India Posts 587 in 1st Innings, Shubman Gill Smashes Records; Akash Deep Strikes Twice in Two Balls
Team India put up a commanding performance in the first innings of the second Test of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy against England, getting all out for 587 runs. Resuming Day 2 at 310/5, India added 277 more runs before losing their final wicket in the last session of the day.
Captain Shubman Gill led from the front, scoring a record-breaking 269 runs. With this innings:
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Gill became the highest-scoring Indian Test captain, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 254* against South Africa in 2019.
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He also became the highest-scoring Indian batsman in a Test match in England, overtaking Sunil Gavaskar’s 221 runs at The Oval in 1979.
Other key contributions included:
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Yashasvi Jaiswal – 87 runs
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Ravindra Jadeja – 89 runs
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Washington Sundar – 42 runs
In response, England’s innings started shakily as Akash Deep took two wickets in two balls, removing Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope, leaving the visitors in trouble. Zak Crawley and Joe Root were at the crease at the close of play.
Bowling Figures for England:
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Shoaib Bashir – 3 wickets
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Chris Woakes & Josh Tongue – 2 wickets each
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Brydon Carse, Ben Stokes, Joe Root – 1 wicket each
India also dominated the second session of the day, scoring 145 runs in 31 overs at a run rate of 4.6, losing just one wicket.
