IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st Test Match Day 2: Will Shubman Gill score a double century on captaincy debut?

Pressure? Or opportunity? Number 4 is a critical position, especially in England, where the batter gets to play the semi-new ball and also the spinners. For India, that position has given them trouble in the past. In the last series against England, Virat Kohli batted at 4 and averaged 27.66 across 9 innings. But in 2018, that average was as high as 64. In the series prior to that, Kohli averaged 13.4 in 2014 while Sachin Tendulkar averaged 37.28 in 2011. So in adversity, lies an opportunity and Gill would be looking to make a mark.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Back of a length angled in on off, Shubman Gill punches it off the back foot past point and picks up two runs. 

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, That will be FIFTY for Yashasvi Jaiswal! He enjoys batting against England! And his good run against the English side continues! Back of a length on middle, Jaiswal pushes it off the back foot into the leg side and calls for one.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and sliding down leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to tickle it fine and gets some bat on it, the ball goes on the bounce to the right of the wicket-keeper, who puts in a good dive and saves potential four runs.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Still on 49! Length ball on off, Jaiswal tries to play it late and open the face of the blade but can't get it past backward point.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No need for that! Too short and wide, angling further away from the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes chasing after it an tries to get it over the slip cordon but ges nowhere near it.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched-up delivery, on off and middle, Jaiswal gets onto the front foot and blocks it to silly mid off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Pleasing to the eyes! Overpitched on middle, Shubman Gill drives it down the ground, presenting the full face of the bat as the ball goes racing along the ground for four.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Length ball angled in a bit, outside off, and shapes away after pitching. Gill leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Delivered from wide of the crease, fuller, on middle leg, Shubman Gill flicks it soft hands towards mid on and yells out a loud 'NO, NO.'

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length, targeting off and middle, blocked off the front foot towards short cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hits the hard length now and bowls it over off, Gill stays put and punches it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Seam-up delivery, pitched up on the fifth stump line and this one nips away nicely. Gill makes a watchful leave.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short ball on middle, Gill's eyes lit up seeing that length as he goes for the pull, but doesn't get good connection as the ball hits the upper part of his bat and rolls along the ground to deep fine leg. Single, taken.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Length ball angled in on off, Gill nicely presses forward in defense as he has his bat right next to his front pad.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Angled in a bit, on a fuller length, and straightens after pitching. The line, though, is well outside off. Gill leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length and around off, played off the back foot and just angled down to deep third for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hits the deck hard and bowls it a bit short on off, Jaiswal stays back and taps it away towards backward point.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tongue just hasn't hit his mark! Starts the new spell from around the wicket to the left-hander and serves a full toss on middle. Jaiswal clips it away through mid-wicket for a couple of easy runs.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Length ball, moving away, outside off, Gill watches it carefully as he lets it go.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Another boundary! Again overpitched, moving in a bit, on middle, Shubman Gill flicks it with superb balance through the mid-wicket region for four.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Superb stroke! Full and swinging in on off, Shubman Gill skips down the track and drives it down the ground for four.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hard-length ball, outside off and shaping away, left alone by Gill.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Oh, that seemed to have straightened, but did it straighten enough? Chris Woakes goes for the genuine outswinger and bowls it on a length around leg, looking for the magical delivery. Gill looks to flick but misses and wears it high on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but even Woakes isn't convinced enough.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Streaky but right in the gap! Good-length delivery, in and around off, the wobble-seam delivery nips away late. Shubman Gill opts to play off the back foot and edges it down with soft hands in between slips and gully for a boundary.

Broady, Broady, Broady! How good is he while analyzing? While commenting on 30.4, Stuart Broad immediately said off air, forgetting to switch off the mic - 'THAT'S OUT!' He was actually going to say Stokes should review this before being informed that it was a no ball. Ball Tracking now shows it to be dead plumb, with the ball hitting the batter on the front boot. A life for Jaiswal on 45!

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length ball on middle, Jaiswal blocks it to mid on.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on leg, Shubman Gill stays back and drops it into the ground on the leg side and takes a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Length ball moving in a touch on middle, Shubman Gill nicely leans into the defence as he plays it towards mid off.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length ball on off, Jaiswal blocks it to the right of point and takes a single. Another NO BALL from Brydon Carse!

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and swinging in a touch on middle, Jaiswal plays the steer to gully fielder. Ah that was very close to the pads. Jaiswal played it very late. Carse has overstepped, and it's a NO BALL! Oh, there was no bat, and the ball hit Jaiswal's front toe. If not for the no ball, this would have been very close.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the shorter side of a good length and going wide of the off stump, left alone.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Half an appeal for LBW, but again, it's going down leg. Nagging length on the pads, shaping in, Jaiswal, for the umpteenth time, plays all around a straight ball and gets hit on the pads.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and shaping away from off, Gill stays back and stays compact with punching it away with an angled bat through covers for one. Jaiswal looks for the second but Gill is happy with the single.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around middle and off, coming in, pushed back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full, outside off, driven through the covers for a couple.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full, swinging in, down the leg side. Jaiswal looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. LBW appeals go up but down in an instant. Comfortably going down leg.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Similar line, just fractionally short and angled across off. Jaiswal shoulders arms at it.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Just full of a good length and darting it across the left-hander, Jaiswal watches the ball zip past him and through to the keeper.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Too eager there, Jaiswal! Back of a length, over off and middle, YJ drops it besides the pitch on the off side and wants the single. Shubman Gill sends him back quickly.

Jaiswal has scored the most runs among openers in Tests since 2024 and also scored the most 100s among openers in Tests since 2024.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This one does reach the fence. Bizarre fielding from Josh Tongue. Is he semi fit? Full and wide outside off, Shubman leans and drives it through cover-point. By no means, should that have gone to the fence. The ball goes slowly through the outfield but Josh literally does a Josh - I mean, Hazlewood. Ambles after the ball, literally jogging and puts in no real effort and escorts the ball to the boundary.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, 100 UP FOR INDIA! Short and wide outside off, Gill throws his bat at it and goes for the cut. Does not time it well and gets a couple.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Full, outside off, swinging in, Shubman Gill shows exemplary technique and defends solidly.

Another warning. After the second ball of this over, the umpire gave a friendly warning to Brydon Carse for running on the danger area. Earlier, Chris Woakes got one.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and over middle, Gill gets behind the line and blocks it down the track.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Full and outside off, shaping further away, left alone by SG.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length, darting back in from middle, Jaiswal hops up and jams it into the off side before picking up a quick single.

Might be worth a debate. No complaints against Rahul or Sudharsan, but given Gill's proficiency in white-ball cricket, won't the captain serve better as an opener across formats? One can understand that earlier, because of Rohit Sharma, Gill was pushed down, but it just seems that Gill and Jaiswal are natural openers. So those two and Sudharsan can form the top 3 while Rahul can slot in at 4, actually across all formats. Point to ponder. Nothing to take anything away from Rahul though.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Full and straight, defended solidly. Nice, tidy maiden.