IND vs Eng: Historical first! India has a twin centenary participation for the 6th and 7th wickets which in Army countries. Cricket news
A historic first, India in the second Test against England in Edgbaston registered a two -century partnership for the sixth and seventh wickets in the army countries.This is just the second time that after the West Indies at Trent Bridge in 1957, a visiting team has a two -century stand for the sixth wicket or low in a Test innings in England. This is another such example for India in a distant test after Kingston in 1971.In both partnerships, Captain Shubman Gill stood long and was equally well supported by Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.On the early day, when Ravindra Jadeja went out to bat, India was in place of getting upset with reading 211/5 reading scorecards.Jadeja and Gill scored a 203 -run stand for the sixth wicket.The bowling by Jadeja Joshua tongue was undone by a fast bouncer. He missed a well -worthy century. If he had got 11 runs, it would have been his second century at this site.Further, Washington Sundar suppressed another valuable stand of 144 runs with Captain Shubman Gill for the seventh wicket. Washington Sundar was cleaned by the root.India captain Shubman Gill created a brilliant girl Test double-century, as he again moved beyond the front against England in the second Test in Edgbaston on Thursday.Gill continued to take a toll on the England attack, as he batted once more in close-flavored fashion.He was particularly serious on Shoaib Bashir, covering off-spinner for four and digging it for six.
Gill also hit two fours in three balls from fast bowler Josh tongue, after an on-drive, after a fly from the hip, Joe Root and Zak Croly were seen, almost collided in a failed attempt to stop the border.A tilted single 311 balls from the tongue took Gill to 200, including 21 fours and two sixes, as 472–6 with India, elected skipper tilted a capacity in the festival.It was not long before the 25 -year -old Gill, as a captain only in his second test, a test in England set a new record for the highest score by an India batsman, crossing 221 of Great Sunil Gavaskar at Oval in 1979.
