IND vs ENG 5th Test Live Day Two: India post 473/8 by stumps

India took a lead of 255 runs at the end of the second day of the fifth Test between India and England thanks to Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill's century knocks. The hosts are poised at 473/8 by the stumps and are in a commanding position.

Dharamshala: After the spin tango of Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin, fifties by openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal took India to a commanding 135 for one on Day 1 of the fifth Test against England here on Thursday.

Skipper Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal plundered 104 runs for the opening wicket in just 20.4 overs as India swiftly closed in on England's first innings total of 218 all out. India now trails by 83 runs and Rohit and Shubman Gill will start from their overnight score of 52 and 26 respectively.

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• Over 120 (473/8)
  Only one run from the six deliveries as Bumrah played a punch from backfoot.
• Over 119 (472/8)
  Five runs from the over and Kuldeep Yadav was drawn into a false shot by the bowler. The batter swept it behind square and earned four runs for the shot.
• Over 118 (467/8)
  Five runs from the over bowled by as it included a brilliant drive from Bumrah for a boundary.
• Over 117 (462/8)
  Kuldeep and Bumrah are just defending and defending. They are hardly looking for runs now as only three overs remaining in the day. Just five runs have come in the last four overs.
• Over 113 (457/8)
  Only a single run from the over as Kuldeep played a short ball from Bashir towards the square of the wicket.
• Over 111 (455/8)
  Bashir guided aback-of-a-length delivery from Bumrah towards the third man and the ball raced towards the boundary ropes.
• Over 109 (450/8)
  Six runs from the over by Shoaib Bashir. Both the tail-enders have garnered six runs and they are showing some solid defence to take the innings ahead.
• Over 108 (444/8)
  Only one run from the over by both batters.
• Over 106 (441/8)
  Kuldeep Yadav played a brilliant sweep against Shoaib Bashir earning four runs for his result. Six runs in the over from both the batters.
• Over 105 (435/8)
  Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav are trying to deny the inevitable. Their solid defence has restricted the bundling out of the innings so far.
• Over 101.6 (428/8)
  Hartley bowled a slider and Ashwin thought that the ball would turn and he would play outside the line. The stumps are shattered and India are eight wickets down.
• Over 101.1 (427/7)
  Hartley gets rid of Ravindra Jadeja. A good length delivery from the left-arm spinner hit on the pads of the batter. The Indian all-rounder was plumb and the review showcased three reds.
• Over 101 (427/6)
  Bashir dismissed Dhruv Jurel on the fourth delivery of the 101st over. Jurel tried to slog a ball from on a floated-up delivery from the bowler. It hit the thick inside half of the bat. The fielder at long-on grabbed the catch with ease.
• Over 100 (426/5)
  Five runs from the batters in the over.
• Over 99 (421/5)
  Only one run from the over bowled by Shoaib Bashir and the duo is staging a recovery for the Indian side.
• Over 98 (420/5)
  A short ball from Tom Hartley and Jurel punished it with a slash towards off-side. The shot raced to theboundaryand the batter earned four runs for his stroke.
• Over 97 (414/5)
  Dhurv Jurel took a single from Shoaib Bashir's over as he clipped a delivery towards deep mid-wicket.
• Over 94 (410/5)
  Anoutside-offshort delivery from Joe Root and Dhurv Juel played a cuttothe left of the sweeper cover. The shot races to theboundarythrough the left of the sweeper cover and the batter earned four runs as a result.
• Over 93 (406/5)
  A brilliant delivery from Shoaib Bashir bamboozled the left-handed batter. The ball spun sharply and beat the outside edge of the batter. The stumps were shattered and England got the fifth wicket of the innings.
• Over 92 (403/4)
  Three runs from Joe Root's over as both the batters are building a partnership.
• Over 91 (400/4)
  A single run from Devdutt Padikkal as he tapped the delivery from the offie towards the covers to reach the 400-run mark.
• Over 90 (399/4)
  Four runs from the over.
• Over 89 (395/4)
  Devdutt Padikkal took a single run from Shoaib Bashir's over.
