Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was dismissed for 134 to offer England pacer Josh Tongue his first wicket on Day 2 of the primary England versus India Check at Leeds on Saturday, June 21. The southpaw supplied no shot to an around-the-wicket, inswinging ball from Tongue and was trapped proper in entrance of the stumps.
He reviewed the umpire’s choice of out, however Hawk Eye confirmed three reds and Pant needed to make the lengthy stroll again to the pavilion.
Watch the video of the dismissal right here:
The dismissal ended an impressive innings from Pant, who mixed audacity with orthodoxy in protection to place in a masterclass batting efficiency. He obtained to his hundred with a one-handed six off Shoaib Bashir and celebrated with a somersault.
Throughout the course of the innings, he turned the Indian gloveman with most variety of lots of in Check cricket, overtaking MS Dhoni’s tally of six lots of.
England combat again after Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant amass centuries at Leeds
Whereas Rishabh Pant made his seventh Check hundred on Saturday, the session belonged to England, who took 4 wickets for 95 runs within the opening session on Day 2. Shoaib Bashir dismissed Shubman Gill for 147 and his dismissal was adopted by Karun Nair, taking part in his first Check since 2017, strolling again to the pavilion with out opening his account as Ollie Pope claimed an excellent one-handed catch.
After Pant’s dismissal, all-rounder Shardul Thakur fell whereas attempting to drive the ball to Ben Stokes and was caught by Jamie Smith. It was simply the session that England wanted after a tough opening day the place India made 359/3, after being put into bat by Stokes.
On the time of writing, India had been 454/7 at Lunch on Day 2 with Ravindra Jadeja not out on two runs.
Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee