News: Cricket: Murali Vijay anchored Indias second innings with a painstaking fifty after #England threatened to take charge of the second Test at Lords. India lost three wickets for five r #UN s in 19 balls to be 123 for four -- a lead of j #US t 99 r #UN s. But by the close of the third day they were 169 for four -- 145 r #UN s ahead but not yet a decisive lead. Opening batsman Vijay, in for nearly five hours, was 59 not out and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni #UN beaten on 12. #England s Liam Pl #UN kett had a day to remember, scoring a Test-best 55 not out to help his side into a first-innings lead and then taking two wickets in two balls. While Vijay was becalmed, fellow opener Shikhar Dhawan struck four fours. But on 31 the left-hander failed to get over the top of a cut off Ben Stokes and was well caught by Joe Root at backward point to leave India 40 for one. Cheteshwar Pujara stylishly cover-drove Stokes for four. By contrast, it took Vijay 57 balls to both score his first bo #UN dary and move into double figures, with a leg-glance off Stuart Broad. #England had again too often bowled short on a pitch no longer the green top on which captain Alastair Cook had sent India into bat after winning the toss. But when fast bowler Pl #UN kett pitched the ball up from the Nursery End, he was duly rewarded. First, he drew Pujara (43) forward and had him caught behind off the outside edge to end a second-wicket stand of 78 in nearly 30 overs. Next ball Virat Kohli made the mistake of deliberately leaving a ball which came back up the eight-foot Lords slope and was clean bowled for a golden duck. Pl #UN kett though wasted his hat-trick delivery as Ajinkya Rahane left a ball well wide of off stump. . #hk #hknews
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:57:34 +0000
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