Root’s 218 steers England domination
International Test Match Series England Vs India at M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
England 555-8 off 180ov Root 218 off 377, 19 fours, 2 sixes, Sibley 87 off 286, 12 fours, Stokes 82 off 118, 10 fours, 3 sixes, Burmrah 2-81, R Ashwin 2-132, Ishant Sharma 2-52, Nadeem 2-167.
England won the toss and decided to bat.
England captain, Joe Root a remarkable double century 218 as England continued to dominate the first Test against India on day two in Chennai. His nine-hour epic innings helped England to amass 555-8 with Ben Stokes Making an 82. The pitch is offering increasing assistance to the spinners and seamer Ishant Sharma found notable reverser swing late in the day which will of course please England’s quick bowlers.
Root who overcame all India threw at him until left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem got him lbw in the evening session. His score is the highest of any batsman in their 100th test – the best in India by an England player and the first double hundred by an overseas player in the country since 2010. Dom Bess ended 28 not out after Rohit Sharma dropped a catch.
Root’s hundred was the fifth double of his career only Wally Hammond has more for England and follows scores of 228 and 186 in Sri Lanka last month. On day one he scored more fluently in a heft 200-run partnership with Dom Sibley, on day two he allowed Stokes to take on the role of the aggressor in their stand. He was greeted with a warm handshake from India’s captain Virat Kohli when he was dismissed.