ENG vs IND: "Harry Brook is a freak"- Fans salute England batter as his sensational ton takes game away from India at The Oval

Harry Brook scored his second century in the ENG vs IND test series.

England batter Harry Brook scored a marvellous century in the second innings of the ongoing fifth test against India at The Oval, London. The right-handed batsman scored his second ton of the series and his tenth century in the longest format of the game.

England have a target of 374 runs in The Oval test and Harry Brook’s innings put them in a dominating position during the chase as he slammed his century off just 91 deliveries. He slammed 14 boundaries and two sixes during his innings and was eventually dismissed by Akash Deep for 111 runs off 98 deliveries.

Brook also etched a brilliant partnership of 195 runs with Joe Root for the fourth wicket. England reached 317/4 on the scoreboard at the end of the second session on day four. Brook has ended with 481 runs in the series at an average of 53.44.

Fans hail Harry Brook for his marvellous century in The Oval test

After Brook reached his century in The Oval test, he became a trending topic on the micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter). Many fans hailed him for his crucial century in such an important game. Have a look at some of the tweets below.

England skipper Ollie Pope won the toss and opted to bowl first in The Oval test. India were bowled out for 224 runs in the first innings, with a crucial half-century by Karun Nair. Later, England posted 247/10 and earned a 23-run lead, with the help of fifties by Zak Crawley and Brook.

In the second innings, Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a century to power India to 396/10. Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, and Akash Deep hit half-centuries. England lead the five-match test series 2-1.

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