Coming in to bat at no.10 Jasprit Bumrah made light of a bowler of Stuart Broad's calibre hitting him for four boundaries and two sixes in an over while six runs came of extras at the Edgbaston Test in Birmingham.
Birmingham [UK], July 3 (ANI): The Day-2 of the fifth and final rescheduled Test being played between England and India here at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham on Saturday was marred by rain for most of the time but despite a truncated day, there was no shortage of entertainment for the
Bumrah displayed his prowess with the bat by taking 35 from Broad's final over in the first innings as India's tail wagged to help them amass a score of 416 in the fifth and final Test on day two at Edgbaston.
Pant produced a phenomenal inning of 146 runs off just 111 deliveries saving India from a shaky position on the first day of the fifth Test in Edgbaston.
The record partnership of 222 runs in 239 balls was shared between the two for the sixth wicket, which was the highest partnership by an Indian team in England. This was also India's joint fourth-highest partnership in Test cricket.
Come the hour, cometh the man. Rishabh Pant played a knock which will be remembered for a lifetime scoring 146 to put India in a strong position after a poor start.