Watch: James Anderson breached centurion Shubman Gill’s defence with a corker to claim Test wicket No. 699 in the second session of day two (March 8) of the India-England Dharamshala Test.
After Ben Stokes got the hosts their first breakthrough of the day with a beauty to castle Rohit Sharma for 103, the 41-year-old Anderson followed up soon after with another dismissal. Rohit and Gill had earlier racked up a 171-run stand to put India in a commanding position.
Bowling the second ball of the 63rd over, Anderson landed it just outside off, seaming it in. Gill, batting then on 110, was undone by the movement, allowing the ball to breach the gap between his bat and pad to rip out the off-stump. Gill was Anderson’s 699th Test wicket. Interestingly, Anderson has dismissed Gill more times than anyone else in Tests: five times in eight games.
As a result of the two quick wickets straight after lunch, India slipped from 275-1 to 279-3 with a first-innings lead of 61.
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