Shubman Gill’s third Test ton buoyed India in their second innings of the Visakhapatnam Test and enabled the hosts to set a strong target of 399 for England. The visitors managed to erase 67 from the target by Stumps on Day 2 leaving the game deliciously poised.
Much like in the first innings where Yashasvi Jaiswal waged a lone war, India had one batter doing the lion’s share of their scoring, with Gill getting back amongst the runs with an impressive 104. Though the rest of the batting line-up kept falling away as England managed to keep the hosts in check.
India are pretty much in the contest, nonetheless. Playing in the fourth innings in the subcontinent is never easy, and chasing a record total is going to be doubly difficult. But if any team can do it, it is the throw-caution-to-the-wind Bazballers.
The chase is off to a quick start with Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley putting on another 50-run stand. Just as India were growing frustrated, however, Duckett was out caught bat-pad off R Ashwin.
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