Archive · 24 Jul 2025
England Starts Strong, Trails India by 281 Runs on Day Two
Imagine a cricket match between England and India.
India batted first and scored 358 runs, with a brave performance from Rishabh Pant who played with a foot injury.
England's captain, Ben Stokes, bowled well.
When it was England's turn to bat, they started off very quickly, scoring a lot of runs without losing any wickets before tea, thanks to Duckett and Crawley.
The match is still going on.
England reached 77/0 in 14 overs, trailing India by 281 runs at tea on day two.
Ben Stokes led England with 5-72, as they bowled out India for 358 in 114.1 overs.
Rishabh Pant, despite a fractured foot, scored 54 off 75 balls for India.
Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley were unbeaten on 33 and 46, respectively, for England.
Jofra Archer took 3-73 for England, ending India's innings.
- Who
- England and India.
- What
- England is playing India in a Test match.
- When
- Day two of the fourth Test match.
- Where
- Old Trafford, Manchester.
- Why
- To play a Test match.
- England Score
- 77/0 in 14 overs
- India Score
- 358 in 114.1 overs
- England's Leading Wicket Taker
- Ben Stokes (5-72)
- India's Top Scorer
- Rishabh Pant (54)
- England's Leading Wicket Taker (Archer)
- Jofra Archer (3-73)
- England's runs behind India
- 281 runs