DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored dominant centuries on the second morning as India took agency management of the fifth and ultimate cricket check in opposition to England on Friday.

Sharma was unbeaten on 102 runs, whereas Gill was batting on 101 not out, as India reached 264-1 at lunch.

The two batters amassed 129 runs in 30 overs of this morning session, after India was positioned at 135-1 at stumps on day one. England was bowled out for 218 runs in its first innings, with India now main by 46 runs.

The duo had added 31 runs for the second wicket by stumps on day one, and continued their unbroken partnership via this morning session. Their 100-run partnership got here off 149 deliveries as India crossed 200 within the forty fourth over.

None of the English bowlers have been in a position to bother the 2 batters, who coasted via to their a whole bunch. Mark Wood proved to be the most costly — he went for six.7 runs per over in his nine-over spell. Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir was hit over the boundary repeatedly and gave away 111 runs in 23 overs.

Gill introduced up his fourth check hundred off 137 balls, together with 10 fours and 5 sixes. Sharma scored his twelfth check hundred off 154 balls, with 13 fours and three sixes.

It was a second century within the sequence for each batters. For Sharma, it was his fourth check hundred in opposition to England — equaling Sunil Gavaskar’s file for many centuries for an Indian opener in opposition to England.

India already had a profitable 3-1 lead within the sequence. It gained the second check in Visakhapatnam by 106 runs, the third in Rajkot by 434 runs and the fourth test in Ranch i by 5 wickets to seize the sequence.

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