India vs England Live Score, 5th Test, Day 2: Rain returns to halt play; Bumrah’s double-strike pegs back ENG

Rain interruption remains a harsh reality but we have got some memorable cricket so far. Pant thrived under pressure on the opening day with his aggressive brand of batting. 

Jadeja and Bumrah have shone on the second day so far. England still trail by 385 runs. Let’s hope the drizzle subsides. Stay tuned for further updates…

Jasprit Bumrah’s double has put India in complete control despite the rain interruption. Root has joined Pope but India have a firm grip, with the skipper leading from the front. 2-14 in 3.3 overs for the newly-appointed Test captain.

ENG 31-2

The drizzle is back! It’s a slight drizzle but umpires call for cover… players head back to the dressing room.

ENG 31-2

Just one run from Shami’s over. Root comes down the pitch and blocks… a dot ball to end the over. Bumrah will continue from the other end. Five slips in place, waiting for an outside edge.

ENG 30-2

The Indian captain has got two in two! Shubman Gill pouches it safely in the slips after Crawley gets a thick outside edge. Bumrah is breathing fire at Egbaston. What a day he’s having! He had dismissed Lees before the rain halt.

ENG 29-2

Edged and gone!!! Bumrah strikes again to remove Crawley (9). England lose second wicket.

Pope off the mark with a boundary! Shami tests the Englishman with a bouncer but he is quick to pull that away to the fence. Four runs!

ENG 27-1

What a ball!!! That’s beaten everyone… extra bounce from Shami and it goes past Crawley as well as Pant. Four byes to start with.

ENG 20-1

It’s 16 degrees at the moment in Birmingham with a 70 per cent chance of precipitation. Let’s hope for no rain breaks in the remaining two sessions!

Shami is set to bowl the first ball of the post-lunch session. Let’s begin!

We are set to resume in around 10 minutes from now! A huge challenge for England when the conditions are overcast and India have four fast bowlers in arsenal. Live action starts soon… stay tuned for updates.

“If there is no more rain, play to restart at 1:15PM local time (17:45 IST),” is the latest tweet by BCCI.

The revised session timings on Day 2 are as below:

2nd Session: 13:15-15:55 (5:45PM to 8:25PM)

3rd Session: 1615-1830 (8:45PM to 11:00PM)

Play can be extended by 30 minutes.

Good news!!! Covers are slowly starting to come off. Play will resume at 5:45pm IST! England trail by 400 but there’s a lot of batting to come. 

Showers were expected on the second day with the conditions being overcast. Play was extended by half an hour yesterday and the same may happen today if the drizzle gets heavier, causing further delay.

According to weather.com, the cloud cover is expected to be 70 per cent. There is a 17 per cent probability of thunderstorms as well.

It’s still raining in Birmingham. The lunch break is likely to be extended.

Pant’s awe-inspiring 146, Jadeja’s splendid 104 and Bumrah’s carnage — Indian fans will have smiles stretched ear-to-ear after seeing their team’s performance so far.

Pant and his 222-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja powered India to 338/7. Jadeja shone on the second day with his fifth ton, before Bumrah smacked Broad for 4,5w,7nb,4,4,4,6,1 – a total of whooping 35 runs. He then castled Lees with a peach… too much happening at the moment! Take a breather… lunch break could be extended if it continues to drizzle. Stay tuned for further updates.

Early lunch has been taken at Edgbaston! Crawley (7*) and Pope (0) will resume England innings after the lunch break. Stay tuned for live updates!

Bumrah has given India the perfect start after his batting carnage, with his 35-run over against Broad being the highlight of the day so far. It’s still pretty dark at Edgbaston. Expect a few more wickets if the Jasprit Bumrah magic continues…

It’s no secret that Jadeja is going through a purple patch in international cricket. He completed a well-deserved century, scoring 104 off 194 balls. But it was new Test captain Jasprit Bumrah who shone towards the end. 

