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India vs England Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: India 473/8 at stumps, lead England by 255 runs
India vs England highlights, 5th Test Day 2: Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill's splendid hundreds gave India complete control of the fifth Test against England despite a late batting collapse that saw the hosts end day two at 473 for eight on Friday.
India lost as many as five wickets for 97 runs in the final session after Rohit (103 off 162 balls) and Gill (110 off 150 balls) shared a stroke-filled 171-run partnership off 244 balls for the second wicket.
Debutant Devdutt Padikkal (65 off 103) showed a lot of class in his debut innings while Sarfaraz Khan (56 off 60) was guilty of throwing away his wicket first ball after tea. The home team, which began the day at 135 for one, led England by 255 runs at stumps.
Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir (4/170 in 44 overs), who was taken to the cleaners by the Indian openers, bounced back strongly to take three wickets in the final session. Left-arm spinner Tom Hartley (2/126 in 39) too was impressive towards the end of the day while Mark Wood (0/89 in 15) was the most expensive.
The pitch remains good for batting and at 376 for three at tea, India looked set to bat England out of the game before the combination of good bowling and reckless batting kept the visitors alive in the match.
India scored at close to 4.5 runs per over until slowing down significantly in the final session.
Kuldeep Yadav spun the ball a lot more than fellow Indian spinners on day one but after a tough time in the first two sessions on day two, Bashir and Co. got a lot out of the surface.
Sarfaraz tried to cut a harmless ball off Bashir and ended up giving an easy catch to Joe Root at first slip. Padikkal got a gem from the England off-spinner that spun away from middle stump to hit the top of the off-stump. Like Sarfaraz, Dhruv Jurel (15) too went for an avoidable shot and perished.
After lunch, England captain Ben Stokes bowled Rohit Sharma off his first ball in nine months to give the visitors something to cheer about.
But Sarfaraz and Padikkal then got together and ensured runs kept flowing for the home team.
Stokes, who had been bowling only in the nets thus far, finally decided to roll his arm over in a match situation after nothing went England's way in the morning session. He had stopped bowling owing to a knee injury and had undergone surgery last year.
Bowling the second over of the afternoon session, Stokes produced a peach that seamed away a touch from good length to dislodge Rohit's off-stump.
In the next over, James Anderson bowled Gill with a beauty that seamed back in, leaving India at 279 for three.
In his debut game, Padikkal's off-side play stood out as he regaled the crowd with exquisite back-foot punches and cover drives.
Sarfaraz, on the other hand, started slowly before changing gears both against pace and spin. What attracted most attention was his attacking play against the express pace of Mark Wood.
His game against fast bowlers has been questioned but Sarfaraz was razor sharp on Friday as he dispatched Wood for a lofted back-drive before pulling him for a six over over backward square leg. He also played a ramp shot off Wood using the extra pace and bounce that he generated.
In the morning, skipper Rohit and Gill struck hundreds as India pressed the advantage in the game by reaching 264 for one at lunch.
Rohit and Gill walked out in the middle in bright sunshine and milked the conditions to take India well past England's first innings total of 218.
England tried everything to contain them, whether it was employing the leg-slip for Rohit when Bashir was in operation or Wood using the odd short ball against the overnight unbeaten duo with as many as six fielders on the leg side.
However, nothing worked for the visitors despite the Barmy Army making a lot more noise compared to Indian fans at the stunning HPCA stadium. Rohit and Gill collected 129 runs from 30 overs in the two hours of play.
Rohit and Gill gave themselves an over each after start of play before going for their strokes.
Off-spinner Bashir opened the bowling alongside Anderson and was put under immense pressure by Rohit, who deposited him for a straight six and a four in his second over to set the tone.
Gill, who played some audacious strokes on the opening day, carried on in the same vein as he took two steps forward against the great Anderson for a straight six, which was followed by a square cut.
The only real chance that England had in the session went begging when Zak Crawley could not latch on to a sharp catch offered by Rohit at leg-slip.
Wood resorted to the short ball tactic against the well-set duo but that did not work either.
Rohit completed his 12th Test hundred and second of the series by flicking Tom Hartley for a single.
Two ball later, Gill followed him into three digits by slog-sweeping Bashir for a four. After completing his second ton of the series, Gill took his helmet off and bowed to the spectators in the stands including his proud father Lakhwinder.
