England kept India down to 224 in the first innings.
Green wicket, Ball seaming around, Bowling conditions. But who cares? Ben Duckett seems to be playing on a different wicket altogether. The left-handed English opener hit a outrageous reverse-scoop for a six to Akash Deep. The shot came on the last delivery of the fourth over of the second innings. England bundled India out for 224 on the morning of the second day of the Test at The Oval.
SDS
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EDR
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NDS
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CDK
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ODW
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NDT
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SLG
153/4
PIR
98/7
Sloggers beat Pirates by 55 runs
GCC
71/4
RUCC
120/3
Rugby CC beat Gaming CC by 49 runs
SLG
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GCC
35/1
RUCC
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PIR
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SLG
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RUCC
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GCC
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PIR
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SLG
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PIR
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GCC
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RUCC
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SLG
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GCC
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SLG
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RUCC
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GCC
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PIR
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RUCC
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PIR
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TBC
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TBC
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NVR
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GTC
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MATCH ABANDONED
91YC
60/3
GUG
13/0
NAJC
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CCC
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BCC
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NVR
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EST-W
94/6
GIB-W
68/10
Estonia Women beat Gibraltar Women by 26 runs
EST-W
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GIB-W
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EST-W
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GIB-W
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KRMPS
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FEK
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TCC
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CEC-A
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PHG
72/10
SEL
188/2
Selangor beat Pahang by 116 runs
JOR
255/7
KELN
79/10
Johor beat Kelantan by 176 runs
PUT
66/10
PRK
215/6
Perak beat Putrajaya by 149 runs
KLPR
266/7
SRAK
229/6
Kuala Lumpur beat Sarawak by 37 runs
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PHG
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SEL
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KELN
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PENG
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PUT
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PRK
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SRAK
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RAY
141/1
MAG
136/7
Rays beat Magic by 9 wickets
CHG
179/6
WOL
137/3
MAR
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ROC
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NPB
211/5
PMW
140/10
NPL Bears beat Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats by 71 runs
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EAE
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PAJ
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PMW
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NPB
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EAE
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WI
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PAK
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WI
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PAK
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ESN
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SWT
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ESN
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SWT
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ESN
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SWT
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WIU19-W
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USAU19-W
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PNC
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SAC
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The visitors lost their last four wickets in a matter of just six runs. They were 204/6 at stumps on the first day of the match, with Karun Nair scoring a gritty half-century. Nair and Washington Sundar steered the total to safe waters after India were jittery on Day 1 of the Test. Being put into bat, India were reduced to 153/6, before Nair and Sundar stitched a vital stand of 65 runs to get them past the 200-run mark.
Watch the shot by Ben Duckett, where he reverse scoops Akash Deep for a boundary after being dominated by the bowler for most of the over.
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This isn’t the first time that the English opener has tried something like this. This kind of a shot has been his go-to preference after a bowler has pinned him to the wall on multiple occasions. In his first two overs, Akash Deep troubled the left-hander on multiple occasions. It was no surprise that Duckett was going to free his hands and try for something to rattle the bowler. But he chose a reverse scoop and executed it to perfection to release all the pressure. England are off to a flying start after the openers have crossed the 50-run mark in the eighth over of the innings.
Duckett and Crawley have made their intentions very clear, every time they have come out to bat. Though they have had their concerns against the moving ball, they have left no opportunity to take the attack to the opposition when they had the chance to. Once given a chance, England do not leave the opportunity to score some brisk runs, and that is exactly what they have done against India in the fifth Test. After dismissing the Indians early on Day 2, the openers came out all guns blazing to take the attack to the opposition.
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