IND vs Eng 1st Test Day 2: The game overturned on the second day, England leading to victory, Oli Pope scored a century; India completely ‘flop’

Sandy Verma

Tezzbuzz|22-06-2025

IND vs Eng 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: The entire game overturned on the second day of the Handingley Test. In the first day, Shubman Gill’s captaincy Team India was in a very strong position, but the host England made a comeback on the second day. The second day the first day of England bowlers did wonders and then the English team left no stone unturned in batting. If it is said directly, then on the second day the English team seems to be moving towards victory.

England, who was batting in their first innings, hit 209/3 runs on the board by the end of the second day. During this time, Oli Pope returned to the pavilion for 100* runs for the team. Harry Brook returned to the pavilion without opening an account with him. Brook was dismissed before the day ended, but that ball of Bumrah was no ball. On the other hand, the Indian team batting, bowling and fielding were seen in all three departments.

Reversal game on the second day

Suppose England overturned the game on the second day. Team India started the second day with 359/3 runs. Captain Shubman Gill and Vice -captain Rishabh Pant were present at the crease. India got the first blow of the second day as captain Gill, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 147 runs with the help of 19 fours and 1 six.

The team then lost the next wicket of the day as Karun Nair, who returned to the pavilion without opening an account. Nair returned to the Test team after about 8 years through this match. Then after this, Rishabh Pant, who played a century innings, saw the path of the pavilion. Pant scored 134 runs with the help of 12 fours and 6 sixes.

At the time of Pant’s wicket, Team India’s score was 453 runs and this was the sixth wicket. After this, the team was reduced to 471 runs due to poor batting.

Team India also flopped in bowling after batting

Significantly, after Team India batting, a flop was also seen in bowling. Only Jasprit Bumrah looked effective in front of English batsmen. Bumrah took 3 wickets. Apart from Bumrah, no other bowler could get the wicket. The England batsmen scored at a high speed, so that they hit 209/3 runs on the board by the completion of the day.

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