IND vs ENG First Test

IND vs ENG First Test:

England scored 215 runs for 8 wickets by the end of the second session on the first day of the first Test against India. Captain Ben Stokes is not out after scoring 43 runs and Mark Wood is not out after scoring 7 runs.

Ben Duckett (35), Jonny Bairstow (37) and Tom Hartley (23) also played useful innings for the English team, which won the toss and came to bat first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets for India. While Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel got 2 successes each. Jasprit Bumrah also got one wicket.

Ashwin gave the first success

Ravichandran Ashwin gave India its first success. He LBWed Ben Duckett in the 12th over. Ducketal missed the straight ball and the ball hit his pads. Duckett scored 35 runs on 39 balls.

It took 11 overs to complete 50 runs

Ben Duckett and Jack Croll made an opening partnership of 55 runs, England completed 50 runs in the 11th over. Crawley and Duckett scored quickly against the Pacers. After managing 2 overs against the spinners, he hit 2 fours in the 11th over. Fifty partnerships were completed between the two in this over.

Earlier, England had a fast start, scored 41 runs against Pacers.

The openers gave a fast start to England. Jack Crawley and Ben Duckett scored 41 runs in the first 8 overs against Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah. Neither was given any chance for a wicket, England scored only one run in the first over. Jack Crowley hit 2 fours on the first 2 balls of Mohammad Siraj who came to bowl the second over. In the third over, Ben Duckett again hit 2 consecutive fours against Jasprit Bumrah.

Right-handed batsman Rajat Patidar from Madhya Pradesh has been included in the squad. He replaced Virat Kohli, who will not be able to play the first 2 Tests. Kohli is not playing Test due to personal reasons.

Bharat is keeping wickets; Rahul is included as a batsman.

Team India gave a chance to KS Bharat as wicketkeeper. KL Rahul will bat in place of Virat Kohli at number-4. The team has 3 spinners in the form of Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are 2 pacers.

Playing-11 of both the teams

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.

England: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Rehan Ahmed, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Mark Wood.