India ends the first innings. England trail by 138 runs. It was a bad start for India as England won the toss and chose to field.
Rohit and Rahul open for India. They build a partnership of 28 runs from 8.6 overs when Baristow caught out Rohit in Woakes’s ball. Rohit goes with 11 runs from 27 balls including a four.
Pujara steps in. The game proceeds to 13.5 overs when Robinson gets Rahul via lbw. There was another appeal before from England, but this one is given. Even though India goes for a review, it is given out.
The skipper Virat Kohli gets to the crease. It was a good decision at a pressure situation like this. Anderson takes his next wicket in 19.4 overs when Pujara goes with a catch from Baristow. Pujara leaves with 4 runs which was a boundary, from 31 balls.
Jadeja takes his place. He plays for some time until the game breaks for lunch after 25 overs with India at 54-3.
The game resumes and Kohli builds a partnership with Jadeja when Woakes takes out Jadeja with a catch from Root at 29.6 overs. Jadeja is sent to the dressing room with 10 runs from 34 balle including 2 fours.
Rahane arrives next. The game reaches 39.5 overs when Kohli completes 50 runs with a single. He doesnt last long after that as England bowlers tighten their grip and Robinson gets him with a catch from Baristow at 42.5 overs. Kohli goes with 50 runs from 96 balls including 8 fours.
Next comes Pant. The game is at 49.5 overs when Moeen Ali catches Rahane in Overton’s over. Rahane goes 14 runs from 47 balls which included a four.
Shradul Thakur comes next and tries to build a partnership with Pant when he is caught by Moeen Ali at 52.6 overs, ball by Woakes. Pant departs with 9 runs from 33 balls including a four.
Umesh Yadav is next in line. The game reached 59.5 overs when Thakur completed 50. Woakes gets Thakur in the next over at 60.6 overs with an lbw. It is not given at first but England gets it with a review. Thakur is gone with 57 runs from 36 balls including 7 fours and 3 sixes.
Bumrah comes next and is run out immediately in Robinson’s ball as Burns throws the bails off at the striker’s end. That made up for the dropped catch. Bumrah goes without facing a ball.
Siraj is at the crease. Robinson gets Umesh Yadav as well in the next couple of balls. He goes with 10 runs from 20 balls and that brings India’s innings to an end with Siraj not out and a total of 191 from 61.3 overs.
England starts with Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed. Umesh Yadav starts bowling. The first wicket for India comes at 3.2 overs when Bumrah bowls out Burns. He departs with 5 runs from 11 balls.
Malan enters the crease. The second wicket comes when Bumrah gets Haseeb Hameed caught by Pant. Hameed goes for 0 runs from 12 balls.
Joe Root is at the crease. The game progresses to 15.3 overs when the next wicket comes for India as Umesh bowls out Root. A huge wicket for Umesh. Root goes with 21 runs from 25 balls including 4 fours.
The game stumps after 16.6 overs with England at 53-3 from 17 overs.
England trail by 138 runs.
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