Bumrah smashed two sixes and four fours to amass 35 runs off Stuart Broad and create a world record for scoring most runs in an over in Test cricket. England have a mountain to climb!

Let’s hope it’s a brief halt. Like yesterday, the rain interruption might also prompt the officials to call for early lunch… stay tuned for live updates!

The hover cover has immediately covered the main pitch with covers being spread. Indian players head back into the pavilion after celebrating Lees’ wicket.

Shami was about to bowl his second over when umpire signalled for a halt. Rain stops play! There is a drizzle after Lees’ exit.

Gone!!! Bumrah has a wicket! India have a wicket! The Indian skipper breaches Lees’ defence. The Englishman was a bit late to react and Bumrah has knocked him over.

ENG 16-1

First boundary of the innings!!! Shami drags it short and Lees gets an inside edge. The ball races away towards the fine leg boundary. Four runs!

ENG 7-0

Tidy from Bumrah. He ends the over with a delivery going away from Lees, who is happy to let that go past him. Just two off the over and Shami has come in to share the new ball with Bumrah.

ENG 2/0

We are back for the start of the England innings! Lees and Crawley are at the crease. Bumrah opens the attack. Let’s begin!

India have wrapped up their first innings for 416 with Siraj losing his wicket.

Anderson gets a five-for as Siraj hit it to mid-off for a catch by Broad.

James Anderson has just bowled the most expensive over the Test cricket. He conceded 35 runs in the 84th over and India are 412 for nine.

It started off with Bumrah top-edging a four past Crawly. Then a short delivery led to five wides followed by a top-edged six and a no ball. After that, Bumrah hammed a full toss through mid-on for a four, thick edged another to fine leg for a four and the fourth delivery through midwicket for a boundary!

For the fifth ball, Bumrah clattered it over deep backward square leg for a smashing six! For the final delivery, Bumrah took a single.

A good delivery by Anderson, swinging across line. Jadeja fails to connect and it hits the middle!

R Jadeja b J Anedrson 104 (194)

In walks, Mohammed Siraj.

Anderson pitches it up, on off. Bumrah defends it from the crease.

After 81 overs, India are 374/8.

A short delivery by Broad, outside off. Shami hits it straight to third for a catch!

M Shami c J Leach b S Broad 16 (31)

In walks, J Bumrah.

India are 371 for seven in 79 overs.

In the fifth delivery of the 79th over, Jadeja edged Potts’ delivery through the slips as it went past Root and Crawley for a four! For the next delivery, Jadeja slammed it trough point to reach his ton!

A poor delivery by Stokes and Jadeja gets a thick-edge over slips for a four!

Shami attacks Potts. For the first boundary, he pulled it through midwicket and then he cut the next ball through backward point for another four!

A good delivery by Stokes, pitched up. Jadeja fails to connect and it eats his outside edge. No run.

A full delivery by Stokes, and Jadeja directs it to wide long-on for a single.

India are 339/7 after 73.3 overs.

Jadeja and Shami to resume batting for India. Stokes to bowl for England.

We are less than 30 minutes away from the start of play on Day 2 and the covers are on.

Rain is expected to impact play on Day 2. According to weather.com, rain is expected from 7:00 am local time, till 2:00 pm local time. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is supposed to take place between 10 am to 12 pm. Just like Day 1, even Day 2 will witness covers for some time.

England’s bowling department were in good form and reduced India to 98/5 before Pant’s masterclass. Anderson took three wickets, dismissing Gill, Pujara and Iyer. Meanwhile, Potts took two wickets, Stokes and Root bagged a dismissal each.

Pant was in dominating form and rescued India after a top-order collapse. The wicketkeeper-batter hammered 146 runs off 111 balls, including 19 fours and four sixes.

Jadeja (83*) and Shami (0*) will resume batting for India on Day 2, with the former edging closer to his century. He hammered 83 runs off 163 balls on Day 1, including 10 fours. He will be aiming to build on his tempo.

Hello and welcome everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of Day 2 of the ongoing final Test match between India and England, at Edgbaston in Birmingham.