• Over 88 (394/4)
  Devdutt Padikkal smacked two boundaries in the over from Tom Hartley.The thirddelivery was tossed up outside off and he smashed it square off the wicket with a superb timing
• Over 87 (379/3)
  What a way to complete a maiden half-century. Padikkal comes down the pitch and lofts it over the bowler's head for six. He achieved his first fifty in 84 balls, making it a very memorable debut.
• Over 86 (379/3)
  Another tidy over from Tom Hartley. Just two runs came from the over.
• Over 85 (377/3)
  England gets a wicket on the very first ball of the third session. Sarfaraz Khan tried to play it delicately in between the gap of slip and backward point, but the ball bounced much than he expected. Bashir gets his second wicket of the innings. Just a single came from the over.
• Over 84 (376/3)
  Sarfaraz and Padikkal ran three after the over throw. Padikkal then blocks all the remaining deliveries of the over.
• Over 83 (373/3)
  Just seven runs came from the over including a boundary from the southpaw Padikkal against Joe Root.
• Over 81 (366/3)
  The new ball is available and has been taken. Sarfaraz sweeps the good length delivery towards square leg boundary for four. He takes on Shoaib Bashir again with the sweep, this time doesn't mind going aerial to complete his third Test fifty in as many games. Just nine runs came from the over.
• Over 80 (357/3)
  Joe Root comes into the attack for the first time in this match. Padikkal defends first three balls and then takes a single. Sarfaraz also plays it down to end the over.
• Over 79 (356/3)
  England have made another bowling change here. Shoaib Bashir comes over the wicket this time, looking for a spin with the old ball. Sarfaraz mistimes it but the shot landed in the safe zone and takes a couple and then pushed the second ball towards long on for a single. Padikkal then takes a single on the fourth to rotate the strike. Four runs came from the over.
• Over 78 (352/3)
  Sarfaraz Khan is in a hurry now. He is not shying away from playing his shots now. He first flicked the ball towards square leg boundary for a four and then pulled the short ball for humongous six over square leg boundary for six. He then took single get off the strike. Patidar blocked one before taking a single and then Sarfaraz again took a single to keep the strike.
• Over 77 (339/3)
  Another economical over from left-arm spinner Tom Hartley. Only two singles came from the over.
• Over 76 (337/3)
  Sarfaraz Khan first hits straight past back to the bowler and then played his trademark rap shot as he comes under ball and just guide it towards the third-man boundary for another four. Just runs came from the over with the help of two boundaries.
• Over 75 (329/3)
  Sarfaraz goes on the backfoot and thrashed short delivery from Hartley for a boundary. He then took a single sensibly, not getting excited in the momentum. Padikkal again takes a single and rotates the strike. Safaraz again sits on his knee and sweeps it over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary and takes a single. Padikkal blocks the final delivery to finish the over.
• Over 74 (318/3)
  Another tidy over from Mark Wood, just two singles came from the over.
• Over 73 (316/3)
  Hartley runs in and bowls middle and off stump length deliveries as Padikkal defends the first four deliveries before taking a single on the fifth. Sarfaraz drives the final ball back to the bowler, who did well to avoid them from a single.
• Over 72 (315/3)
  Change in the bowling from the other end as well. Mark Wood comes into the attack. England must have decided to Test these two youngsters with the barrage of bouncers. Sarfaraz blocks all six deliveries.
• Over 71 (315/3)
  James Anderson will have to wait a little longer for the 700th scalp as Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir replaces him in the attack. Padikkal and Sarfaraz take singles each to finish the over.
• Over 70 (313/3)
  Stokes bowls a maiden against Sarfaraz Khan, who is playing the second fiddle to Devdutt Padikkal, who is just dealing in boundaries.
• Over 69 (313/3)
  Padikkal hit Anderson for three consecutive boundaries in an over. Paddikal has reached into the thirties now out of which 28 runs have come with boundaries only. He first played a beautiful cover drive for a boundary, then punched it towards deep point and Hartley fumbled to concede a boundary and then beat Bashir at deep mid-wicket for the third boundary of the over.
