By the end of play on the second day of the third Test, England had scored 207 runs after losing two wickets in their first innings.
The second day’s play of the third Test being played between India and England in Rajkot ended. By the end of play on the second day of the third Test, England had scored 207 runs after losing two wickets in their first innings.
Let us tell you, by the end of the second day’s play, Ben Duckett for England has scored 133* runs in 118* balls with the help of 21 fours and 2 sixes, while Joe Root is batting on 9* runs.
In this match, India scored 445 runs after losing all the wickets in its first innings. The host did not have such a good start in this match and their three wickets fell for just 33 runs. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was out after scoring 10 runs while Shubhman Gill could not even open his account in this match. Rajat Patidar also returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs.
However, after three wickets fell soon, captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja batted very well and made an important partnership of 204 runs for the fourth wicket. In this match, Rohit Sharma scored 131 runs in 196 balls with the help of 14 fours and three sixes. He did not spare any of the England bowlers and hit hard against all of them.
At the end of the second day’s play, England still trailed by 238 runs.
Apart from Rohit Sharma, Jadeja also batted very well in this match and played a valuable inning of 112 runs for his team. Apart from Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan scored 62 runs while Ravichandran Ashwin contributed 37 runs. Dhruv Jurel played an important inning of 46 runs. Jasprit Bumrah scored 26 runs.
For England, Zak Crawley contributed 15 runs while Ollie Pope scored 39 runs. So far in this match, Mohammed Siraj and Ravichandran Ashwin have taken one wicket each. Not only this, Ravichandran Ashwin made a special achievement in this match. He completed his 500 wickets in Test cricket.
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Take A Bow, R Ashwin 🙌 🙌
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2024
A hundred from 88 balls…
The fastest 💯 for England v India
2nd fastest by an England opener
3rd fastest v India in IndiaTake a bow, @BenDuckett1, pic.twitter.com/UfUZqzN8Ne
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 16, 2024
Ravichandran Ashwin – a maestro of spin! 500 wickets and countless moments of brilliance. Here’s to a milestone that echoes through cricketing history! #Ashwin500 #CricketLegend #TeamIndia #IndianCricketTeam #IndvEng #TestCricket #CSCS #CricketCSCS #ChhattisgarhCricket pic.twitter.com/CqRA5Stcii
— Chhattisgarh Cricket (@CricketCSCS) February 16, 2024
BEN DUCKETT SCORES AN 88-BALL HUNDRED!
It’s the fastest ton by an England batsman in India#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/7N5x5rHRFb
— Sudhanshu Singh (@iamsuds98) February 16, 2024
solid fight to us. This is the true advertisement of Test Cricket in India with people love to watching this English style of cricket in a suitable condition for both the teams.#INDvsENG #INDvENG #WTC25
— Sports Geeez (@Sportsgeeez) February 16, 2024
Congratulations! @ashwinravi99 #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/E86sgMqIrY
— Murlidhar Mohol (@mohol_murlidhar) February 16, 2024
Strong reply by England against 445 runs of India….Ben Duckett with his brilliant century gave England a good start….At end of the day England where 207-2…#INDvsENG #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/BNYKRqzuxk
— Hriday Singh (@hridaysingh16) February 16, 2024
500 Test wickets for a one-in-a-million bowler!
In Ashwin the Spinner, there was always a WINNER. 500 wickets is a huge milestone in Test cricket. Congratulations, Champion!#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/tlUxiPa5Qr
— Daily Sports Updates (@Abdulba74594233) February 16, 2024
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The only Indian bowlers to scalp 500 wickets in Test cricket history.
Take a bow, Ravi Ashwin!#RaviAshwin #AnilKumble #Cricket #India #INDvENG #Sportskeeda pic.twitter.com/4BUKB9W9Tc
— Daily Sports Updates (@Abdulba74594233) February 16, 2024
Duckett’s brilliance keeps the game evenly poised at stumps ⚖️
Backing the boys to give us some early inroads tomorrow 👊#PlayBold #INDvENG #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/T37nuOhMnx
— Daily Sports Updates (@Abdulba74594233) February 16, 2024