Published 11:02 IST, February 9th 2021
James Anderson's rippers send back Shubman Gill, Ajinkya Rahane in one over: WATCH
James Anderson produced a match-changing over as he dismissed a well-set Shubman Gill for 50 and followed it up by getting rid of Ajinkya Rahane for a duck.
The Indian team was left in tatters in their quest to chase a massive target of 420 in the ongoing India vs England 1st Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. England pacer James Anderson produced a match-changing over as he dismissed a well-set Shubman Gill for 50 and followed it up by getting rid of India's vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane just three of balls later for a duck.
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James Anderson stuns Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane with sensational balls
England skipper Joe Root introduced Anderson to bowl his first over of the day and the veteran speedster delivered immediately by breaking the backbone of India's batting. Anderson exploited the reverse swing on offer as he got one to nip back into Gill, who failed to cover the bat-pad gap. The ball sneaked in and made a mess of the youngster's off-stump who departed after a well-made 50.
Gill's wicket had pumped Anderson up and the pacer was now operating at his best. A couple of balls later, Rahane was trapped in front of the wicket by the Englishman. But it was the umpire's call came to his rescue as the right-hander lived to see another ball. Rahane failed to make use of the reprieve though as his off-stump was sent cartwheeling on the following ball that came back in sharply an stayed low. The batsman's woes with the bat continued as he was sent packing for a duck.
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At Stumps on Day 4, India's scoreboard read 39/1 with the hosts needing another 381 runs on the final day. The Day 5 began on an awful note for the hosts as they lost Pujara early who was dismissed by Leach for 15. Gill (50) and Rahane (0) also departed soon after courtesy of Anderson's sensational bowling. At the time of publishing this article, India's scoreboard read 117/5 after 32 overs with Virat Kohli batting on 17 and Rishabh Pant unbeaten on 11. India have a herculean task in front of them to survive the final day on a difficult Chepauk pitch which is turning and bouncing like nobody's business. England, on the other hand, need 6 wickets to go 1-0 up in the series.
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SOURCE: BCCI.TV
Updated 11:02 IST, February 9th 2021