India vs Engalnd, 3rd Test: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones
England skipper Ben Stokes is all set to appear in his landmark 100th Test.
After facing a defeat in the opening Test in Hyderabad, Rohit Sharma and his men returned to winning ways as they defeated Ben Stokes and his English side by a 106-run margin in the second match in Visakhapatnam. The third of the five-match series is now slated to take place on Thursday, February 15 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. The mouth-watering series between the two giants of world cricket is nice and evenly poised now.
Talking in detail about the Visakhapatnam Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Jasprit Bumrah were the standout performers for the hosts. Jaiswal, the young left-handed opening batter struck a magnificent 209 off 290 which included 19 fours and seven maximums in the first innings. Experienced campaigner and lethal seam bowler Bumrah then stole the show with the ball as he picked up solid figures of 6/45 in 15.5 overs.
With his place being in danger for some time now, Gill came up with a valuable century in the second innings. Batting at No. 3 the right-handed batter hit 104 off 147 with the help of 11 fours and two sixes. Bumrah was again amongst the wickets as he delivered a spell of 3/46 in 17.2 overs with India winning the encounter. Both sides will now look to claim an important victory here and take a 2-1 lead in the series.
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Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 3rd Test between India and England:
Head-to-Head: India and England have faced each other 133 times in the ultimate format of the game with the Asian giants India winning on 32 occasions and the English side on 51. 50 Test matches ended up in a draw.
1 - Ben Stokes is one match away from appearing in his 100th Test game.
1 – Ravindra Jadeja (199) requires just one scalp to reach 200 wickets in the longest format of the game at home.
1 – Ravichandran Ashwin (499) is one wicket away from completing the milestone of 500 Test wickets.
98 – Jonny Bairstow (5902) needs 98 runs to complete 6000 runs in Test matches.
2 – Rohit Sharma (77) needs just two sixes to surpass MS Dhoni (78) and become the Indian batter with the second-most maximums in Test matches. Virender Sehwag is at the top with 90 sixes.
170 – Rohit Sharma (3827) needs 170 runs to complete the landmark of 4000 runs in Tests.
4 – R Ashwin (346) requires four scalps to reach 350 wickets in Tests on home soil.
3 - R Ashwin (97) is three wickets away from completing 100 Test Wickets against England.
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