ENG vs IND: 3rd Test, Day 3, Stats Review – Rohit’s stellar run and more stats

After suffering humiliation in the first two days, Team India made an astonishing comeback on Day 3 of the ongoing third Test at the Headingly in Leeds. Batting 80 overs in the day, the visitors lost just two wickets and were 215/2 at stumps. Notably, this is the same track where India got skittled out for 78 in the first innings.

However, Indian batters made great utilization of the second chance and added some spice to the contest. Although they are still trailing by 139 runs, England’s victory certainly doesn’t look inevitable. Hence, both teams have a job in hand on Day 4 and fans must brace themselves to witness some exciting battle between the bat and the red cherry.

Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from the England vs India 3rd Test Day 3:

3 – Rohit Sharma now has 10 scores of 50 or plus as an opener against England, third-most for any Indian. Only Sunil Gavaskar (22) and Virender Sehwag (14) are ahead of him on this list.

8 – Rohit now has eight scores of over 50 since he started opening for India in Test matches. England’s Rory Burns is the only opener with as many scores of 50 in this period.

3– For the third time, Rohit faced over 500 deliveries in a Test series. Home series against South Africa and England in 2019 and 2021 are the other two series where Rohit so many deliveries.

5 – This was the fifth instance of KL Rahul getting dismissed for single figures in both innings of a Test match.

62 – Rohit Sharma recorded his 62nd six in Test cricket, the fourth-most for any Indian. Only Virender Sehwag (91), MS Dhoni (78), and Sachin Tendulkar (69) are ahead of him in this tally.

5 – England recorded a first-innings lead of 354 runs, fifth-most for them against India in Test matches.

2 – Mohammed Shami now has 10 international four-wicket hauls in SENA countries, third joint-most for any Indian pacer. Kapil Dev and Ishant Sharma also have as many four-fers. Zaheer Khan leads this list with 12 four-wicket hauls.

1 – At stumps, Cheteshwar Pujara was unbeaten at 91. This is his highest score since his 193 against Australia in January 2019.