As it happened: India vs England, 2nd Test | Scorecard
England pacers led by veterans James Anderson (4-23) and Stuart Broad (4-44) bowled out India for 130 in their second essay. The hosts took a comfortable 2-0 lead in the five-match series, after winning the series opener by 31 runs at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
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After conceding a massive 289 runs lead, India's second innings started with the wicket of Murali Vijay, who became the sixth India opener to get dismissed for a 'pair' of zeroes, before they could open their account. The wicket made Anderson the first bowler ever to take 100 Test wickets at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground.
Under the overacast conditions, with rain forcing an early lunch and tea, India batsmen failed to put up a fight and lost wickets at regular intervals.
At 61/6, Ravichandran Ashwin (33 not out), who top-scored with 29 in the first innings, joined Hardik Pandya (26) in the middle and the duo delayed the inevitable by adding 55 runs for the seventh wicket. It took a successful review from England to dismiss Pandya, who was trapped leg before by Chris Woakes.
Earlier, England resumed on 357 for six, already 250 runs ahead of India's meagre first-innings 107 all out. Chris Woakes, recalled for this match after fellow pace-bowling all-rounder Ben Stokes was omitted because of an ongoing trial for affray, was then 120 not out, with Sam Curran unbeaten on 22.
Curran pulled Mohammed Shami for six before his 49-ball 40 ended when he sliced Hardik Pandya to Shami at third man. Woakes faced 177 balls including 21 fours, ending the innings unbeaten on 137 as England declared on 396/7.
The third Test is scheduled from August 18 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
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