WITH BOTH BAT AND BALL ASWIN TURNS THE GAME IN FAVOUR OF INDIA
Visakhapatnam:
On day 2 of the second test, India are looking for a massive lead in their first innings, as the tourists were in trouble having lost their five front line bastmens, with the team score 103/5 with Ben stokes and Johny Bairstow with 12 runs each at the crease.
Earlier India began their first innings with Virat Kohli and Aswin contributing another 34 to the team total before Virat Kohli was caught by strokes in the bowling of Moeen Ali. Virat made 167 runs. Then the Alrounder Moeen Ali succumbed Saha and Jadeja by trapping them leg before. The team score was 363/7 when the debutant Jayant Yadav joined Aswin. In the mean time Aswin completed his Half century. The duo added 64 runs before Ashwin fell to stokes giving a catch to Bairstow. He made 58 runs. The debutant yadav made a good 35 runs before he fell to Adil Rashid, gifting his first wicket of the game. India were bundelded out for 455.
England's innings started in a disastrous way loosing the Captain Alistair Cook cheaply for 2 runs bowled by Shami. Then with the help of young Hameed , the vice captain Root tried to steady the innings with the duo adding another 47 runs, before Hameed was runout unfortunately. He made 13. Then it was all Aswin show, as he removed Ben Ducket and the dangerous Root in quick succession with the team score just reading 79/4. The debutant Jayant Yadav struck another blow when he removed the first test centurion Moeen Ali for 1 run. It is his first test wicket. There after with the help of Stokes and Bairstow England team crossed the 100 run mark. Both the batsman were at the crease at the end of the day 2 with 12 runs under their names.
The england team is trailing by a huge margin of 352 runs. With the pitch heping spinners, and India with Aswin , jadeja and jayant, the English lower order will be put in a litmus test.
Visakhapatnam:
On day 2 of the second test, India are looking for a massive lead in their first innings, as the tourists were in trouble having lost their five front line bastmens, with the team score 103/5 with Ben stokes and Johny Bairstow with 12 runs each at the crease.
Earlier India began their first innings with Virat Kohli and Aswin contributing another 34 to the team total before Virat Kohli was caught by strokes in the bowling of Moeen Ali. Virat made 167 runs. Then the Alrounder Moeen Ali succumbed Saha and Jadeja by trapping them leg before. The team score was 363/7 when the debutant Jayant Yadav joined Aswin. In the mean time Aswin completed his Half century. The duo added 64 runs before Ashwin fell to stokes giving a catch to Bairstow. He made 58 runs. The debutant yadav made a good 35 runs before he fell to Adil Rashid, gifting his first wicket of the game. India were bundelded out for 455.
England's innings started in a disastrous way loosing the Captain Alistair Cook cheaply for 2 runs bowled by Shami. Then with the help of young Hameed , the vice captain Root tried to steady the innings with the duo adding another 47 runs, before Hameed was runout unfortunately. He made 13. Then it was all Aswin show, as he removed Ben Ducket and the dangerous Root in quick succession with the team score just reading 79/4. The debutant Jayant Yadav struck another blow when he removed the first test centurion Moeen Ali for 1 run. It is his first test wicket. There after with the help of Stokes and Bairstow England team crossed the 100 run mark. Both the batsman were at the crease at the end of the day 2 with 12 runs under their names.
The england team is trailing by a huge margin of 352 runs. With the pitch heping spinners, and India with Aswin , jadeja and jayant, the English lower order will be put in a litmus test.
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