England vs India, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of England, 2021 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: Aug 12-Aug 16, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Virat Kohli 42(103)
84.4
Robinson to Kohli, out Caught by Root!! This time Kohli's edge has carried to the slips. Another delivery he could've left outside off. Good length ball around the fifth stump, Kohli fiddles with it looking to defend but the ball just holds its line a touch to take the edge. Carries nicely around shin height to first slip where Root moves low to his right for a safe catch. It's a boost for England towards the end of the day. Kohli c Root b Robinson 42(103) [4s-3]
83.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, did that carry? Don't think so. Kohli doesn't need to be playing at this though. Back of a length outside off, straightens a touch and Kohli hangs his bat at it. The outside edge dies to third slip, dropping just short of Bairstow
83.5
Anderson to Kohli, no run, full ball curving away around off, Kohli has the swing covered in his forward defence
83.4
Anderson to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery on off, Kohli pats it to point
83.1
Anderson to Kohli, 1 run, full ball swinging away from off, Kohli steers wide of point. There's a mix-up. Kohli initially calls for the single and Rahul responds. But then they both hesitate, stopping mid-pitch. It could've been ugly had Hameed not misfielded
81.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, back of a length on middle, blocked
81.5
Anderson to Kohli, no run, defends it with the swing towards point
81.2
Anderson to Kohli, 1 run, overpitched on off, Kohli flicks to long leg
81.1
Anderson to Kohli, no run, full ball just outside off, not much swing, Kohli defends forward
79.6
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, blocked into the off-side
79.5
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, ducks underneath the bouncer
79.3
Mark Wood to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length delivery angled in around off and middle, Kohli tucks it through midwicket
79.2
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, fuller than a length outside off, left alone
78.6
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, Kohli lunges forward and smothers the turn. Not that there's a lot of turn here
78.2
Moeen Ali to Kohli, 1 run, overpitched outside off, driven to sweeper cover
78.1
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, nicely forward to get on top of the ball
77.5
Mark Wood to Kohli, 1 run, full outside off, steered behind point with an open face
76.6
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, Kohli waits on that flighted ball and nudges it out into the on-side with soft hands
76.5
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, Kohli gets forward and smothers the turn to defend it out to the man at silly mid-on
76.4
Moeen Ali to Kohli, FOUR, what happened there? That almost crept through and Kohli got an inside edge to nutmeg the keeper. That went through the keeper's pads for a four. Close escape for the skipper
76.3
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, Kohli gets forward and defends it out into the off-side
76.2
Moeen Ali to Kohli, 2 runs, whippy hit through the covers as that was floated up. The man at deep cover cuts it off. Two more added
76.1
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, goes back to a rather fuller ball and tucks it out into the on-side
75.2
Mark Wood to Kohli, 1 run, angles it into the batter and has been tucked away fine for a single. That slanted into the batter and Kohli was all at ease while getting it away
74.6
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, goes back and uses the depth of the crease to tuck it away into the on-side
74.5
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, too full, turning in, Kohli nudges the ball away into the on-side without any problems
74.4
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, goes back, gets behind the line of the ball and defends it out
74.1
Moeen Ali to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up delivery, Kohli drives it wide of mid-off for a single
73.6
Mark Wood to Kohli, 1 run, hops up, stays back, plays close to his body and pushes it out square of the wicket for a single. Looked so balanced
73.5
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, another dot! Kohli looks for a single but was sent back quickly. Kohli stepped forward and pushed it out into the covers. Wanted a single only for his plea to be rejected
73.4
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, beaten! That was a good delivery outside off and Kohli played a little poke outside off and got beaten
72.6
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, stays behind the line of the ball and stabs it out into the off-side off the inner half of the bat
72.5
