Ahmedabad: England lost two more wickets in the second Test of the fourth Test against India. England won the toss and elected to bat, but were 154 for five at tea. Ollie Pope (23) and Daniel Lawrence (23) are at the crease. Akshar Patel and Mohammad Siraj took two wickets apiece. England’s top scorer is Ben Stokes with 55 runs.
Stokes’ reserve, Siraj’s double blow
Stotox was the only Englishman to make an impact. The player played with care. He faced 121 balls and hit two sixes and six fours. But Washington Sunder’s ball caught the batsman in front of the wicket. At the end of the first session, Johnny Bears (28) was at the crease with Stoke. But Bairstow was ahead of Siraj by wicket. With that, the alliance fell apart. The duo added 63 runs. Earlier, Siraj had also returned English captain Joe Root.
Local boy again
Akshar Patel started from where he left off in the third Test. Akshar Patel, who took 11 wickets in the third Test, dismissed the English openers early on. In the sixth over, Akshar Sibley was bowled by Panther. Akshar took the wicket in the last ball of the next over. Crowley missed the accuser as he left the crease to play. Mohammad Siraj makes easy catch in mid-off.
Pope-Lawrence alliance
The Pope-Lawrence duo, who have converged at the crease since Stotox was out, have added 33 runs so far. Lawrence has scored 15 runs off just 29 balls. Pope, who batted carefully, faced 73 balls. He scored 21 runs.
Changes in both teams
India came down with a change. Jaspreet Bumra, who was on leave from the team, was replaced by Mohammad Siraj. England made two changes. Joffre Archer and Chris Broad are out. Dominic Bess and Daniel Lawrence joined the team. The English team has three spinners. In addition to Bess and Lawrence, the team also includes Jack Leach. James Anderson is the only pacer on the team.
Teams
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sunder, Akshar Patel, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Siraj.
England: Dominic Sibley, Zack Crowley, Johnny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Ben Fox, Daniel Lawrence, Dominic Bess, Jack Leach, James Anderson.
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Last Updated Mar 4, 2021 2:44 PM IST
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