London [UK], August 2 (ANI): A stellar maiden fifty in Take a look at cricket by evening watchman Akash Deep and a 100-plus partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal helped India to complete on 189-3, main by 166 runs on the finish of the primary session on Day 4 within the fifth check in opposition to England on Saturday.
The duo added 107 runs for the third wicket earlier than Atkinson eliminated Deep on the stroke of lunch for an excellent 66 off 94 balls, together with 12 fours.
Night time watchman Akash Deep has slammed 9 boundaries en path to a primary profession Take a look at half-century.
Deep is the primary Indian nightwatchman to attain 50-plus runs since Amit Mishra (84 runs) in opposition to the identical opponent on the identical venue in 2011.
India began Day 3 on 75/2, with Yashasvi Jaiswal (51*) and night-watchman Akash Deep (4*) unbeaten on the crease, main by 52 runs.
Jaiswal carried on his good type from in a single day; in the meantime, England have endured an innings to neglect within the area, dropping as many as 4 catches.
India crossed the 100-run mark within the twenty third over. Jaiswal pushed the ball for a few runs off Gus Atkinson. Within the thirtieth over, the duo of Jaiswal and Deep accomplished a 50-run stand for the third wicket.
Deep slammed a 4 off Atkinson to deliver up his maiden fifty in Take a look at cricket.
This was the 18th hundred partnership on this sequence, probably the most in a Take a look at sequence on this century (since 2000), surpassing 17 within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2003-04.
Indian skipper Shubman Gill joined Jaiswal after the departure of Deep.
Earlier within the match, four-wicket hauls from Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna and an attacking half-century from Yashasvi Jaiswal put India on the driver’s seat on the finish of the second day’s play throughout the fifth Take a look at in opposition to England at The Oval on Friday.
On the finish of the day’s play, India was 75/2, with Jaiswal (51*) and night-watchman Akash Deep (4*) unbeaten. They lead by 52 runs.
Of their first innings, England had scored 247 in response to India’s 224. Nonetheless, Prasidh Krishna (4/62) and Mohammed Siraj (4/86) bowled exceptionally properly to disclaim England a large lead and triggered a batting collapse.
The ultimate session of the day kicked off with England being 215/7, with Harry Brook (33*) joined by Gus Atkinson, a succesful lower-order hitter.
Temporary Scores: England: 247 (Zak Crawley 64, Harry Brook 53, Prasidh Krishna 4/62) vs India: 224 and 189/3 (Yashasvi Jaiswal 85*, Akash Deep 66, Overton 1/47). (ANI)