Harry Brook: Two England batsmen scored centuries in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test.
Harry Brook: In the Edgbaston Test, England created a unique world record in Test cricket by scoring 407 runs in the first innings in response to India’s 587 runs. This record is special because 6 batsmen were out for zero in England’s innings, yet the team managed to score more than 400 runs.
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Great partnership of Harry Brook and Jamie Smith
In this innings of England, Harry Brook (158 runs) and Jamie Smith (184 not out) made a huge partnership of 303 runs for the sixth wicket. The rest of the batsmen together added only 105 runs. The special thing is that 6 batsmen of England were out for zero without opening the account. Despite this, England became the first team in the history of Test cricket to score more than 400 runs after 6 or more batsmen were out for zero.
Unique record in first class cricket too
This record is a world record not only in Test cricket but also in first class cricket. Earlier, Bangladesh scored 365 runs against Sri Lanka in 2022 despite 6 batsmen getting out for zero, in which the partnership of Mushfiqur Rahim (175 not out) and Liton Das (141 runs) was important. In first class cricket, Chhattisgarh scored 311 runs against Karnataka after 6 batsmen got out for zero.
Ups and downs of England’s innings
The third day started badly for England, when half of their team had returned to the pavilion for 84 runs. At that time it seemed that India could enforce a follow-on. But the dashing batting of Brook and Smith troubled the Indian bowlers. After Brook’s wicket fell at 387 runs, the Indian bowlers made a comeback and bowled out England for 407 runs. On the basis of the first innings, India got a lead of 180 runs. By the end of the third day, India scored 64 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in the second innings, taking their total lead to 244 runs.
On the fourth day, India will try to bat for at least two and a half sessions and give England a target of more than 500 runs. England had chased a target of 378 runs on the same ground in 2022, but a target of more than 300 runs has never been achieved here. India will not want to take any risk and would like to consolidate their lead.
