IND vs ENG, 3rd Test Match Day 2 Highlights: India end the day's play at 145/3, Rahul-Pant unbeaten at stumps

India vs England, 3rd Test Day 2 LIVE Updates: India will be hoping for an early breakthrough in order to restrict England under 400 on Day 2 of the third Test at Lord’s. The hosts, on the other hand, will be hoping senior batter Joe Root not only brings up his 37th Test hundred on Friday, he also steers them past the 500-mark and towards a total that should boost their chances of regaining the series lead at the ‘Home of Cricket’.

England had reached 251/4 after 83 overs at the close of play on Thursday – the lowest in the ‘Bazball’ era, with the disciplined Indian attack preventing the batters from scoring as freely as they did in the series opener at Headingley. Root was unbeaten on 99 with captain Ben Stokes (39 not out) for company, the two having added 79 in an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership.

The hosts will also have their fingers crossed over Stokes’ fitness, with the all-rounder appearing to struggle with a groin problem on the opening day and struggling to run between the wickets.

India captain Shubman Gill, meanwhile, had opted for the second new ball right away on Thursday and will be hoping Jasprit Bumrah and his pace colleagues Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep are able to make good use of it in the morning session on Day 2.

India vs England 3rd Test Playing XIs

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir.