IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 2 Highlights: Duckett ton keeps England ahead

India vs England Highlights, Rajkot Test Day 2: Ben Duckett scored a bucket full of runs as he remained unbeaten on 133 and England reached 207/2 to trail by 238 at the end of Day 2 of the third Test

9:24 AM

IND vs ENG Rajkot Test Day 2 Pitch report

Day 2 pitch report by Nick Knight and Deep Dasgupta:

Not too different from what we observed yesterday. One distinction is that it has dried out a little, making the cracks a little bigger. There is still enough depth to the pitch and some color to indicate that today will be another fantastic day for batting. There will be the occasional misbehaving ball with cracks this large. There's just a hint of roughness developing. The pitch is still excellent to bat, even though the cracks have widened and may be a more natural variation.

9:16 AM

Highest run-getter in India vs England Test series 2024

Highest run-getter in India vs England Test series 2024
	Player	Matches	Inns	Runs	Avg	Sr	4s	6s
1	Yashasvi Jaiswal	3	5	331	66.2	75.92	36	10
2	Ollie Pope	3	4	243	60.75	66.58	28	-
3	Rohit Sharma	3	5	221	44.2	64.43	27	3
4	Zak Crawley	3	4	200	50	70.67	26	4
5	Ravindra Jadeja	2	3	199	99.5	48.3	16	4
6	Shubman Gill	3	5	161	32.2	59.63	18	2
7	Ben Stokes	3	4	134	33.5	65.69	12	4
8	Axar Patel	2	4	133	33.25	48.01	20	1
9	Ben Duckett	3	4	131	32.75	97.04	24	-
10	Tom Hartley	3	4	114	28.5	77.55	13	3

9:02 AM

IND vs ENG Rajkot Test Day 1: Moment of Day

Sarfaraz Khan getting runout after scoring a blistering half-century on debut was the moment of Day 1.

Relive the moment

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8:53 AM

Who scored fastest fifty on debut in Test cricket history for India?

Sarfaraz Khan equalled the record of second fastest fifty on debut for India in Test cricket history. With his 48-ball fifty, he equalled the record created by Hardik Pandya in 2017 Galle Test. 

Yuvraj of Patiala's 42-ball fifty against England in 1934 is still a fastest fifty by an Indian player on debut in Test cricket history.

Fastest fifties for India on debut in Test history
Player	Balls	Opposition	Ground	Year
Yuvraj of Patiala	42	England	Chennai	1934
Hardik Pandya	48	Sri Lanka	Galle	2017
Sarfaraz Khan	48	England	Rajkot	2024
Shikhar Dhawan	50	Australia	Mohali	2013
Prithvi Shaw	56	West Indies	Rajkot	2018

8:43 AM

Will Dhruv Jurel make his debut memorable?

After Sarfaraz Khan's dream debut in Rajkot, the fans will see Dhruv Jurel come out to bat at some point during the day. Dhruv also made some daddy hundreds in the domestic circuit and replaced KS Bharat in the India's Playing 11.

Dhruv, a son of army veteran, started his early cricket career in Noida academy.

READ ABOUT DHRUV's EARLY CRICKETING CAREER 

8:29 AM

Here's what has happened on Day 1 of IND vs ENG 3rd Test

India captain Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja made gritty hundreds while debutant Sarfaraz Khan announced his arrival on the big stage with a fluent half-century as India reached 326 for five at stumps on day one of the third Test against England.

 

With India reduced to 33 for three inside the first hour of play, Rohit (131 off 196) and Jadeja (110 batting off 212) steered the ship through choppy waters with a 204-run partnership.

 

After the pair was separated, Sarfaraz (62 off 66) scored the joint fastest fifty by an Indian on debut to push India past the 300-run mark.

 

Jadeja was batting with nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav (1 batting) at close of play.

 

In batting friendly conditions, the home team will be looking get near the 500-run mark on day two.

 

For England, fast bowler Mark Wood (3/69) vindicated his selection as England's second pacer with a two-wicket burst in the morning, accounting for Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) and Shubman Gill (0), while spinner Tom Hartley (1/81) got the better of Rajat Patidar (5) to leave India tottering.

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8:24 AM

India vs England 3rd Test Day 2 live updates

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of India vs England Rajkot Test. India is in good position in the third Test but lost one wicket too many. Can India roar past 400-run mark on the back of Ravindra Jadeja's century or the Three Lions once again dent India batting line-up in the first hour of morning session. 

Stay tuned to this space for the latest.