India is quite in a commanding position after the end of the second day of the second test. India could add another 60-odd runs for the loss of the remaining wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored a memorable double-century. As a result, India scored 396 in the first innings. England in their reply, started the Bazball which they have been following for a few years. The first wicket has added 59 in just 10 overs.
While Duckett fell after scoring 21, Zak Crawley continued to score at a quick rate. He scored 76 in just 78 balls. Ollie Pope, the first test match hero, was bowled by Bumrah. It was a swearing yorker. Even Joe Root, Bairstow, and Stokes couldn’t do much against the world-class seam bowler. He used the effectiveness of the seam and bundled out England by picking up six wickets. Kuldeep Yadav helped himself with three wickets. While Axar picked one, Ashwin surprisingly went wicketless.
At the end of the second day, India added 28 runs in just five overs and the lead is currently at 171 runs. With the pitch started to assist spinners, a target of 350 could be quite effective.
