IND vs ENG: Historic first! India record twin century partnerships for 6th and 7th wickets in SENA countries

In a historical first, India person registered 2 period partnerships for the sixth and seventh wickets successful SENA countries successful the ongoing 2nd Test against England astatine Edgbaston.This is conscionable the 2nd clip that a visiting squad has had 2 period stands for the sixth wicket oregon little successful a Test innings successful England, aft West Indies astatine Trent Bridge successful 1957.

It’s the 2nd specified lawsuit for India successful an distant Test aft Kingston successful 1971.In some partnerships, skipper Shubman Gill stood gangly and was arsenic good supported by Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.

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On the opening day, erstwhile Ravindra Jadeja walked retired to bat, India were successful a spot of fuss with the scorecard speechmaking 211/5.Jadeja and Gill forged a 203-run basal for the sixth wicket.Jadeja was undone by a crisp bouncer bowled by Joshua Tongue. He missed a well-deserved century.

If helium had got those 11 runs, it would person been his 2nd period astatine this venue.

Next in, Washington Sundar stitched different invaluable 144-run basal with skipper Shubman Gill for the seventh wicket. Washington Sundar was cleaned up by Joe Root.India skipper Shubman Gill scored a superb maiden Test double-century arsenic helium again led from the beforehand against England successful the 2nd Test astatine Edgbaston connected Thursday.

Gill continued to instrumentality a toll connected England's onslaught arsenic helium erstwhile much batted successful near-flawless fashion.

He was particularly terrible connected Shoaib Bashir, cover-driving the off-spinner for 4 and lofting him for six.

Gill besides struck 2 fours successful 3 balls disconnected accelerated bowler Josh Tongue, an on-drive followed by a flick disconnected the hep that saw Joe Root and Zak Crawley astir collide successful a failed effort to forestall the boundary.A hooked azygous disconnected Tongue took Gill to 200 successful 311 balls, including 21 fours and 2 sixes, with India past 472-6 arsenic the elated skipper bowed to a capableness assemblage successful celebration.It was not agelong earlier the 25-year-old Gill, successful conscionable his 2nd Test arsenic captain, acceptable a caller grounds for the highest people by an India batsman successful a Test successful England, surpassing the large Sunil Gavaskar's 221 astatine The Oval backmost successful 1979.