The fifth Test between India and England at The Oval took a sudden twist after a rain-enforced break when Shubman Gill was dismissed in a rather casual and avoidable manner. India had resumed their innings at 72 for 2 following an early lunch prompted by a sharp shower. Gill, who had looked confident and composed through the morning session, was run out for 21 in the 28th over, much to the dismay of the Indian camp.
The dismissal came off the bowling of Gus Atkinson, who had already sent Yashasvi Jaiswal back to the pavilion. After defending a full delivery towards short cover, Shubman Gill took off for a risky single that never seemed on. Partner Sai Sudharsan signalled him to stop, but Gill was already halfway down the track.
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Gus Atkinson swooped in, collected the ball cleanly, and rattled the stumps with a direct hit. Gill was well short, ending a 34-run partnership that had looked promising. This marks only the second time Gill has been run out in Test cricket, the previous one also coming against England during the Rajkot Test last year.
A moment of madness from Shubman Gill!
Gus Atkinson throws down the stumps with the India captain stranded.
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React. Pick-up. Strike.
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Earlier in the day, KL Rahul had been bowled by Chris Woakes for 14, while Jaiswal fell to a successful LBW review by Atkinson.
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Despite the mix-up, Gill reached a notable personal feat. With his innings, he surpassed Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 732 runs to become the highest-scoring Indian captain in a single Test series, now boasting 737 runs at an average of 92.12 with four centuries. He is now just 38 runs shy of Gavaskar’s overall Indian record of 774 runs in a bilateral Test series.
