Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett brought up their seventh fifty-plus stand against India on Day 2 of the fifth Test at The Oval, joining an elite list in which they find themselves ahead of former England captains Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss.
Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett got England off to a dream start on Day 2 of the fifth Test against India with a 92-run opening partnership. Reuters
England enjoyed a dream morning session on
Day 2 of the fifth Test against India at The Oval . Not only did India lose four wickets for just 20 runs to get bowled out for 224, with Gus Atkinson completing his five-for, openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett later got the hosts off to flier with a typical ‘Bazball’ start.
Crawley and Duckett,
who have had two mammoth partnerships this series – 188 at Headingley and 166 at Old Trafford – stitched together a 92-run opening stand in which they scored at more than seven-an-over! In the process, England’s first-choice opening pair achieved a new feat, surpassing legendary batters Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss.
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Here’s more on Crawley and Duckett’s feat, explained in pictures:
Legendary West Indian openers Gordon Greenidge hold the record for most runs by an opening pair against India (1,325) as well as the joint-most fifty-plus stands (8). Image credit: XEngland openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett stitched together their eighth fifty-plus stand against India and amassed 984 runs against India so far. APFormer England captans Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss have seven fifty-plus partnerships and a total of 933 runs against India. ReutersAustralia’s Bill Lawry and Bob Simpson have seven fifty-plus partnerships and 753 runs against India. Image credit: XAustralia’s Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer have seven fifty-plus stands and a total of 714 runs against India. ReutersEd Cowan and David Warner, another Aussie pair in this list, had scored 621 runs in 12 outings against India. AFPFormer South Africa captain had scored 616 runs along with Alviro Petersen against India. Reuters
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