Pujara & Rahane Add 100 Runs !

100-run partnership between Pujara and Rahane

What a time to bring it up

India March On !

England are totally frustrated from the gritty batting shown by Pujara and Rahane

Pujara into his 40s now

IND 149/3 after 71 overs – Lead by 122 runs

Rahane Inching Closer To 50 !

Rahane has outscored Pujara in this session and is looking all set for his 50

Rahane 46* off 120 balls

IND 135/3 after 67 overs – Lead by 108 runs

Four !

Rahane sweeps Moeen Ali from the rough for a boundary

Rahane has been quite aggressive against the spinner and is playing with conviction

IND 126/3 after 64.4 overs – Lead by 99 runs

Sam Curran Into The Attack !

Joe Root has turned to Sam Curran now to get a breakthrough in this final session as Indian batsmen seem to be running away with the honours post Tea

IND 121/3 after 63 overs – Lead by 94 runs

Pujara & Rahane Look Set !

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have raced past their individual 30s and have added crucial runs for the fourth wicket

Rahane Stays After DRS !

England Searching For A Wicket !

Joe Root looks tense now and desperately in search of wicket 

Rahane and Pujara look set at the crease

IND 120/3 after 60 overs – Lead by 93 runs

Four !

Now Pujara cuts Anderson for a boundary

Same batsmen different approach after Tea

IND 117/3 after 56.2 overs – Lead by 90 runs

Four !

Rahane steps out and lobs one towards mid-wicket region for a four against Ali

Attacking mode seems to be on from Rahane here

IND 113/3 after 56 overs – Lead by 86 runs

50-Run Partnership – Pujara & Rahane !

50 partnership for Rahane and Pujara

Moeen Ali start tidy after Tea

IND 107/3 after 54 overs – Lead by 80 runs

Tea Taken !

Tea – Day 4

India’s Pujara (29*) and Rahane (24*) see India through to Tea with a lead of 78 runs

Both batsmen fought hard and showed a fighting spirit after the fall of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

IND 105/3 after 53 overs

Tea at Lord’s

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane steady the ship for India.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/pDguKtK3Dm

— ICC (@ICC) August 15, 2021

Partnership Nearing 50 !

Rahane and Pujara are pushing hard for runs here

They have already added 48 runs and looking good for more

IND 103/3 after 52 overs – Lead by 76 runs

India Showing Fight !

Pujara and Rahane are dealing with Wood’s short stuff brilliantly, even taking singles and rotating strike

IND 96/3 after 49 overs – Lead by 69 runs

Mark Wood On A Roll !

Turn Off The Rough !

Aggressive turn for Moeen Ali here

He is using the rough to the maximum

IND 86/3 after 46 overs – Lead by 59 runs

Four !

Brilliant reading of the situation from Pujara

Negotiates three fiery short balls and then flicks the over-pitched delivery off the pads for a four

IND 85/3 after 44.4 overs – Lead by 58 runs

England Searching For A Wicket !

England going all out for a wicket now

Wood is sprinting and bowling over 85mph with the crowd behind him

IND 78/3 after 42.3 overs – Lead by 51 tuns

Moeen Ali Into The Attack !

Joe Root brings in Moeen Ali

Concedes two runs with decent turn off the surface

IND 77/3 after 40 overs – Lead by 50 runs

Shane Warne Watching The Lord’s Test !

Shane Warne puts his views forward

England had a terrific morning with three wickets

Great morning of test cricket at Lords. England on top & starting to boss this game-can 2 players for India get a big score and get a lead of 250 ? If you could have anyone bat now for India-who would you choose ?

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) August 15, 2021

Pujara & Rahane Digging Deep !

Pujara and Rahane are now in double digits and look more comfortable in the middle

Joe Root will expect a lot from the spin of Moeen Ali as the rough patches near the bowling crease are quite visible and will assist turn

IND 75/3 after 38 overs – Lead by 48 runs

Indian Showing A Much-Needed Fight !

