India PLAYING XI
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(capt.), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
ENGLAND PLAYING XI
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root(capt.), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow(wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson
England won a toss and opted to bowl first.
As DAY ONE Start, KL RAHUL WAS LOOKING WITH BACK TO BACK on Anderson over in 2nd and 4th. On other hand, Rohit was not looking in top notch . He wants push drive in last ball of Robinson but not in controlled but just land short of Anderson. But in last ball of 8th over, Woakes gets Rohit at 5. Bring 1st breakthrough. But india does not get up from Rohit wicket, Robinson pulled 2nd and make Rahul to walk back at 17. Even review can't save.
After Kohli and pujara take inning ahead. But uncontinuity in pujara play lose shot in Anderson outswinger give catch to bairstrow. Jadeja was promoted up in order but he can't worth it and not looking comfortable anyway and give wicket to Woakes at 10. In other hand Kohli finish 23000 runs and get quick boundaries to get fifty. But it's just After fifty Robinson great ball remove kohli bring on backfoot. India at 105/5
After kohli out, Again Middle order collapse rahane and pant bad form continue and gets out early. But just After we Saw is UNPREDICTABLE INNING BY SHARDUL THAKUR WHICH MAKES india fans day with some great shots. Thakur take a charge hits all the bowler very nicely. Thakur six over mid off in overton over. IN WOAKES OVER, THAKUR PICKED THE LENGTH early and goes high at mid wicket for 2nd six. He gets fifty in just 31 ball and make 2nd india fastest fifty against the England.
But good length ball of Woakes make the end of impactful inning of Thakur. Take Review to Overturn the umpire decision. INDIA ENDS THE INNING AT 191 . Better than previous match collapse this time save by Thakur inning other than things can be worse more.
As ENGLAND INNING START, bumrah get super inning start with getting Rory burns in third over. He looks to defend on backfoot but get on stump. India gets early breakthrough. As one bring Two, Bumrah strikes again in last ball and gets Hameed at golden duck.
Man in form Root and Malan take inning ahead. In the middle, all india bowler loose the plot and england getting runs very easily. Both are getting ingreat touch with back to back boundaries in the respective over.Malan strikes good in siraj over for Four in square leg and Root hit cleanly fine leg for Four!.
Both the England batsman are batting great and no pressure were seeing on aa they getting boundaries at regular interval of time. But at just near end of day, UMESH YADAV STRIKES WITH HIS IMPRESSIVE BOWL TO PULL THE BAILS PF STUMPS GET THE MAN IN FORM ROOTS. Back of length, Its come in angle to broke the concentrate of ROOOOTT GETS HIS WICKET AT THE STUMPS.
STUMP DAY 1 As India end the day with high note by getting huge wicket of ROOT. ENGLAND ARE 53/3 Malan batting at 26 with the nightwatchman overton.
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