{"id":33744,"date":"2021-02-06T20:29:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/?p=33744"},"modified":"2021-02-06T20:29:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:59:31","slug":"england-in-drivers-seat-as-joe-root-slams-double-century-in-his-100th-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/england-in-drivers-seat-as-joe-root-slams-double-century-in-his-100th-test\/","title":{"rendered":"England in driver\u2019s seat as Joe Root slams double century in his 100th Test!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England continued its dominance at the Chepauk stadium (MA Chidambaram Stadium) adding misery to the Indian side, having strengthened itself scoring 555 runs, losing eight wickets from 180 overs. The visiting side began their innings from an overnight score of 263\/3 took a strong lead by the end of the day on Saturday, in their first innings. Skipper Joe Root and Ben Stokes tested the patience of the Indian bowlers having slammed 218 runs (377) and 82\u00a0 runs (118) respectively. Both of them scored 355\/3 in the first session of the day\u2019s play without losing a wicket. However, Shahbaz Nadeem having scalped the wicket of Ben Stokes ended their 124-run partnership.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Double century in 100<sup>th<\/sup> Test<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>England captain Joe Root has continued his aggressive performance by slamming a double ton in the ongoing Test. (Joe Root: 218 runs, 377 balls, 19 fours, 2 sixes, SR &#8211; 57.82).<\/p>\n<p>On Day 2 Stumps, Jos Buttler (30) and Jack Leach (6) are at the crease. For the visitors, Dominic Sibley and Ben Stokes too helped pile up 87 and 82 runs respectively. On the other hand, for India, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin and Shahbaz Nadeem scalped two wickets each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England continued its dominance at the Chepauk stadium (MA Chidambaram Stadium) adding misery to the Indian side, having strengthened itself scoring 555 runs, losing eight wickets from 180 overs. 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