ENG vs IND | Twitter impressed as Gill and Pant help India set mammoth target

no image

ByVenkateswaran N, SportsCafe Editor

58

India ended day four of the second Test against England in Birmingham on a high, reducing the hosts to 72/3 in pursuit of a monumental 608. Shubman Gill scored his second century in the game while Rishabh Pant hit a quickfire half-century as India declared their second innings at 427/6.

‌Despite losing both their overnight batters Karun Nair and KL Rahul (55), India scored 113 runs from 25 overs in the first session of day four of the second Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Rishabh Pant was the aggressor as he surged to 41 off 35 balls while captain Shubman Gill played second fiddle in the partnership.

However, Gill became the aggressor in the second session as he outscored his deputy to reach his 50 in just 57 balls with Pant following suit, to reach his half-century two overs later. India sat comfortably at 236/4 when the pair’s 110-run partnership was finally broken by Shoaib Bashir as he dismissed Pant for 65. Captain Gill scored his second century in the match on the cusp of tea as the lead swelled to 484.

India declared their innings at 427/6 soon after Shubman Gill got out for 161 after hitting 13 fours and eight sixes, setting England a target of 608 runs for an improbable win.

England started shakily in pursuit of a huge total, losing both openers within the fifth over with the score reading 30. Indian pacer Akash Deep castled big fish Joe Root as India sat in the driver’s seat at the end of proceedings with England struggling at 72/3 and still needing 536 runs for an improbable win.

Rishbah Pant being him!

Greatest wishes!

LOL!

Brilliant from both!

Yes yes sir!

Improved like anything!

Looks power packed!

Boom!🔥

Brilliant from the lad!

Clean bowled!

Hahaha!

Comments

Leave a comment

0 Comments

read previousAFG vs SL | Clinical Kusal Mendis outdoes explosive Mohammed Nabi to eliminate Afghanistan from Asia Cup
Afghanistan exited Asia Cup in the group stages itself, at the Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, after losing by six wickets against Sri Lanka. A 20-ball fifty from Mohammed Nabi took the Afghans to 189/7 but Kusal Perera's unbeaten 74 off 52 balls saw the Lions chase it down in 18.4 overs.
India tour of England 2025 | Twitter reacts as Akash Deep disturbs Joe Root’s timberread next
There is no better sight than seeing a batter getting castled and it is all the more special when that player is the best batter in the side. Pacer Akash Deep came up with a peach to go past Joe Root’s defence during the second Test in Birmingham to trigger wild celebrations in the Indian camp.

You may also like

View non-AMP page