Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar help heroic Team India draw Manchester Test
GH News July 28, 2025 02:06 AM

New Delhi: Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja batted for over two sessions to rescue India from a certain loss and secure a memorable draw on Sunday. Their efforts have kept the closely fought series open and exciting as it moves to the final match at The Oval.
How did Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar perform?
Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar made a partnership of 200 runs for the fifth wicket and brought India back into the match and resulted the match into a draw. India had a lead of 11 runs till the tea break. Earlier till lunch India scored 223 runs at the loss of 4 wickets.
What happened on day 5?
On the fifth day India lost two important wickets of KL Rahul and captain Shubman Gill in the first session of the day. KL Rahul became the victim of Ben Stokes on a score of 90. While captain Gill scored the 9th century of his career and the fourth century of the series. Gill and Rahul shared a partnership of 188 runs for the third wicket.
Where is Rishabh Pant?
Due to Rishabh Pants injury the Indian batting line-up lacks strength after Jadeja and Sundar so both of them will have to continue their batting in the same manner. The problem for England was that left-arm spinner Liam Dawson (70 runs in 39 overs without any success) could not give enough challenge to the Indian left-handed batsmen. Jofra Archer also could not achieve any success after lunch.
Why didnt Ben Stokes bowl?
It was remarkable that Stokes who was not fit enough to bowl on day four managed an eight-over spell on day five despite discomfort in his right shoulder and hamstring. Like at Lord’s he did not care much about his injury-prone body to help the team’s cause.
The new ball was taken after the 80th over and resulted in the wicket of Gill. Jadeja too would have been gone first ball but Joe Root could not hold on to a tough chance at first slip off Archer.