India vs England 2nd Test: Lord’s weather report- Rain set to interrupt Day 1

India vs England 2nd Test: Lord’s weather report- KL Rahul inching towards century, Virat Kohli looking to settle scores with James Anderson – IND 191/2 (60.5 ov) – Follow live updates –  After a rain washout in the opening Test, Virat Kohli-led India will now be praying for the rain Gods to stay away from the Home of Cricket at Lord’s, London when they take on Joe Root’s England in the second Test.

The good news is that the weather forecast seems to be pleasant for the second Test with chances of sunshine throughout five days. There could be partial cloud cover on all days and a heavy shower on Sunday or Day 4.

@21:26 – Virat Kohli will look to steal scores with James Anderson, in the 2nd Test

India have gone to tea at 157/2 after KL Rahul brought up a fine fifty.

James Anderson claimed both the wickets. #WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT86mZ0z pic.twitter.com/unQCDovOQO

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Second session: India opening batsman Rohit Sharma was not able to get to the three-figure mark as he was sent back to the pavilion by England pacer James Anderson in the second session of the opening day of the second Test at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Thursday.

At the tea break, India’s score reads 157/2 with Rahul (55*) and Virat Kohli (0*) currently unbeaten at the crease. This was the first time that India recording an opening partnership of more than 100 runs since 2011. After the lunch break, Rohit and Rahul continued from where they left off and the duo brought up the 100-run opening stand in the 33rd over of the innings. Rohit was the aggressor of the two and he was marching ahead to another century in the longest format.

However, Rohit (83) was not able to register a century as he was sent back to the pavilion by James Anderson in the 44th over and this brought an end to the 126-run opening partnership. This brought Cheteshwar Pujara (9) to the middle and he once again failed to get going and was dismissed by Anderson. In the end, Kohli and Rahul ensured that India enters the tea break with eight wickets in hand.

Earlier, the Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul brought out their A-game to the middle as the visitors went into the lunch break without losing a single wicket. At the lunch break, India’s score read 46/0 with Rohit (35*) and Rahul (10*) unbeaten at the crease.
The first session saw few interruptions due to rain and as a result, only 18.4 overs were bowled in the session.

Earlier, Joe Root-led England won the toss and opted to bowl and the home team skipper made no bones about the fact that he wanted to make use of the overcast conditions to put pressure on India. But Rohit and Rahul ensured India has a solid foundation, to begin with.
Brief Scores: India 157/2 (Rohit Sharma 83, KL Rahul 55*, James Anderson 2-28) vs England.

@19:50 – Anderson back in attack, Three Lions are in desperate need of a wicket

@19:20 – 100 up for India. Brilliant partnership between KL and Rohit

@19:16 – One run from Sam Curran’s over

@19: 00 Moeen Ali in the attack. He is coming from The Hundred so it will be hard for him to change his line and length according to Test cricket.

@18:50 – Rohit pulls a short ball for a six

@18:48 – India opening batsman scores fifty. His 13th Fifty in the Test format. He smashed 8 boundaries in his innings.

Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul brought out their A-game to the middle as the visitors went into the lunch break without losing a single wicket against England on the opening day of the second Test at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on Thursday. Put into bat under overcast conditions, both Rohit and Rahul dug in to take the honours in the first session.

At the lunch break, India’s score read 46/0 with Rohit (35*) and Rahul (10*) currently unbeaten at the crease. The first session saw few interruptions due to rain and as a result, only 18.4 overs were bowled in the session. Opening batters Rohit and Rahul battled it out in the first ten overs and ensured the visitors did not lose wickets in the initial phase of the match. England pacers bowled a tight line and length, and they had overcast conditions to add to the trouble, but Rohit and Rahul were up to the task.

After finding their feet at the crease, Rohit and Rahul started to get the scoreboard moving. In the 15th over of the innings, the right-handed Rohit smashed Sam Curran for four boundaries and he made his intentions clear. Rohit and Rahul saw out the entire first session and the visitors will now look forward to carrying on from where they left in the opening session.

Earlier, Joe Root-led England won the toss and opted to bowl and the home team skipper made no bones about the fact that he wanted to make use of the overcast conditions to put pressure on India. But Rohit and Rahul ensured India has a solid foundation to begin with.
Brief Scores: India 46/0 (Rohit Sharma 35*, KL Rahul 10*, James Anderson 0-11) vs England.

