Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Pant's Half-Century and England's Strong Start in Test Match
Imagine a cricket match where one team, India, batted first and scored 358 runs, with a brave player named Rishabh Pant scoring a half-century even while injured.
Then, England started to bat, and their opening batsmen, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, played really well together, scoring lots of runs.
The English bowlers also did well.
England ended the day with a good score of their own, closing in on India's score, setting the stage for more exciting play in the coming days.
Rishabh Pant scored 54 runs for India despite being injured.
England's openers, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, put up a 166-run partnership.
England ended Day 2 at 225/2, trailing India by 133 runs.
Ben Stokes took a five-wicket haul for England, his first in eight years.
India was bowled out for 358 in their first innings.
- Who
- India and England cricket teams.
- What
- Day 2 of the fourth Test match between India and England.
- When
- During Day 2 of the fourth Test match.
- Where
- Old Trafford.
- Why
- To play a test cricket match.
India's Performance
England's Performance
First Innings Performance
India's Performance
India's first innings total of 358.
England's Performance
England's strong batting response and the five-wicket haul by Ben Stokes
- India's First Innings
- 358
- England's Score (Day 2)
- 225/2
- England Trail by
- 133 runs
- Rishabh Pant's Score
- 54 runs
- Stokes' Wickets
- 5
- Crawley's Score
- 84
- Duckett's Score
- 94