England managed to put on a healthy 537 runs on the board as Indian spinners fail to deliver. Nothing went India’s way in the first few sessions of play on day 2 as Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes scored centuries at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday. The only good news for India is that Gautam Gambhir and Murali Vijay are off to a solid start and has managed to survive the day’s final stages.
Here are 5 talking points of the day :
Moeen’s patient knock : Moeen Ali played a crucial and patient knock which helped the England team make a total of 537. Moeen Ali’s partnership with Joe Root yesterday helped England build the base for a big total. Later on, he was also involved with a partnership with Ben Stokes which eased the pressure out of the England lower order. Ali managed to score an 117 of 213 deliveries.