IND vs Eng 5th Test: Nightwatchman Akash Deep Brake Records; Gautam Gambhir with fifty in England Outshines | Cricket news
Akash Deep knocked a notable knock on 3 of the fifth Test at the Oval, scored 66 runs as a nightwatchman and disappointed the England bowlers with Yashasvi Jiswal in a century partnership, which firmly tilted the match in favor of India. Both added more than 100 runs for the third wicket, calm and controlled in India’s innings in the morning season. His stand is now part of history, the 18th hundred run partnership in this series, the highest in any test series, crossed 17 in the 2003-04 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Akash Deep’s innings of 66 out of 94 balls ended in the 43rd over, when Jamie Overton finally found a way. Despite the dismissal, the effect of his knock was important. Not only did he fire an attack in England, but he became the first Indian nightwatch to register more than 50 scores in a test of Amit Mishra at the same place against the same opposition in 2011. The innings kept Akash deeply beyond India’s more established names in the case of the Testing in England. Now he has more than 50 scores compared to Shikhar Dhawan (0 in 14 innings), Ravichandran Ashwin (in 14 innings), and Gautam Gambhir (0 in innings).
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At the time of writing, India are 177 for 3 with Captain Shubman Gill, who are well -set in Jaiswal, who continue to see in the command. Already with a solid leadership in hand, India will look forward to press further as the progress of the day.
