India vs England 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Ravindra Jadeja slammed an unbeaten 110 to help India reach 326/5 at stumps on Day 1 of the ongoing third Test in Rajkot. Jadeja was accompanied by nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav, who was also unbeaten on 1. Kuldeep came out to bat after Sarfaraz Khan, on debut, was run out after a mix-up with Jadeja. Sarfaraz made 62 and completed his 50 in just 48 balls. India captain Rohit Sharma, however, led the charge with a brilliant 131. Earlier, Mark Wood with his twin strikes, and Tom Hartley, with one scalp, dented India's start before a solid 204-run partnership between Rohit and Jadeja brought the hosts back in the game. (SCORECARD)
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Here are the Highlights of Day 1 of third Test between India and England:
- 17:06 (IST)India vs England Live: Stumps on Day 1!We have reached the end of play on Day 1! Solid session from India, barring that terrible run out of Sarfaraz Khan. Jadeja walks back on 110 not out with nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav on 1
- 16:57 (IST)India vs England Live: Four runs!Full toss and Jadeja whips this away past mid-on. Misfield by Bairstow. Another boundary for Jadeja
- 16:51 (IST)India vs England Live: 100 up for Jadeja!Jadeja reaches three figures! Out comes the trademark sword celebration, though a little muted after his fault led to Sarfaraz's run out.
- 16:46 (IST)India vs England Live: Terrible mixup!Horrible mix-up, direct hit, Sarfaraz is run out on debut! Rohit is fuming as it was Jadeja's call and his partner gets run out in the process.
- 16:42 (IST)India vs England Live: Hartley taken off!And Stokes has taken off Hartley! Sarfaraz managed to get too many runs off him. Wood comes round the wicket and bowls a bouncer. Ends with a maiden
- 16:30 (IST)India vs England Live: Bludgeoned down the ground!We are witnessing a Sarfaraz special in Rajkot. He plants his front foot outside leg stump and the back foot gives way with a flick
- 16:26 (IST)India vs England Live: Slashed fine!Another boundary for Sarfaraz and Anderson is livid with himself. He sits deep in his crease and deftly steers a late cut away through third man
- 16:21 (IST)India vs England Live: Sarfaraz 50 on debut!50 on debut for Sarfaraz! Just 48 balls to get to it with 7 fours and a six. His stands and applauds, as do his India team-mates.
- 16:14 (IST)India vs England Live: Sarfaraz moves into the 40s!Sarafaraz on fire! His seventh boundary of the innings and he moves into the 40s. Nails the slog-sweep over midwicket!
- 16:10 (IST)India vs England Live: Crashed down the ground!Too much flight on that from Hartley and Sarfaraz obliges. Half-volley on leg stump and lofted elegantly over Hartley's head
- 16:07 (IST)India vs England Live: Sarfaraz with the sweep!There's the sweep, and he picks up four! Sarfaraz is well and truly on the charge. He beats the man in tight at square leg.
- 16:02 (IST)India vs England Live: Swept away with authority!Sarfaraz picks up another four! He is oozing with confidence. This sweep was not the cleanest but gets enough connection
- 15:55 (IST)India vs England Live: Sarfaraz on the charge!Sarfaraz comes down the track and crashed this over the leg side. Root tosses one up and he absolutely hammared this. Could've gone all the way
- 15:48 (IST)India vs England Live: Sarfaraz finds the gap!First bounary in international cricket for Sarfaraz! He walks with it and steers behind square for four.
- 15:26 (IST)India vs England Live: Rohit is OUT!
- 15:19 (IST)India vs England Live: FOUR!A short ball from Rehan Ahmed with some width on it and Rohit Sharma cut it away for a four. There was first slip but the ball was well away from him. Meanwhile, the backward point fielder did give a run but all in vain.
- 15:12 (IST)India vs England Live: SIX!
- 15:06 (IST)India vs England Live: SIX!Ravindra Jadeja gets a top edge on the Mark Wood delivery. That goes over right between the backward square leg and fine leg fielders for a six. Wood can't believe it on how the ball travelled over the fence. Nothing going England's way at the moment.
- 15:01 (IST)India vs England Live: India's ship sailing at the moment!It seems England missed a trick by not playing an extra spinner. India too have gone for 2 pacers. Rohit and Jadeja have looked too comfortable after settling. Anderson seems to be the only bowler troubling them
- 14:51 (IST)India vs England Live: Rohit takes on Anderson!Rohit is not backing down as flicks this over deep backward square leg! India's 200 is up with that boundary
- 14:47 (IST)India vs England Live: No joy for England!The partnership is now 162 runs old! Rohit slamming his 11th century and Jadeja looking solid as ever after his fifty in the second session. Some recovery this from these two. No joy for England after the three early wickets.