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India captain Rohit Sharma was at his majestic best during the fifth and final Test against England in Dharamsala. Rohit not only notched up his 12th Test century against the Three Lions but also thwarted the England bowling attack, helping India extend their dominance in the five-match series where they already held a unassailable 3-1 lead. Rohit guided Tom Hartley towards deep mid wicket for a single to reach the three-digit mark. This also saw the 36-year-old match the remarkable feat of Rahul Dravid, who also has 48 international centuries to his name.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the third day's play of the fifth Test between India and England in Dharamsala.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: India reach 473/8 on Day 2, lead by 255 runs
England bowlers led by Shoaib Bashir inflicted regular blows in the third session but India reached 473 for eight in their first innings at the end of the second day of the fifth Test on Friday.
Off-spinner Bashir (4/170) and left-arm spinner Tom Hartley (2/126) scythed through India's middle-late order, but the hosts found some late resistance from Kuldeep Yadav (27 batting) and Jasprit Bumrah (19 batting) to stretch the lead to 255 runs.
Before that India batsmen made a merry run as Rohit Sharma (103), Shubman Gill (110) made hundreds while Sarfaraz Khan (56) and debutant Devdutt Padikkal (65) ran England ragged.
The lone point of consolation for England was the sight of their skipper Ben Stokes bowling, a first since last year's Ashes.
Stokes got rid of his opposite number Rohit too to make the occasion memorable.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: That's STUMPS on Day 2
INDIA 473/8 at stumps on Day 2, lead by 255 runs vs England
Jasprit Bumrah 19*, Kuldeep Yadav 27*
Shoaib Bashir 4/17, Tom Hartley 2/126
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: DROPPED!
DROPPED Ben Stokes drops Kuldeep at 23. Kuldeep tries to sweep this hard off Bashir. The ball hits the bat and then pad. Stokes dives to his right at gully and drops it.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: Superb shot!
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah sends Mark Wood towards deep extra cover region for a boundary. Superb shot from him.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: APPEAL and NOT OUT!
APPEAL and NOT OUT! A loud LBW appeal from Shoaib Bashir against Kuldeep Yadav. Umpire says NOT OUT. England skipper is having a chat with his players. Time is running out. England not taking a review. Good decision from Stokes. Replay shows it was bat and then pad.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: Clever shot
FOUR! Shoaib Bashir to Bumrah. The batter uses the pace, opens the face of the bat and guides the ball towards third man fence. What a clever batting from him. INDIA 455/8, lead by 237 runs.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: Shot!
FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav sweeps this powerfully for a boundary. The ball races towards deep square leg. Poor delivery from Hartley. INDIA lead by 221 runs.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: WICKET! Ashwin goes
WICKET! Tom Hartley castles R Ashwin for a duck. India losing quick wickets here but have a big 200 plus lead. Excellent bowling from Bashir and Hartley. India are 8 down now.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: REVIEW and OUT!
REVIEW and OUT! A loud LBW appeal from Tom Hartley against Ravindra Jadeja. Umpire says OUT. Jadeja takes a review. It's OUT. Jadeja falls for 15 runs. India lose their seventh wicket.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: WICKET! Jurel falls
WICKET! Shoaib Bashir claims his fourth wicket, dismisses Dhruv Jurel for 15 runs. Jurel comes forward to hammer Bashir. He gets the height but not elevation. Ben Duckett takes a well judged catch at long on. Jurel isn't happy with this.
INDIA 427/6, lead by 209 runs vs ENGLAND
Ind vs Eng 5th Test Live Score: APPEAL and NOT OUT!
A loud LBW appeal from Shoaib Bashir against Ravindra Jadeja. Umpire says NOT OUT. England not taking a review. It seems going down the leg.
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Ind vs Eng 5th Test Live Score: India's lead 200 plus
India's lead has gone past 200 runs now. Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja are looking good in the middle and India aiming for another solid stand now.
Ind vs Eng 5th Test Live Score: Lovely shot!
FOUR! Dhruv Jurel stays back and cuts the ball hard towards deep backward point for a boundary.
Ind vs Eng 5th Test Live Score: WICKET! Padikkal departs
WICKET! Shoaib Bashir castles Devdutt Padikkal for 65. A huge turn. Bashir beats Padikkl's outside edge and sends the well-set batter back to hut. A brilliant knock finally comes to an end. Dhruv Jurel comes to the crease now.
INDIA 403/5, lead by 185 runs vs ENGLAND
Ind vs Eng 5th Test Live Score: STAT ATTACK
India’s top 5 batters registering 50-plus scores in a Test innings:
vs Australia, Kolkata, 1998
vs New Zealand, Mohali, 1999
vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai (Brabourne), 2009
vs England, Dharamsala, 2024
Ind vs Eng 5th Test Live Score: 400 up
400 comes up for India. The lead is now 182 runs. India are on top at the moment. England need quick wickets to stop India from going big.
