Ajinkya Rahane lost his wicket before reaching the 20-run mark for the 3rd constant time in the ongoing 5-match Test series against England. Later two failures at Headingley, Rahane bat at number 6 in the first innings of the Kennington Oval Test on Thursday.
The Indian Test team’s vice-captain took 44 deliveries to score 9-runs and then smashed a boundary through time off Craig Overton’s performance. But after the same over, Ajinkya Rahane edged one delivery and handed a catch to Moeen Ali at 3rd slip.
It was disheartening to see the Indian vice-captain depart to the dressing room beginning in this series. You can watch the video of Rahane’s dismissal from the first innings of the Kennington Oval Test right down.
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Ajinkya Rahane has fought in the United Kingdom this year. The right-handed batsman scored 64 runs in two ICC World Test Championship Finals in two innings against New Zealand. He later scored 5-runs in the first Test against England at Trent Bridge.
Rahane got out poorly in the first innings of the Lord’s Test but bounced back with a 61-run knock that supported India win. Nevertheless, the 33-year-old could not maintain that form in the next innings.
Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur are out in the middle after Ajinkya Rahane’s dissolution
Ajinkya Rahane‘s dismissal left India rocking at 117/6 after 49.5 overs. Shardul Thakur joined Rishabh Pant in the middle after Rahane delivered to the pavilion. A couple of Indian batters added 5-runs to the score before the tea break.
Going into the final session of the day, India is 122/6. The visitors will be keen to reach the 200-run mark in the initial innings.
You can follow the live scorecard of the 4th Test between India and England right here.
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