• Over 68 (301/3)
  Beautiful fourth delivery from Stokes as it held its line, Sarfaraz played the original line on and missed it completely as it edged past his bat. Just two singles came from the over.
• Over 67 (299/3)
  The fourth boundary was for Devdutt Padikkal, who punched the good length delivery past the diving left hand of cover-point for a boundary.
• Over 66 (295/3)
  Stokes drops it, it was a clear chance though. He was cursing himself by dropping it, but then the third umpire called it No ball. It was a full delivery closing in on off, Sarfaraz Khan drives straight and chips it off the toe end straight back at the bowler, Stokes bends down in his follow-through and fails to hold on to it. Sarfaraz then stood on the backfoot on a good-length delivery and opened the face of the bat at the last minute to get a boundary.
• Over 65 (290/3)
  This time it edged past Root. Anderson goes full and closer to off stump, Padikkal drives with hard hands and it beats the effort of the first slip. The second slip was moved to a backward point just before this delivery and it might have just carried to the right of the second slip. England created pressure on two youngsters, who were batting in the middle. Just the boundary came from the over.
• Over 64 (286/3)
  Second boundary for Devdutt, this time with some authority. He leans forward and drives it towards the covers boundary for four. Just two singles came after a boundary from the over.
• Over 63 (280/3)
  The off stump goes for a walk this time. The seam-up length delivery from James Anderson, gets the ball reversing and sneaks through the bat-pad gate of Gill. He is now just one wicket away from becoming the first pacer and third overall bowler to achieve 700 Test wickets landmark. England have removed both the set batters and for the first time in this game, pacers have started to pick wickets. They have two in the space of 7 balls. India will start to feel a bit of pressure now. Just a single came from the over.
• Over 62 (279/2)
  England's skipper Ben Stokes comes into the attack and picks a wicket of Ben Stokes on the very first ball of the series. Rohit played inside the line of the ball, but it just cut away from the length and collided on the off-stump. Mark Wood and James Anderson were laughing after that dismissal in disbelief. Debutant Devdutt Padikkal comes into the middle at number four. He edged the fourth delivery he faced, but it went past the second slip for a boundary. He must have not thought to get his first runs in that fashion.
  Most Test hundreds for India since 2021
  6 - Rohit Sharma
  4 - Shubman Gill
  3 - Ravindra Jadeja
  3 - Yashasvi Jaiswal
  3 - Rishabh Pant
  3 - KL Rahul
  Most Test hundreds by an India opener vs England
  4 - Sunil Gavaskar
  4 - Rohit Sharma
  3 - Vijay Merchant
  3 - Murali Vijay
  3 - KL Rahul
  Most hundreds as an opener in international cricket
  49 - David Warner
  45 - Sachin Tendulkar
  43 - Rohit Sharma
  42 - Chris Gayle
  41 - Sanath Jayasuriya
  40 - Matthew Hayden
  Most hundreds by an India batter in international cricket
  100 - Sachin Tendulkar
  80 - Virat Kohli
  48 - Rahul Dravid
  48 - Rohit Sharma
  38 - Virender Sehwag
  38 - Sourav Ganguly
• Over 61 (275/1)
  James Anderson comes back into the attack. Gill takes a single on the first delivery, flicking it towards mid-wicket. Then Rohit Sharma plays the same shot and gets a single as the fielder makes the miss-field. Anderson then bowls No-ball and concedes a boundary to Shubman Gill, who comes dancing down the pitch and hits it towards the sight screen and then plays a lofted flick shot over short mid-wicket boundary for back-to-back boundaries.
• Over 60 (264/1)
  Two runs from the over and a stellar session for the Indian team ends.
• Over 59 (262/1)
  Gill smacks one more four in the over and both the Indian batters are now toying with the opposition bowlers. He has completed the fourth Test hundred of his career.
• Over 58 (IND 255/1)
  Rohit smacked a boundary through deep mid-wicket to complete his 12th Test hundred. He raised the bat in celebration and has carried forward his momentum right from the start.
