England bowled out India for 329 runs in their first innings and in the process went onto create an unique record in the second Test in Chennai. India started day 2 on 300 for 6 and lost the last four wickets for just 29 runs. Rishabh Pant ran out of partners as he was unbeaten on 58 after Mohammed Siraj threw his wicket away. Moeen Ali and Jack Leach shared six wickets amongst themselves to limit India.
Meanwhile, England bowlers displayed immense discipline as they did not give any extras in the innings thus creating a record in itself. The hosts in contrast has conceded 52 runs in extras in both innings in the last Test match.
England Break Pakistan’s Record In Chennai
The previous best was managed by Pakistan when they conceded 328 runs against India without conceding an extra run in a Test match in Lahore in 1954/55.
Rohit Sharma top-scored in the first innings for India scoring 161 runs. It was his seventh Test ton and his fourth in the World Test Championship. He was ably supported by Ajinkya Rahane who scored a patient 67.
Earlier in the game, Olly Stone and Moeen Ali took the last four wickets in the Indian innings. Stone took two and Ali took two. Stone dismissed Kuldeep and Siraj while Moeen Ali accounted for Axar and Ishant Sharma.
England did not have the best of starts with the bat either. Rory Burns was the first wicket to fall. He was trapped by Ishant Sharma followed by Dominic Sibley trapped by Ravichandran Ashwin. The biggest England wicket was taken by Axar Patel. Root trying to play his favourite sweep shot, edged one to get caught by Ashwin inside the circle.
Ashwin came back to dismiss Ben Stokes just after lunch to leave England tottering having lost five wickets.
