December 24, 2024 01:49 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
India refrains from commenting on extradition request for ousted Bengladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina | I don't blame Allu Arjun, ready to withdraw case: Pushpa 2 stampede victim's husband | Indian New Wave Cinema Architect Shyam Benegal dies at age 90 | Cylinder blast at a temple in Karnataka's Hubbali injures nine people | Kuwait PM personally sees off Modi at airport as Indian premier concludes two-day trip | Three pro-Khalistani terrorists, who attacked a police outpost in Gurdaspur, killed in an encounter | Who is Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American picked by Donald Trump as US AI policy advisor? | Mohali building collapse: Death toll rises to 2, many feared trapped for 17 hours | 4-year-old killed after speeding car driven by a teen hits him in Mumbai | PM Modi attends opening ceremony of Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait

Pujara, Vijay post 146/1 at stumps

| | Dec 09, 2016, at 10:54 pm
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IBNS): Losing the wicket of KL Rahul (24) early, India recovered as Murali Vijay (70*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (47*) played cautiously to finished the second day's play of the fourth Test against England at 146 runs for the loss of a wicket here on Friday.

With India struggling at 1-39, Pujara and Vijay played sensibly to add 107 runs in the second wicket stand to finish the day on a positive
note for India.

The home side still trail England's first innings score of 400 all out by 254 runs.

British spinner Moeen Ali  picked up the wicket of Rahul.

England were all out for 400 in their first innings shortly after lunch on Friday, the second day of their fourth test against India after Jos Butler, who played a gritty innings fell to Ravindra Jadeja.

Ravichandran Ashwin was the most successful bowler for the hosts, claiming six wickets giving away 112 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja finished with a haul of four wickets for 109 runs.

On Thursday, England had won the toss and elected to bat.

In the five-match series, India is leading 2-0 winning the second and third test matches against England.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.