India vs England 2nd Test Live Cricket Score: Rohit Sharma Going Strong But Jack Leach Removes Cheteshwar Pujara | Cricket News

Virat Kohli departs for a duck!

Moeen Ali knocks over Virat Kohli with a great delivery as he tried to play a cover drive. The Indian skipper departs for a duck. The tide has shifted in England’s favour.

Huge wicket! Cheteshwar Pujara departs!

Cheteshwar Pujara gets on the front foot and tries to play a away turning delivery from Jack Leach wide of first slip but ends up handing a simple catch to Ben Stokes, who makes no mistake. He goes for 21.

Four! Poor bowling from Moeen Ali!

Another poor delivery from Moeen Ali and Rohit Sharma places it well in the gap wide of deep point for a boundary. Moeen Ali hasn’t been able to keep things tight from his end, conceding runs at over five an over.

Four!

Moeen Ali bowls short and wide, anticipating that Rohit Sharma might dance down the track but he stayed firm in the crease and cut it past backwards square leg to end the over with a boundary.

Brilliant fielding!

Rory Burns makes a diving effort nears the ropes to pull the ball inside and limit Cheteshwar Pujara to only two runs, saving two runs for his side.

Huge LBW appeal! Turned down!

Rohit Sharma comes down the track and the ball hit him on the front pad. Jack Leach went up straight away but the umpire was not convinced. Having lost one review already, Joe Root decides not to take any chance. The replay showed the impact to be umpire’s call and also that it would have gone over the stumps. Wise decision from Root not to send it upstairs.

Four!

Cheteshwar Pujara comes down the track and uses his wrists to steer the ball nicely wide of short leg fielder. The ball runs away in the gap at square leg for his second boundary.

Four!

Rohit Sharma leans forward and takes Jack Leach’s delivery on the full and sweeps him for a boundary.

50-run partnership!

Moeen Ali bowls full and Rohit Sharma plays it towards long on for a single, bringing the 50-run stand between him and Cheteshwar Pujara for the second wicket.

Edge but falls safe!

Rohit Sharma goes on the front foot for a forward defensive shots, ball bounces and takes a thick outside edge but falls in front of Ben Stokes in the slip cordon.

Play resumes after drinks break!

Jack Leach to start the proceedings for England after the drinks break in the first session on Day 1 of second Test.

Drinks break!

India have coped well after a losing an early wicket of Shubman Gill. England bowlers have looked potent especially fast bowler Olly Stone. However, since then both Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara have batted with great conviction to see off the tough first hour’s play.

Four!

Another short-pitch delivery from Ben Stokes and Rohit plays it along the ground in the gap towards deep square leg for another boundary.

Six! Rohit Sharma goes big!

Ben Stokes drops it shot and Rohit Sharma pulls it nicely over the fence for the first maximum of the match.

Four!

Rohit Sharma welcomes Ben Stokes into the attack with a wonderful cover drive. The ball was pitched up, Rohit leaned on to the front foot and drove it nicely through covers with an immaculate piece of timing. 

England lose DRS!

Rohit Sharma goes for a sweep, there was no bat involved and England have take a review as Jack Leach looked convinced. The ball turned sharply and the replay showed the ball was going down the leg side and the impact was outside leg stump. Rohit survives and England lose one of their three reviews.

Bowling Change!

England skipper Joe Root has brought spinner into the attack for the first time in the match, with Jack Leach replacing Stuart Broad.

Pitch starting to misbehave already!

The pitch has started to misbehave already with ball stopping on the bat, this despite Olly Stone bowling with great pace. Rohit’s chipped shot in the previous over was a result of that and Pujara also faced a similar delivery in this over by Stone.

Four!

Olly Stone goes short and wide and Rohit Sharma slashes his bat hard and it travels past point and runs away to the fence. 

Four!

Rohit Sharma finishes Stuart Broads over with a chip shot over mid-on and it runs away to the fence, giving him four runs. The ball stopped a bit and Rohit had to check his shot very late and luckily for him it sailed over fielder’s head.

Huge LBW appeal! Turned down!

Stuart Broad makes a huge shout for LBW against Rohit Sharma but the umpire has turned it down. Seems a case of clear inside edge there.

Injury to Cheteshwar Pujara!

Olly Stone pitches it short and it makes Cheteshwar Pujara uncomfortable. It hit him on the gloves and he has called for medical attention.

Four!

A full-length delivery from Stuart Broad and Rohit Sharma times his straight drive past mid-off to perfection and gets full value for that as the ball travels along the ground all the way to the fence.

What an escape! Rohit Sharma gets lucky!

