England trail India by a margin of 510 runs at stumps on Day 2.
The second day of the Test match between England and India at Edgbaston has India written all over it. After Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja resumed the day at 310/5, the Indians managed to put up a hefty 587 on the board, thanks to captain Gill’s heroics. The Indian skipper scored a valiant 269, sending multiple records tumbling. To add to that, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj breathed fire with the ball in the last session to scalp three wickets, sending shivers down England’s spine.
AUSA-W
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INDA-W
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SVL
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ROR
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Match Abandoned due to rain
BVB
78/6
TBW
151/6
AMR
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SVL
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TBW
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KNK
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SIN-W
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CAM-W
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SIN-W
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CAM-W
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SKA
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GAW
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ABF
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BR
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ODW
139/8
SDS
23/2
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WDL
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NDT
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CDK
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NDS
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NOR
180/5
HUN
118/8
Norway beat Hungary by 62 runs
NOR
195/3
SWE
93/10
Norway beat Sweden by 102 runs
SWE
123/4
HUN
122/7
Sweden beat Hungary by 6 wickets
HUN
95/5
NOR
165/6
Norway beat Hungary by 70 runs
SWE
177/6
NOR
183/4
SWE
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HUN
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HUN
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NOR
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NOR
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SWE
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HUN
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SWE
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ZAS
134/6
SOS
135/4
Sir Oliver Split beat Zagreb Sokol by 6 wickets
RJM
86/9
ZGA
92/1
Zagreb Assassins beat Rijeka Markhors by 9 wickets
RJM
106/7
SOS
112/3
Sir Oliver Split beat Rijeka Markhors by 7 wickets
ZGA
101/9
SOS
103/1
Sir Oliver Split beat Zagreb Assassins by 9 wickets
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LL-W
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JZ-W
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LL-W
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JZ-W
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LL-W
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JZ-W
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LL-W
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DURH
171/10
NOR
321/8
Northamptonshire beat Durham by 150 runs
BB
189/10
MID
217/10
Middlesex beat Birmingham Bears by 28 runs
ESS
417/6
SURR
173/10
Essex beat Surrey by 244 runs
DER
315/10
WOR
316/6
Worcestershire beat Derbyshire by 4 wickets
HAM
253/3
LEI
252/10
Hampshire beat Leicestershire by 7 wickets
SUSS
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LAN
338/7
GLO
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GLAM
288/9
TCC
104/5
KGC
25/2
BNC
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NCMI
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JJ
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CEC-A
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SBSCC
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RTZ
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KZK
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PCR
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SML
62/6
BNB
63/2
Bengaluru Blasters won by 8 wickets
Toss delayed due to wet outfield
HBT
95/3
MGD
195/5
SML
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GBM
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MYW
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HBT
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ROS
82/10
MAT
151/5
Majees Titans beat Royal Oman Stallions by 69 runs
MUT
124/6
RNC
112/10
Muscat Thunderers beat Renaissance Challengers by 12 runs
YSG
112/2
IAI
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MAT
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MUT
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IAI
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ROS
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RNC
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YSG
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SLGR
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SLGY
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AUS
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SA
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NOS
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BIP
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TRR
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SOB
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OVI
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WEF
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NOS-W
117/2
BIP-W
116/6
Northern Superchargers Women beat Birmingham Phoenix Women by 8 wickets
TRW-W
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SBW-W
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OIW-W
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WFW-W
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ACOM
161/5
HHA
162/3
Hobart Hurricanes Academy beat Australian Capital Territory by 7 wickets
MS-A
185/6
MR-A
189/5
Melbourne Renegades Academy beat Melbourne Stars Academy by 4 runs
CHK
143/8
PSA
141/7
Chicago Kingsmen beat Perth Scorchers Academy by 2 wickets
NTS
177/8
NEP
135/8
Northern Territory Strike beat Nepal by 42 runs
MR-A
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ACOM
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MS-A
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HHA
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PS
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PSA
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BANA
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NEP
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Ravindra Jadeja came in to bat when the score was 211/5. Not only was the score concerning the situation, but the fact that the English bowlers were totally on top. Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy were sent back in minutes, and India needed someone to accompany their skipper. Ravindra Jadeja rose to the occasion wonderfully, scoring a gritty 89 off 137 balls. Jadeja and Gill together stitched a partnership of 203 runs, guiding India out of what could have been a torrid situation. As a result, England still trail India by a whopping 510 runs.
However, after stumps on Day 2, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder graced the press conference just after England’s assistant coach, Jeetan Patel. Patel had said that England would still try to find a way out of the situation they are in and look to win the match from here.
“Log press conference mein kuch bhi bol sakte hai” (People can say anything they like in a press conference), said the Indian all-rounder.
The left-arm spinner was also asked about Shubman Gill as a captain and batter. Jadeja had a very clear answer to that question. He mentioned that the Indian skipper looks in fine shape. He also mentioned that throughout their 203-run partnership, they were constantly talking about taking the game further.
“He [Gill] looks in top shape. His batting isn’t showing that he has the extra pressure of captaincy. When we were batting together, we had chats about taking the partnership further”, said Jadeja.
Earlier on Day 2, the 36-year-old also had an eerie altercation with England captain Ben Stokes. The English skipper and Chris Woakes had a problem with Jadeja breaching the safe zone of the pitch where a batter isn’t supposed to land his foot. However, the Indian left-handed all-rounder clarified that he had no intentions of doing so.
“He was thinking that I was making the pitch rough for myself to bowl on. But that was not the case”, Jadeja explained in the presser.
When asked about his conversations with Kuldeep Yadav, Jadeja mentioned that all the talks are always around the team combination. He also went on to say that some things are beyond one’s control, and a player has to keep oneself ready for whenever an opportunity comes knocking on the door.
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Apart from the rough patches on Day 5 of the first Test at Headingley, there has been nothing for the spinners. But this pitch seems to be a tad bit different. Jadeja was also asked about the role of spinners on wickets like these. He expressed that bowling tight lines and keeping the batters quiet is the purpose of the spinners.
“The conditions haven’t favoured the spinners so far. The ball hasn’t turned much in these two days, and our focus will be to place our fielders accordingly”, he concluded.
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