Hyderabad: India aiming for a lead in the first Test against England. India were 119 for the loss of one wicket when play was stopped on the first day. Yashaswi Jaiswal (76 off 70 balls) and Shubman Gill (14 off 43 balls) remained unbeaten with half-centuries. The Indian captain could not shine in the first innings of the match. Rohit Sharma faced 27 balls and got out after scoring 24 runs. The Indian captain, who scored three boundaries, was caught by Ben Stokes off Jack Leash.
England 246 out, Ben Stokes has a half century
England scored 246 runs in the first innings. Ben Stokes’ half-century took England past 200. The English captain faced 88 balls and got out after scoring 70 runs. Jonny Bairstow (37 off 58 balls), Ben Duckett (35 off 39 balls), Joe Root (29 off 60 balls) and Tom Hartley (23 off 24 balls) are the other top scorers for England.
Ravindra Jadeja and R. Ashwin also took three wickets each. Akshar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets. Indian spinners dominated in Hyderabad against England. All eight wickets were taken by the spinners. R. Ben Duckett while the score was 55. Ashwin is left lbw. Ollie Pope, who came right behind, couldn’t hold on. Captain Rohit Sharma was caught by Ravindra Jadeja and got out. In the 16th over, Ashwin got the second wicket by getting Crowley into the hands of Mohammad Siraj.
Celebrating his wicket Ashwin. Photo: FB@IndianCricketTeam
Root and Jonny Bairstow put up a fight but the defense did not last long. With the score at 121, Bairstow was bowled by Akshar Patel. Root returned soon after with Ravindra Jadeja. Ben Fox (four) and Rehan Ahmed (13) surrendered without much resistance. With Ben Stokes standing in one side, England started scoring faster. The player hit three sixes and six fours. Tom Hartley was replaced by Ravindra Jadeja and Mark Wood was replaced by R. Ashwin also made it bold. Stokes’ return is off pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
India Playing XI – Rohit Sharma (Captain), Yashaswi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, K.L. Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat (wicket keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.
England Playing XI – Zach Crowley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (captain), Ben Fox, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, Jack Leish.
2024-01-25 11:26:15
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