England has provided a fightback to India on Day 3 of the Edgbaston Test. Jonny Bairstow has slammed as century, as the hosts have avoided the follow-on.
It turns out to be an engaging contest between India and England in the fifth and final Test of the Pataudi Trophy. Playing at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday (Day 3), wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow slammed his 11th Test century to put the hosts in control of its first innings. In the process, the English have also avoided the follow-on, while it still trials over 150 runs. England has lost six wickets in its innings so far, as it has neared the 250-run mark, while India was bowled out for 416 on Saturday. In the meantime, social media was excited about Bairstow's innings and lauded him for his performance.
Jonny Bairstow's Strike Rate before Kohli's Sledging -: 21
Post Sledging - 150
Pujara ki tarah khel rahe thhey, Kohli ne Pant banwa diya bewajah sledge karke
Bairstow's ton came off 119 deliveries, including 14 fours and a couple of sixes, before being dismissed for 106 by seamer Mohammed Shami. As a result of this knock:
Why do opposing teams keep making Jonny Bairstow angry lol, he gets 10x better.
Give him a gift basket each morning, let him know you’re having his car valeted while he’s batting. Anything to keep him happy 😂
A century of the highest quality from Jonny Bairstow. He has attacked without slogging, without losing his shape in shot-making and his timing has been exquisite.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)Match summary
Having put India to bat first, the visitors managed 416 with twin centurions. On Day 2, England was off to a shaky start, losing five wickets for just 83. However, Bairstow and Ben Stokes added a 66-run stand for the sixth to stabilise the innings, while the former and Sam Billings produced a 91-run partnership for the seventh. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has bagged three so far.
Brief scores: IND 416 (Pant- 146, Jadeja- 104; Anderson- 5/60) leads ENG 241/7(Bairstow- 106; Bumrah- 3/68) by 175 runs.
This is great viewing! Jonny Bairstow doing a Rishabh Pant 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/X1eK9mbt4T
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)