India vs England Day 3 Second Test: Statistical Review 1
India vs England - Day 3 (2nd Test)

At stumps on day 3 of the second Test between India and England at Vishakhapatnam, India is looking to put the big target in the front of the visitors. Coming to bat on 103/5 at the beginning of the day, England ended their first innings at 255. India took a 200-run lead after the end of innings.

In the beginning of the second innings, India lost their three top-order batsmen. At the stumps, India was at 98/3 with a 298-run lead.

Brief Scores: India – 455 (Virat Kohli 167, Cheteshwar Pujara 119, James Anderson 3/62) & 98/3 (Virat Kohli 56*, Ajinkya Rahane 22*, Stuart Broad 2/6)

England – 255 (Ben Stokes 70, Joe Root 53, Ravichandran Ashwin 5/67)

Here are some statistical highlights of day 3 of the 2nd Test: 

  1. On this day, English wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow once again batted very well as he hit another half-century in 2016. He was dismissed after scoring 53 runs. It was his 9th 50+ Test score in this calendar year (2016), which is joint most no.of 50+ Test score by a wicketkeeper-batsman in a calendar year. Before this, AB de Villiers had scored 9 times 50+ Test runs as a wicketkeeper-batsman in 2013.

 

  1. England batsmen Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow’s Test partnership is currently most runs scoring Test pair in this calendar year (2016). The duo has put on a total of 772 runs Test partnership in this calendar year.

 

  1. During England’s first innings, England batsmen Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow put 110 runs partnership for the 6th wicket. It was England’s 3rd highest 6th wicket Test partnership on the Indian soil.

 

  1. On the day, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin completed his 50 Test wickets in this calendar year (2016). Currently, he has taken 52 Test wickets in this calendar year. After Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (2001 and 2002), Ashwin became only second Indian bowler to take 50+ Test wickets in two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). In the year 2015, Ashwin had taken 62 Test wickets.

 

  1. Indian skipper Virat Kohli is playing another great innings in the India’s second innings of this Test as he remained unbeaten at 56 runs at the stumps of day 3. With this half-century, Kohli became first Indian batsman to score two 50+ runs in career’s 50th Test.