India’s finest (161) centuries (161) centuries and KL Rahul (55), Rishabh Pant (65) and Ravindra Jadeja (69) by ENGVSIND captain Shubman Gill, India declared their second innings for 427 runs on the fourth day of the third cricket Test on Saturday, on the fourth day of the third cricket test, India set a very difficult target of 608 runs in front of England. India had a lead of 180 runs in the first innings.
Gill, who scored a double century (269) in the first innings, continued his same rhythm in the second innings and hit 13 fours and eight sixes in 161 off 162 balls. Rahul hit 10 fours off 84 balls. Pant hit eight fours and three sixes off 58 balls while Jadeja hit five fours and a six off 118 balls.
England chased the giant target and scored 72 runs losing three wickets till the stumps on the fourth day. He has to score 536 runs on the last day of the match tomorrow, while India needs seven wickets to get equal in the series.
Akashdeep Singh gave England two strong shocks while Mohammad Siraj, who took six wickets in the first innings, took one wicket. Akash bowled Ben Docket and Joe Root. Siraj hit Jack Kroli’s wicket. Docket scored 25 and Root scored six runs while Kroli’s account did not open. At the time of stumps, Oli Pop 24 and Harry Brook are at the crease scoring 15 runs.
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– ICC (@ICC) July 5, 2025
India started playing ahead by 64 runs for one wicket yesterday and beat the England bowlers throughout the day. Gill, playing in a stormy style, scored the third consecutive and eighth century in the series. He achieved a rare achievement of double centuries and centuries in the Test. He has become the second Indian batsman after Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar did this feat against the West Indies in 1971.
Gill, who landed on the field after Karun Nair was dismissed after scoring 26 runs, spoke to any England bowler. He got good support of Pant and Jadeja. Both scored half -centuries in the opposite manner. While Pant was aggressive, Jadeja showed patience.
Gill has become the second batsman to score the most runs in a match by scoring a total of 430 runs in a Test. Former England captain Graham Gooch scored a total of 456 runs in the Lord’s Test against India in 1990. (agency)
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