After a sluggish start, India dominated England bowlers on Day 1 of the second Test match at Lord's, London Thursday. At the draw of bails, India were 276/3 (90) with opener KL Rahul and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane unbeaten on 127 off 248 and 1 off 22 respectively. Earlier, England captain Joe Root won the toss after a delay of some 20 minutes due to rain. The start of the match was also delayed. Then, Rahul and Rohit Sharma (83 off 145) laid a good foundation with a 126-run opening stand. Sharma, chasing his first Test ton outside India, became James Anderson's first wicket. The most successful pacer in Test history then dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara (9 off 23). But Rahul took charge with a fascinating knock and reached his 6th Test century. He and skipper Virat Kohli (42 off 103) stitched a 117-run stand for the third wicket. Kohli became Ollie Robinson's victim. India replaced the injured Shardul Thakur with Ishant Sharma while England brought in Moeen Ali, Haseeb Ahmed and Mark Wood in place of injured Stuart Broad, Dan Lawrence and Zak Crawley. The first Test ended in a draw after day five was washed out at Trent Bridge. Catch Day 1 highlights of the 2nd ENG vs IND Test match here:
11:54 PM IST: Stumps!
Brief scores
India 1st innings: 276 for 3 in 90 overs (Rohit Sharma 83, KL Rahul 127 batting, Virat Kohli 42; James Anderson 2/52, Ollie Robinson 1/47).
9:05 PM IST: Post-tea session resumes.
8:50 PM IST: Tea
India go to Tea with a slight advantage. Reached 157/2 (52) with KL Rahul and Virat Kohli on 55 off 143 and 0 off 2 respectively. India lost Rohit Sharma (83 off 145) and Cheteshwar Pujara (9 off 23) to James Anderson.
6:20 PM IST: Players are back for the post-lunch session. India will resume at 46/0.
5:38 PM IST: Early lunch taken.
5:21 PM IST: Rain arrives again, and another stoppage at Lord's. India were 46/0 (18.4) with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul on 35 off 66 and 10 off 46 balls respectively.
4:00 PM IST: Play resumes...
3:46 PM IST: Well, another stoppage. Hopefully, a brief one. Play was just about to start, then droplets...
3:28 PM IST: Playing XIs
England: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Haseeb Hameed, Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, James Anderson.
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (w), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
3:22 PM IST: Joe Root wins the toss and England will bowl first.
3:12 PM IST: Latest updates -
Toss as 3:20 PM IST. And play to start at 3:45 PM IST.
3:02 PM IST: Toss delayed!
2:56 PM IST: Then, the covers...
... it's raining!
2:46 PM IST: There's more than a hint of rain. But no signs of delay.
2:25 PM IST: India are still undecided on their XI, with both Ravi Ashwin and Ishant Sharma in contention to make the cut. Meanwhile, England have reportedly released Ollie Pope from the squad.
Surrey Cricket said, Pope will play in their Royal London Cup match against Derbyshire today.