@17:40 – As rain stops play, umpires decide to take early lunch

An early lunch has been taken!#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT86mZ0z pic.twitter.com/Iu89kt3VPC

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@17:20 – Rain stops play once again. It’s drizzling. The covers are on

@17:04 – KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma up the scoring rate in last few overs

Rohit Sharma in T20 mode, slams four boundaries in an over against Sam Curran

@ 17:00 – Rohit, KL Rahul scores fifty partnership

One hour into Day 1 of the 2nd Test.#TeamIndia 38/0

Live – https://t.co/KGM2YEualG #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/KC5ZZprfos

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@16:45 – Good in swinging ball by Anderson to Sharma. The batsman miss it and hits him on the pads but height saves him

@16:43 – Two all-rounders bowling from two ends – Curran and Robinson

@16:40 – Haseeb Hameed moved to short leg, Hammed has a family connection in India. He made his debut few years back against India

@16:38 – Sam Curran bowls a maiden over to start

Sam Curran into the attack

@16:31 – KL edged it to the first slip but falls short

@16:30 – India is batting at almost one run per over, but they will be happy as far as they don’t lose any wicket in first session

@16:26 – Rohit leaves the ball on the line, comes back in sharp but miss the off-stump – Rohit Sharma living dangerously

@16:24 – Swing and a miss to end the over, Rohit Sharma smiles at Robinson

@16:20 – Anderson, Robinson bowling beautifully; Rohit, Rahul tackling them well

@16:10 – James Anderson bowls a maiden over.

Indian batsmen at Lord’s 

@16:06 – Ollie Edward Robinson swings the ball in against Rohit Sharma. KL Rahul continues to leave the ball.

@16:02 – James Anderson is fit and bowling the first over for England. He is making full use of the overcast conditions.

@15: 56  –

UPDATE – Restart at 11.30 AM local (4 PM IST)#ENGvIND

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@15:53 – And the rain comes back. The start has been delayed due to rain.

@15:30 – So this is going to be the story of the Day, it is going to be cloudy throughout the day.

@15:20 – England captain Joe Root win toss opt to bowl first against Virat Kohli’s Team India in cloudy conditions at Lord’s

Virat Kohli toss record vs England in Tests: 

Matches – 16

Toss won – 2

Toss lost – 14

In eight Tests he has led India in England, he has lost the toss all eight times (including WTC final).

Teams:
England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Haseeb Hameed, Joe Root(c), Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, James Anderson
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

UPDATE from Lord’s!

Toss delayed & will take place at 10.50 local time (15.20 IST).

Play will commence at 11.15 local time (15.45 IST). #TeamIndia #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/dpzLfTCjeQ

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@15:10 – It has stopped raining, the toss will take place on 15:20

@15:00 – Toss has been delayed due to rain. The square is covered.

@14:50 – Joe Root seen with an umbrella on the ground. It’s raining at Lord’s. Covers are coming on. Toss likely to be delayed

@14:48 – This is what England is serving at Lord’s. It’s tough to judge the Lord’s pitch by the looks of it. So going by the stats whoever wins the toss should bat first.

Win the toss & elect to

Here’s how the Lord’s pitch looks like ahead of Day 1 of the 2nd #ENGvIND Test. #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/Ft427vcSiz

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@14:30 – It looks like we are going to have a sunny day at Lord’s

Thursday 12 August 2021 at 03:59 BST #pywws weather update from N15 London.
Temperature: 16.8°C
Wind: E , 1mph (ave) , 4mph (gust)
Humidity: 87%
Rain: 0.0mm/h
Pressure: 1007hPa, falling slowly

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A look at the weather

A cloudy but dry day predicted #LoveLords | #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/pQr14wOAyS

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As per metoffice.gov.uk, there will be a cloud cover that will benefit the pacers with the temperature expected to be hovering around 23-degree Celcius. However, the weather forecast in the UK usually changes in 24-48 hours. So, the two teams will have their fingers crossed as cricket fans awaited 5 days of complete action.

August 11: @11:30 AM: Out of the 5 Days of the match, Rain prediction is only been given for Day 4th i.e on August 15 in London.

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The visitors will now be looking forward to the second Test at Lord’s after an impressive start. The challenge will be bigger as the Indian side will be looking for only their 3^rd Test victory at the venue. The focus will be on the middle-order as India will finally look to go ahead 1-0 in the Test series.

Notably, the two teams have played against each other 18 times at the Lord’s cricket ground. Out of these, India have won only two times. Their last win against England at the venue came in 2014 under MS Dhoni when they won by 95 runs. Kapil Dev-led India had won in Lord’s for the first time in 1986 when India went on to win their only second series in England.

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