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The second Test is being played between India and England in Birmingham. On the first day of the match on Wednesday, India scored 310 runs losing 5 wickets. All the players went to play with a black bandage. Nitish Kumar Reddy became bold due to leaving the ball. At the same time, captain Shubman Gill completed the fifty with a four.
IND vs Eng First Day Moments …
1. Players came out to play with black bandage
Players of England standing with black bandage during the National Anthem.
The players of both India and England teams went to play with black bandage. The players tied a black band to pay tribute to former England player van Larkins. Larkins died at the age of 71. He played 13 Tests and 25 ODIs for England between 1979 and 1991.
2. Yashasvi completed the fifty with 3 fours consecutive fours
Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 13 fours in an innings of 87 runs.
Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal put a fifty in the first innings of the second Test after scoring a century in the first Test. He completed his half -century by hitting 3 fours in Josh Tung’s over. He was dismissed by 87 runs, he was got caught by English captain Ben Stokes.
3. Shubman completed the century with 2 fours
Shubman Gill scored a century in the second consecutive Test. This is his third consecutive Test century against England.
Team India Test captain Shubman Gill completed his fifty by putting a four against Shoaib Bashir in the 57th over. He hit a four in the direction of mid on and completed his half century. Gill then completed his 7th century by putting 2 fours in a row against Joe Root.
4. Nitish Reddy is bowled in leaving the ball
Nitish Kumar Reddy became bowled in an attempt to leave the ball.
Nitish Kumar Reddy, who came down to batting at number-6, was bowled in an attempt to leave the ball. Chris Woakes, the fourth ball of the 62nd over, threw these swinger on the good length. Nitish left the ball, but the ball swing started to go through the stumps. Reddy, playing a return match, could score only 1 run.
5. The umpires changed the ball after the gose test
Umpire checking the ball during a gose test.
After the English captain Ben Stokes repeatedly said, the field umpires changed the ball after the gose test. This test is done to check the shape of the ball. In the gauge test, the umpires take out the ball from a rings, if the ball gets stuck in the middle, it is replaced. On the other hand, if the ball leaves from the middle of the rings, then the ball is not changed.