightens his line to Buttler. The batsman is playing with soft hands. Eight off the over.
15:21 (IST)
Another one, this time Ashwin offers bit of room and Buttler cashes it.
15:21 (IST)
Tossed up delivery from Ashwin, the bounce is there and Buttler smashes it through covers for a boundary.
15:21 (IST)
Tossed up delivery from Ashwin, the bounce is there and Buttler smashes it through covers for a boundary.
15:20 (IST)
After 160 overs,England 485/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 9 , Dom Bess 1)
Extra bounce almost resulted in the wicket of Bess. He commits forward but the ball rises, hits his gloves and falls in front of the forward short leg. Another maiden over.
15:17 (IST)
After 159 overs,England 485/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 9 , Dom Bess 1)
Buttler going on the backfoot and being defensive against Ashwin. It makes sense because the track is now turning and there’s bounce as well. Indian spinners should look to bowl a bit quicker. It’s a maiden.
15:15 (IST)
After 158 overs,England 485/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 9 , Dom Bess 1)
Double for Buttler as he paddles it to the left of fine-leg fielder. Nadeem tossing it up against Buttler, he wants the batsman to go for the shots. Three off the over. Both spinners are in good rhythm.
15:12 (IST)
After 157 overs,England 482/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 6 , Dom Bess 1)
Rishabh Pant is having fun in the middle. Making all kind of noises to break Buttler’s concentration. Ashwin, meanwhile, is getting the ball to turn but he should’ve done better with his line. Just one run.
15:09 (IST)
After 156 overs,England 481/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 6 , Dom Bess 1)
For England to make it to 600, Jos Buttler has to play his kind of innings. Dom Bess can also bat. Nadeem bowls a beauty to Buttler, it misses the bat, wickets and Pant couldn’t stop it. Much better bowling the left-arm spinner.
15:06 (IST)
After 155 overs,England 478/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 4 , Dom Bess 0)
Root gets a standing ovation from England’s dressing room. Virat Kohli also shakes his hand. An innings he’ll remember for a long time. Dom Bess is the new batsman. Just one run in Ashwin’s over.
15:04 (IST)
After 154 overs,England 477/6 ( Jos Buttler (W) 3 , )
Nadeem continues. Buttler was good against Sri Lanka so he’s in some sort of good form. We’ll have to see if he, like Ben Stokes, takes the attacking approach. For now, he’s just dealing in singles. Nadeem finishes the over with the wicket of Root. After toiling so hard for almost two days, wickets are now coming easily for India. That was a very good ball to dismiss England’s skipper.
15:02 (IST)
LBW!
Umpire raises the finger for a LBW appeal and Root quickly takes the review. No bat involved and all three reds in ball tracking. The skipper walks back after a sensational knock. Root lbw b Nadeem 218(377)
14:58 (IST)
After 153 overs,England 474/5 ( Joe Root (C) 217 , Jos Buttler (W) 1)
Ashwin’s second of the innings and he had to wait for a long time. Pope plays for the turn but the ball held its line and it’s a good decision not to review. Jos Buttler is the new man in and he straightway goes for the drive, gets a thick inside edge and Shubman Gill at mid-wicket dives but the ball falls just short. Two singles and a wicket in the over.
14:54 (IST)
LBW!
Ashwin strikes with the wicket of Pope. The ball goes straight after pitching and it hits Pope’s pads. Plumb it is. .Ollie Pope lbw b Ashwin 34(89)
14:52 (IST)
After 152 overs,England 472/4 ( Joe Root (C) 216 , Ollie Pope 34)
Shahbaz Nadeem is into the attack. The field is spread and both batsmen are picking easy singles. Three dots and three runs from this over.
14:49 (IST)
After 151 overs,England 469/4 ( Joe Root (C) 214 , Ollie Pope 33)
Pope plays a reverse slap against Ashwin’s slower one. In the gap and a double for the batsman. Hilarious! Ashwin bowls a full toss, Pope tries to slap it towards square-leg but gets a leading edge and it’s over keeper’s head. Rishabh Pant couldn’t find the ball once it went in the air and he went against the ball’s direction to catch it. Very funny visuals.
14:46 (IST)
After 150 overs,England 465/4 ( Joe Root (C) 214 , Ollie Pope 29)
Virat Kohli wants slip fielders against pacers but the edges are hardly getting carried. It happened yesterday and it is happening today. Ravichandran Ashwin comes up with a good effort at mid-on to stop a boundary. Bumrah bowls a yorker, Pope squeezes it through square leg for a single.
