Image Source : SCREENGRAB BCCI England’s Joe Root edges the ball to R Ashwin in Chennai on Sunday.
Left-arm off-spinner Axar Patel justified his choice as a debutant for the India vs England second Test because the 27-year-old Gujarat all-rounder hunted down England’s in-form batsman Joe Root as his maiden wicket in Chennai on Sunday.
Root, who scored simply 6 runs off 12 balls, was caught at brief high quality leg by R Ashwin after Axar’s looped supply exterior the off-stump noticed Root’s failed sweep try which took a top-edge of his bat. The ball bounced, hit the highest edge, and was simply grabbed by Ashwin.
Earlier Ishant Sharma offered the proper begin to India as he trapped English opener Rory Burns lbw within the very first over of the innings.
Burns (0 run off 3 balls) might contemplate himself unfortunate as the next DRS name taken by the batsman revealed that the ball simply clipped the stump whereas happening the leg stump; prompting third umpire to retain area umpire’s name.
India on Sunday added 29 runs to their in a single day rating earlier than they bought bundled out for 329 of their first innings on Day Two.
Resuming at 300/6, India misplaced the wicket of Axar Patel very early within the day as was out stumped towards off-spinner Moeen Ali and went again to the dressing room after scoring 5 off 14. Ishant Sharma, who got here in subsequent, additionally did not keep lengthy as he out for a duck towards Ali after dealing with simply two deliveries.
Kuldeep Yadav, enjoying his first match of the collection, stayed for some time however was out caught behind towards Olly Stone. He confronted 15 balls however failed to attain a run.
Mohammad Siraj scored a boundary of the primary ball however was out on the second supply he confronted because the Indian innings got here to an finish within the 96th over. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten on 58 for which he consumed 77 deliveries. Pant smashed seven fours and two maximums.
Earlier on Day One, Rohit Sharma had scored an excellent 161 whereas Ajinkya Rahane contributed with 67 as India ended the day at 300/6.
Four Indian batters — Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishant and Kuldeep — had been out for a duck through the course of the innings.
For England, Ali was the decide of the bowlers as he returned with figures of 4/128 within the 29 overs he bowled through the course of the Indian innings. Stone picked three wickets conceding 47 runs in his 15.5 overs. Jack Leach scalped two whereas skipper Joe Root picked one.