• Over 57 (IND 251/1)
  Gill goes on the back foot, uses the room available and cuts it beautifully past the backward point for a boundary. Gill then blocks the next two deliveries before guiding it towards square leg from the backfoot for a single. Rohit is on 99 now, and he flicks it square of a short mid-wicket fielder for a single and gets his second hundred in the series.
• Over 56 (IND 251/1)
  Rohit Sharma is on 99 now. Bashir continues from around the wicket. Shot defends, defends and defends. He will have to wait for a few moments to complete his century as Bashir bowls a maiden.
• Over 55 (IND 251/1)
  Rohit Sharma inches closer to his 12th Test century with a boundary over short mid-wicket. He then tried to play the same shot, but couldn't connect it properly, and was in the air for a long time but landed in no man's land and picked up a single. Gill blocks the remaining three deliveries to finish the over.
• Over 54 (IND 245/1)
  Rohit takes a single on the first delivery, Gill then plays the false short but ends up playing it safely. He then leans forward and drives it through covers, Mark Wood chases the ball and does well to save one run for the team. Rohit then leaves the fourth ball and takes a single on the fifth delivery. Gill defends the final ball with ease to finish the over.
• Over 53 (IND 241/1)
  Again a tidy over from Hartley, three singles came from the over.
• Over 53 (IND 238/1)
  Bashir continues from the round the wicket. Rohit goes back on the flighted delivery and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. Gill then blocks three before coming down the tracks and slogging it effortlessly over a deep mid-wicket boundary for a six.
• Over 52 (IND 231/1)
  Tom Hartley bowls another maiden over for England against Shubman Gill, who doesn't have any issues to block them all.
• Over 51 (IND 230/1)
  Bashir comes around the wicket now. Gill blocks the first four deliveries before pulling it towards square leg for a single. Rohit also defends the final delivery of the over.
• Over 50 (IND 230/1)
  Change of ends for Hartley. He replaced Mark Wood in the attack. Gill leans forward and plays it down towards long off for a single. Rohit then sweeps him towards the square leg boundary for a four and then blocks the final delivery.
• Over 49 (IND 225/1)
  Shoaib Bashir comes back into the attack as he replaces Tom Hartley. Gill welcomes him with the 90-meter six and then takes a single on the final delivery. Seven runs came from the over.
• Over 48 (IND 218/1)
  Rohit Sharma stays on the back foot and guides it towards the square leg for a single. Wood then looked to bluff Gill again with a 151.5 kmph fuller length delivery, but Gill was waiting for it and just timed the ball with perfection and hit it back to the bowler for a boundary. Gill then hammers the ball through point for a three. Rohit Sharma then guided it towards long leg for another boundary. Hartley fumbled on the boundary which cost England two more runs and then blocked the last ball. Scores are level now.
• Over 47 (IND 206/1)
  Tom Hartley again runs in, bowls on the off-stump and fourth-stump line and pitches it on a good length. Gill presses his front foot forward and defends it. Another maiden over from Hartley. This is his second of the day.
• Over 46 (IND 206/1)
  Wood bowls a bouncer and Rohit was ready to pull it away, but the ball didn't bounce much and even the speed got decreased after pitching. Wood has a smile on his face and so does Rohit's as well. He then defends the second ball and then makes room towards the off-side and slaps another short-of-the-length delivery towards mid-off for a boundary. Rohit then ducks the fourth ball and leaves the final two deliveries to finish it. Just a boundary came off the over which has also brought up another century partnership for India in this innings.
• Over 45 (IND 202/1)
  Maiden over from Hartley. He bowls straight pitches on off and middle stumps, forcing the batter to play every ball.
• Over 44 (IND 202/1)
  Wood has the same field, batters must have to be ready for the bouncers and clinching 149+kmph. Gill does well as he goes back and across and keeps it down and ducks one before outside-off delivery towards third man for a couple which brings up 200 for India. He then takes a single and keeps the strike. They are just 16 runs away from England's first-innings score.
• Over 43 (IND 199/1)
  Another change in the bowling as left-arm orthodox spinner Tom Hartley replaces Shoaib Bashir in the attack. He finds his line length from the first ball. Just two singles came from the over.