Ind vs Eng 5th Test Live Score: FIFTY!
FIFTY! Devdutt Padikkal brings up his maiden Test century. What a way to bring up a half century. He thumps Bashir over long on fence to reach his maiden fifty. A thunderous applause from the dressing room. Jadeja comes forward and hugs Padikkal.
INDIA 385/4, lead by 167 runs vs ENGLAND
Ind vs Eng 5th Test Live Score: WICKET! Bashir strikes
WICKET! Shoaib Bashir strikes just after tea, dismisses Sarfaraz Khan for 56 runs. He strikes first ball just after tea. Sarfaraz gives an easy catch to Joe Root at first slip. Bashir is pumped up. Ravindra Jadeja comes to the crease now.
INDIA 376/4, lead by 158 runs vs ENGLAND
Ind vs Eng 5th Test Live Score: Welcome back! Third session
Welcome back! It's time for third and final session. Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Padikkal are walking to the middle. They have stitched 97 runs so far. Shoaib Bashir will start the proceedings for England. Will England conjure up the same magic they displayed at the outset of the previous session, or will India maintain their dominance? Here we go...!!!
India vs England Live Score: TEA REPORT - Sarfaraz scores fifty as India reach 376 for 3 at tea
Sarfaraz Khan scored a solid unbeaten fifty as India reached a commanding 376 for three at tea against England on day two of the fifth and final Test on Friday.
Sarfaraz (56 batting) and debutant Devdutt Padikkal (44 batting) are manning the crease as the home side now leads by 158 runs.
It was Sarfaraz's third fifty of this series.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma (103) and Shubman Gill (110) made fluent hundreds as India surpassed England's first innings total of 218 all out.
England captain Ben Stokes bowled for the first time in this series and got the wicket of his opposite number Rohit immediately after lunch.
India vs England Live Score: That's TEA on Day 2
INDIA 376/3 at tea on Day 2, lead by 158 runs
Sarfaraz Khan 56*, Devdutt Padikkal 44*
India vs England Live Score: FIFTY!
FIFTY!
Sarfaraz Khan brings up his 3rd half century in Tests. He takes on Shoaib Bashir again with the sweep. The ball races towards the boundary and that's his fifty. What a knock. His fifty comes off just 55 balls.
INDIA 366/3, lead by 148 runs vs ENGLAND
India vs England Live Score: Second new ball
Second new ball is available for England. Ben Stokes takes it and gives it to Shoaib Bashir.
India vs England Live Score: Lovely shot!
SIX! Short from Mark Wood. Sarfaraz Khan pulls this away over backward square leg leg fence. A boundary and now a six for the right hander against Wood. INDIA lead by 131 runs.
India vs England Live Score: Upper cut!
FOUR! Wow! What a shot! Short from Wood. Sarfaraz bends down, opens the face of the bat and guides the ball over the keeper's head for a boundary.
India vs England Live Score: Stand and deliver!
FOUR! Mark Wood to Sarfaraz Khan. The right hander stands tall and lofts this over the England pacer's head. Superb shot this was. A couple of bounces and the ball hits the fence. INDIA lead by 115 runs.
India vs England Live Score: 50-run stand
50-run partnership comes up between Devdutt Padikkal and Sarfaraz Khan. Sarfaraz hits two boundaries off Hartley's over. India's lead is now 111 runs.
India vs England Live Score: Sarfaraz smashes Hartley
FOUR! Half tracker from Hartley. Sarfaraz goes on backfoot and smashes the ball towards deep mid wicket fence.
India vs England Live Score: 100-run lead
India's lead is now 100 runs. Devdutt Padikkal and Sarfaraz Khan are batting confidently. India are stitching another stand now. Debutant Padikkal is well set in the middle and is supported by Sarfaraz from the other end.
India vs England Live Score: STAT ATTACK
Devdutt Padikkal in Ranji Trophy 2023/24:
193 vs Punjab
42 & 31 vs Gujarat
103 vs Goa
151 & 36 vs Tamil Nadu
Total: 556 runs at 92.66, SR: 76.9
India vs England Live Score: Another boundary for Padikkal
FOUR! Seventh boundary for Padikkal. Drifting on to the pads from James Anderson. Padikkal flicks this towards square leg fence. He is dealing in boundaries - batting on 30 off 31 balls. INDIA lead by 95 runs.
