India vs England, 3rd Test Day 2 Stats Review: R Ashwin’s landmark 500th wicket, Ben Duckett’s counter-attacking century, and, other stats

Ben Duckett smashed the fastest-ever Test hundred in 88 deliveries by an Englishman against India as his side ended Day 2 of the ongoing third match in a commanding position at a score of 207/2 in reply to India’s 445 in Rajkot. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin achieved his milestone of 500 wickets as he became the second Indian after Anil Kumble (619) to achieve the feat.

Speaking in detail about how Day 2 panned out, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja departed early for 112 off 225 off the bowling of part-timer Joe Root. Debutant wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel impressed with his knock of 46 off 104 which included two fours and three maximums. Ashwin also contributed with the bat in the first innings as he scored 37 off 89 while pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah racked up 26 runs.

The home side posted a mammoth total of 445 on the board with Mark Wood being the pick of the England bowlers for his spell of 4/114 in 27.5 overs. In reply, Zak Crawley got dismissed for just 15 but then it was all about pocket-dynamo Ben Duckett. The left-handed opening batter registered his first 50-plus score against India in Tests. Duckett slammed a magnificent quickfire century (133* off just 118) while Ollie Pope headed back to the pavilion after scoring 39. Experienced campaigner Joe Root is in the middle not out on nine along with Duckett. The duo will look to extend England’s score and post a big total on the board in their first innings.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from the 3rd Test Day 2 between India and England:

500 – Ravichandran Ashwin completed the milestone of 500 wickets in Tests. He became the second Indian after Anil Kumble (619) to achieve the feat.

88 – Ben Duckett smashed the third fastest Test century in 88 deliveries against India in India. Adam Gilchrist and Clive Lloyd slammed it in 84 and 85 balls in the years 2001 and 1974, respectively.

184 – Ashwin became the second fastest to reach 500 scalps in 184 innings. Former Sri Lanka legend Mutthiah Muralitharan did the job in 144 innings.

8 – Duckett registered his first 50-plus score (133*) against India in his eighth Test innings. His previous best score of 47 came in Hyderabad in the ongoing series.

114 – Duckett also hammered the second-most runs (114) by a player in a session in India. Virender Sehwag is at the top for hitting 133 runs against Sri Lanka in Mumbai (BS) in 2009.

1 – Duckett also hammered the quickest ton (88 balls) by an Englishman against India. Graham Gooch is in the second spot for doing the job in 95 deliveries at Lord’s in 1990.

25714 – Ravichandran Ashwin also took the second-fewest balls (25714) to complete 500 Test wickets. Former Australian seam bowler Glenn McGrath tops the chart for picking it up in 25528 deliveries.

2 – Dhruv Jurel became the second Indian batter to hit three sixes in an innings on Test debut. Hardik Pandya also struck three against Sri Lanka in Galle in the year 2017.