Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: England 219/6, 2nd test, Day 2 at stumps

STUMPS DAY 2

It have been a good test match so far for India. England scored 94 runs in 33 overs and lost 2 wickets in the third session. Liam Plunkett 4*(22) and Matt Prior 2*(11) remain unbeaten. England are still 76 runs behind India with 4 wickets remaining.

10:45 PM: Eng 219/6 after 86 overs

Good ball to end with. It had a good bounce and was unplayable and it's stumps.

Plunkett flicked that to Murali Vijay at backward short leg who throws back it with power conceding two overthrow runs.

Stumps were broken by Shami in his run up and a no-ball given.

Plunkett is on strike

Mohammad Shami is coming in to bowl the final over of the day

10:39 PM: Eng 216/6 after 85 overs

Prior is off the mark with a couple through deep square leg

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Matt Prior

10:35 PM: Eng 214/6 after 84 overs

maiden over

Ishant Sharma to Plunkett

10:31 PM: Eng 214/6 after 83 overs

wicket maiden for Kumar

Matt Prior comes in next

England 214/6

Bhuvi got his man! Gary Ballance goes for 110 off 203 balls. It was full down the leg side. Ballance went to turn it around and just got a thin edge which is well caught by Dhoni. Fourth wicket for Bhuvneshwar Kumar and 9th in this series.

Kumar to Ballance

10:25 PM: Eng 214/5 after 82 overs

He flicked to square leg for a couple

Plunkett to face him

Ishant Sharma to bowl second over with the new ball

10:21 PM: Eng 212/5 after 81 overs

maiden over.

Ballance has the strike

New ball has been taken and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the first one to bowl. 6 overs remaining in the day.

10:16 PM: Eng 212/5 after 80 overs

single to mid wicket region for Ballance

Ballance to face Jadeja

10:13 PM: Eng 211/5 after 79 overs

Liam Plunkett comes in as a night watchman for England

England 211/5

Moeen Ali goes for 32 off 106 balls. First test wicket for Murali Vijay.

Big appeal for lbw and Murali Vijay strikes. Straight delivery, trying to play through the on side and struck on pads. Umpire gave it a thought and then raises his finger.

Moeen Ali goes over the mid wicket for FOUR.

Single through the cover sweeper gets Ali on strike

Murali Vijay comes on to bowl off spin go Gary Ballance

10:08 PM: Eng 206/4 after 78 overs

Ballance worked away from leg stump behind square on the leg side

He sweeps to deep square leg for a single

Jadeja to Moeen Ali

10:05 PM: Eng 204/4 after 77 overs

This time down the ground for another four. Third boundary of the over. Highest score of Ballance in test cricket.

Gary Ballance 103*(186). Two back to back century for him at Lord's

He hits through the midwicket for FOUR and get to his 2nd test hundred in 5 matches.

He hits through the midwicket for FOUR. Ballance is on 99.

Binny bowling his 10th over

10:00 PM: Eng 192/4 after 76 overs

Single through mid wicket takes Ballance to 95

Jadeja to Ballance

09:57 PM: Eng 191/4 after 75 overs

Maiden over.

Stuart Binny to bowl 75th over to Moeen Ali

After 74 overs England are 191/4 and trailing India by 105 runs.