England batsman Ben Duckett was finally able to convert his start to a hundred in the IND vs ENG Test series. Duckett became the fastest English batsman to reach a century on Indian soil and achieved the milestone in just 88 balls. On Day 2 of the IND vs ENG Third Test match, England finished on 207/2, in which Duckett was unbeaten on 133 runs with 21 fours and 2 sixes.
Ben Duckett He started taking on the Indian bowlers from the first ball of the innings and played aggressive shots. He also added 89 runs along with his teammate Zak Crawley, who was dismissed for 15 runs by Ravichandran Ashwin.
Duckett played some unorthodox shots during his time in the crease on Day 2, including a reverse sweep against Ravindra Jadeja.
Watch: Ben Duckett performs aggressive reverse sweep against Ravindra Jadeja
That’s a ridiculously good shot. #invent pic.twitter.com/2NctThy59n
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While facing Ravindra Jadeja, in the fifth ball of the 31st over, Ben Duckett He showed an example of power and played a reverse sweep towards the offside which went for six. Ben Duckett also added 93 runs off 102 balls along with Ollie Pope who scored 39 runs off 55 balls with five fours and 1 six.
India lost both of their overnight batsmen in the space of just five runs, as they continued to bat from their overnight score of 326/5. While Ravindra Jadeja collapsed against Joe Root and returned for 112 runs off 225 balls, James Anderson removed Kuldeep Yadav for 4 runs. After the departure of both the night batsmen, Dhruv Jurel and Ravichandran Ashwin came to India’s rescue.
The hosts crossed the 400-run threshold thanks to 77 runs off 175 balls added by Dhruv Jurel and Ravichandran Ashwin for the eighth wicket. On his debut, Jurel batted with some style, scoring 46 runs off 104 balls while smashing two fours and three sixes at the crease. Additionally, Ashwin scored 37 runs off 89 balls in his cameos, while Jasprit Bumrah scored 26 runs off 28 balls.
Eventually, India were bowled out for 445 runs in their first half. With four wickets, Mark Wood was England’s most successful bowler. Rehan Ahmed finished the innings with two wickets. Joe Root, Shoaib Bashir and James Anderson each picked a wicket.
Day 2 was also special for Indian player Ravichandran Ashwin as he entered the 500-wicket mark in Test cricket. Ashwin became the second fastest bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket and also the second Indian bowler to achieve the milestone.
England has taken charge after the end of matchday 2 against India. The Three Lions will also want to continue their offensive focus on Day 3 and will look to surpass India’s first innings total as quickly as possible. India, on the other hand, will try to remove Ben Duckett as quickly as possible, otherwise it can prove very deadly for India the next day.
The five-match series between India and England is currently tied 1-1. England have been brilliant in the series so far and have given tough competition to the Indian team. The locals, on the other hand, have not been able to play like champions and have not known how to hit with their full potential.
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