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IND vs ENG, 4th Test, Day 1 Highlights: India On Top Despite Early Wicket, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara Steady
India vs England Test Highlights: Despite losing an early wicket, India ended proceedings on a steady note against England on Day 1 of the fourth Test match in Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.
IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara during Day 1 of the 4th Test.© AFP
In response to England's first innings score of 205 runs, India finished at 24 for one at Stumps, on Day 1 of the fourth and final Test match, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The hosts currently have Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara batting. The duo will be aiming to build a steady partnership on Day 2. India lost an early wicket, with James Anderson taking the wicket of Shubman Gill in the very first over. The visitors initially won the toss on Day 1 and elected to bat. England had a poor start, losing quick wickets. Despite a half-century from Ben Stokes, the visitors bundled out for 205. Axar Patel was in top form once again, taking four wickets. Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets. Also, Mohammed Siraj registered two dismissals and Washington Sundar got the key wicket of Stokes. The hosts will be hoping to build a steady partnership on Day 2 and possibly gain a strong lead. Meanwhile, the visitors will be aiming for quick wickets. (SCORECARD)
4th Test, Day 1 Highlights Between India (IND) vs England (ENG), Straight From Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- 17:01 (IST)No run, IND: 24/1Leach tosses a quicker delivery, and Pujara misses it. It hits his pads.End of Day 1, and India are 24 for one in 12 overs! Both teams will resume playing on Day 3.
- 16:51 (IST)One runA poor short delivery by Bess and Rohit pulls it away behind square for a single.
- 16:46 (IST)Two runsLeach tosses it up, and Pujara goes down the track, and sends the ball square for two runs.
- 16:40 (IST)FOUR! IND: 13/1Leach tosses it up, and Pujara uses the depth of the crease to smack it past the man at short third for a four!
- 16:34 (IST)No runAnderson sends a full length delivery, outside off. Rohit hits it to off-side. No run.
- 16:30 (IST)Two runsLeach tosses up a full delivery, and Pujara goes out to send it away to the on-side for two runs.
- 16:21 (IST)No runStokes sends a good delivery, on off stump line. Rohit blocks it to the on side.
- 16:17 (IST)No run, IND: 4/1Back of a length by Anderson and Pujara defends it down the crease.A maiden over and India are four for one in three overs.
- 16:15 (IST)FOUR!Back of a length by Stokes, and Rohit smacks it through the slip cordon for a four!
- 16:07 (IST)OUT! Shubman Gill lbw b Jimmy Anderson 0 (3)EXCELLENT START FOR ENGLAND!Anderson sends a goo length delivery, on middle and leg line. It swings and misses Gill's bat. It its the knee-roll and umpire raises his finger. Gill reviews it, ball tracker shows it was hitting the leg stump.In comes, Cheteshwar Pujara.
- 16:04 (IST)No runAnderson bowls a full length delivery, and Gill blocks it on the back foot. No run.
- 16:02 (IST)The action resumes!Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to open for India. James Anderson to bowl for England.
- 15:52 (IST)OUT! Jack Leach lbw b R Ashwin 7 (17)ALL OUT!Ashwin tosses a full delivery, on off. The ball hits Leach's pad before the bat, Leach reviews it. Ball tracking shows it its the stumps, and ultra edge showed it hit the pad first.ENGLAND ALL OUT WITH A FIRST INNINGS SCORE OF 205.
- 15:45 (IST)FOUR! ENGLAND REACH THEIR 200-RUN MARK!Ashwin sends a full toss, and Leach drives it through the covers for a four!
- 15:42 (IST)FOUR!Axar tosses it full, on leg stump. Anderson reverse sweeps it to the third man region for a four!
- 15:37 (IST)OUT! Dom Bess lbw b Axar Patel 3 (16)Axar tosses a length ball, on off. It goes past Bess' inside edge and hits is front leg. Ball tracking shows it would it the leg stump.In comes, James Anderson.
