India Vs England first Test: England reach 454/4 at tea, Root unbeaten on 209
England continued their domination over India and stretched their innings to 355 for 3 to be in the drivers seat lunch on the second day of the opening Test of the four-match series here on Saturday
England reached 454 for four at tea on the second day of the first Test against India here on Saturday.
England resumed the day at 263 for three, adding 191 runs in the first two sessions of the second day.
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Playing his milestone 100th match, captain Joe Root continued from where he had left on Friday, reaching a well-deserved double hundred.
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Earlier, England continued their domination over India and stretched their innings to 355 for 3 to be in the driver's seat lunch on the second day of the opening Test of the four-match series here on Saturday.
Root, unbeaten on 156, and his deputy Ben Stokes (63) stitched an unbeaten 92-run stand for the fourth wicket on a placid Chepauk pitch as the Indian bowlers toiled hard in the morning session but returned wicketless.
England 1st innings: 454 for 4 in 147 overs (Joe Root batting 209, Ben Stokes 82, Dominic Sibley 87; Jasprit Bumrah 2/66).
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