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Second Test, day four, Edgbaston, England lead series 1-0
Boundaries, flying bats and dropped catches - Pant's 'box office' innings
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, PA MediaI would feel nervous leaving England 450 and plenty of time in the game. The timing is important and perhaps even the ploy to keep England out on the field as much as possible.
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Seven players on the on-side now. You can see that Shubman Gill has been tested with his technique and his wrist work has been admirable this Test.
India lead by 450 runs
Shubman Gill takes a single to move India's lead up to 450.
Joe Root and Harry Brook have popped up on screen trading cartwheels. One can assume neither player is expecting to be called upon to bowl any time soon.
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'We got everything there!' - Pant caught by Duckett as bat goes flying again
How is a batsman repeatedly throwing their bat into the field any different to a bowler bowling beamers? Whether deliberate or not, it is dangerous play. A bowler would be warned and then taken off after two (or one if deliberate). Why shouldn’t a batsman be given out after a similar number of bat throws…?
Anon
A great point, but please do remember to put your name and where you are from on texts and WhatsApp messages.
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I felt for Shoaib Bashir is getting a little bit of turn but it's not quick enough so even with turn you have time to negate it.
Shoaib Bashir continues to hold up an end. However, he hasn't looked like taking a wicket for a while.
Thumbs up if you're looking forward to watching this fella at Lord's next week...
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Image source, Getty ImagesI'm thinking it's time for Nasser to pass the baton over to Stokes for worst decision at the toss in England Cricket history. Do we have a ceremony?
Jasper in Verwood
Regardless of whether England actually plan to ignore the draw and chase India’s total, they’ll say they will just for the fear factor. Still, can’t wait for everyone to ignore this and lose their collective minds over today’s post-match interviews anyway.
Rob in London
Clever bowling this from England. Leaking runs quickly to lull India into a false sense of security so that we can chase down a declaration of 500 in four sessions.
Cautiously optimistic Daniel in London
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Shubman Gill's fitness is very good when you consider the long innings he's played in this Test and now quickly dropping and running two.
I'm a little bit in love with that catch map. I spent a module at university putting Premier League football grounds on a map to look at away travel. Fascinating stuff. Maps, graphs, infographics... right up my street.
The scoreboard keeps ticking over. Three runs added.
Here's where the catches have been taken when Shoaib Bashir has picked up wickets in Test cricket in 2025. There's been an awful lot caught at cow corner/on the boundary.
Image source, Getty ImagesA total of 16 dismissals for Bashir in 2025:
India lead by 444 runs
For a split second, Shoaib Bashir is interested in an lbw shout against Shubman Gill.
He wheels round to the umpire, mouth open, but quickly withdraws his cry.
India take two from the over to extend their lead to a satisfying 444 runs.
Daily Telegraph's Tim Wigmore: 500 runs in the series already for Shubman Gill - an incredible start to his career as captain. Don Bradman's all-time record for most runs in a series - 974 runs - is not completely impossible with three Tests to come.
It's a quiet maiden from Ben Stokes, so here are some highlights from Rishabh Pant's entertaining innings.
Boundaries, flying bats and dropped catches - Pant's 'box office' innings
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician
Shubman Gill is the first Indian to achieve 500 runs in the first two Tests of a series and the 13th player in history.
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I think India have a score in mind and they want to get there quickly.
Shubman Gill drives the second ball after drinks for four.
He pings the fourth over mid-wicket for six. Hands on hips from England's fielders.
The India captain takes Shoaib Bashir's 11th over for 13 runs.
'He swats that away' - Gill hits Bashir for six
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'He threw it for six!' - Pant sends his bat sailing into the air
Ideal for a fun rule change. Player throws his bat (accidentally or on purpose) and a fielder catches it, then it's out! Should encourage players to keep hold of the willow!
Joe in Devon
Here's a reminder of the only wicket to fall in the first hour of the afternoon session.
Rishabh Pant was caught by Ben Duckett off Shoaib Bashir for 65 (58).
'We got everything there!' - Pant caught by Duckett as bat goes flying again
India lead by 429 runs
Harry Brook is practising his gymnastics in the outfield. I'm sure I've just seen Jacob Bethell too.
Ben Stokes' over costs three runs.
