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IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st Test Match Day 2: Will Shubman Gill score a double century on captaincy debut?
Pope, who survived a couple of early chances, brought up his ninth Test ton in 131 deliveries, hitting 13 fours. He was particularly strong square of the wicket and remained composed even as wickets fell at the other end. He was joined by Harry Brook (0*) at stumps.
Bumrah was the standout for India, finishing with figures of 3/48. He removed Zak Crawley in the first over, then came back to dismiss a well-set Ben Duckett for 62, and later trapped Joe Root with a delivery that angled in and seamed away sharply — his 10th dismissal of Root in Tests.
Earlier, India were bowled out for 471, having resumed on 359/3. Shubman Gill (147), Rishabh Pant (134), and Yashasvi Jaiswal (101) were the major contributors. Despite a middle-order collapse, the total gave India a strong platform.
With the pitch still offering movement and uneven bounce, the third day promises more action as India aim to dismantle England’s middle order and push for a first-innings lead.
Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Attemtped short ball, on off, Pant gets out of the way as he leaves it alone.
Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on middle, Shubman Gill works it to the right of short mid-wicket for a single.
Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Ho ho ho! Ashes 2005, Edgbaston, anyone? If Michael Clarke is watching this, he would have remembered what had happened all those years ago, when he fell prey to a stunning slower ball from Steve Harmison. This is more or less the same. Pace-off delivery, that ends up as a full toss but it dips on Pant as it arrives. Rishabh is surprised by it but somehow manages to get his bat down in time and defends it to mid off. Goes through for a quick single and Stokes is on his haunches with his hands on his head.
Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Full and sliding down leg, Rishabh Pant looks to tickle it fine, but doesn't get any bat on it. That one was too wide.
- Shubman Gill 67 (88)
- Rishabh Pant 6 (12)
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Shorter, a touch quicker and flatter, on off stump, Gill puts a big stride forward and blocks it into the off side.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A touch fuller, off break turning in on off stump, Gill prods and defends.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Short on middle, Shubman Gill punches it off the back foot to short mid-wicket.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A touch full and outside off, Gill leans into the drive and plays it straight to short cover.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full and on middle, Gill leans and blocks it.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full on middle, Shubman Gill flicks it behind square to the right of deep square leg for two runs.
Stuart Broad on air observes a big gap between the keeper, Jamie Smith and the fielder at first slip, Harry Brook. Broad opines that it is very unusual to see such a big gap, as the edges usually carry well behind to the cordon. Perhaps, Broad thinks, that maybe, Smith might be comfortable of putting in a big dive, if needed and hence, wants Brook to stand a bit further apart.
- Rishabh Pant 6 (12)
- Shubman Gill 65 (82)
Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Length ball angled in on pads, Rishabh Pant looks to work it into the leg side, but the ball hits the upper part of his bat and drops into the ground.
Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Full and well outside off, Rishabh Pant doesn't bother playing at it.
Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Short ball on leg, Shubman Gill plays the pull along the ground to deep fine leg for a single.
Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Full and straight, just around off, Gill looks to tap and run towards the on side but changes his mind and sends Pant back.
Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Fuller, on middle, Rishabh Pant works it through mid on for a run.
Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A short ball, outside off, Shubman Gill pulls it towards fine leg for a single.
Interestingly, Gill seemingly bats well in the second and third innings but struggles when he gets to bat in the first and fourth. All his Test Hundreds have come when he has batted in the second or third innings. Given that 2025 is a year for changes and Gill has already crossed 60, time for his first Test hundred in the first inning, perhaps?
- Rishabh Pant 5 (9)
- Shubman Gill 63 (79)
Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, A touch full and turning away, a bit, outside off, Rishabh Pant shoulders his arms again.
Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, off break, well outside off, turning away from the left hander. Rishabh again lets it go.
Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Ooohhh... how close was that? Suspect Pant did not pick that. Bashir delivers with the arm, from around the wicket, Pant probably thinks that the ball will pitch and land away, but instead, it lands off and goes straight on with the arm. Is not far from the off stump!
Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Full again, watchfully defended.
Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Slower through the air, around middle, Pant works it towards short mid-wicket.
Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Full, on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant drives it back to the bowler.
- Rishabh Pant 5 (3)
- Shubman Gill 63 (79)
Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Length ball on middle, Rishabh Pant works it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single to keep the strike.
Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Rishabh Pant is off and running in the most Rishabh Pant way! Full on off, Rishabh Pant skips down the track and hits it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Full on middle, Rishabh Pant drives it to mid on.
Rishabh Pant walks out next at number 5, replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! BOWLED! Midas O Midas, where art thou? England needed a wicket desperately and Ben MIDAS Stokes has delivered! Terrific delivery to end a terrific innings. On a length, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal looked to drive straight but the ball landed and then seamed away off the pitch, to beat the outside edge. Hit the timber to bring out a roar from the crowd. End of a fantastic 101 from Jaiswal and the hosts break the 129-run stand at last. INDIA ARE 221/3.
Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Banged in short, around off, Jaiswal punches it towards cover this time.
Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length, around off, angling away, Yashasvi Jaiswal defends it towards point.
- Shubman Gill 63 (79)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal 101 (155)
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full on off, Shubman Gill defends it back to the bowler.
Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short on off, Jaiswal cuts it off the back foot to point for a single.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full on middle, Shubman Gill eases the drive to long on for a single.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, FOUR! And we have a boundary in the first over of the session! Short, outside off, Shubman Gill rocks back and cuts it through point. The ball races away.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Outside off, spinning in, Gill lunges to keep it out.
Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, outside off, Shubman Gill defends.
The players slowly make their way out to the middle. One suspects Shoaib Bashir will have to bowl a lot in this session. Here he comes, to Gill. 6-2-19-0 so far.
... DAY 1, FINAL SESSION ...
If the first session was poor, the second session was worse for England. The pitch being flat and the Dukes ball getting softer can be excuses for the ball not beating the bat - but can never count for not bowling well. Not a single bowler could land the ball consistently in one area and as a result, skipper Ben Stokes seemed to be short of ideas, as he was forced to keep players at the boundary, to cut out the boundaries. And to make matters worse for him, there wasn't any opportunity created except early in the session, with Jaiswal on 45 - Carse bowled a searing yorker which would have trapped him LBW had Stokes reviewed - only for that to be called a no ball. With 39 overs left in the day, it might turn out to be more of a leather-hunting session for the hosts, with 350 a great posssibilty. The only thing left for the home side now, is reverse swing, probably in the next 10-odd overs. The second new ball is ages away.
This session has belonged to Yashasvi Jaiswal. Out of India's 123 runs, Jaiswal has scored 58 runs. He started off slowly post Lunch but once he go into his groove, he just played stunning strokes. There was a bit of worry in the Indian camp when he started to cramp but that can happen in humid conditions. At the other end, he found a lovely partner in Gill, who just seems so strong even against the moving ball. The skipper is batting with a strike rate close to 80, and this stand of 123 in a shade over 25 overs indicates that England were forced to keep defensive fields.
India's legends would be brimming with pride looking at the ages mentioned in the previous para. The trio of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan easily have more than a decade to play and one can just imagine those early 2000s, where the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman used to score hundreds for fun. Not to forget, Rishabh Pant is just 27! So this is a young but strong Indian unit, ready to create an era of their own. Ever since the retirement of Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman, India have struggled to get big scores away from home, primarily because they had to rely mostly on one or two batters. But now, with this strong unit coming up, where everyone is equally strong in attack and defense, the bowlers will be extremely happy, because the batters will more often than not give them a couple of days to put their feet up in the dressing room.
123/0 in 25.2 overs. Phenomenal session for India. They were probably hurt by the late wickets before Lunch and with the conditions getting overcast, things were expected to get difficult in the afternoon session. But a youngster aged 23 and a skipper aged 25 - have taken the bull by the horns and dictated the session on their own terms.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal 100 (154)
- Shubman Gill 58 (74)
Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, in the channel of uncertainty, Jaiswal looks to block it off the crease and again gets an outside edge, which goes on the bounce again, this time to the left of second slip, where Brook makes the stop this time. TEA ON DAY 1, INDIA 215/2!
Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FIVE PENALTY RUNS! Things getting from bad to worse for England and Ben Stokes can only smile. A length ball that angles in a bit and shapes away in the channel outside off. Jaiswal is drawn into the defense as the ball takes the outside edge and goes on the bounce to the right of second slip. Harry Brook over there, dives to his right but is unable to stop the ball and ends up pushing it away. Joe Root at first slip and the keeper, Jamie Smith, try to stop the ball but it hits one of the two helmets kept behind the keeper. Bonus runs for India!
5 Penalty runs awarded to India.
Has that hit the helmet? Indeed it has! The umpire is just confirming with the third umpire. There is a slight delay as the third umpire is confirming whether the single was completed before the ball hit the helmet. As per the replay, don't think the batters crossed. So the single will be denied and Jaiswal will be back on strike, with the team awarded 5 penalty runs.
Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short ball, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal leaves it alone.
Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full, outside off, angling away, left alone.
Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Around off, this time Gill pinches a single towards mid off.
Winning the toss and electing to bowl backfired for Ben Stokes, as India piled up 359-3 at stumps. KL Rahul laid the foundation with a steady 42 while sharing a solid 91-run opening stand with Jaiswal. Although England grabbed two quick wickets before lunch — dismissing Rahul and debutant Sai Sudharsan for a duck — Gill and Jaiswal rebuilt with a 129-run partnership.
After Jaiswal’s dismissal just after tea, the aggressive Rishabh Pant joined Gill and hammered an unbeaten 65, including a remarkable six off Chris Woakes in the day’s final over, adding to England’s woes.
Despite missing retired stars James Anderson and Stuart Broad, and injury-hit pacers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, England’s attack struggled on a true batting pitch under clear skies. As India aim for only their fourth Test series win in England, Gill’s calm leadership and Jaiswal’s fearless batting promise a bright new era post Rohit and Kohli.
