Gill becomes first player to score double hundred and 150 in same Test

Gill is also the ninth batter to score 200-plus and 100-plus score in same match

Indian Test skipper Shubman Gill has been living the form of his life in England as the 25-year-old batter continues to break records with each innings. In the ongoing second Test vs England at Edgbaston, Gill scored 268 runs in the first innings and then went on to score 161 in the second innings to become the only batter in Test history to score 200-plus and 150-plus in the same Test match. There have been instances where players scored triple centuries and centuries in the same match, but two innings of 200-plus followed by 150-plus has been recorded for the first time.   

Gill help India take control on day 4

India started the first session in a steady manner with the overnight score of 64 for 1. The pair of KL Rahul and Karun Nair got occasional boundaries off Brydon Carse, who continued to try different lines in each over while keeping things simple at the other end. Chris Woakes got a few big appeals, only to be denied by the umpire. Unexpectedly, Brydon Carse was the one who finally got the first breakthrough of the day by getting Karun Nair (26) caught behind by Jamie Smith.

 

A few overs later, England took an LBW appeal against Shubman Gill, who came out to bat after Nair. But just like the review taken against him in the first innings, Gill survived due to an inside edge. Amidst all the commotion, KL Rahul silently kept ticking the scoreboard with cautious shots and eventually went on to bring up his 18th Test half-century in 78 deliveries. However, his innings came to a close after adding just five more to his total, as he was dismissed on 55 by Josh Tongue, with England continuing to crawl back into the game.

But then arrived Rishabh Pant, who in his first five balls scored a four and a six to put the pressure back on England. He was also dropped by Crawley in the very next over off Ben Stokes.

Pant continued to attack, adding quick runs for India and sending a wave of frustration through the English camp. He got another lifeline on 31 after Woakes dropped his catch, as India crossed the 100-run mark in the session.

India ended up adding 113 runs in the session to extend their lead to 357 runs.

India continued to dominate the second session, with both Gill and Pant hitting big shots all around the park. It was skipper Gill who first reached the 50-run mark, before Pant also scored his half-century to take India’s lead past 400. Pant then lost his wicket on 65 to Shoaib Bashir. But skipper Gill continued to attack for India and went on to score his 8th overall and second ton in the match. India added 131 runs in the session with the loss of just one wicket.

India started the third session in similar style to how they ended the second, as they continued to add runs at T20 pace, giving England a taste of their own medicine. Gill completed his 150 to become the first batter with 200-plus and 150-plus scores in a single match. He lost his wicket on 161, but by then England were almost batted out of the match.

Nitesh Reddy failed to impress again and lost his wicket for just 1, but Ravindra Jadeja (69* not out) and Washington Sundar (12* not out) took India’s lead past 600 before India declared their innings on 427 for 6, setting a 609-run target for England.

England’s chase began in a disappointing fashion for the hosts as Zak Crawley (0) was removed by Mohammad Siraj in just the second over of the innings. Ben Duckett (25) tried to initiate the Bazball-style cricket, but Akash Deep dismissed him to shellshock the home team.

The English batters tried to steady things, but Akash Deep then got the wicket of Joe Root (6) to deal another blow to England. Ollie Pope (24* not out) and Harry Brook (15* not out) then saw off the day as England finished play at 72 for 3, still needing 536 runs to win. 

England scorecard (2nd innings) after day 4: 

England 2th Inning
72-3 (16 ov) CRR:4.50
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley	c (sub S Sudharsan) b M Siraj	0	7	0	0	0
Ben Duckett	b A Deep	25	15	5	0	166.67
Ollie Pope	Not out	24	44	3	0	54.55
Joe Root	b A Deep	6	16	1	0	37.5
Harry Brook	Not out	15	15	2	0	100
Extras	2 (b 0, Ib 1, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total	72 (3 wkts, 16 Ov)
Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Akash Deep	8	1	36	2	0	4.5
Mohammed Siraj	5	1	29	1	1	5.8
Prasidh Krishna	3	0	6	0	0	2

 

 

India scorecard 2nd innings: 

 

India 2nd Inning
427-6 (83 ov) CRR:5.14
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	lbw b JC Tongue	28	22	6	0	127.27
KL Rahul	b JC Tongue	55	84	10	0	65.48
Karun Nair	c JL Smith b B Carse	26	46	5	0	56.52
Shubman Gill (C)	c & b S Bashir	161	162	13	8	99.38
Rishabh Pant (WK)	c BM Duckett b S Bashir	65	58	8	3	112.07
Ravindra Jadeja	Not out	69	118	5	1	58.47
Nitish Kumar Reddy	c Z Crawley b J Root	1	2	0	0	50
Washington Sundar	Not out	12	7	1	1	171.43
Extras	10 (b 3, Ib 4, w 2, nb 1, p 0)
Total	427 (6 wkts, 83 Ov)
Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Chris Woakes	14	3	61	0	0	4.36
Brydon Carse	12	2	56	1	0	4.67
Josh Tongue	15	2	93	2	0	6.2
Ben Stokes	7	1	26	0	0	3.71
Shoaib Bashir	26	1	119	2	0	4.58
Joe Root	9	1	65	1	1	7.22