India vs England Second Test: The second match of the 4-Test series between India and England is being played in Chennai. On the second day, Team India scored 329 runs in the first innings. Rohit Sharma scored 161 runs. In response, England team could not even match Rohit’s score and was reduced to 134 runs.
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However, with a faltering innings, the English team saved the follow-on. The team needed 130 runs to save the follow-on. By the end of the second day, Team India scored 54 after losing 1 wicket in the second innings. In this context, it took a 249-run lead over England. At the moment, Rohit Sharma (25) and Cheteshwar Pujara (7) are unbeaten. India vs England Second Test.
7 Batsmen of England Could Not Even Touch the Figure of Ten
For England, Ben Fox scored 42 and Ollie Pope scored 22 runs in the first innings. Seven batsmen, including captain Joe Root, could not even touch the figure of ten. Team India’s Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 and Akshar Patel, playing debut test, took 2 wickets. Ishant Sharma also got 2 and Mohammad Siraj got 1 wicket.
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English Team Lost First Wicket at Zero
England had a poor start. The team lost the first wicket to zero in the very first over. Fast bowler Ishant Sharma LBW opener Rory Burns. After this, the wickets of the team kept falling at frequent intervals. Half of England’s team had returned to the pavilion for 52 runs. By 106 runs, 8 players were dismissed.
Pant’s Fifth Consecutive Test in Fifty
Indian wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has put his fifty in the fourth consecutive Test. He scored an innings of 91 runs in the first innings of the first Test of the series. Earlier, he scored 89 against Australia in Brisbane and 97 in Sydney.
Ashwin Took 5 Wickets
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin did not give time for England to recover. He broke the middle order with 5 wickets. He sent openers Dom Sibley (16), Dan Lawrence (9), Ben Stokes (18), Ollie Stone (1) and Stuart Broad (0) to the pavilion.
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Akshar Takes Root’s Wicket in Debut Match
Akshar Patel, playing the debut test, took 2 wickets. He made Joe Root his first victim. The catch of Root (6) was taken by Ashwin. Akshar made Moin Ali the second victim. Moeen was caught by Rahane after scoring 6 runs.
Siraj Took Wicket on His First Ball of the Innings
Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj took a wicket on the first ball of his first over of the innings. Captain Kohli got him the 39th over of the innings. Siraj got Oli Pope (22) caught out by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
Both Teams Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Mohammad Siraj.
England: Dom Sibley, Rory Burns, Dan Lawrence, Joe Root (captain), Ben Stokes, Allie Pope, Ben Fox, Moeen Ali, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad and Allie Stone.
