12/02Result
2nd Test, England tour of India at Chennai, Feb 13-16 2021
India won by 317 runs
Player of the Match
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran AshwinIndia
12/02Result
2nd Test, England tour of India at Chennai, Feb 13-16 2021
India won by 317 runs
Player of the Match
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran AshwinIndia

The wicket of Broad, by the way, was Ashwin's 200th of a left-hand batsman in Tests.

Caradhras: "Both wk's left standing at the end!!" -- Yup.

Hari: "Is Broad be the No .11 with highest Test score?" -- Other than injured top-order batsmen forced to bat at No. 11, I would think so, yes.

Chandra: "Ashwin at 391 wickets. This series, he is bound to go past Lyon, having played 20 fewer Tests."

3.04pm We're only on day two, and India have already wrapped up a 195-run lead. Right now, they'll just want to come out and bat as long as possible, extend this lead as far as possible, and let this pitch deteriorate to the maximum possible extent. England need a miracle to come back here.

59.5
W
Ashwin to Broad, OUT, he doesn't need any fielders, really. Full, too full to sweep, and too straight. He barely manages to get all the way down, and just about manages a bottom-edge into his stumps. Second consecutive five-for for Ashwin, he's bowled beautifully through this series so far. And he leads India off the field and gets a warm reception from his home crowd

SCJ Broad b Ashwin 0 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Ashwin's getting more side-on in his load-up in this over. He does that every now and then to try and put more of his body into his action on slow pitches. Now he goes around the wicket to Broad. Slip, gully, silly point.

59.4
1
Ashwin to Foakes, 1 run, down the track to a tossed-up ball outside off, clipped to long-on
59.3
0
Ashwin to Foakes, no run, nicely flighted outside off, blocked back to the bowler
59.2
2
Ashwin to Foakes, 2 runs, a touch short outside off, punched away through point
59.1
0
Ashwin to Foakes, no run, dips onto a lovely length outside off, and Foakes gets forward to defend and is beaten by turn and bounce. Hit on the pad, but struck outside the line

Ashwin continues.

END OF OVER:
59 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 131/9

  • Stuart Broad0 (1b)
  • Ben Foakes39 (103b)
  • Ishant Sharma5-1-22-2
  • Ravichandran Ashwin23-4-40-4
58.6
0
I Sharma to Broad, no run, and he bowls his stock ball to left-handers. Angling into the fourth-stump channel, then leaving the batsman. Broad pokes and misses, no footwork

In walks Stuart Broad. All the way down at No. 11. He can still score some useful runs, though. Ishant continues from around the wicket.

58.5
W
I Sharma to Leach, OUT, and he gets his man immediately. Another acrobatic grab from Pant, diving full-length to his left to take it one-handed. This is superlative bowling, angling into the fourth-stump channel, forcing Leach to play, and the length means his feet go nowhere. Just pushes at it, and the ball straightens away and takes a thick edge. Pant had to go for that, because the only slip was a wide slip.

MJ Leach c †Pant b I Sharma 5 (29m 34b 1x4 0x6) SR: 14.70

Ah, and England have avoided the follow-on. Ishant goes around the wicket to Leach.

58.4
3
I Sharma to Foakes, 3 runs, inswing this time, and Foakes seems to be prepared for it, staying slightly leg-side of the ball while looking to drive into the covers. No real stride forward, though, and a thick edge runs away wide of gully
58.3
4
I Sharma to Foakes, FOUR, finds the edge again, and this one runs away to the left of the diving Rohit at gully. Beautiful bowling, beautiful length in the corridor. Again it goes towards the shiny side, but this time off the seam. Foakes defends, plays with soft hands, and the edge rolls away along the floor
58.2
0
I Sharma to Foakes, no run, length ball, closer to off stump, and again that late away shape. Pushes at it with slightly hard hands, but keeps the edge down towards gully

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England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17RJ BurnsDP Sibley
2nd32RJ BurnsDW Lawrence
3rd1MJ LeachDW Lawrence
4th16JE RootDW Lawrence
5th24JE RootBA Stokes
6th20JE RootOJ Pope
7th6JE RootBT Foakes
8th0MM AliJE Root
9th10MM AliOP Stone
10th38MM AliSCJ Broad