There’s no hurry whatsoever from the Indian batsmen in the middle

They know they need to string together a solid partnership and lay a platform for the likes of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja

IND 64/3 after 34 overs – Lead by 37 runs

Pujara & Rahane Showing Resilience !

Both the batsmen are dealing in singles at the moment as the lead is stretched to 36 runs now

IND 63/3 after 32 overs

Genuine Nick – Falls Short

Mark Wood gets Pujara to edge but the batsman takes off his bottom hand as the ball falls short of the slips

Pujara is still trying to get a hold of the pace and bounce generated by Wood

IND 60/3 after 29.3 overs – Lead by 33 runs

Steady Start –

Post Lunch, it has been a steady start from both teams

Rahane and Pujara seem to be taking their time settling in while Mark Wood and Anderson are bowling a tidy off-stump line

IND 60/3 after 28.1 overs – Lead by 33 runs

Anderson From The Other End !

Anderson will test Rahane on that off-stump line, something which troubled the batsman before

IND 56/3 after 26.3 overs – Lead by 29 runs

Wood Starts With A Maiden !

Mark Wood starts with a maiden against Pujara

Bowls a tidy line and length and tests Pujara with short balls

IND 56/3 after 26 overs – Lead by 29 runs

Post Lunch Session – Day 4

Mark Wood starts proceedings post Lunch

Cheteshwar Pujara on strike

IND 56/3 after 25 overs

Lunch Taken !

Lunch – Day 4

England will be mighty pleased with three wickets in the first session on Day 3

With Rohit, Rahul and Kohli all back in the pavilion, England will look to strengthen their grip on the match in the second session of play

Pujara (3*) and Rahane (1*) have a lot of responsibility on their shoulders now

IND 56/3 after 25 overs – Lead by 29 runs

Lunch at Lord’s on day four

The hosts take control of the match with three crucial wickets in the session. #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/5gF7GVnfs8

— ICC (@ICC) August 15, 2021

Kohli Survives After DRS !

Kohli survives a huge LBW appeal by Sam Curran

Ball tracking showed it just went over the stumps – England lose a review

IND 53/2 after 22 overs – Lead by 26 runs

Twin Fours !

Kohli gets two boundaries off Robinson in the 21st over 

The first was an edge that raced towards the third man boundary while the next one was a more confident flick off the pads

IND 52/2 after 21 overs – Lead by 25 runs

Pujara Off the Mark !

Pujara gets off the mark on the 35th ball

IND 43/2 after 19.4 overs – Lead by 16 runs

31 Balls – 0 Runs – Pujara !

31 balls and still no run for Pujara

This can have a negative effect on Kohli, who may be induced to play a rash shot or even go overboard to keep the scoreboard ticking

IND 42/2 after 18 overs – Lead by 15 runs

Anderson vs Kohli !

Anderson comes back with a hint of movement outside off and beats Kohli

Intense battle this from the two champions

IND 40/2 after 16.3 overs – Lead by 13 runs

Anderson vs Kohli !

Four !

Kohli hits Anderson through the covers and shows positive intent

IND 40/2 after 16.2 overs

Sam Curran Into The Attack !

Interesting bowling change here from Joe Root

Sam Curran has been brought into the attack for the first time this morning and it has to be inspired by Kohli’s presence at the crease

India Need A Partnership !

Kohli has opened his account with a boundary while Pujara is still on 0 from 19 balls

India now need a solid partnership to get back some momentum and set a challenging target

IND 35/2 after 15 overs – Lead by 8 runs

Wicket – Mark Wood Gets Rohit !

Wow, what a huge moment this !

After a six two balls earlier, Rohit tries to repeat the shot but in turn gets caught by Moeen Ali for 21 runs off 36 balls

Two new batsmen at the crease now – Virat Kohli and Pujara

IND 27/2 after 12 overs – Scores Level

The short delivery does the trick for Mark Wood as he dismisses Rohit Sharma!

He is on

are 27/2.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/zdIwKBBRU7

— ICC (@ICC) August 15, 2021