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IND vs ENG LIVE SCORE 2nd Test Day 1: Root scalps Ashwin; India 284-6

Rohit Sharma hits 130-ball hundred. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI

Rohit Sharma played some delightful strokes to notch up his seventh Test hundred as he steered India to 189 for 3 at tea on the opening day of the second match against England here on Saturday.

Rohit, who has moved to 132 (178 balls, 16 fours, 2 sixes), and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (36, 80 balls, 5 fours) helped the team recover from the early dismissals of captain Virat Kohli (0) and Cheteshwar Pujara (21).

The Mumbai duo has added 103 runs so far and pulled India out of a potentially tricky situation.

For England, Moeen Ali (1/70), Olly Stone (1/25) and Jack Leach (1/46) picked up a wicket each in the first session but could not make an impact in the second. Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes have not got any wickets so far.

Moeen got the prized scalp of Kohli but that was his only impact on the match so far.

Rohit was in command for most part, more so in the first session. He appeared a bit edgy close to his ton and an attempted sweep saw the ball hit the bottom of the bat and fall just short of the close in fielder.

He reached a well-deserved hundred off 130 balls with a sweep off Moeen.

Rohit used the sweep shot to good effect against the spinners. He, however, wasn’t as aggressive as he was in the first session.

Rahane, on his part, grew in confidence gradually and hit a few beautiful shots, including a back-cut off Leach.

India needs to win 2nd Test to keep its hope alive for ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final qualification.

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Playing 11 of both the teams:

India playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj

England playing 11: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Daniel Lawrence, Joe Root(c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes(w), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, Olly Stone

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India vs England live toss time and streaming details

The IND vs ENG 2nd Test will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. Star Sports 1 HD/SD will live broadcast the matches with English commentary, while Star Sports Hindi HD/SD will do so with Hindi commentary. The Live streaming of England vs India match will be available on Disney+Hotstar and website. The IND vs ENG live toss will take place at 9:00 am IST.