IND vs ENG, 3rd Test Day 2 Highlights: KL Rahul hits fifty, India 145/3 at stumps

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• 11 Jul 2025, 10:51 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 145/3 in 43 overs

  Bashir bowled to Pant, who defended the ball back to the bowler. Pant had an inside edge that went to square leg for a single run. Only one run was scored in that over. Day 2 ended at STUMPS.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 10:21 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 140/3 in 40 overs

  Rahul hits the first ball to cover and then pushes another straight back to the bowler. He pushes to the left of mid off and runs for a single. Pant directs a ball down leg to short fine leg for one, with leg byes awarded.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 09:53 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 111/3 in 34 overs

  Wicket! The wicketkeeper catches an edge off Gill's bat, and he is out for 16 runs. Rishabh Pant comes in to bat at number five. Despite his injury, he attempts to play. He lets a wide ball go by, then hits a single through point. Rahul takes a run but is sent back by Pant, then manages to score three runs by guiding a length ball through gully.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 09:36 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 98/2 in 28 overs

  Woakes bowls a full delivery to Gill. He plays a shot with his front foot but edges the ball. It goes along the ground and slips past two fielders at slip, resulting in a four.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 09:18 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 80/2 in 25 overs

  Stokes bowls his sixth over and it's a maiden. Gill seems to have improved his technique, covering the gap between bat and pad. He appears more confident in his defense now.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 09:01 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 74/2 in 21 overs

  Root makes an impressive catch, helping Stokes dismiss Nair, who is caught at first slip. With this catch, Root now holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket. Stokes delivers a ball that pitches at a certain length, and Nair attempts to hit it from the back foot. The ball curves away, hitting the outside edge, and Root leaps to his left to secure it.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 08:44 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 69/1 in 19 overs

  Rahul has joined the game and plays a strong shot through covers, managing to pass three nearby fielders. There are loud shouts for leg before wicket, and England decides to use the DRS. The delivery approaches with an angle and strikes Rahul on the front foot. However, the ball tracker indicates that the ball is missing the leg stump, resulting in England losing their review.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 08:13 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 53/1 in 16 overs

  Nair hits the first ball for one run through point. He then hits a four by driving a full ball through covers. The last delivery goes past Nair as he tries to play straight.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 08:00 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 44/1 in 14 overs

  Woakes bowls to Rahul, who defends a length ball to the leg side. Rahul then defends a ball bowled full on the stumps using a front-foot press. A straight ball hits the inside half of his bat, allowing him to take a single. Karun defends a ball to silly mid on with three onside catchers set for him. Woakes ends the session by beating Rahul’s outside edge on the last ball.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 07:48 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 42/1 in 11 overs

  Carse bowls to Rahul, who defends the ball after it pitches on the stumps and then takes a single to square leg. Another delivery from Carse, which is back of a length, rises a little after pitching and goes past Karun’s defense.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 07:32 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 37/1 in 8 overs

  Archer bowls to Karun and gets close to the outside edge with a delivery that straightens. Karun drives a fuller ball past mid off for four runs. He also edges a shorter ball down leg for another four. Karun picks up two more runs by pushing the ball through cover even though it’s not well-timed.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 07:18 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 20/1 in 5 overs

  Woakes bowls to Rahul, who hits the first ball for a single to square leg. Karun defends the next ball with a full face and then flicks another ball to fine leg for one run. Rahul receives a full ball on his pads and collects a single to square leg.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 07:12 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 13/1 in 2 overs

  Archer bowled to Jaiswal, who defended a back of a length ball to the offside. Jaiswal then missed a full and wide delivery he tried to drive. Archer took a wicket when Jaiswal edged a back of a length ball to the catchers, marking Archer's success in his first over back.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 07:04 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: IND 13/0 in 1 over

  Woakes starts with the new ball for England, while Jaiswal and Rahul open the batting. Jaiswal hits a short ball from Woakes over point for four runs, beginning his innings with a boundary. Woakes then gets an edge, but it goes past the fielders for another four. He bowls a back-of-a-length delivery that Jaiswal clips past short midwicket for another four. Jaiswal also takes a single by punching a ball through point.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 06:27 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: ENG 387 all out

  Siraj bowls five wides and then gets Brydon Carse out by hitting the stumps. Carse tries to play the ball on the on side, but the yorker delivery is too fast for him. Brydon Carse scores 56 runs off 83 balls before getting out.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 06:27 PM

  IND vs ENG Live 3rd Test Day 2: ENG 359/8 in 107 overs

  Jamie Smith gets out, caught by the keeper off a delivery from Mohammed Siraj. He scored 51 runs off 56 balls. Jofra Archer, batting at No. 10, hits a four with an edge that slips through the fielders.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 05:32 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 2 Live: Lunch

  After the end of the first Session on Day 2, England posted 353/7 with Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse out in the middle.

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 04:01 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 2 Live: 50 for Jamie Smith

  After losing three wickets early on Day 2, Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse have built up a good 8th wicket partnership for England. Smith even completed his half-century against India. 

   

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 03:57 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 2 Live: Back-to-back wickets for Bumrah

  On the very next ball of Joe Root's dismissal, new batter Chris Woakes also becomes prey to Jasprit Bumrah. This is Bumrah's 4th wicket so far. England lose 7th wicket at 271.

   

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 03:47 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 2 Live: Joe Root departs

  After dismissing Ben Stokes, Jasprit Bumrah also clean bowled the centurion Joe Root. This is his third wicket in the match so far.

   

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 03:44 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 2 Live: Stokes GONE

  Jasprit Bumrah does it again for India. He removed the English skipper at 44. 

   

  
• 11 Jul 2025, 03:10 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 2 Live: Root hits 100

  On the very first ball of Day 2, Joe Root finally finished his century. This is his 37th Test century.