Hi juys today I will tell you about a second test match which was played between India and England. After loosing first test. India lost one more test in England by an innings and 159 runs . England makes the lead of 2-0 in this five matches series.Now India have to won all the matches in order to won the series which is very tough but not impossible virat kholi and his company need hardwork to win this series. Another side England team needs only one match win to win the series .


  The second was played in London. In this match India come to bat first . Indian openers come into the crease in the shape of Vijay and Rahul. They does not able to play a big partnership and lost their first wicket at the team score of duck of Vijay who also scores golden duck. His wicket was taken by James Anderson. Then the score of 10 runs India lost one more wicket of Rahul taken again by James Anderson who scores 8 runs with 2 fours. At the score of 15 runs pujara gets run out . Who scores only 1 run in 25 balls. Now the score of team India was 15-3. Then captain virat kholi and rahane comes into the crease. They play a small partnership of 34 runs and pushes her team at the score of 49 runs. Then Chris Woakes comes into the attack and takes the big wicket of captain Kholi who scores 23 runs in57 balls with 3 fours. The at the score of 61 and 62 India lost two wickets . One at 61 of Hardik Pandya who scores 11 runs in 10 balls with 2 fours taken by Chris Woakes and another of Karthik who scores only one run taken by Sam Curran.now the score of team India was 62-6.

       After that Rahane and Ashwin was in the crease. They play a vary small partnership of 22 runs and pushes her team to score of 84 runs. Then at the score India lost the wicket of Rahane who scores 18 runs in 44 balls with 2 fours. Then again at the score of 96 India lost two wickets in a row. One of Kuldeep Yadav who was able to score a single run and another of Ashwin who scores 29 runs in 38 balls with 4 fours. Now the score of team India was 96-9. Then at the score of 107 runs India team gets all out.in the bowling side of England ,Anderson takes the five wickets, Woakes takes 2 wickets and Broad and Sam Curran takes 1 wicket both.

  After inning break Engalnd openers come into the crease in the shape be Cook and Jennings. They was not  able to play a big partnership and lost their first wicket at the score of 28 of Jennings who 11 runs in 22 balls.then at the score of 32 runs England lost one more wicket of Cook who scores 21 runs in 25 balls with 4 fours. Then Ollie Pope and Root comes into the crease and play a partnership of 45 runs . Then Hardik Pandya comes into attack and takes the wicket of Ollie Pope who score 28 runs in38 balls with 3 fours. Then at the score of 89 runs England lost bbig wicket of captain Root who scores 19 runs in 53 balls with 2 fours. Now the score of team England was 89-4.

  After that Bairstow and Buttler comes into the crease. They plays a partnership of 40 runs and then lost the wicket of buttler who scores 24 runs in22 balls with 4 fours his wicket was taken by Shami. Then Woakes comes into the crease. Woakes and Bairstow plays a brilliant innings both. They play a fantastic partnership of 189 runs and pushes her team at the huge score of 329 runs.

 Then Hardik padiya comes into the attack and takes the wicket of Bairstow. Who scores a brilliant inning of 93 runs in 144 balls with 12 fours. After that Sam Curran comes into play he and woakes play a partnership of 76 runs and pushes her team to score of 396. Then Sam Curran's wicket was taken by Hardik Pandya who scores 40 runs in 49 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. Then England team declers and puts the India lead of 289 runs . Woakes play a fantastic innings and remain not out of 137 runs in 177 balls with 21 fours. In bowling side of India Hardik Pandya and shami takes 3 wickets each and Ishant takes one wicket.

    Now India has to over come the lead and also sets target to the England. On this purpose Indian openers come into the crease in the shape of Vijay and Rahul. In this innings Vijay once again gets out at golden duck taken by Anderson. Then at the score of 13 runs Anderson takes one more wicket of Rahul who scores 10 runs with 2 fours. After that pujara and rahane are in the crease . They was only able to play a partnership of 22 runs and lost the wicket of rahane who scores 13 runs with 2 fours . Now the score of team India was 35-3. Then captain virat kholi comes into crease. At the score of 50 runs Broad takes the wicket of pujara who scores 17 runs with 1 four. Then again at the score of 61 runs India lost two wickets in two balls taken by Broad. One of captain virat who scores 17 runs with 2 fours and another of Kartik who scores golden duck. Now the score of team Indian was 61-6.

After that Hardik Pandya and Ashwin comes into the crease they play a partnership of 55 runs and pushes her team to score of 116 runs. Then Chris Woakes take the wicket of Hardik padiya who scores 26 runs with 5 fours. Then at the score of 121 and 125 runs India lost two more wickets. At 121 runs of Kuldeep Yadav who scores golden duck and at the score of 125 of shami who also scores golden duck. At the score of 13 runs India gets all out and lost the match by an innings and 159 runs. And England gets lead of 2-1 in this series.in bowling side of England Anderson and broad takes 4 wickets each and Woakes takes 2 wickets.

Woakes was given man of the match. For his best inning and bowling also.

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