Team India cricketer Shubman Gill pulled off an absolute stunner during the first session of the fifth test against England on Thursday, March 7 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. His outstanding effort sent Ben Duckett back to the pavilion cheaply.

England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat first. Ben Duckett opened the innings along with Zak Crawley. The duo got the visitors off to a good start, putting on a fifty-run opening stand. However, Duckett was soon dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav for 27 runs.

In the 19th over, Kuldeep Yadav bowled a googly to Ben Duckett, who decided to whack the delivery on the leg side. He got a thick top edge as the ball went into the air. Shubman Gill who was at cover ran sideways to his right. He put in a brilliant dive and took a fantastic catch. It left the fans as well as the commentators on-air in awe.

Catching game 🔛 point! ⚡️ ⚡️

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Zak Crawley continues his good run in test series

England batter Zak Crawley brought up fifty before lunch on the first day of the Dharamsala test against India. He went into the lunch break unbeaten on 61 runs from 71 deliveries, with nine boundaries and a six. England has put on 100 runs on the board, losing two wickets. Ollie Pope was stumped by Dhruv Jurel off Kuldeep Yadav for 11 runs.

Earlier at the toss, India made two changes to their playing XI. Rajat Patidar missed out due to an injury, while Jasprit Bumrah replaced Akash Deep. Also, Devdutt Padikkal made his Test debut for India. England made one change bringing in Mark Wood for Ollie Robinson.

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes(w), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood, James Anderson

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