Skipper Shubman Gill will have a total to defend in his first outing as a captain, as centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal, himself, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, a total of five across both innings, gave Team India a fine cushion despite lower-middle-order failure
Historic centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant helped India reassert their dominance over England, with the visitors increasing their lead against the hosts to 304 runs at the end of the second session on the fourth day of the first Test at Leeds.
After Brydon Carse struck early to remove skipper Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, despite playing a little slower than expected, put India ahead with a 61-run stand, giving them a 159-run lead.
During his 20 overs, Prasidh did take crucial wickets of Ollie Pope, Harry Brook and Jamie Smith, but was often on the receiving end of brutal hitting from England batters. His economy rate of 6.40 is the worst among Indian bowlers who have bowled at least 120 balls or 20 overs in their spel
Krishna struck early during the first session, removing the centurion Ollie Pope. After finishing with 0/51 in nine overs on day two, he bowled five more overs, taking 1/29. However, England still went way beyond the 300-run mark at the end of the first session.
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