ENG v IND 2018: Twitterati laud Team India’s utter dominance over England on Day 2 at Trent Bridge

India bowled out England for a mere 161 in the first innings.

Hardik Pandya recorded his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket | Getty

Team India continued their domination over England on the second day of the third Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Sunday (August 19).

Resuming their innings from 307/6, India were bundled out for 329 in just 47 balls in the morning session. The visiting bowlers also got off to a wayward start as England went to the lunch with 46 for no loss.

However, things changed drastically in the second session. India speedsters Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah removed the English openers, Cook and Jennings, in successive deliveries. Afterwards, all-rounder Hardik Pandya wreaked havoc and recorded his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket.

Pandya’s figures of 5 for 28 tore apart the English middle-order as the hosts slumped from 108/4 to 128/9. At Tea, England got bowled out for 161 in 38.2 overs with Jos Buttler (39) being the highest scorer for the team.

After securing a massive lead of 168 runs in the first innings, India’s openers, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul, went berserk and added 60 runs in just 11 overs. Ben Stokes removed the dangerous looking Rahul for 33-ball 36 but India’s scoring rate didn’t drop a bit.

Dhawan and Pujara forged a 51-run partnership for the second wicket before leg-spinner Adil Rashid removed the former for 44. Shikhar’s dismissal led to skipper Virat Kohli’s arrival at the crease. The duo of Virat and Pujara then made sure that India don’t lose any more wicket in the day. While the Indian captain remained unbeaten on 8, Pujara finished on 33*as India ended the second day on 124/2, leading England by 292 runs.

Twitter experts were impressed to see the way Kohli and company bossed the Test match on Day 2.

Here are some of the tweets from the second day’s play:

 

 
 

By Salman Anjum - 19 Aug, 2018

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