IND vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets in an over to jolt England early on.© AFP
India recovered well to end the day slightly ahead of England as the pacers claimed three early wickets in the final session on Day 1 of the fourth Test at The Oval. England lost the crucial wickets of Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed and skipper Joe Root with the score at 53/3 at stumps, still trailing by 138 runs. At Stumps, Dawid Malan and Craig Overton were at the crease. Earlier, England dominated the first two sessions with regular wickets but soon found themselves at the receiving end of Shardul Thakur’s blistering half-century. The counter-attacking display by Thakur helped India post 191 runs, with captain Virat Kohli also scoring an important fifty earlier in the day. Pacer Chris Woakes starred for England with four wickets as the Indian batting line-up did not get going until Thakur’s blitz. The likes of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane failed to make an impact as the Indian lower middle-order again saved India from a collapse. (SCORECARD)
England vs India, 4th Test, Day 1 Highlights From The Oval, London
23:05 (IST)
Stumps – Day 1 !
Stumps !
An enthralling day’s of cricket comes to an end as England finish 138 runs behind India’s 191 runs in the first innings
After dominating early in the day, England were at the receiving end of some superb counter-attacking batting from Shardul Thakur as India stretched past the 190-run mark
The Indian pacers then roared back to claim 3 wickets, including that of Joe Root, to finish on a high
ENG 53/3 after 17 overs
Dawid Malan 26*
Craig Overton 1*
That’s all from the Live blog today, do join us for Day 2 action
Till then, goodbye and take care !
India finish the first day on a high after a solid bowling performance.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/zRhnFiKhzZ pic.twitter.com/4YuwlSZJLU
— ICC (@ICC) September 2, 2021
22:56 (IST)
Wicket – Umesh Gets Root !
Finally, no century for Root as Umesh castles the England skipper for 21 runs – played on by a seaming delivery
ENG 52/3 in 15.3 overs – Trail by 139 runs
22:41 (IST)
England Reach 50 !
England have quickly shrugged off the early jitters as they reach 50 in quick time
Malan and Root are batting cautiously now
ENG 50/2 after 12.3 overs – Trail by 141 runs
22:31 (IST)
Four !
Malan guides Thakur’s off-sided delivery for an easy four
ENG 34/2 after 10.4 overs – Trail by 157 runs
22:27 (IST)
Four !
Malan gets into the act now, hits a boundary off Bumrah through the covers with some authority
ENG 29/2 after 10 overs – Trail by 162 runs
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Four !
Root ends Umesh’s over with yet another boundary, this time towards third man
ENG 25/2 after 9 overs – Trail by 166 runs
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Four !
Root times one to perfection as he flicks an Umesh delivery off the pads towards the mid-wicket boundary to collect four runs
ENG 21/2 after 8.4 overs – Trail by 170 runs
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Four !
Four to England captain Joe Root off Bumrah to release some pressure
IND 10/2 after 5.4 overs – Trail by 181 runs
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Wicket – Bumrah Gets Hameed !
Bumrah gets Haseeb Hameed as well in the same over for a duck
ENG 6/2 in 4 overs – Trail by 185 runs
21:58 (IST)
Wicket – Bumrah Gets Burns !
Bumrah gets India going with the wicket of Burns who plays on a short of good length delivery
ENG 5/1 after 3.2 overs – Trail by 186 runs
21:48 (IST)
England Innings Begin !
Umesh Yadav bowls a terrific first over, giving away only 2 runs against Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed
ENG 2/0 after 1 overs – Trail by 189 runs
Jasprit Bumrah to start from the other end
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21:28 (IST)
Wicket – Run-Out !
Bumrah is run-out on the first ball, Indian innings almost over now
IND 190/9 after 61.1 overs
21:27 (IST)
Wicket – Woakes Gets Thakur !
Woakes get Shardul. finally but not before he scored a blistering 57 runs off just 36 balls
IND 190/8 after 61 overs
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Dropped Catch !
