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Ind vs Eng, 1st Test: Root's Double Ton Help England Score 555/8 Against India (Day Report)

By Sahil Mathur February 06, 2021 • 17:56 PM View: 3042

Skipper Joe Root scored his fifth double century -- the first by a batsman playing his 100th Test -- to lead England to 555 for eight wickets at stumps on the second day of the first Test against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday.

Brief scores: England 555/8 wkts in 180 overs (J Root 218, D Sibley 87, B Stokes 82, O Pope 34, I Sharma 2/52, J Bumrah 2/81, R Ashwin 1/132, S Nadeem 2/167)

TAGS MA Chidambaram Stadium Ben Stokes Joe Root England Tour Of India 2021

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