The final match of the five-Test series between India and England is underway at the Oval in London, where the contest has reached a thrilling stage. England were bowled out for 247 in their first innings, in response to which India scored 224, conceding a slender lead of 23 runs to the hosts.
Sports News: The second day of the final match in the five-Test series between India and England was filled with significant achievements for Indian cricket fans. The match is being played at the historic Oval in London, where India has scored 75 runs for the loss of two wickets in their second innings, giving them a crucial lead of 52 runs over England.
KL Rahul Creates History
Despite being dismissed for just 7 runs in the second innings, KL Rahul achieved a major milestone in Test history. He has become the second-highest Indian opening batsman to score the most runs in a single Test series in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia) countries. KL Rahul has scored 532 runs so far in the current series.
At the top of the list is the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who scored 542 runs on the 1979 tour of England. In third place is Murali Vijay, who scored 482 runs in the 2014-15 Australia series. Rahul's achievement elevates the contribution of opening batsmen in Indian Test cricket to new heights.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's 13th Half-Century
In the second innings of the Indian team, young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal once again performed brilliantly, completing his 13th Test half-century in just 44 balls. This is his third half-century in this series. He remained unbeaten on 51 off 49 balls at the end of the day's play, with Akash Deep accompanying him on the crease, unbeaten on 4 off 2 balls.
Yashasvi and KL Rahul provided a good start to India's second innings. The pair added 46 runs for the first wicket, which was broken by Josh Tongue, who had KL Rahul caught by Joe Root. Rahul returned to the pavilion after scoring 7 runs off 28 balls. Sai Sudharsan, who came in next, was dismissed LBW by Gus Atkinson for 11 runs.
England's First Innings: Indian Bowlers Perform Well
England's first innings ended at 247 runs, giving the home team a lead of 23 runs on the basis of the first innings. The biggest partnership for England was between the opening pair. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett added 92 runs for the first wicket. Duckett scored 43 runs off 38 balls, including five fours and two sixes. He was dismissed by Akash Deep. Crawley played a quickfire innings of 64 runs off 57 balls, but he was dismissed off Prasidh Krishna's delivery.
The credit for India's comeback goes entirely to the bowlers. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna took four wickets each, breaking the backbone of England's middle order. Akash Deep took one wicket.
For England, Ollie Pope scored 37 runs, while Joe Root 29, Jacob Bethell 6, Jamie Smith 8, and Jamie Overton were dismissed for a duck. Harry Brook showed some resistance and scored 53 runs. Gus Atkinson scored 11 runs, while Josh Tongue remained unbeaten without scoring. Due to an injured Chris Woakes, England entered this match with nine batsmen.
India's First Innings: Karun Nair and Washington Sundar Partnership
The second day's play started with India's first innings, which ended at 224 runs. India resumed from their overnight score of 204 for six on Friday. Karun Nair scored 57 runs off 109 balls, while Washington Sundar played an innings of 26 runs off 55 balls. The pair added a crucial 65 runs for the seventh wicket.
After this, India's lower-order batting collapsed, and Siraj and Prasidh Krishna were dismissed without scoring. Akash Deep remained unbeaten. For India, Yashasvi scored 2, Rahul 14, Sai Sudharsan 38, Shubman Gill 21, Ravindra Jadeja 9, and Dhruv Jurel 19 runs. For England, Gus Atkinson took five wickets, while Josh Tongue took three and Woakes took one wicket.
