Rishabh Pant registered his second century in the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds on Monday. Having scored a ton in the first innings, the wicket-keeper batter reached the milestone yet again in the second innings off just 130 balls, including 13 fours and two sixes.
The century marks the first instance for an Indian batter to score twin tons in England. The knock was his fourth century on the English soil. He was dismissed for 118 runs while trying for a six against Shoaib Bashir.
Arriving to the crease early on Day 4 after captain Shubman Gill's wicket, Pant counter-attacked and took on the England bowlers to put India in the driver's seat before tea.
Earlier, KL Rahul scored a gritty century to extend India’s lead close to 300 in the second innings.
Rahul brought up his ninth Test ton off 202 balls, including 13 fours. This was also his third century in the longest format in England.
Continuing from the overnight score of 46, Rahul mixed caution with aggression to put India in ahead in the second session on Day 4.Once he saw off the new ball, Rahul played some extraordinary drives to release the pressure off himself and the team.
Pant and Rahul shared a partnership a massive 195-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
This was the fifth ton by an Indian in the match after Yashasvi Jaiswal, Gill and Pant brought up three-figures in the first innings as India had posted 471 runs. This was the second instance where four or more batters scored a century in a Test match.
In reply, England’s Ollie Pope got to his ninth Test ton, while Harry Brook was dismissed for 99. Jasprit Bumrah's fifer restricted England to 465 runs, just six short of India's tally.
In the second innings, Jaiswal, Sudharsan and Gill were dismissed cheaply with the score still under 100. However, Rahul and Pant's partnership ensured that India stayed in the game while they aim to set a target that is out of England's reach on the final day.
The century marks the first instance for an Indian batter to score twin tons in England. The knock was his fourth century on the English soil. He was dismissed for 118 runs while trying for a six against Shoaib Bashir.
Arriving to the crease early on Day 4 after captain Shubman Gill's wicket, Pant counter-attacked and took on the England bowlers to put India in the driver's seat before tea.
Earlier, KL Rahul scored a gritty century to extend India’s lead close to 300 in the second innings.
Rahul brought up his ninth Test ton off 202 balls, including 13 fours. This was also his third century in the longest format in England.
Continuing from the overnight score of 46, Rahul mixed caution with aggression to put India in ahead in the second session on Day 4.Once he saw off the new ball, Rahul played some extraordinary drives to release the pressure off himself and the team.
Pant and Rahul shared a partnership a massive 195-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
This was the fifth ton by an Indian in the match after Yashasvi Jaiswal, Gill and Pant brought up three-figures in the first innings as India had posted 471 runs. This was the second instance where four or more batters scored a century in a Test match.
In reply, England’s Ollie Pope got to his ninth Test ton, while Harry Brook was dismissed for 99. Jasprit Bumrah's fifer restricted England to 465 runs, just six short of India's tally.
In the second innings, Jaiswal, Sudharsan and Gill were dismissed cheaply with the score still under 100. However, Rahul and Pant's partnership ensured that India stayed in the game while they aim to set a target that is out of England's reach on the final day.
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