India is off to a steady start to the ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 final against New Zealand at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. After no play on Day 1, Day 2 on Saturday produced a considerate amount of play, with the Indians being in the driver's seat. Meanwhile, a couple of records were scripted in the process as we take a look.
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Rohit Sharma's love for 50-plus standsRohit was yet again involved in a 50-plus run stand today with Shubman Gill. Consequently, he has been involved in all the four 50-plus opening stands in the WTC for India.
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Virat Kohli surpasses MS DhoniIn a historic record scripted by Kohli, he captains India in Tests for the 61st time, which happens to be the most by an Asian skipper. He goes past the previous record of MS Dhoni (60). He also scored his 7,500th run in Test cricket. As a result, he has become the 42nd in the format to do so and the sixth Indian.
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Match summaryWinning the toss, Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson elected to bowl, citing the wet conditions. The decision did not go according to plan as openers Rohit and Gill put on a 62-run stand, followed by Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, who currently stay unbeaten on a 58-run stand for the fourth wicket, while bad light forced early stumps. As for New Zealand, three of the five bowlers have been effective so far.Brief scores: India 1463 (Kohli- 44*; Jamieson- 114) vs New ZealandNOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitise, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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