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, waits for the turn, plays with the spin and nurdles the ball away off the pads into the on-side
72.4
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, tossed up delivery, Kohli clips the ball away to find mid-wicket
72.3
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, tucks that nonchalantly and finds the man at mid-wicket as that turned in
71.6
Robinson to Kohli, no run, ohhhhhh! That was close. The extra bounce springs on the batter and the shot was uncontrolled. It flew between FSL and the man at silly mid-on. Kohli gets away with it. India breathe easy
71.5
Robinson to Kohli, no run, angles in, but outside off and has been left alone as the ball held its line
71.4
Robinson to Kohli, no run, and Kohli is having a few nervy moments as the man at FSL almost found him wanting. Walks across and clips that delivery which was bowled from wide of the crease. The fielder at FSL grabbed it and mocked a shy as Kohli got back. England trying something here
71.3
Robinson to Kohli, no run, uh oh! That's risky. Playing with fire there. Kohli walks across his sticks and looks to clip it. Gets an inside edge which saves the day for him. Had he missed that, he was a goner
70.5
Moeen Ali to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up delivery, Kohli stays behind the line of the ball and nudges it away into the on-side for a single
70.4
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, tossed up delivery outside off and Kohli defends it out into the off-side
70.3
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, Kohli gets forward and fences the ball out solidly
70.2
Moeen Ali to Kohli, FOUR, and a fuller ball has been wristed down to long-on for a four, Those latex-laden sturdy wrists came into play as the ball was fuller and the bowler was beaten easily
70.1
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, Kohli defends it out into the off-side as the ball turned in a smidgen
69.5
Robinson to Kohli, 1 run, gets it off the inside edge and the ball goes away into the on-side for a single. Kohli tried to press forward and got it off the inside edge
69.3
Robinson to Kohli, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off and has Kohli pressing forward and pushing the ball away past mid-off for a single
69.2
Robinson to Kohli, no run, on a length, just outside off, Kohli sees the line and lets it go by shouldering arms
69.1
Robinson to Kohli, no run, on a length, outside off, Kohli sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
68.6
Moeen Ali to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, Kohli gets forward and defends it out into the off-side for a single
68.3
Moeen Ali to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up delivery, Kohli plays it with the spin and nudges the ball away into the on-side for a single
68.2
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, goes back again and Kohli defends it out off the back foot into the deck
68.1
Moeen Ali to Kohli, no run, goes back and tucks the ball out in to the on-side
67.5
Robinson to Kohli, 1 run, angles the ball in, Kohli clips the ball away past square leg for a single
67.4
Robinson to Kohli, no run, pitched up delivery and has been driven on the up. Crisp hit and it finds the fielder
67.3
Robinson to Kohli, no run, lets it go outside off
67.2
Robinson to Kohli, FOUR, and there goes the trademark Kohli cover drive. Did reach out a bit as that was wider and fuller. That was too wide and Kohli didn't use much feet but only laced it with his surgical hands
67.1
Robinson to Kohli, no run, fuller, wider, Kohli sees the line and lets it go
65.6
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, short and on the leg stump, Kohli gets inside the line and fends to short leg
65.5
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, good length delivery angling across just outside off stump, Kohli lets it go
65.4
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, short and on the leg stump, Kohli ducks under it
65.3
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, shortish delivery, Kohli plays it into his body
65.2
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, short delivery on the off stump, Kohli ducks under it
64.6
Sam Curran to Kohli, no run, outside off stump, left alone
64.5
Sam Curran to Kohli, no run, Kohli misses the glance and this was close to the bat and the leg stump as well. Was that plan from Sam Curran? Kohli has been exposing the leg stump with his big movement across the stumps and maybe Curran wanted to attempt bowled round the legs
63.6
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, moves across and defends this full delivery off the front foot
63.5
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, outside off stump and swinging away, ignored
63.4
Mark Wood to Kohli, 2 runs, drives well away from the body, was a bit of away shape on that but he controlled the drive well. Man at cover gets a hand on it to save two
63.3
