India will be pleased with the current state of the match at the end of play on day two in the fourth Test against England at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
The hosts were 146/1 at stumps on Friday, thanks to a seventh 100-run partnership from Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara in Test cricket. Vijay was unbeaten on 70, while Pujara is just three runs away from reaching a well-deserved half-century.
Earlier in the day, Jos Buttler frustrated India with his 76 – a knock which included six fours and one six. Buttler’s 54-run ninth partnership with Jake Ball helped the visitors reach the 400-run mark, despite being reduced to 334/8 in the morning session.
India have made a wonderful start but the advantage of scoring 400 is that the opposition still has a long way to go.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 9, 2016