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Joe Root became the first player to score a double century in his 100th test match (Credit: BCCI)
Joe Root made history as the first player to score double one hundred in his 100th Test when he hit a magnificent 218 when England controlled the second day of Test 1 against India.
The England captain started the day with 128 and appeared to be in full control during this record-breaking hit by climbing his fifth score of over 200 in test cricket, reaching the milestone in style by pitching Ravi Ashwin for a long time for six.
His 377-ball vigil finally ended early in the afternoon session when Shahbaz Nadeem (2-167) got it, shortly after Ollie Pope (34) fell the same way to Ashwin (2-132).
Ishant Sharma (2-52) then took two wickets in two balls to move to 299 in Tests, but Dom Bess (28th) and Jack Leach (6th) saw England to 555-8 at the end, a total reinforced by the entrepreneur from Ben Stokes. 82 at booth 124 with Root early in the day.
England started the morning at 263-3 and aiming to build an impressive opening day, with Stokes back on the line.
Having gotten off to a smooth start to his innings, the all-rounder surprised everyone, including the pitcher, when he threw his 16 ball over Ravi Ashwin’s head for six, a shot that seemed to bring the day’s game to life.
Ben Stokes and Root kept the pressure on Indian bowlers on both sides of lunch (Credit: BCCI)
Ashwin got a pair to snap out of the rough to keep Stokes on his toes, but it was only when Nadeem got into the attack that things really started to happen.
England had gone after him and Washington Sundar on the first day and tried to do it again, but with a little help from the field, the left arm spinner was able to counterattack.
Ashwin switched sides and while India lost two revisions in two overs, for lbw he yells at Stokes when he had clearly put on a glove on a reverse sweep attempt and then Root, the ball was shown going over the top, that was the start of a period of Pressure from India.
Stokes fell twice in the next two overs, at 31 and 32, tough chances from Ashwin at his own bowling alley and Nadeem’s Cheteshwar Pujara falling. The southpaw almost ran out of Root as well, only a poor pitch saves the England captain in the over after making it to 150 for the tenth time in testing.
Indian bowlers worked hard on the second day, but Ishant Sharma was finally rewarded at the end (Image credit: BCCI)
Stokes kept fighting, however, pressuring Nadeem with consecutive back sweeps of four to achieve his 23rd Test fifty.
The booth was 92 for lunch and hit three figures early in the afternoon session, Root hitting Nadeem through the decks for four to get him to 99 before working on a single.
However, it was Stokes who remained the main aggressor, powering Nadeem for a long time during his third six innings and moving in sight for a century before attempting to sweep the same player for another and get an upper edge that led to Pujara in the deep.
That brought the returning Pope halfway through and while he took his time to acclimate to the conditions after six months away from the team, Root made sure England kept moving forward and was soon approaching its double century.
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A reverse paddle sweep for four helped him on his way, but Root had largely dealt singles, which made his decision, in 195, to jump across the field and carry Ashwin for a long time in one place even more. incredible.
He pondered it, of course, and when the ball was recovered from the empty stands, Root removed his helmet and received the applause once more.
For tea, India had burned its latest review in a hopeful call for the Pope to recover, the association had passed 50 and England had moved to 454-4, no doubt with its eyes set on a score above 600 .
However, the Indian bowlers kept plugging and Ashwin finished with an 86 save when he had Pope plummet with a ball that went straight and hit him in the back leg.
Root edged out Alec Stewart and ranked third on England’s all-time test run scorers list, but his giant innings ended soon after, a very rare misjudgment seeing him pinned in front by a skidding ball. from Nadeem.
Root left after becoming the first player since Kumar Sangakkara in 2007 to score more than 180 in three consecutive test matches (Credit: BCCI)
England were determined not to let such a strong position slip away and a 48-race partnership between Jos Buttler and Bess prevented a meltdown and pushed them past 500.
It took more than a little luck to get there, however, when Buttler advanced on Sundar the ball passed Rishabh Pant behind the stumps and all the Indian fielders were caught from behind.
But Buttler stood his ground and, having exhausted his criticism, there was nothing India could do when the referee was unmoved. To heighten his sense of injustice, Buttler slammed the next ball through the decks for four.
India opted not to take the third new ball and it paid off when Ishant came back and pitched Buttler (30) as the England man threw his arms over his shoulder, the ball recoiled nicely and hit the top of the off.
Jofra Archer was the next ball, slow to advance and he too lost his stump, but Leach kept the ball out of the hat-trick.
The hosts would have expected to finish the innings quickly, but were frustrated by Bess, who kept the score rolling with five limits and also benefited from a notable knockdown from Rohit Sharma, and Leach, who saw England to the stumps, with the opportunity to increase your total even further on the third day.
Follow the detailed text commentary on the third day of the first India-England test on the Sky Sports app and skysports.com starting at 4am. M. From Sunday.
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