IND vs ENG 5th Test: Nightwatchman Akash Deep breaks information; outshines Gautam Gambhir with fifty in England | Cricket News

India batsman Akash Deep (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Akash Deep pulled off a exceptional knock on Day 3 of the fifth Test at The Oval, scoring 66 runs as a nightwatchman and irritating England’s bowlers alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal in a century partnership that tilted the match firmly in India’s favour. The duo added over 100 runs for the third wicket, bringing calm and management to India’s innings in the morning session. Their stand is now a part of historical past, turning into the 18th hundred-run partnership in this collection, probably the most in any Test collection in this century, surpassing the 17 registered in the 2003-04 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Akash Deep’s innings of 66 from 94 balls ended in the forty third over, when Jamie Overton lastly discovered a manner via. Despite the dismissal, the influence of his knock was vital. Not solely did he maintain off a fired-up England assault, however he additionally turned the primary Indian nightwatchman to register a 50-plus rating in a Test since Amit Mishra’s 84 on the identical venue towards the identical opposition in 2011.

The innings additionally places Akash Deep forward of a few of India’s extra established names in phrases of Test fifties scored in England. He now has extra 50-plus scores right here than Shikhar Dhawan (0 in 14 innings), Ravichandran Ashwin (0 in 14 innings), and Gautam Gambhir (0 in 10 innings).

At the time of writing, India are 177 for 3 with captain Shubman Gill becoming a member of the well-set Jaiswal, who continues to look in command. With a strong lead already in hand, India will look to press additional because the day progresses.