Pant out for 101; India lose 7th wicket

March 05, 2021 16:25

India 264-7 (85 ovs) vs Eng 205 | Scorecard

Stokes continues as Pant throws his bat to a wide delivery but gets it off the inside half of the bat past mid-on for a four and then takes a single next ball.

Stokes gives width as Sundar crashes it past point for another four as the lead swells pretty quickly for the hosts.

Sundar hits another boundary behind point to add to England's frustration.

India have turned things around in style with 48 runs coming from the last five overs to take control of proceedings.

Pant proving to be unstoppable. This time he shows no respect to veteran pacer Anderson, reverse paddling him over the slips for a four to raise the 100-run stand from 146 balls for the seventh wicket, while also taking his score into the 90s.

Pant then runs down the track but is hit high on the pads before he pulls a short ball to fine leg for one.

Sunil Gavaskar on commentary urging Pant not to throw it away and make sure he gets to his century.

He fell for 97 in the Sydney Test against Australia and then was dismissed for 91 in the first Test of this series in Chennai.

Pant doesn't let down the legendary Gavaskar. He slog sweeps Root over midwicket for a six to bring up his third Test century in some style from 115 balls.

This is first Test century at home and captain Virat Kohli along with the entire Indian team laud his super effort with the bat.

The Indian lead goes above 50-run mark as England struggle to contain the flow of runs.

Pant celebrates his landmark and acknowledges the cheer of the crowd inside the stadium before he takes a single off the next to get to the other end.

Anderson strikes with the key wicket of Pant, who pulls it straight to Root at short midwicket.

Pant walks back after a magnificent innings of 101 from 118 balls, having hit 13 fours and two sixes. He is visibly disappointed at the dismissal as he failed to get hold of the pull shot and ended up giving an easy catch to Root.

England will look to clean up the lower order quickly and cut down India's lead to around the 75-run mark.

Another left-hander out in the middle in Axar Patel, who drives the fourth ball to the covers for a single to get off the mark.

Sundar then punches Anderson through the covers for a beautiful boundary.

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