The second Test match between England and Team India is being played at the historic Edgebeston grounds in Birmingham. The Indian team allotted 407 runs to get a big lead of 180 runs. India then lost 1 wicket to 64 runs until the third day was over. India scored a 244 -run lead in this way. Then the unbeaten back of KL Rahul and Karun Nair started the fourth day game.
KL Rahul’s record half -century
KL Rahul returned unbeaten on 28 on the third day. KL added 22 runs on the fourth day. KL completed the 18th half of the Test career. KL took another run after half a century. KL broke the record of head coach and former opener Gautam Gambhir.
On the fourth ball of the 28th over by England’s Josh Tang, KL runs 3 runs and finished half -century. KL finished 50 runs off 78 balls with a strike rate of 64.10. KL hit 9 fours in the half -century. KL then scored a boundary on the first ball of the 29th over. India became the third opener to score more than 50 runs in Test cricket abroad, including KL. KL broke the record of Gautam Gambhir in this regard.
Gautam Gambhir’s record break
KL Rahul This was the 15th time to score more than 50 runs in the Test. Gambhir had scored more than 50 runs in his Test career 14 times. Sunil Gavaskar, a veteran, has a record for more than 50 runs abroad by Team India. In the second place, Virendra Sehwag is sitting.
KL’s 18th Test half -century
Fifty up for kl rahul – his 18th in Test Cricket#Teamindia‘S Lead Moves Past the 300-Run Mark! 2
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Indian Salavir who runs 50+ runs abroad
Sunil Gavaskar: 38
Virendra Sehwag: 21
KL Rahul: 15
Gautam Ghin: 14
Murali Vijay: 12
KL failed to make big play
In the meantime, KL could not be converted into a big play. KL was out after half -century. KL scored 55 runs in 84 balls with 10 furches and took the road outside the field. Josh Tang bolded KL. India lost the third wicket with 126 runs.