14:42 (IST)
Pope gets a thick outside edge against Bumrah and the ball races away to the third-man boundary
14:41 (IST)
After 149 overs,England 459/4 ( Joe Root (C) 213 , Ollie Pope 24)
Ashwin bowls the second over of the third session. Rishabh Pant doing his best to encourage his Delhi Capitals teammate from behind the stumps. Five dots and a single to Root.
14:38 (IST)
After 148 overs,England 458/4 ( Joe Root (C) 212 , Ollie Pope 24)
Another no-ball from Bumrah. This is the 15th time an Indian bowler has overstepped in this innings. Root then finds the gap in the backward point region for a double. A single to end the over and Root will keep strike.
14:32 (IST)
Time for the final session of the day. This also could be a long one for Indian bowlers. Root is on strike, Bumrah to start the proceedings.
14:11 (IST)
After 147 overs,England 454/4 ( Joe Root (C) 209 , Ollie Pope 24)
Tea, Day 2!
Rohit completes the last over before tea. He gave a lot of flight in the ball and got some turn as well. Pope tried to come down the track but was pushed back thanks to the turn. Three off this over.
England’s session this again. Root is still there. He has batted almost all of five sessions. Remarkable feat. 200 for the England captain. He carries on. We will see you on the other side of the tea in 20 minutes.
14:07 (IST)
After 146 overs,England 451/4 ( Joe Root (C) 207 , Ollie Pope 23)
Nadeem continues. 23 from 70 is Pope. Wonder whether that was his plan when he came out to bat. Two off the over after Root swept Nadeem for a single on the last ball.
14:04 (IST)
After 145 overs,England 449/4 ( Joe Root (C) 206 , Ollie Pope 22)
Rohit Sharma, right-arm off break, comes into the attack minutes before tea on Day 2 as Kohli looks to give his bowlers some rest. Also bowl some quick overs to manage the over rate. Not that it is a problem right now but why take any chance when it can have a negative impact on WTC points. Four off the over.
14:00 (IST)
After 144 overs,England 445/4 ( Joe Root (C) 204 , Ollie Pope 20)
Nadeem continues. Terrible piece of keeping from Pant, was beaten by the arm ball, came in and he was too much inclined towards his right, was late to react as the ball beat both the batsman and him. Bounce did not help too. Easy two there. Five off the over.
13:56 (IST)
After 143 overs,England 440/4 ( Joe Root (C) 202 , Ollie Pope 17)
Ashwin continues. Root smashes him for a six and reached the double hundred. 200 in just the first innings in India on this tour. Terrific batting and leadership. Pitch to his liking, but he has still made those runs, battling good bowling and heat.
13:55 (IST)
200 for Root. What a knock from England captain. He is smiling and so are all his fans in fact, everyone who loves watching some great batting. Class written all over in this innings.
13:53 (IST)
After 142 overs,England 431/4 ( Joe Root (C) 194 , Ollie Pope 16)
Nadeem continues. Huge appeal on the last ball of the over for LBW against Pope. It looked very close. Arm ball it seems and Pope played the wrong line, hit him on the back leg. India do not have any review left. The replay shows there was a big inside edge. Top umpiring from umpire Menon.
13:49 (IST)
After 141 overs,England 428/4 ( Joe Root (C) 192 , Ollie Pope 15)
England stealing quick singles. Many tap and runs between Pope and Root. Four off the over bowled by Ashwin. Ashwin has now bowled 40 overs in this game. Just one wicket for him so far. Not a great home coming so far for him.
13:45 (IST)
After 140 overs,England 424/4 ( Joe Root (C) 190 , Ollie Pope 13)
Sundar continues and Root collects a boundary off the first ball. Very safe and assured shot from Root. Root is into 190s now. This partnership also stemming deeper. Eight off the over.
13:43 (IST)
FOUR! Cheeky shot from Root, reverse paddled Sundar for four runs. The fact that it was a full toss helped Root’s cause.
13:42 (IST)
After 139 overs,England 416/4 ( Joe Root (C) 184 , Ollie Pope 11)
Huge mix up between Pope and Root as Pope tapped to the leg side and wanted a single but Root refused it. No damage done as Pope reached back in time. India lose their third review as well. Kohli went for it at the last second. The ball was missing the stumps and no bat involved as well for a chance of catch.
