India vs England Day Two, Third Test: Statistical Review
Nov 27, 2016 at 7:37 PM
India is focused on a strong first innings lead at the stumps on day 2 of the 3rd Test between India and England at Mohali. England began the day with their overnight score of 268/8 and made 283 runs before they were bowled out.
In reply, India made 271/6 at the stumps of the day. At the end of the day, India are just 12 runs behind England’s first inning total.
Brief Scores: England – 283 (Jonny Bairstow 89, Jos Buttler 43, Mohammed Shami 3/63)
India – 271/6 (Virat Kohli 62, Ravichandran Ashwin 57*, Adil Rashid 3/81)
Here are some statistical highlights of day 2 of the 3rd Test:
- England were bundled out for 283 runs in the 1st innings of this Test. It was the 2nd lowest total by a visiting team in the 1st innings of a Test match at Mohali. The lowest 1st innings Test total by a visiting team at Mohali was 238 by England in 2001.
- After losing first 4 wickets for just 87 runs, England made 283 runs in the 1st innings of this Test. Last time a visiting team scored more than England’s 283-runs after losing first 4 wickets before 100-runs, was Australia in 2001 at Mumbai Test. From 98/4, Australia made 349 runs in that Test innings.
- Indian Test debutant Karun Nair was dismissed by run-out after scoring just 4 runs. Nair became 6th Indian Test cricketer to be run out on debut inning and 12th Indian Test cricketer to be run out in debut Test.
- England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has already picked up 16 wickets in this Test series. It is the 4th highest no.of wickets taken by a visiting team’s leg-spinner in a Test series on the Indian soil.
- On this day, Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin crossed 500 runs in this calendar year (2016). Ashwin only became second Indian Test cricketer to score 500+ runs and also to take 50+ wickets in a calendar year. The first Indian Test cricketer to achieve this feat was Kapil Dev who did this twice (1979 and 1983).