India finished Day 1 of the first Test against England as the happier side as KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma steered them to the end of day's play without the loss of any wickets. After the Indian pacers bundled England out for 183, India were 21Â for no loss, with Rohit Sharma batting on 9Â and KL Rahul on 9 as well. Earlier, England captain Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat. However, India's pacers bowled with consistency and kept plucking away at the hosts. Jasprit Bumrah took four, while Mohammed Shami picked three. Shardul Thakur also played a key role, taking two wickets in an over - including that of the danger man Root. Root scored a fine 64, but with wickets tumbling around him, could not carry on. Sam Curran played an impressive unbeaten knock of 27 off 37 deliveries to give England some crucial runs down the order, but no other batsman could really get going, with Jonny Bairstow's 29 and Zak Crawley's 27 the only other contributions of any note. (SCORECARD)
1st Test HIGHLIGHTS, India (IND) vs England (ENG) From Trent Bridge, Nottingham
What a day it was for India! A complete dominance by the Indian fast bowlers and then the openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma stood tall against English pacers in the 13 overs they played. A lot of action will be there on Day 2 when Indian batters will look to go past England score and take the maximum lead. On the other hand England pacers will look to repeat the heroics done by the Indian pacers.
That's all from England vs India Day 1 blog. Do join us on Day 2.
India's openers make it through to stumps on Day 1.
Another opening pair for India! In the last 5 years, India have tried a bunch of openers but still, there's no certainty of the best two. Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, and Murali Vijay all were kept in the fray for a while but due to lack of performances, no one apart from Rohit Sharma has managed to get his place cemented in the opening spot. However, this is the first time that Rohit Sharma is opening along with KL Rahul in the longest format. Rahul will look to make most of this opportunity and seal his place in the absence of injured players.
Bumrah to Anderson, BOWLED HIM! Here's the last wicket falls for England. Fourth wicket for Jasprit Bumrah.
Anderson b Bumrah 1(11)
England got all-out for 183 runs. Joe Root was the lone fighter from the English lineup with his 64 runs. While for India Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah were sensational with the ball. Bumrah got four wickets and Shami got three wickets.
Indian openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma will be seen batting soon as nearly half an hour of the play is left on Day 1.
Brilliant bowling from Indian pacers. Mohammed Shami is making count of every opportunity he is getting as he scalped three wickets, all came when the team needed the most.
Welcome to the third and final session of Day 1. India manage to get back on equilibrium with Jonny Bairstow's wicket. The last session is important for both the teams before going ahead on Day 2.
Fifty comes up for England captain Joe Root. He came to bat when his team was struggling and brought up his 50th Test half-century when it was needed the most. England making their position stronger in this match.
England 134/3
An important for the skipper @root66 on the first day of the series
Another FOUR, Bairstow this time. That was a good ball from Jadeja but Bairstow placed it nicely to the third man. India need to break the partnership now.
Jadeja to Root, 1 run. There was a chance of a RUN-OUT, miscommunication between the two batsmen. Bairstow was stranded in the middle of pitch but the throw was on the wrong end.
Ravindra Jadeja comes into attack. A lot of pressure will be on him as the star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is not in the XI. England have 6 right-handers in their top 7 that might also be a reason for Jadeja playing ahead of Ashwin.
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