- 14:40 (IST)India vs England Live: DRS Wasted!Anderson was interested in the lbw. Stokes goes for the DRS. The replay shows that the ball made contact with the bat first but the impact was outside of off. Rohit survives
- 14:34 (IST)India vs England Live: Century for Rohit Sharma!Rohit Sharma races to his 11th Test century in 157 balls. What a knock this has been from Rohit under pressure! Big runs didn't come from Rohit's bat in the series so far but here he is with a well-knit century.
- 14:33 (IST)India vs England Live: Final session starts!The final session of play has begun. Rohit stole a couple off the first ball, he is on 99.
- 14:18 (IST)India vs England Live: Tea on Day 1!What a session this has been for India! The hosts lost no wickets while playing 27 overs and scored 92 runs. Ravindra Jadeja was tested against the England pace in the attack at the start of the second session but eventually managed to race to his fifty. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma was rock-solid and kept scoring runs consistently and comfortably.
- 13:55 (IST)India vs England Live: Rohit into 90s!A wristy flick from Rohit Sharma for a four and with it he moves to 91. Coming to the shot, it was a fuller ball from Rehan Ahmed and Rohit flicked it through the gap between the mid-on and mid-wicket fielders.
- 13:48 (IST)India vs England Live: SIX!Joe Root bowls it fuller and Rohit Sharma smashed it out of the boundary rope for a six. This the second one from the bat of Rohit in this innings. He is looking really great today and should score a century from here. Rohit is currently batting on 86.
- 13:38 (IST)India vs England Live: Fifty for Jadeja!A single and there is the half-century for Ravindra Jadeja! What a knock this has been from the southpaw. India were struggling at 33 for 3 when he came to the crease. Now, he alongwith Rohit Sharma has put India right in control.
- 13:20 (IST)India vs England Live: FOUR!A short ball from Mark Wood. There was good width on offer and Ravindra Jadeja played a good shot off the back foot for four. Rehan Ahmed from deep point did put in a good dive but failed to stop the ball from touching the fence.
- 13:16 (IST)India vs England Live: 100-run stand!IND 133/3 (39)
- 13:08 (IST)India vs England Live: FOUR!It was a length ball bowled around the leg stump from James Anderson and Rohit Sharma took full toll of it. The right-handed batter glanced it away for a four towards the fine leg fence. India are looking in great control at the moment.
- 13:03 (IST)India vs England Live: Good running!Rohit Sharma got an outside edge on the fuller delivery from Tom Hartley that was moving away from him. The ball ran through the slip region and the Rohit-Ravindra Jadeja duo did well to steal three runs. The partnership bteween them is now of 93 runs.
- 12:49 (IST)India vs England Live: SIX!IND 119/3 (32.5)
- 12:45 (IST)India vs England Live: Good test for Jadeja!The duo of Mark Wood and James Anderson have made life tough for Ravindra Jadeja in the post-Lunch session so far. The reverse swing with a good length delivery is something that the pacers have found to trouble Jadeja. He has got hit on his pad with some sharp inswinging deliveries but the southpaw has managed to win teh battle of survival so far.
- 12:26 (IST)India vs England Live: FOUR!IND 105/3 (27.3)
- 12:18 (IST)India vs England Live: 100 up for India!Ravindra Jadeja played cautiously yet managed to steal three couples in the over of Mark Wood. The last double saw India racing to the 100-run mark. The hosts are truly back in the game due to this partnership now.
- 12:13 (IST)India vs England Live: Action resumes!Mark Wood set to bowl the first over post Lunch, Ravindra Jadeja will face the first delivery. Rohit Sharma is at the other end. Here we go!
- 11:40 (IST)India vs England Live: Lunch on Day 1!It was a shared session between India and England, however, the guests will still be happy for the fact that they managed to scalp three wickets. India started the session well with both Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal dealing in boundaries but Mark Wood stopped the juggernaut with wickets in consecutive overs. Tom Hartley then stuck to put India in deep trouble. What followed was a rescue act from Rohit and Ravindra Jadeja as the duo added 60 runs by the lunch break.
- 11:27 (IST)India vs England Live: Fifty for Rohit Sharma!Rohit Sharma races to his half-century in 71 balls. This is a superb knock so far from the India captain. He survived some tough moments at the starts and then paced his innings really well to race to his fifty.
- 11:12 (IST)India vs England Live: FOUR!Another four from Rohit Sharma's bat on the bowling of Tom Hartley. This was slightly short and Rohit hit it over the mid-wicket fielder for the boundary. Brilliant batting this is from the India captain. He is slowly and gradually bringing his side back in the game.