• Over 42 (IND 197/1)
  Hang on, Mark Wood has a long leg, square leg and third man on the boundary, and also having a long discussion with skipper Ben Stokes. The plan must be of bowling barrage of bouncers against both the right-handers. Ahhh, Mark Wood bluffs the batter with a good length delivery as it gets the outside edge of the bat and races away to the boundary. Skipper Stokes, Root and the bowler Wood had smiles on their faces after that. Gill gets another boundary after punching the slightly short pitch delivery towards the square of the third man for a boundary and crosses the 400-run mark in the series. Eight runs came from the over.
• Over 41 (IND 189/1)
  India are just 32 runs away from taking a lead in the first innings. Both the batters are playing spin and pace bowlers without any sort of trouble. England have to do something different, maybe with a field setting or anything to make it difficult for the Indians. Another three runs over for India.
• Over 40 (IND 186/1)
  Gill takes a single on the first ball and brings up his half-century. This is his second half-century of the series and seventh overall. Gill's dad, who is watching him play from the stands, gives him a standing ovation and applauds his knock. Just three runs came from the over as Rohit and Gill took singles each in the remaining five balls.
• Over 39 (IND 183/1)
  A good over from Bashir, just three singles came from the over. It seems like he has found the line and length, but he will have to hit those regularly to help England make a comeback in the game.
• Over 38 (IND 180/1)
  First bowling change of the day from England skipper Ben Stokes as Mark Wood replaces James Anderson in the attack. Gill defends two before showcasing his prowess with two dazzling cover drives for a couple of boundaries. Gill then controls his emotions and takes a single on the fifth delivery. Rohit blocks the final delivery as Gill keeps the strike. The runs have come so quickly for India today. They have accumulated fifty runs in just eight overs today.
• Over 37 (IND 171/1)
  Gill takes a single on the second delivery and gives the strike to Rohit Sharma. Bashir has leg slip, slip and a short leg in catching positions, looking to bowl on middle and leg stump line. And it almost did the trick for him, Rohit knicks one towards leg slip, it was on catching height but came so fast that Crawley didn't have much time to react as he failed to get a hand on to, and the ball raced away to the boundary. Five runs came off the over.
• Over 36 (IND 166/1)
  Anderson still have two slips and a backward point in place. He did what he always does, bowled all six deliveries on a good length, challenging the edge of the bat. Rohit defended the first five, one of which came from the top edge but landed safely, but he just steered the last ball through the gap of backward point and second slip.
• Over 35 (IND 162/1)
  Bashir is bowling quicker compared to what Indian bowlers Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav have bowled. Rohit takes a single on the third delivery of the over and Gill defends the remaining. Just a single from the over.
• Over 34 (IND 161/1)
  Shubman Gill joins the party with Rohit Sharma. He comes dancing down the track and plays an elegant lofted straight drive for a maximum. He then cuts the ball, bowled well outside off-stump by Anderson and adds four more runs to the hit tally. Pressure is on the bowler now and we witness a rare bad delivery from the right-arm pacer. It was sliding down the leg and Gill tried to play a leg glance, but missed it completely. The ball just kisses his front pad and goes past the wicket-keeper, who tries to stop with a desperate dive but can't get a hand on it as India gets another four runs with a leg bye. 14 runs came off the over.
• Over 33 (IND 147/1)
  Rohit says enough now and hits Bashir for a huge six over long-on and then smashes a tossed-up delivery for a boundary. Rohit Sharma in charge now. He then gives respect to remaining good length deliveries from Bashir.
• Over 32 (IND 137/1)
  Anderson comes into the attack from the other end. He has two slips in place. Gill defends the first three before taking a single on the fourth delivery and Rohit straightaway rotates his strike on the fifth ball. Gill defends the last ball as Rohit keeps the strike.
• Over 31 (IND 135/1)
  Rohit Sharma will take the strike and off-spinner Shoaib Bashir will open the attack for England on day 2. Rohit Sharma defends the first two balls with some authority. Bashir has leg slip, short legs and conventional slip. Rohit defends the next four deliveries as well. Bashir bowls a maiden straightaway.

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