India vs England Live Score: Superb shot!
FOUR! Confident shot from Padikkal. He drives Anderson beautifully thought deep extra cover region.
Ind vs Eng Live Score: Clever shot!
FOUR! Sarafaraz Khan opens the face of the bat and plays a cut shot towards third man for a boundary. Clever shot from the right hander. Ben Stokes stops midway and smiles at Sarfaraz Khan.
Ind vs Eng Live Score: DROPPED!
DROPPED! Ben Stokes to Sarfaraz Khan. Stokes fails to grab the ball in the follow through. He almost grabbed it but spilled in the end. He is not happy at all. Oh wait! umpire signals it as a NO BALL.
Ind vs Eng Live Score: Lucky Padikkal
FOUR! James Anderson to Devdutt Padikkal. The left hander tries to drive, gets a thick outside edge and the ball races towards third man fence. The ball races past the diving left hand of Joe Root. He gets lucky for the second time. INDIA 290/3, lead by 72 runs.
Ind vs Eng Live Score: STAT ATTACK
Shubman Gill vs James Anderson in Tests:
Runs: 91
Balls: 166
Dismissals: 6
Avg: 15.16
4s/6s: 16/1
Ind vs Eng Live Score: WICKET! Shubman departs
WICKET! James Anderson gets rid of Shubman Gill for 110 runs. Oh boy! two wickets in two overs for England. Both the centurions - Shubman and Rohit - are back in the hut. The off stump is destroyed by Anderson. Reverse swing worked well for Anderson. Wicket number 699 for Anderson. INDIA 279/3, lead by 61 runs vs ENGLAND
Ind vs Eng Live Score: WICKET! Rohit falls
WICKET! Ben Stokes castles Rohit Sharma for 103. England get the breakthrough. It is their first wicket on day 2. First ball from Stokes and he sends the Indian captain's stumps cartwheeling. Ah! what a delivery from the England captain. A captain removes another captain. A mammoth 171-run stand comes to an end. Some relief in the England camp.
INDIA 275/2, lead by 57 runs vs ENGLAND
Ind vs Eng Live Score: Welcome back! Second session
Welcome back, folks! Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma are making their way to the middle. The centurions will aim to pile on more misery on England. James Anderson will open the attack for England this session. India are already leading by 46 runs. Here we go...!!!
Ind vs Eng Live Score: STAT ATTACK
Most Test hundreds by an India opener vs England
4 - Sunil Gavaskar
4 - Rohit Sharma
3 - Vijay Merchant
3 - Murali Vijay
3 - KL Rahul
Ind vs Eng Live Score: STAT ATTACK
Most Test hundreds for India since 2021
6 - Rohit Sharma
4 - Shubman Gill
3 - Ravindra Jadeja
3 - Yashasvi Jaiswal
3 - Rishabh Pant
3 - KL Rahul
Ind vs Eng Live Score: STAT ATTACK
Most hundreds by an India batter in international cricket
100 - Sachin Tendulkar
80 - Virat Kohli
48 - Rahul Dravid
48 - Rohit Sharma
38 - Virender Sehwag
38 - Sourav Ganguly
Ind vs Eng Live Score: STAT ATTACK
Most hundreds as an opener in international cricket
49 - David Warner
45 - Sachin Tendulkar
43 - Rohit Sharma
42 - Chris Gayle
41 - Sanath Jayasuriya
40 - Matthew Hayden
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: LUNCH REPORT - Rohit, Shubman tons lead India to 264/1 at lunch
Hundreds by captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill propelled India to 264 for one at lunch on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test against England on Friday.
The hosts lead by 46 runs after bundling out England for a woeful 218 on the first day itself.
Rohit (102 batting) and Gill (101 batting) were holding fort at the time of the break.
Rohit completed his 12th Test hundred, second in this series, with a single off 154 balls and Gill followed the suit, reaching his fourth Test hundred, in just 137 balls with a four as India marched to command.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: That's LUNCH on Day 2
INDIA 264/1 at lunch on Day 2, lead by 46 runs vs ENGLAND
Shubman Gill 101*, Rohit Sharma 102*
129 runs and 0 wickets - that's how India dominated the opening session this morning.
India vs England 5th Test scorecard: CENTURY!
CENTURY! Shubman Gill brings up his 4th century in Tests. He brings his front leg across for a slog-sweep and smashes Shoaib Bashir for a boundary to reach his century. Senior Gill is up and applauding his son. What a knock from the youngster! INDIA 262/1, lead by 44 runs