Mark Wood to Kohli, 2 runs, bit of tail back in on a fullish length, Kohli flicks wide of mid-on and that raises the 200 for India. Applause from the crowd
62.2
Sam Curran to Kohli, 1 run, the line is so close to off stump, so Kohli taps to cover off the front foot
61.6
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, good length outside off stump, Kohli pushes it towards cover
61.5
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, lets this length ball go through to the keeper
61.4
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, goes wide of the crease and sends a full ball into Kohli. The Indian captains plays a confident defence
60.6
Sam Curran to Kohli, no run, rounds off the over with a solid front foot defence
60.4
Sam Curran to Kohli, 1 run, much better this time! Gets closer to the line of the ball and punches square of the wicket on the off-side
60.3
Sam Curran to Kohli, no run, ugly poke away from the body and Kohli gets away. Rohit, Rahul.. both could have sneaked into that gap between bat and pad. Left the right-hander off the seam but that was playing too far away from the body
60.2
Sam Curran to Kohli, no run, past the inside edge! Seems like this short of length delivery kept a tad low
60.1
Sam Curran to Kohli, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Kohli lets it pass
59.6
Mark Wood to Kohli, 1 run, good length delivery swinging back in, Kohli glances it to fine leg
59.5
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, away movement outside off stump, Kohli lifts his bat high
59.4
Mark Wood to Kohli, no run, swinging away outside off stump, Kohli lets it pass
58.6
Sam Curran to Kohli, no run, moves across outside off stump, left alone
58.5
Sam Curran to Kohli, no run, full and swinging back in, Kohli flicks it to mid-wicket
58.4
Sam Curran to Kohli, no run, back over the wicket to Virat. Good length delivery, Kohli defends
58.1
Sam Curran to Kohli, 3 runs, full freebie wide of off stump, Kohli reaches out and square-drives. Hameed and Sibley in pursuit, both dive, one of them stops eventually just before the rope
56.6
Robinson to Kohli, byes, FOUR, short and wayward down leg. No chance for Buttler and he'll be livid that this will counted as byes. No way a human could have stopped that
56.5
Robinson to Kohli, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Kohli knocks it to mid-wicket
56.4
Robinson to Kohli, no run, what was that? A half-hearted pull and he misses. Short delivery, ball cuts back in and that probably surprised Kohli. The ball sneaked under the bat
56.3
Robinson to Kohli, no run, full and outside off stump, Kohli lets it go
55.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, beaten! Kohli's lunge! Hmm.. Anderson will love to play with that. Was the fullish delivery, Kohli right on the front foot to block, but this one jags away off the pitch and misses the bat. Lands in front of Buttler
55.1
Anderson to Kohli, 1 run, first ball Kohli lunges forward and pushes the full ball towards cover. He's away first ball
54.5
Robinson to Kohli, 1 run, now attacks the off stump looking for LBW but Kohli right behind the line to wrist this to mid-wicket
54.4
Robinson to Kohli, no run, full and outside off stump, Kohli plays it to mid-off
54.3
Robinson to Kohli, no run, wow! He's already moving across the stumps a lot (leg stump is visible) and he's lunging forward at full balls. Robinson got a nice shape on that full delivery, Kohli played it well off the front foot to mid-off, but the bowler wouldn't mind that lunge
54.2
Robinson to Kohli, 2 runs, on the pads, wristed away through backward square leg and Kohli opens his account for the series
54.1
Robinson to Kohli, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Kohli gets a thickish edge that rolls towards gully
52.6
Robinson to Kohli, no run, huuuge appeal for caught behind, sound came as the ball passed the bat but looks like it was bat hitting pad. Top decision from the ump. Kohli's movement across the stumps and that lunge hasn't helepd him get into good positions thus far. Rohit and Rahul were much more stable at the crease. The Indian captain gets a stride to defend, but Robinson shapes this away to threaten the edge
52.5
Robinson to Kohli, no run, squared up in defence by late away movement. He moved across and looked to flick, closed the bat face early. Luckily it rolls to the bowler
52.4
Robinson to Kohli, no run, full and swinging away outside off stump, left alone
52.3
Robinson to Kohli, no run, full and wide of off stump, ignored
52.2
Robinson to Kohli, no run, moves across to this good length delivery, Kohli blocks well this time
52.1
Robinson to Kohli, no run, beaten! England will not mind Kohli playing at balls that are well outside off stump. He covers the line and looks to play the length ball but this one jags away to threaten the edge
50.6
Robinson to Kohli, no run, on a fuller length, outside off, Kohli sees the line and leves it alone
50.5
Robinson to Kohli, no run, back and across, defends it out into the on-side
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