Shubman Gill missed a well-deserved century as he was run out after scoring 91 off 151 deliveries. It would have been his fourth Test century and he missed it by just nine runs. India and England are playing each other in the third Test of the five-match series at the Niranjan Shah Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. Shubman Gill was playing brilliantly and looking to complete his century but failed because of a mix-up with Kuldeep Yadav leading to a runout.
Kuldeep Yadav sent the ball to mid-on where Ben Stokes was present but Gill was halfway when he realized that Kuldeep was not running, he turned back and dived but Tom Hartley knocked off the bails quickly to get him run out. Shubman Gill was livid with Kuldeep Yadav as he was disgusted while walking back while Kuldeep Yadav sunk to his knees in disappointment and regret as he realized his mistake.
Shubman Gill was out for a duck in the first innings but made for it after scoring a brilliant 91 in the second innings which included nine boundaries and two sixes. He partnered with youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal and added 155 runs with him for the second wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal was later retired hurt at the end of day 3 and Rajat Patidar was sent to bat and got out on a duck. Kuldeep Yadav was sent as a night watchman and he did his job wonderfully before making that blunder which led to Gill’s runout.
Currently, Yashasvi Jaiswal and debutant Sarafaraz Khan are on the pitch for India and they are taking the lead ahead. Sarfaraz Khan smashed 62 off 66 deliveries in the first innings but was unlucky to get run out after a mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja. Shubman Gill was involved in a similar fate as he also got a runout after playing a terrific inning which deserved a big score. He was not having a good run in Test cricket but the last two matches have yielded some good results for the 24-year-old batter.
Watch: Shubman Gill livid as he gets run out
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Rohit Sharma won the toss on Day 1 and elected to bat first and then India posted 445 in the first innings laying back on the centuries by skipper Rohit Sharma who scored 131 and local hero Ravindra Jadeja who scored 112. In reply, England was bundled for 319 in the first innings with Ben Duckett scoring 153 out of 319 in the innings and now Yashasvi Jaiswal has smashed a century in India’s second innings and is still unbeaten in the innings.
India and England are facing each other in a five-match Test series which is currently levelled at 1-1. The hosts lost the first Test by 28 runs in Hyderabad but made a strong comeback to win the second Test by 106 runs in Vizag. India is in a strong position in the third Test which is being played in Rajkot as they have already taken a lead of more than 400 runs. India is looking to win the third Test to take a lead in the series as they have not lost a Test series at home since 2012 and would like to continue their unbeaten record at home.