13:36 (IST)
After 138 overs,England 415/4 ( Joe Root (C) 183 , Ollie Pope 11)
Sundar continues. Signs of aggression from Pope as he collects a boundary early in the over. That is the way to go for England. Five off the over.
13:34 (IST)
FOUR! Pope comes down the track and hits Sundar down the ground again for a boundary
13:33 (IST)
After 137 overs,England 410/4 ( Joe Root (C) 182 , Ollie Pope 7)
Ashwin continues. He is bowling with a short run up to bowl as many overs as possible. A run out chance on the last ball as Root tapped on the leg side and ran a quick single. Pope managed to reach at the striker’s end in time. Five off the over. There was a boundary hit on the first ball.
13:30 (IST)
FOUR! Root comes down the track and smashes Ashwin for a four down the ground, almost taking Pope with the ball to the boundary.
13:29 (IST)
After 136 overs,England 404/4 ( Joe Root (C) 177 , Ollie Pope 7)
Runs are not coming for England. Sundar continues and he completes his first maiden. That will certainly put pressure on Root. Both batsmen cannot bat in the same manner. One of them will have to look score and score quickly. In about 40 minutes, England would have batted for five session and they do not even have a 420 on the board.
13:27 (IST)
After 135 overs,England 404/4 ( Joe Root (C) 177 , Ollie Pope 7)
Ashwin completes a quick over. Pant continues to chirp from behind the wickets and Ashwin stopped once in his run up. Pope collects one off the fifth ball and that’s about it from the over.
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A good over from Washington Sundar. With the pitch offering assistance, he’s bowling much better. He’s getting the ball to turn and almost got better off Buttler in this over as well. The partnership is now 34 runs.
Day 1 report: Joe Root scored a century in his 100th Test match to lead England to 263-3 at stumps on the first day of the series opener against India on Friday.
After reaching his 20th Test ton, Root went on to 128 not out in 197 deliveries. He struck 14 fours and a six. Dom Sibley scored 87 as the pair added 200 runs for the third wicket.
“It is a special hundred, but there’s a huge amount of cricket to be played,” Root said. “Hopefully this will contribute to a good first-innings total. India made us work hard for the runs.”
Root became the ninth batter to score a hundred in his 100th Test, joining compatriots Colin Cowdrey and Alec Stewart.
After winning the toss and opting to bat, Root reached his fifty early in the third session. He was watchful against India’s main bowlers but opened up to play attractive shots as the session went deeper.
Using optimal footwork and sweep shots to good effect, Root accelerated after tea and dominated the Indian bowling attack on its home soil.
England crossed 200 in the 74th over. Root and Sibley added 100 off 234 balls.
The Indian bowlers toiled hard but the Chepauk pitch didn’t offer much assistance as Root reached his third successive Test hundred off 164 deliveries.
At the other end, Sibley occupied the crease for 286 deliveries before India struck late when Jasprit Bumrah (2-40) trapped Sibley lbw with a pinpoint yorker. A tired Sibley unsuccessfully reviewed the decision.
England was 67-2 at lunch, and 140-2 at tea.
The pitch at an empty M.A. Chidambaram Stadium has a sprinkling of grass on it, but it is mostly to bind the surface together than to help out the fast bowlers.
“It is a strong first day for us. The pitch played well, although it had an unusual look. It is on the slower side. I was trying to get used to the surface early on and then with time I found it a bit easier,” Root said. “It was a bit of a shame to lose Dom at the end. We wanted to take our partnership as deep as we could.”
Sibley and Rory Burns (33) had added 63 runs for the first wicket before India struck twice through Ravichandran Ashwin (1-68) and Bumrah to even out the first session.
England made four changes from its last Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Rory Burns replaced injured opener Zak Crawley and Jofra Archer came in for Mark Wood. Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope replaced Sam Curran and Jonny Bairstow, who have been rested for the first half of this series.
India made three changes from its last Test against Australia in Brisbane which capped a 2-1 series win. Skipper Virat Kohli returned to lead the side after a six-week paternity leave for the birth of his first child, a daughter.
The hosts went with three spinners. Washington Sundar retained his spot while left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem came in for pacer Shardul Thakur.
Nadeem was a late inclusion to the India squad after all-rounder Axar Patel complained of pain in his left knee late on Thursday.
Veteran pace bowler Ishant Sharma also returned to the side after missing the Australian series due to injury and rehabilitation.
It is the first time international cricket has returned to India since the coronavirus pandemic began nearly a year ago.
With inputs from The Associated Press