At drinks, India are 249-4 with Shubman Gill on 67 (85) and Ravindra Jadeja on four (17). Everyone runs off for a comfort break.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaiswal,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Jaiswal, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 87 | 107 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 200 | 81.31 |
Rahul,bowled Woakes Rahul, bowled Woakes | 2 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7.69 |
Nair,caught Brook, bowled Carse Nair, caught Brook, bowled Carse | 31 | 50 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 62.00 |
Gill,caught Pope, bowled Tongue Gill, caught Pope, bowled Tongue | 269 | 387 | 239 | 30 | 3 | 509 | 69.51 |
Pant,caught Crawley, bowled Bashir Pant, caught Crawley, bowled Bashir | 25 | 42 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 59.52 |
Nitish,bowled Woakes Nitish, bowled Woakes | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.67 |
Jadeja,caught Smith, bowled Tongue Jadeja, caught Smith, bowled Tongue | 89 | 137 | 87 | 10 | 1 | 208 | 64.96 |
Washington,bowled Root Washington, bowled Root | 42 | 103 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 40.78 |
Deep,caught Duckett, bowled Bashir Deep, caught Duckett, bowled Bashir | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 46.15 |
Siraj,stumped Smith, bowled Bashir Siraj, stumped Smith, bowled Bashir | 8 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 34.78 |
Krishna,not out Krishna, not out | 5 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25.00 |
Extras, no balls 8, wides 2, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 22 Extras, no balls 8, wides 2, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 22 | |||||||
Total,587 all out 151.0 overs Total,587 all out 151.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 25.0 | 6 | 81 | 2 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.24 |
Carse | 24.0 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.45 |
Tongue | 28.0 | 2 | 119 | 2 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4.25 |
Stokes | 19.0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.89 |
Bashir | 45.0 | 2 | 167 | 3 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3.71 |
Root | 5.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
Brook | 5.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.20 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
15 for 1 (8.4 overs) | Rahul |
95 for 2 (23.3 overs) | Nair |
161 for 3 (45.1 overs) | Jaiswal |
208 for 4 (60.1 overs) | Pant |
211 for 5 (61.4 overs) | Nitish |
414 for 6 (107.3 overs) | Jadeja |
558 for 7 (138.4 overs) | Washington |
574 for 8 (143.3 overs) | Gill |
574 for 9 (144.2 overs) | Deep |
587 for 10 (150.6 overs) | Siraj |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Nair, bowled Siraj Crawley, caught Nair, bowled Siraj | 19 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 63.33 |
Duckett,caught Gill, bowled Deep Duckett, caught Gill, bowled Deep | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 |
Pope,caught Rahul, bowled Deep Pope, caught Rahul, bowled Deep | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Root,caught Pant, bowled Siraj Root, caught Pant, bowled Siraj | 22 | 46 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 47.83 |
Brook,bowled Deep Brook, bowled Deep | 158 | 234 | 139 | 17 | 1 | 323 | 67.52 |
Stokes,caught Pant, bowled Siraj Stokes, caught Pant, bowled Siraj | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Smith,not out Smith, not out | 184 | 207 | 119 | 21 | 4 | 295 | 88.89 |
Woakes,caught Nair, bowled Deep Woakes, caught Nair, bowled Deep | 5 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 29.41 |
Carse,leg before wicket, bowled Siraj Carse, leg before wicket, bowled Siraj | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Tongue,leg before wicket, bowled Siraj Tongue, leg before wicket, bowled Siraj | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
Bashir,bowled Siraj Bashir, bowled Siraj | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 12, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 19 Extras, no balls 12, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 19 | |||||||
Total,407 all out 89.3 overs Total,407 all out 89.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deep | 20.0 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4.40 |
Siraj | 19.3 | 3 | 70 | 6 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3.58 |
Krishna | 13.0 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5.53 |
Nitish | 6.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.83 |
Jadeja | 17.0 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.11 |
Washington | 14.0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5.21 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
13 for 1 (2.4 overs) | Duckett |
13 for 2 (2.5 overs) | Pope |
25 for 3 (7.1 overs) | Crawley |
84 for 4 (21.3 overs) | Root |
84 for 5 (21.4 overs) | Stokes |
387 for 6 (82.2 overs) | Brook |
395 for 7 (86.5 overs) | Woakes |
396 for 8 (87.5 overs) | Carse |
407 for 9 (89.1 overs) | Tongue |
407 for 10 (89.3 overs) | Bashir |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaiswal,leg before wicket, bowled Tongue Jaiswal, leg before wicket, bowled Tongue | 28 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 127.27 |
Rahul,bowled Tongue Rahul, bowled Tongue | 55 | 84 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 140 | 65.48 |
Nair,caught Smith, bowled Carse Nair, caught Smith, bowled Carse | 26 | 46 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 56.52 |
Gill,caught and bowled Bashir Gill, caught and bowled Bashir | 161 | 162 | 88 | 13 | 8 | 243 | 99.38 |
Pant,caught Duckett, bowled Bashir Pant, caught Duckett, bowled Bashir | 65 | 58 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 74 | 112.07 |
Jadeja,not out Jadeja, not out | 69 | 118 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 135 | 58.47 |
Nitish,caught Crawley, bowled Root Nitish, caught Crawley, bowled Root | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
Washington,not out Washington, not out | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 171.43 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 3, leg byes 4, total 10 Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 3, leg byes 4, total 10 | |||||||
Total,427 for 6 declared 83.0 overs Total,427 for 6 declared 83.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 14.0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.35 |
Carse | 12.0 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.66 |
Tongue | 15.0 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6.20 |
Stokes | 7.0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.71 |
Bashir | 26.0 | 1 | 119 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4.57 |
Root | 9.0 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7.22 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
51 for 1 (7.4 overs) | Jaiswal |
96 for 2 (20.6 overs) | Nair |
126 for 3 (29.1 overs) | Rahul |
236 for 4 (46.2 overs) | Pant |
411 for 5 (80.5 overs) | Gill |
412 for 6 (81.1 overs) | Nitish |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught substitute, bowled Siraj Crawley, caught substitute, bowled Siraj | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
Duckett,bowled Deep Duckett, bowled Deep | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 166.67 |
batting,Pope,not out batting, Pope, not out | 24 | 44 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 54.55 |
Root,bowled Deep Root, bowled Deep | 6 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 37.50 |
batting,Brook,not out batting, Brook, not out | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 2 Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 2 | |||||||
Total,72 for 3 16.0 overs Total,72 for 3 16.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deep, bowling | 8.0 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.50 |
Siraj | 5.0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.80 |
Krishna | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
11 for 1 (1.4 overs) | Crawley |
30 for 2 (4.3 overs) | Duckett |
50 for 3 (10.2 overs) | Root |
