IND vs ENG: Team India broke the pride of the British in Visakhapatnam. The British, who claimed to chase the target in 60-70 overs on the basis of baseball, had to face defeat on the fourth day. Indian bowlers broke the pride of bazball and won the second test match by 106 runs. With this the five-match Test series was tied at 1-1.
When the Indian team gave England a target of 399 runs, after scoring 67 runs on the third day, England’s fast bowler James Anderson had said that we will chase the remaining 332 runs in 60-70 overs on the fourth day. He had also said that the team was ready to chase the target of 600 runs. However, the British had to face the Indian bowlers on the field.
In the first session itself on the fourth day, the Indian bowlers blew away the baseball. England had lost 6 wickets even before lunch. In such a situation, India’s victory was confirmed in the second session. However, Tom Hartley 36 and Ben Fox 36 raised England’s hopes for some time, but Jasprit Bumrah put the last nail in the coffin by dismissing Fox.
These three players were the heroes of India’s victory
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah were the heroes of this victory of India. All three of them led the team to victory with their explosive performance. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a double century in the first innings. After this, Shubman Gill scored a century in the second innings. Jasprit Bumrah, who took 6 wickets in the first innings, took three wickets in the second innings and thus took a total of 9 wickets in the match.
Know the complete story of India’s victory in five points-
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s powerful double century
To heal the wounds suffered in Hyderabad, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss first in Visakhapatnam and decided to bat. Batting first, the Indian team scored 396 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a record inning of 209 runs for India. Jaiswal hit 19 fours and 7 sixes in his innings.
A significant lead of 143 runs was achieved in the first innings.
India had done its job in batting and it was the turn of bowling. After scoring 396 runs, it was necessary for Team India to take a big lead. In such a situation, the Indian bowlers bowled on the exact line length from the beginning and did not allow the English batsmen to play freely. Jasprit Bumrah opened his claws for India. He took 6 wickets for 45 runs. Kuldeep Yadav also played a big role in the first innings. Kuldeep made three English batsmen his victims.
Shubman Gill’s century and the challenge of 399 runs in front of England
After gaining a lead of 143 runs in the first innings, Team India faltered in the second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal 17, Rohit Sharma 13, Shreyas Iyer 29 and Rajat Patidar 09 were out cheaply. In such a situation, Shubman Gill took the lead and played a brilliant century inning of 104 runs, taking India’s score beyond 250. Akshar Patel provided good support to Gill by scoring 45 runs. In this way Team India gave a huge target of 399 runs to England.
Shreyas Iyer did wonders with fielding, Bumrah and Ashwin also shone.
Shreyas Iyer, who was a flop in batting, did wonders with fielding. Iyer showed amazing agility and ran out England captain Ben Stokes and ensured his team’s victory. Apart from this, he also took a brilliant catch. In bowling, Ashwin took three wickets in the second innings. Apart from this, Bumrah, who took 6 wickets in the first innings, made 3 batsmen his victims in the second innings.
This was the condition of the entire match
The Indian team had scored 396 runs in the first innings. In response, the England team was all out for 253 runs. In this way Team India achieved a lead of 143 runs. After this, Rohit Brigade scored 255 runs in the second innings and set a target of 399 runs for England. In response to this, the visiting team collapsed for 292 runs on the fourth day. In the second innings for England, Jack Crawley scored 73 runs, wicketkeeper Ben Fox scored 36 runs and spin all-rounder Tom Hartley scored 36 runs. However, they fell 106 runs short of the target and India took revenge for the defeat in Hyderabad.