A wide delivery from Stuart Broad catches Rohit Sharma in two minds whether to leave or play. In the end, he does neither of the two with pure conviction but was lucky that the ball didn’t crash into his stumps after taking a thick inside edge.

Edge and four!

Cheteshwar Pujara defends with soft hands, the ball goes towards the the slip cordon but luckily falls in front of the fielder and travels past him for a boundary.

Shubman Gill departs for a duck!

Shubman Gill shouldered arms against an in-swinging delivery by Olly Stone and it wrapped him right in front. What a start for England and Stone! India 0/1 in the second over.

Broad starts off with a maiden!

Stuart Broad started the over with short-of-length deliveries and moves to full-length as the over progressed. Rohit dealt with all those comfortably. No harm done!

Seam and bounce for Broad!

Rohit Sharma covers gets on top of the bounce and defends it cleanly towards the point region. Good early signs for England seamers to see the pitch offering decent bounce.

Here we go!

Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are walking out to bat in the middle. England fielders gave already taken the field. Stuart Broad to start the proceedings for the visitors. 

England Playing XI!

For the visitors, Chris Woakes fails to make the cut for the second Test from the final XII squad announced on the eve of the match. Olly Stone replaces Jofra Archer.
England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Daniel Lawrence, Joe Root (capt), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes (wk), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, Olly Stone

India win the toss. We will bowl first

Live Scorecard: https://t.co/0i7OQMyM4T#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/elQG2HFKrm

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 13, 2021

India Playing XI!

India have made three changes to their playing XI, with the most notable one being Jasprit Bumrah getting rested with Mohammed Siraj taking his place. Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Nadeem make way for Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, who will be making his Test debut.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj

Team News:

changes for #TeamIndia as @akshar2026, @imkuldeep18 & Mohammad Siraj named in the playing XI for the 2nd @Paytm #INDvENG Test!

England make changes to their XI from the first Test & bring in Stuart Broad, Ben Foakes, Moeen Ali & Olly Stone. pic.twitter.com/ZaiDKCjn4Y

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 13, 2021

Toss Time! India win the toss and chose to bat!

Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat as he expects the pitch to be good for batting on day 1 and start breaking down from second day onwards. Joe Root also wanted to bat first but hoped that his bowlers would come good and give them some early wickets and put pressure on Indian batting line-up.

Toss Update: #TeamIndia have won the toss & elected to bat against England in the 2nd @Paytm #INDvENG Test at Chepauk! pic.twitter.com/9q28PbUxZ7

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 13, 2021

Team News!

England have already made their final XII available for the match, with several key changes — James Anderson rested with Stuart Broad taking his spot. Jofra Archer is out with injury, while Dom Bess is replaced by Moeen Ali. Wicket-keeper Jos Buttler has travelled back home and Ben Foakes will be taking his spot in the starting XI. 

For India, Axar Patel is back from injury and is available for selection for this Test. Indian management has not divulged too much about who will make the cut, keeping their cards close to their chest. Shahbaz Nadeem, who played the first Test, has gone back to the reserves along with Rahul Chahar. 

Glimpse at the track!

The strip being used for the second Test is expected to turn right from Day 1, with vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane mentioning the same in his pre-match virtual press conference. Whether it will behave as expected remains to be seen! This is how the pitch looks like…

Hello and welcome to The Chepauk for the 2nd Test.

Here’s a look at the canvas for the game.

Thoughts?@Paytm #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/36NK1mvJ9d

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 13, 2021

World Test Championship Final spot at stake !

Having lost the first Test by 227 runs, the Virat Kohli-led side can’t afford to lose any more games as they have to win at least two matches to stand a chance to enter the World Test Championship summit clash at the Lord’s. England, on the other hand, have had a perfect start of the series and would look to cause India some more troubles and strengthen their chances of  booking a spot in the final.

Fans back in the stands!

Apart from the exciting contest between the two sides, another thing the entire country is looking forward to is fans returning to the stadium for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown imposed last year. Kohli talked about the lack of body language in the last Test match and fans backing them should certainly lift their spirits. 

Dear #TeamIndia fans we’ve missed you and we are now all set to welcome back crowds to cricket for the second Test.

Can’t wait to have you roaring at The Chepauk tomorrow @Paytm #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/7q4S1hPXrB

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 12, 2021

The second @Paytm #INDvENG Test will get even more exciting with the fans returning to the stadium, reckons #TeamIndia vice-captain @ajinkyarahane88 pic.twitter.com/MBWVsutesc

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 12, 2021

Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome to the live blog of second Test between India and England from MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Having lost the first Test by 227 runs, hosts India would look to level the series whereas the visitors would love to take an unassailable lead in the four-match series.