Shardul gets a let off now as Bairstow drops him at 43
IND 175/7 after 59.4 overs
21:07 (IST)
The Shardul Thakur Show !
Shardul Thakur has quickly raced to 31 runs off just 21 balls
Counter-attacking at its finest with India having their backs against the wall
IND 154/7 after 57 overs
20:59 (IST)
Six !
Thakur hits the first six of the game off Craig Overton as the Indian is showing positive intent straight after Tea
IND 145/7 after 55.1 overs
20:52 (IST)
Twin Fours !
Shardul Thakur seems to be channeling his inner Tendulkar here as he hits two successive fours off Woakes
IND 136/7 after 54.2 overs
20:47 (IST)
Wicket – Woakes Gets Pant !
India lose yet another wicket as Pant lobs one in the air off Woakes only for Moeen Ali to take a simple catch at mid-off
IND 127/7 after 53 overs
20:43 (IST)
Dropped Catch !
Pant gets a let off
Overton drops him in the slips off Woakes’ bowling
IND 127/6 after 52.3 overs
20:41 (IST)
Woakes From The Other End !
Rishabh Pant gathers 5 runs off Overton’s over after Tea
Chris Woakes to bowl from the other end
IND 127/6 after 52 overs
20:36 (IST)
Session 3 Beings !
Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur are in the middle facing Overton
IND 122/6 after 51.1 overs
20:16 (IST)
Tea !
Tea Taken !
India go to Tea having lost their skipper Virat Kohli as well as his deputy Ajinkya Rahane in quick succession
Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur are at the crease with England clearly dominating play
IND 122/6 after 51 overs
India scored 68 runs for the loss of three wickets in the second session.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/zRhnFiKhzZ pic.twitter.com/tyG6DauFvp
— ICC (@ICC) September 2, 2021
20:07 (IST)
20:00 (IST)
England Bowlers Keeping It Tight !
England bowlers are keeping it tight as Rahane and Pant are fighting hard to get runs under their belt
IND 111/5 after 48.4 overs
19:47 (IST)
Rahane – Pant Need To Bat Cautiously !
A lot rests on Pant and Rahane now as India will look to bat out the session and go to Tea without further loss of wicket
IND 106/5 after 45.2 overs
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19:13 (IST)
India Reach 100 !
Kohli and Rahane are batting cautiously as India reach the 100-run mark
IND 100/4 after 38.5 overs
19:06 (IST)
Four !
Kohli moves to 45 with a superb cover drive off Anderson
IND 96/4 after 37.2 overs
19:03 (IST)
Twin Fours !
Kohli flicks Robinson off the pads for a boundary on the leg-side and then drives him again on the off to release some pressure
IND 91/4 after 36.4 overs
18:52 (IST)
Woakes Keeping It Tight !
Woakes is keeping things tight for both Kohli and Rahane as India look to build a partnership
IND 79/4 after 34 overs
18:45 (IST)
Rahane Survives !
Rahane reviews successfully as the decision is reversed
Umpire had given LBW off Woakes bowling
IND 73/4 after 32 overs
18:40 (IST)
India Need Partnership !
Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli will need to put on a big partnership to avoid any further loss of wickets
IND 72/4 after 31 overs
18:33 (IST)
18:25 (IST)
Kohli Dropped !
Root drops Kohli off Woakes’ bowling at first slip as India get a let off
IND 69/3 after 28 overs
18:20 (IST)
Four !
Jadeja edges Overton for a boundary behind the stumps
Luck going India’s way despite there being 3 slips and a gully
IND 64/3 after 26.5 overs
18:18 (IST)
Craig Overton From The Other End !
Craig Overton starts from the other end
Some really baffling decisions from the Indian camp today – No R Ashwin in the playing XI and sending R Jadeja ahead of Rahane in the batting order
Only time will tell if Kohli and the think tank went the right way
IND 60/3 after 26.2 overs
18:15 (IST)
Session 2 Beings !
Chris Woakes starts after Lunch
A crucial session this for India
IND 58/3 after 25.3 overs
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