new Delhi: On the second day of the first Test between India and England (IND vs ENG), the Indian bowlers had to sweat a lot to get wickets. England captain Joe Root not only scored a double century but also gave his team a very strong position.
England’s huge score
By the end of the second day’s play, England’s team has scored 555 runs after losing 8 wickets. Dominic Bess 28 and Jack Leach are not out after scoring 6 runs. On Sunday morning, Team India will try to get the remaining 2 wickets taken early.
India bounced back in the last session with four wickets but England finished the day on a high with a solid 555/8.#INDvENG | https://t.co/gnj5x4GOos pic.twitter.com/v4m2TsfR17
– ICC (@ICC) February 6, 2021
Joe Root
Joe Root scored 218 runs in 337 balls. All the bowlers of the Indian team were sweated to take their wickets. There is no corner of Chepauk ground where the root has not imposed a boundary. After a lot of effort, Shahbaz Nadeem dismissed him LBW.
The first cricketer ever to score a double century in his 100th Test match!
Scorecard: https://t.co/dS83GpOl0T#INDvENG # R100T pic.twitter.com/B0m2gGNpc3
– England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 6, 2021
Indian bowler looted runs
On the second day, the bowlers of Team India looted runs and their condition deteriorated in taking one wicket each. Ishant Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ravichandran Ashwin and Jaspreet Bumrah took 2-2 wickets, Rohit Sharma and Washington Sundar did not get any wickets.
Third day challenge
India not only has to take 2 wickets on Sunday morning, but it will also have to bat well. Realizing the mood of the pitch on the third day, more and more runs will have to be scored. Opener Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will have to give a strong start to Team India.
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