Shubman Gill is going strong for India on day 2 of the second Test between India and England at Edgbaston. He went past 150 runs before lunch on day 2 and in the process helped India get past 400.
At lunch, India posted 419 runs for the loss of six wickets. Gill added 203 runs for the sixth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja (89 runs off 137 deliveries after they lost two quick wickets of Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy on the first day.
The partnership between Gill and Jadeja left England skipper Ben Stokes frustrated. It also left the England bowlers frustrated as the batters added a chanceless partnership. They played with a lot of discipline and merit in their innings.
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Gill-Jadeja Stand Leaves Stokes Frustrated
Stokes chopped and changed his bowlers and he did with his field placements. He kept fielders close in to even getting them at catching positions but Gill and Jadeja did not play anything fancy in their partnership.
While Stokes kept on changing his fielders and putting them in irregular positions, Shubman Gill could not resist saying "Kuch bhi laga raha hai, kuch bhi" to Jadeja.
At one point, Stokes had a midwicket, a square leg, two deep midwickets, a deep backward square and a fine leg, all of them on the leg side. He tried his best to get Jadeja and Gill rattled by his decision but it surely did not work.
The partnership was finally ended by Josh Tongue, who was England's most expensive bowler on day 1. He bowled a sharp bouncer to Ravindra Jadeja that took his gloves and lobbed up in the air for an easy catch by Jamie Smith.
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India Need Runs From Washington Sundar At 8
Jadeja fell with India on 141 runs for the loss of six wickets. India went into lunch 419/6 after Jadeja's wicket. Washington Sundar joined Gill at the wicket and in the post-lunch session, the duo are trying to stitch another partnership. India need runs from Sundar as India needed batting depth heading into this Test match after they lost 13 wickets for 71 runs across the two innings in the first Test.
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