In the second Test at Edgbaston, India maintained their commanding lead as Akash Deep got rid of Ben Duckett for the second time. Following a double century and a tonne in the same Test, Shubman Gill’s outstanding batting effort led the visitors to a massive second-innings total of 427/6 declared, setting a target of 608 runs for England—the second-highest they’ve ever set in a Test.
Mohammed Siraj took the opening wicket after substitute Sai Sudharsan made a quick catch at gully, dismissing Zak Crawley.
Duckett was sent back to the pavilion for the second time in the encounter when Akash Deep delivered three overs later when the home team was still getting over the first wicket.
The bowler produced a back-of-a-length delivery that tilted in as he approached the wicket. Batting outside the crease, the southpaw attempted to punch it with an angled bat but was only successful in sending a thick inside edge back onto the middle stump. After a 25 from 15 balls with five boundaries, Duckett rallied, but Akash Deep caught him again.
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Gill’s genius and the cameos of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja earlier in the day were the cornerstones of India’s second innings. Gill became just the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to score a hundred and a double hundred in the same Test following his 161 in the second innings and his double hundred in the first. Additionally, he becomes one of only nine batters in Test history to accomplish this accomplishment.
In addition, after Graham Gooch’s legendary performance against India at Lord’s in 1990, he is the second captain in England to accomplish this feat. Pant added 65 together with Gill, the vice-captain, while Jadeja’s 69 put England farther down in the match. The home team’s scorecard at the time of writing was 49/2, meaning they needed to win the Test by 558 runs.
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