Edgbaston, First Published Jul 5, 2022, 3:04 PM IST
Batting first in the Edgbaston Test between India and England, the Indian team amassed 416 runs in the first innings thanks to hundreds from Rishabh Pant (146) and Ravindra Jadeja (104).
The England team, who played the first innings, scored 284 runs in the first innings thanks to Bairstow’s tremendous century (106).
Pujara (66) and Rishabh Pant (57) were the only two players in the Indian team who played the 2nd innings with a lead of 132 runs and scored half centuries. India were bowled out for 245 runs in the 2nd innings as the other players did not settle. India set a target of 378 runs for England to take a total lead of 377 runs.
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Chasing down a target of 378 runs, England openers Alex Lees and Jack Crawley both batted brilliantly and set a good start. Lees and Crawley put on 107 runs for the first wicket. Crawley scored 46 runs and Lees scored 56 runs with a half-century. Ally Pope was dismissed without scoring a run. After losing their first wicket for 107 runs, England lost 3 wickets for 109 runs.
So the Indian team got confidence. But after that Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root combined to strike and quickly raised the score for the Audi team. Both scored fifties. At the end of the 4th day, England scored 259 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Root is in the field with 76 runs and Bairstow with 72 runs.
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With England’s victory almost certain, former England captain Kevin Pietersen has criticized Bumrah’s poor captaincy as the reason for India’s setback in this match.
Talking about this, Pietersen said Jasprit Bumrah made a mistake in captaincy. Reverse swing does not work in England. But Bumrah made a fool of himself with reverse swing. If I reverse swing I can hit in the direction of the striker. That’s what England did. The fielding setup was also wrong. If the fielders can be stopped at mid-off and mid-on during the reverse swing, the wicket is likely to have fallen if they have challenged it to hit it over the head. But Pietersen has criticized the fielders for making mistakes by stopping them in long-on and long-off directions.
Last Updated Jul 5, 2022, 3:04 PM IST