India vs England Cricket Match Update: KL Rahul and Shubman Gill's Resilient Partnership - Best11.in

Simply superb from KL Rahul and Shubman Gill. When Team India was staring at defeat, having lost two wickets without scoring any runs, captain Shubman Gill joined KL Rahul at the crease. From there, they forged a 174-run partnership. In the second session, England went wicketless, and in the third session, England remained wicketless. This is what we call standing firm like a rock, holding ground with determination.

India is slowly shaking off the fear of defeat. England had built a massive lead in their first innings. In response to India’s first innings score of 358, they amassed 669 runs. We won’t go into details about their innings again, as we posted a video about it during the lunch break. Nevertheless, Joe Root’s 150, Ben Stokes’ 141, Zak Crawley’s 84, Ben Duckett’s 94, Ollie Pope’s 71, and Brendon Carse’s 47—plenty of contributions from their batsmen—propelled them to 669.

When India began their second innings, Chris Woakes dealt a significant blow early on. Before scoring a single run, we lost two wickets—Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan. Sai Sudharsan fell to a golden duck. From there, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill took charge, though England still had some chances. KL Rahul faced 210 balls, hitting eight fours to score 87 runs, while Shubman Gill faced 167 balls, hitting ten fours to score 78 runs. At the end of Day 4, India stood at 174 for two, still 137 runs behind England’s first innings total. With one day of play left, if these two continue with the same grit and the others contribute, we might avoid defeat. That’s what we’re hoping for. Otherwise, a big collapse tomorrow morning is the only chance for a comeback.

Either way, the confidence to avoid defeat has been instilled by this duo’s superb resistance. Simply superb!