Cricket Story: IND Vs ENG Second Test @ Chennai
Day-02 Post Match Analysis :-
A fantastic day for the hosts as they are in driving seat,taking complete control of the match.
RISHABH PANT HEROICS
Rishabh Pant crucial contribution of 58* helped team india to post 329 in their first innings & his heroics behind the wickets was worth to watch, especially two stunners he grabbed was absolutely unbelievable.
SPINNERS TOOK CONTROL
The way pitch was behaving in the morning, the Indian spinners must be super excited to bowl on this wicket. Although, to a surprise it was from a speedster - "Ishant Sharma" first wicket came, in the very first over of visitor's innings. Then it was spinners, all over the english team, especially "Ravi Chandran Ashwin", who claimed his 29th five wicket haul (43/5). It was just a matter of time, because for visitors, indian spinners were a mystery & they had some real tough time while dealing with turn & bounce of pitch.
MASSIVE MOMENT
It was debutant Axar Patel, who brought the defining moment of the day. When he foxed the english skipper Joe Root with a beauty & got his maiden wicket of his test career. It was a massive moment of the day & defining moment of the match.
VISITORS RATTLED DOWN
Indian bowlers rattled down the visitors, merely at 134. Once the skipper was out, then it was just like a procession & indian spinners were all over them. Teamindia in a super dominant position, with 249 runs overall lead.
Written By :- Saksham
Dated :- 14.Feb.2021
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