India skipper Shubman Gill put up a batting masterclass as he notched up a stellar century on Day 1 of the ongoing ENG vs IND 2nd Test at Edgbaston. Notably, this was the right-hander’s second ton on the tour, after slamming the other one during the first innings of the opening Test at Headingley.
MAL
55/0
HKG
52/4
WI
–
AUS
–
RWA
157/5
ML
158/1
Malawi beat Rwanda by 9 wickets
TBC
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TBC
–
ROM
178/6
LUX
133/10
Romania won by 45 runs
HUN
168/9
AUST
169/6
Austria beat Hungary by 4 wickets
AUST
245/7
LUX
179/5
Austria beat Luxembourg by 66 runs
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
ALZ
88/10
JIHCC
163/4
Jinnah CC Stockholm beat Alby Zalmi by 75 runs
RPH
123/6
MAR
150/4
Marsta CC beat Rising Phoenix by 27 runs
JIHCC
153/9
ALZ
168/4
Alby Zalmi CC beat Jinnah CC by 15 runs
RPH
166/4
JIHCC
78/10
Rising Phoenix beat Jinnah CC by 88 runs
ALZ
68/2
RPH
99/7
TBC
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TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
BOT-W
143/6
MWW-W
78/10
Botswana Women beat Malawi Women by 65 runs
EWW-W
40/10
LSN-W
88/9
Lesotho Women beat Eswatini Women by 48 runs
RWA-W
135/7
SLO-W
84/10
Rwanda Women beat Sierra Leone Women by 51 runs
CW-W
88/8
MZW-W
87/8
Cameroon Women beat Mozambique Women by 2 wickets
GUJCC
–
SUL
–
CHK
–
TCC
–
FRC
122/4
KLG
108/6
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 14 runs
JBK
80/4
SWCL
106/5
Sky Warriors Cricket Club beat JB Kings by 26 runs
UTC
78/4
MXC
80/2
Maxx Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 8 wickets
MKP
75/4
MBMS
73/10
MR KB Putrajaya beat MB Malik Sports UMZ by 6 wickets
FRC
–
MXC
–
JBK
–
MBMS
–
UTC
–
KLG
–
MKP
–
SWCL
–
UAE
141/5
NIG
88/10
United Arab Emirates beat Nigeria by 53 runs
KNY
126/6
NBA
123/2
Kenya beat Namibia A by 3 runs
KNY
–
NIG
–
UAE
–
UGA
–
VMK
–
MMS
–
MAK
154/9
BDS
155/4
Boost Defenders beat Mis Ainak Knights by 6 wickets
ASS
174/4
SGT
173/6
Amo Sharks beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 6 wickets
WIU19-W
11/1
USAU19-W
66/9
WIU19-W
–
USAU19-W
–
TBLZ-W
–
BRB-W
–
TBC
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TBC
–
Match Cancelled
SUR-W
–
TBC
–
IAC
203/4
AAC
207/6
Australia Champions beat India Champions by 4 wickets
PNC
95/1
WIC
–
SAC
–
AAC
–
IAC
–
EDC
–
NZ
180/5
SA
92/1
IRE-W
288/9
ZIM-W
182/8
In the process, he also achieved a rare feat that labels him as the best batter on English soil. Gill reached the three-figure mark with a control % of 96.5, which is the top stats by any batter in England.
By control %, it means the percentage of balls played where the player had intended to hit the ball and successfully executed the shot.
Gill also levelled Virat Kohli to score two centuries in first two (or more matches) as captain. He also joined a list of elite Indian players to hit three consecutive centuries in IND vs ENG Test series. The other names in the list are Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and Rahul Dravid.
Shubman Gill is also now the third Indian captain with hundreds in consecutive Tests against England, after Vijay Hazare (Delhi and Brabourne in 1951-52) and Mohammad Azharuddin (Lord’s and Old Trafford in 1990).
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Speaking about the match, India were dealt an early blow after losing KL Rahul cheaply for 2. However, Yashasvi Jasiwal impressed once again with a deft knock of 87 while Karun Nair failed to convert his start, getting sent back to the pavilion for 31.
It was then the skipper himself who walked out to the middle and took the onus of leading the attack from the front. India although lost Rishabh Pant (25) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1) in quick succession, Jadeja’s experience along with Gill’s sublime touch helped India finish on 310/5 at Day 1 Stumps.
Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 41* while Gill’s score read 114*.
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Malaysia won by 10 wickets