IND Vs ENG, Day 2: KL Rahul, Jadeja Steer IND To Healthy Lead

KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja's fifties put IND in command of the opening Test vs ENG with a lead of 175 at stumps on Day 2

[{"selector":"#anim-dc7b7822-f4f5-425c-a8d4-fa0d06d5c4f1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-babeb8ad-52e6-4d6a-871d-eb835c6cd237","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed2ab293-f4e6-4560-b1d6-7132063d972e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 714.55879%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29100bd2-d37e-426d-a91b-380d85c3727e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Jadeja scored 81* and took charge after Rahul's 86 to steer the hosts to 421-7.

[{"selector":"#anim-45e535f6-3186-45dc-87eb-13eb587bd5df [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e82d88fd-09e2-4307-bca1-fb1812299fa0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e41e73ec-d990-4805-b564-809da167e41a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36f62f39-ee63-4b5e-96da-235f5c1c086f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 700.76589%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Jadeja's 5th-wicket stand of 65 with Rahul stood out in a dominant day for IND, who resumed on 119-1.

[{"selector":"#anim-cd44b3ae-3aa1-4719-8d6f-1fc5ba4699a4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-37e6637f-3fbb-4be8-b5ce-286c69291758","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b22637f8-2947-4142-ac6c-2e2fc8e1e5c5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-23e85996-3613-4589-a765-b3465745cfaf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 690.42101%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

No. 1 ranked Test all-rounder then kept up the charge with wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat, who made 41 before being dismissed by Joe Root.

[{"selector":"#anim-4e571a01-2be5-4e5e-a050-f06763c7d1cb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94972c1f-009f-4e1c-aca7-37a3f0244acf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e751ba4f-c740-4ed0-8c13-432a93c4c42d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da394513-eb7c-42ca-9c14-f78e408644eb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 700.76589%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Root and debutant Tom Hartley have taken 2 wkts each on a grinding day for the tourists, who bowled 87 overs after an extended final session.

[{"selector":"#anim-9a404ec9-a8c7-47f4-ba89-6bc366ddad39","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39fd6882-15c4-43c8-aa23-492be6e722eb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df2783b4-1a36-4c06-afd5-86df0abce4ea","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 693.86923%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9017253c-fcf4-4ff0-8187-8ec804bdc492 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

IND lost 2 wkts in the final session of play including Ashwin's run out for one after a mix-up which saw both Ashwin and Jadeja at one end.

[{"selector":"#anim-08cc6b7e-fb4e-4529-ad6c-3a4a5b31356d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46e05e7f-650c-42d7-8cae-4d1dd068ee79","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c51d5fa6-3a8e-4850-9e7b-7bfcce3c3dd4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5a3ebadf-1205-45fb-a204-42618e564874","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 693.86923%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Rahul anchored the innings in the first two sessions but was denied a ton when he was dismissed by Hartley on 86

[{"selector":"#anim-3791abe8-46b6-43ba-afde-b0e84021143c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5b4d2a6-0eec-485d-b0ad-e946f08366db","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1500243e-998d-491b-984a-d1d3e2d9559d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ec54dcc-7046-428f-8ff2-281f1bf53da8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 704.21412%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

India lost overnight batting duo Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill inside the first hour of play.

[{"selector":"#anim-a71cf9f4-36bc-49fe-9354-0d45089f7f76 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c4b5f1d-771b-4ba3-bcb1-09874d5953ee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b58462a8-c873-4502-b9d8-1fbbfe52ea89","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-85807220-2f19-442f-87c6-d28297a7723a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 655.93834%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

IND Vs ENG, Day 2: KL Rahul, Jadeja Steer IND To Healthy Lead

KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja's fifties put IND in command of the opening Test vs ENG with a lead of 175 at stumps on Day 2

Day 2

Jadeja scored 81* and took charge after Rahul's 86 to steer the hosts to 421-7.

Jadeja-Rahul Help IND

Jadeja's 5th-wicket stand of 65 with Rahul stood out in a dominant day for IND, who resumed on 119-1.

Highlight of the day

No. 1 ranked Test all-rounder then kept up the charge with wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat, who made 41 before being dismissed by Joe Root.

Jadeja & KS Bharat

Root and debutant Tom Hartley have taken 2 wkts each on a grinding day for the tourists, who bowled 87 overs after an extended final session.

ENG Bowlers

IND lost 2 wkts in the final session of play including Ashwin's run out for one after a mix-up which saw both Ashwin and Jadeja at one end.

Cheap Wickets lost

Rahul anchored the innings in the first two sessions but was denied a ton when he was dismissed by Hartley on 86

KL Rahul

India lost overnight batting duo Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill inside the first hour of play.

Jaiswal-Gill Dismissals