- 15:33 (IST)OUT! Dan Lawrence st Rishabh Pant b Axar Patel 46 (74)Axar tosses it up, with some turn. Lawrence goes down the pitch, and misses the ball totally. Pant does the rest.In comes, Jack Leach.
- 15:29 (IST)FOUR!Ashwin tosses it up, outside off. Lawrence slams it straight back for a four! WHAT A DRIVE!
- 15:23 (IST)FOUR!Axar tosses up a shorter delivery, and Lawrence goes back and pulls it behind square for a four!
- 15:22 (IST)One runAshwin tosses it up, and Lawrence guides it past short leg for a single.
- 15:19 (IST)THAT WAS CLOSE!Axar tosses a length delivery, and Lawrence puts his bat very high. He sends the ball to the short leg's shoe, and the ball bounces to Pant. The third umpire checks different angles. The soft decision was out, but the final decision it not out.
- 15:14 (IST)OUT! Ben Foakes c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin 1 (12)Ashwin tosses it, and Foakes edges it to Rahane at slip. The delivery had a big turn!In walks, Dom Bess.
- 15:00 (IST)One runA low full toss by Ashwin, and Foakes sends it wide of mid-on for a single.
- 14:58 (IST)OUT! Ollie Pope c Shubman Gill b R Ashwin 29 (87)UNLUCKY!Ashwin tosses it up, a dipping delivery. Pope tries to whip it, but gets an inside edge off the back pad and it goes to the close-in fielder for a catch.In walks, Ben Foakes.
- 14:53 (IST)One runAshwin tosses it up, and Lawrence sends it through deep midwicket for a single.
- 14:49 (IST)FOUR!Ashwin tosses it short, wide of off. Pope Cuts it to the left of backward point for a four!
- 14:48 (IST)FOUR! GOOD LOOKING SHOT BY DAN LAWRENCE!Siraj bowls a full delivery, outside off. Lawrence goes forward and drives it through the line. He beats the bowler to his left and the mid-off's right. FOUR!
- 14:40 (IST)FOUR!Ashwin tosses a short delivery, outside off. Its straight without any turn. Lawrence goes deep in his crease and on his back-foot. He smacks it in the gap through covers for a four!
- 14:38 (IST)OUTSIDE EDGE AND IN THE GAP!Siraj sends a full delivery, wide of off. Lawrence outside edges it past Rohit at slip, for a four! THAT WAS CLOSE!
- 14:35 (IST)No runA length delivery by Siraj, outside off. Pope defends it with ease back to the bowler.
- 14:34 (IST)The action resumes!Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence to resume batting for England. Mohammed Siraj to start this session with the ball.
- 14:15 (IST)FOUR! ENG: 144/5 | TeaA GOOD WAY TO ENTER TEA TIME!Ishant overpitched his delivery, and Lawrence drives it past the stumps at the non-striker's end for a four. Goes to the straight long-on fence.Its Tea time now and England are 144 for five in 56 overs.
- 14:10 (IST)One runAshwin tosses it full, outside off. Lawrence hits it to long-on for a single.
- 14:05 (IST)One runBack of a length by Ishant, and Pope hits it to third man for a single.
- 14:00 (IST)One runAshwin tosses it up on off stump line. Pope rives it full towards cover. Good fielding by Sundar, who dives to stop a boundary.
- 13:59 (IST)Two runsAxar tosses it short, and Pope uses his wrists to send it behind point for two runs.
- 13:50 (IST)FOUR!Axar tosses it full again, and Lawrence slams it through sweeper cover for a four!
- 13:50 (IST)FOUR!Axar tosses a full delivery, on middle. Lawrence smacks it over mid-on for a four!
- 13:47 (IST)One runLawrence goes forward and sends this delivery by Sundar to mid-on for a single.
- 13:44 (IST)No runAxar tosses it up, on off stump line. Pope guides it towards point. No run.
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